Fans have waited a long time, but finally Miami’s Thick As Blood are heading to Australia for a run of shows across the country this June. Their brand of hardcore merges metal elements like crushing riffs with brutally honest lyrics, which has seen them take the hardcore world by storm. Joining them on all dates will be Newcastle’s Taken By Force.

Thick As Blood have been building a loyal following since 2004 with two releases on prominent hardcore label Eulogy. Couple that with a hard hitting live show that has seen them tour with the likes of Every Time I Die, Emmure and Terror, and Thick As Blood are a force to be reckoned with. To top it off, the band recently entered the studio with Terror’s Nick Jett to record for their Rise Records debut, due out later this year.

Formed in 2009, Taken By Force take fast, hard-hitting riffs and add uncompromising vocals to create an in your face style of hardcore. Having cut their teeth playing with Newcastle icons like Dropsaw and The Dead Walk, the band recorded their debut album, Taking Back What’s Mine. This release saw them play with heavy-hitting internationals like Death Before Dishonor, Backtrack and Emmure. Now the band is preparing for a follow up EP and continue playing their aggressive hardcore all over the country.

This combination of bands will prove to be one of the most legit hardcore tours of 2012. Dust off your camo and head along to one of the shows when they launch an assault across Australia.

Tour Dates:

Wednesday, 13 June 2012 YMCA HQ, Perth AA (Thick As Blood only)
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Friday, 15 June 2012 Mechanics Institute, Ballarat AA
Tickets available from the door only

Sunday, 17 June 2012 Phoenix Youth Centre, Melbourne AA
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Tuesday, 19 June 2012 Axis Youth Centre, Canberra AA
Tickets from Moshtix on 1300 438 849, www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix Outlets

Wednesday, 20 June 2012 The Loft, Newcastle AA
Tickets from Moshtix on 1300 438 849, www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix Outlets

Friday, 22 June 2012 Alpha Park, Blacktown AA
Tickets from Moshtix on 1300 438 849, www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix Outlets

Saturday, 23 June 2012 The Loft, Brisbane AA
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Sunday 24 June 2012 Annand Steet Hall, Toowomba AA
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

It’s been just over 24 hours since tickets for the highly demanded ‘Flying Tour’ went on sale. Shows in Melbourne (x2), Brisbane (x2), Frankston, Adelaide, and Perth have completely sold out with second and final show dates announced in all cities to meet the screams of Sixty’s devoted army that are covering his Facebook wall.

Queensland was the first state to show it’s hunger for Uncle Six, with the under 18’s show selling out within minutes of going on sale. The 18+ gig at Brisbane’s HiFi Bar then followed suit selling out within an hour of tickets being available. A second Brisbane 18+ date has now been announced for Monday 11th of June at the HiFi to meet the needs of Sixty’s Queensland based devotees.

Adelaide’s all ages show at The Gov was the next to put up the sold out sign, tickets here were all but gone within two hours of hitting the streets. A second and final all ages date is now on sale for Thursday 21st of June at The Gov.

Sixty’s home town of Melbourne then came to the party with the 18+ show at the HiFi Bar done and sold by early afternoon, a second date has also been announced here for Thursday 14th of June.

Overnight tickets to Melbourne, Frankston, Wollongong and Perth shows were snapped up and sold out by 8am this morning. Once again Sixty has answered the cries for more shows putting on a second and final under 18’s show on Sunday 24th of June at the Astor Theatre in Perth.

The heat around Melbourne rapper 360 is absolutely undeniable at the moment. Is there anything that Sixty can’t do? His juggernaut continues to roll on into 2012 with album ‘Falling & Flying’ reaching certified Platinum sales status and current single ‘Boys Like You ft. Gossling’ achieving Double Platinum status within the space of a week. The album itself has remained in the ARIA top 50 charts for a massive 23 weeks and has been sitting pretty in the top 10 for the last seven weeks, currently holding strong at #6. Equally as impressive single ‘Boys Like You‘ has spent 10 weeks in the ARIA top 50 singles charts – the last six weeks in the top 10, currently sitting at #5.

It’s onwards and upwards for 360, who knows what else 2012 has in store for the man. One thing we can say for sure is that if you haven’t already seen the electric live stage performance this guy puts on then you better run out and grab tickets while you still can.

The Flying Tour:
360
Hermitude
Bam Bam
Gossling

Friday 8th June
Waves, Wollongong, NSW (18+) – Sold Out

Saturday 9th June
Come Together Festival, Luna Park, Sydney, NSW (All Ages) – Less than 100 tickets left
Tickets direct from Luna Park PH: 1300 Big Top
www.cometogether.com.au

Sunday 10th June
The Hi Fi, Brisbane, QLD (18+) – Sold Out

Monday 11th June
The HiFi, Brisbane, QLD – (U18) – Sold Out
12:00 – 3:30 pm
Tickets: www.360.oztix.com.au

Thursday 14th June
The HiFi, Melbourne, VIC – (18+) – 2nd & Final Show – On Sale Now!
Tickets: www.360.oztix.com.au

Friday 15th June
The HiFi, Melbourne, VIC – (18+) – Sold Out

Saturday 16th June
Pier Live, Frankston, VIC – (U18) – Sold Out
1:00 – 5:00pm

Saturday 16th June
Pier Live, Frankston, VIC – (18+) – On sale Now!
Tickets: www.360.oztix.com.au

Sunday 17th June
The HiFi, Melbourne, VIC – (U18) – Sold Out
12:00 – 3:30 pm

Wednesday 20th June
The Gove, Adelaide, SA – (All Ages) – Sold Out

Thursday 21st June
The Gove, Adelaide, SA – (All Ages) – 2nd and Final Show – On Sale Now!
Tickets: www.360.oztix.com.au

Friday 22nd June
Villa, Perth, WA – (18+) – On Sale Now
Tickets: www.360.oztix.com.au

Saturday 23rd June
Astor Theatre, Perth, WA – (U18) – Sold Out
1:00 – 5:00pm

Sunday 24th June
Astor Theatre, Perth, WA – (U18) – 2nd and Final Show – One Sale Now
1:00 – 5:00pm
Tickets: www.360.oztix.com.au

Pulsation Underage 2012 is returning to a site it has called home since its inception back in 2010, The Darwin Showgrounds, but this year to bring a true festival experience to the youth of darwin they are moving from inside the air-conditioned Foskey’s to the adjacent lawns for a day of sun, fun and awesome beats by some of Australia’s leading DJs!

Headlining this colossal event, are Australias favourite party rockers, ‘Bombs Away’. Bombs Away are one of the hardest working acts in the club industry at the moment, One of the few acts to hold down 5 concurrent places on the ARIA Charts Concurrently, along with top 10’s on most online charts. The Bombs Away LIVE sound is Thomas Hart(Vocals/Synth) & Sketch (Guitar/Vocals/DJ) mucking around with party rockin sets that sound pretty much like the soundtrack to Obama backflipping out of a helicopter, these boys are here to party!

Not to be left out are the boys from Rave Radio. Rave Radio are Queenslands fastest rising dance music duo, made up of James Todman & Brett Allen. In the past 12 months, the pair have remixed offical tracks for Akon & Kylian Mash, Lil Wayne, Stanton Warriors, Tim Healy, Bombs Away & many more.If that wasent enough, they’ve been apearing on main stages of Creamfields, Future Music & Summafieldayz festivals plus touring their explosive live DJ set around the country.

Will K is a name most people havent heard of, this is because he is just 14 years of age. Yet this hans’t gotten in the way of him becoming the biggest underage DJ in Melbourne if not Australia. At 13 he performed mainstage at Goodlife festival, the biggest underage festival in australia which had over 15,000 kids! He has supported the likes of Steve Aoki, Ian Carey, Wynter Gordan, TV Rock, Havanna Brown, Static Revenger, Bombs Away, Ashley Roberts (Pussy Cat Dolls) Fabian Gray just to name a few!! He will be coming to Darwin fresh of his mainstage set at goodlife 2012 supporting the likes of Skirled, Steve Angello and Tinie Tempah, just to name a few once again.

And this is just the first release!!!

Pulsation Underage will also be the first underage event ever in the northern territory to host a 2nd stage! This additional stage will be exclusively for the 16 and 17yr olds of Darwin, the kids who have grown with Pulsation. This stage will give the older generation of youth a chance to let their hair down.

Besides the massive musical lineup, there are a range of activities that kids will be able to enjoy throughout the day, including a jumping castle, photobooth, lounge chairs and more to be revealed later!

Pulsation Underage has been created to provide a safe and secure, drug and alcohol free environment for Territory youths to experience real events which they otherwise would miss out on. Outhouse Entertainment has a proven track record since it started in mid 2009. They have a good relationship with the NT Police, St Johns ambulance and security firms. All of its underage events have been a success with no major cases of anti-social behaviour being recorded at any of them.

Exciting times ahead for the mammoth Australian urban festival “Supafest” as they formally announced that Chris Brown, Missy Elliot, Naughty by Nature and Big Sean will be joining the already huge line up this year.

Late last year, Supafest had already confirmed that P.Diddy, Kelly Rowland, Lupe Fiasco, Rick Ross, Ice Cube and Trey Songz will be performing!

Supafest Director’s John Denison and Dwayne Cross went on to say, “We are very proud with our final artist’s announcement, which features undoubtedly one of the greatest performers of his time in Chris Brown along with one of the biggest female hip-hop superstars, Missy Elliot.”

Make sure you secure your ticket quick! With a line up like this, we don’t expect the tickets to last too long!!

Tickets to Lady Gaga’s upcoming Australian tour hasn’t even gone on sale yet but already Live Nation, the touring company behind the Born This Way Ball has announced three additional shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

The Born This Way Ball will no doubt see “Mother Monster” playing all the singles from her recent album “Born This Way”, along with tracks from her previous albums “The Fame” and “The Fame Monster”

“The Haus of Gaga and I have worked for months conceiving a spectacular stage,” she said. “The Born This Way Ball is an Electro-Metal Pop-Opera, the tale of the Beginning, the genesis of the Kingdom of Fame. How we were birthed and how we will die celebrating.”

Tickets for all dates (including the new shows) are on sale this Friday, February 17 at 9am sharp.

Tour Dates:
Wednesday 13 June – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Thursday 14 June – Brisbane Entertainment Centre - New Show
Wednesday 20 June – Allphones Arena, Sydney
Thursday 21 June – Allphones Arena, Sydney
Saturday 23 June – Allphones Arena, Sydney - New Show
Wednesday 27 June – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Thursday 28 June – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Saturday 30 June – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne - New Show
Saturday 7 July – Burswood Dome, Perth

Disclaimer:
For the latest and most accurate information on the Lady Gaga Australian Tour 2012, please visit the official event promoters website: http://coppel.com.au/

Madonna has confirmed that she will tour Australia for the first time since her tour in 1993. Touring agent Live Nation and the Material Girl announced that her latest tour which will kick off in Tel Aviv on the 29th of May and will take dates in North America, South America, Europe as well as Australia “Where she has not performed for 20 years.”

The Australian tour dates are yet to be announced, however the North American dates have been formally announced on her official website.

No doubt we will hear more on this in the months to come. Arguably this will be one of the biggest tours in 2013, especially going by her magnificent performance at the 2012 Super Bowl.

For more information, check out: www.21JumpStreet.com.au

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Multi-platinum singer and songwriter Jason Derulo suffered an injury to his neck on Tuesday, January 3rd, and has been forced to cancel all touring and promotional activities., including his April Australian tour dates.

The 22-year-old Miami native injured himself while training for his upcoming World Tour in support of his current album Future History, which was scheduled to commence in Glasgow on February 23rd.

While executing an acrobatic move, Derulo landed directly on his head, and suffered an acute fracture to his vertebra. After being rushed to Memorial West Hospital in Miami’s Pembroke Pines, FL, he was told by doctors that the accident could have left him paralyzed. Derulo has been released from the hospital but must wear a neck brace for the next few months.

“To all my fans who planned to come to the Future History World tour, the pain of letting you down cuts me way deeper than this injury I’ve sustained. My fans mean everything to me, so I’m praying for a speedy recovery in order to perform for you in the near future.”

All ticket holders for upcoming Australian shows can obtain a full refund. All tickets purchased by credit card on-line through Ticketek or Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded. Tickets purchased by cash or EFT will be refunded at the point of purchase.

We hope Jason Derulo a very speedy recovery!!

Flea, the bassist and co-founding member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers has confirmed that they will definitely be touring Australia in 2012 on the back of their new album “Im With You“.

The band is currently performing shows around the world and recently Triple M (Australian radio station) had the opportunity to catch up with him at the MTV Europe Video Awards. Flea went on to say… “We are coming, I looked at my tour schedule and it’s there next year. I don’t know the dates, I’m sorry, but we are coming. Without doubt, we will come … and rock … like untethered beasts”

Naturally punters will be thrilled to hear this news and without a doubt this will be one of the biggest tours in 2012! Let the count down begin…

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They sing, they make people dance, they were born outstandingly beautiful, fashion forward icons. They are on everyone who knows lips. So who exactly are NERVO??

NERVO are Mim and Liv Nervo, twins from beautiful Melbourne. They emerged as hit songwriters, Kesha to Kylie, Guetta & Rowland, Pussycat Dolls and more. They’ve remixed Katy Perry, 30 Seconds to Mars, Cobra Starship, topping club and sales charts worldwide (‘The Way We See The World’ charted at number 1 in the Beatport electro charts).

Since landing a deal with Virgin America/Astralwerks as artists, they have been working on their debut album – where they not only write, produce but will step into the spotlight and perform. They are also fast emerging as the most sought-after DJ duo in dance music. A feisty tag-team, best known so far for their songwriting collaboration with David Guetta on his Grammy winning smash hit “When Love Takes Over” (performed by Kelly Rowland) – but not for much longer. NERVO are quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with on the club scene worldwide and are due to launch their first artist EP imminently. With William Morris Entertainment as their agency, these London based globe-trotting Australian-born twins are making serious waves on both shores of the Atlantic with their infectious blend of chunky, sexed-up electro-house. They embarked on their second bus-tour of USA in late June – supporting Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj on the Femme Fatale arena shows, launched a Las Vegas residency with the Wynn Group and then they hit the uber-cool Identity run, with the hottest talent on the electronic scene.

Get behind this beautiful duo…