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GIG REVIEW: Slowly Slowly, Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Thursday 10 April Supports: Honey Revenge, Grayscale An evening of pop punk was about to ensue in Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall. Australian alt heavyweights Slowly Slowly returned in one of their biggest shows in Queensland and let me tell you, it was a memorable night all round. Plenty of firsts were witnessed too, including the…
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State Champs ‘We’re No Longer a Baby Band’
State Champs are amped to return to Australia with none other than their good buddies Neck Deep this month. Together, they’ve grown and thrived in the worldwide pop punk scene, each new release gaining even more fans by the minute. The upstate New York four-piece, just last year, released their fifth album titled State Champs…
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The Plot in You, Fit For A King Announce 2026 Australian Tour
US metalcore elites The Plot in You have announced a huge Australian headliner in January 2026. They will also be joined by fellow US counterparts, Fit For A King and Boundaries. Alongside an entire sold out run of headliners, The Plot in You wowed Aussie fans at 2023’s Good Things Festival. Since then the band…
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GIG REVIEW: Rudimental – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Tuesday 18 February Support: Nina Las Vegas As a lover of hardstyle, techno, and rhythm, getting the chance to see Rudimental live felt like stepping into a time machine. (Does that make me sound old? Maybe.) Back in the day, I’d plug my earphones into a clunky Samsung brick, blast Rudimental and Skrillex before school—…
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GIG REVIEW: As December Falls – The Brightside, Brisbane
Sunday 16 February Supports: Belle Haven, Verum As December Falls finished their first ever Australian tour in Brisbane on a hot, humid evening this past Sunday at The Brightside (everyone’s favourite emo church) with a very dedicated and energetic crowd. Their debut east coast run also included one of our favourite Aussie emo band, Belle…
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As December Falls: A Fans First Affair
UK pop punkers As December Falls will descend upon the Land Down Under this time next week and we couldn’t be more stoked. Look, it’s been awhile since an international upcomer from the genre has utterly blown us away with their infectious power chords and punchy antics, but this four-piece have done well with what…
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GIG REVIEW: Windwaker – Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Thursday 30 January Supports: Thousand Below (USA), Diamond Construct, Headwreck Windwaker kicked off their Hyperviolence album tour in Brisbane on Thursday night and what an evening it was. The party included two of Australia’s next upcomers in the scene alongside underrated metal/post hardcore act from the US, Thousand Below. Kicking off the tour that night…
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The Countdown To Warped is On!
Some of the first bands to play Warped’s big 30 Year Anniversary shows have been announced and look — we feel like we’re going to be anticipating any big drops until the festival’s first show in Washington DC this June. Are you ready? The Lineup so far: Washington DC Long Beach CA Orlando FL 311…
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GIG REVIEW: Bad Omens – The Riverstage, Brisbane
Saturday 25 January Supports: Poppy, House of Protection If last night was anything to go by, then god damn — 2025 is going to classified as the year of the BIG tours. US metalcore outfit Bad Omens finally brought their headline show to Brisbane’s Riverstage and fans came in droves to witness the band in…
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Good Things Festival 2024, Brisbane
Sunday 8 December Brisbane Showgrounds, QLD For the past six years since its inception, Good Things Festival marks the official kick-off of summer in Australia. For Brisbane fans, this was particularly the case as the 2024 edition proved to be a hell of a scorcher. Despite the heartbreaking news earlier that week that Sum 41…
