Gig Review

Review: Def Leppard & Motley Crue @ Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane)

The hearts of Brisbane rock fans were certainly kickstarted at Suncorp Stadium (8 November) with a double shot from Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard.

The...
Review: Sunk Loto @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)

Sunk Loto have a new album coming at us and if the new single 'The Gallows Wait' – their first in 20 years – is any indication of what to expect, I'm frothing for
...
Review: Steve Vai @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)

Come rain, hail or moonlight, Brisbane's Fortitude Valley Mall comes alive after dark most weekends, and the drizzle from tonight's sky is no exception.

I join...
Review: Sparks @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)

"So, Brisbane. . . May we start?" asked Russell Mael. It's a question Brisbane fans of American duo Sparks have waited decades to be asked.

Since forming Sparks...
Review: Sir Paul McCartney @ Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane)

It's perplexing to consider the number of people who've been inspired, moved, and even transformed, by The Beatles.

The intensity of epiphanies had, the volume...
Review: Sam Smith @ Rod Laver Arena (Melbourne)

On a cool spring evening, precisely on Halloween, after a five-year absence, British sensation Sam Smith made a triumphant return to Melbourne.

The atmosphere...
Review: The Lemon Twigs @ The Outpost Bar (Brisbane)

If you're planning on seeing The Lemon Twigs live, expect the bar for a show to grow dangerously high.

From the first note of their 2020 single 'The One', the...
Review: Harvest Rock II @ Rymill & King Rodney Parks (Adelaide)

First thing you notice upon entry to the Harvest Rock II site is the giant, inflatable cherry display – like some representation of Adelaide's iconic Malls
...
Review: Sticky Fingers @ The Riverstage (Brisbane)

Short-lived breezes are blowing in, off the old brown water snake caressing my cheeks as punters are adding to it as they are moving past me.

There are a number...
Review: Built To Spill @ Northcote Social Club (Melbourne)

It's been seven (very) long years since Built To Spill, the indie-rock band that put Boise, Idaho, on the map for many music fans, toured Australia, a country where they have
...
Review: Bez In Conversation @ Thornbury Theatre (Melbourne)

You don't have to be a Happy Mondays or Black Grape fan to know of Bez, the maracas-shaking madman onstage with those rather infamous British acts.

While now...
Review: 2023 Grapevine Gathering @ Serafino Wines (McLaren Vale)

The annual Grapevine Gathering this year finished up their 2023 season in South Australia.

Hosted at Serafino Wines in the picturesque wine region of McLaren...
Review: Nile Rodgers & CHIC @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)

Nile Rodgers – hit-maker extraordinaire, co-founder of seminal disco band CHIC, multiple Grammy winner, and both a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame
...
Review: 2023 Nu Metal Mayhem @ Mansfield Tavern (Brisbane)

Last Saturday (14 October), two revered vocalists from two of the biggest nu metal bands of the mask wearing and inclusive genre blending vein (Slipknot and Mushroomhead)
...
Review: The Fauves @ Crowbar (Sydney)

Melbourne's The Fauves may not play that often these days, but for fans that have been onboard since their 1993 debut album 'Drive Through Cinema', the chance to see the band
...
Review: Seja @ It's Still A Secret (Brisbane)

Cables and cords slithered in the pit frontstage at Brisbane's It's Still A Secret (13 October).

The cables reached out from the mess on the floor, connecting...
Review: Oliver Tree @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)

Oliver Tree's Brisbane gig at The Fortitude Music Hall (on the infamous Friday the 13th) was anything but a spooky night to remember.

This show marked the...
Review: Camp Cope @ Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

When Naarm/ Melbourne's Camp Cope played their final shows back in March, their farewell for fans north of the border was interrupted by some pesky virus that shall not be
...
Review: Chet Faker @ Palais Theatre (Melbourne)

An Australian music icon with a career spanning back more than a decade, Chet Faker aka Nick Murphy returned with a sold-out show at Naarm's Palais Theatre (12
...
Review: Boy & Bear @ The River (Margaret River)

Punters of Margaret River nestled into a cosy fairy light-lit venue The River, to embrace and immerse themselves in the much adored indie folk band, Boy &
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Gig Review

The hearts of Brisbane rock fans were certainly kickstarted at Suncorp Stadium (8 November) with a double shot from Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard.

Sunk Loto have a new album coming at us and if the new single 'The Gallows Wait' – their first in 20 years – is any indication of what to expect, I'm frothing for

Come rain, hail or moonlight, Brisbane's Fortitude Valley Mall comes alive after dark most weekends, and the drizzle from tonight's sky is no exception.

"So, Brisbane. . . May we start?" asked Russell Mael. It's a question Brisbane fans of American duo Sparks have waited decades to be asked.

It's perplexing to consider the number of people who've been inspired, moved, and even transformed, by The Beatles.

On a cool spring evening, precisely on Halloween, after a five-year absence, British sensation Sam Smith made a triumphant return to Melbourne.

If you're planning on seeing The Lemon Twigs live, expect the bar for a show to grow dangerously high.

First thing you notice upon entry to the Harvest Rock II site is the giant, inflatable cherry display – like some representation of Adelaide's iconic Malls

Short-lived breezes are blowing in, off the old brown water snake caressing my cheeks as punters are adding to it as they are moving past me.

It's been seven (very) long years since Built To Spill, the indie-rock band that put Boise, Idaho, on the map for many music fans, toured Australia, a country where they have

You don't have to be a Happy Mondays or Black Grape fan to know of Bez, the maracas-shaking madman onstage with those rather infamous British acts.

The annual Grapevine Gathering this year finished up their 2023 season in South Australia.

Nile Rodgers – hit-maker extraordinaire, co-founder of seminal disco band CHIC, multiple Grammy winner, and both a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame

Last Saturday (14 October), two revered vocalists from two of the biggest nu metal bands of the mask wearing and inclusive genre blending vein (Slipknot and Mushroomhead)

Melbourne's The Fauves may not play that often these days, but for fans that have been onboard since their 1993 debut album 'Drive Through Cinema', the chance to see the band

Cables and cords slithered in the pit frontstage at Brisbane's It's Still A Secret (13 October).

Oliver Tree's Brisbane gig at The Fortitude Music Hall (on the infamous Friday the 13th) was anything but a spooky night to remember.

When Naarm/ Melbourne's Camp Cope played their final shows back in March, their farewell for fans north of the border was interrupted by some pesky virus that shall not be

An Australian music icon with a career spanning back more than a decade, Chet Faker aka Nick Murphy returned with a sold-out show at Naarm's Palais Theatre (12

Punters of Margaret River nestled into a cosy fairy light-lit venue The River, to embrace and immerse themselves in the much adored indie folk band, Boy &