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After almost completely selling out their last Australian headline run, Paleface Swiss already had plenty of reasons to come back Down Under. But according to frontman Marc “Zelli” Zellweger, it’s not just the packed rooms that keep drawing the Swiss heavyweights halfway across the globe – it’s the attitude of Australian crowds. Speaking with Music Feeds ahead of the band’s newly announced 2027 Australian tour alongside Counterparts and Fox Lake, Zelli says local audiences have a refreshing

CONTENT WARNING: The following article discusses matters of suicide A new independent forensic report is once again challenging the long-standing ruling that Kurt Cobain died by suicide, with researchers urging authorities in Seattle to reopen the case nearly three decades on. The Nirvana icon was found dead at his Seattle home on April 5, 1994, aged 27. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a suicide, caused by a self-inflicted shotgun wound, a conclusion that has re

After a 14-year drought between Aussie headline tours (we checked), UK rock shapeshifters The Horrors are finally coming back down under this April, and they’re doing it in their boldest new form yet. Fresh off the release of their sixth studio album Night Life, the band will hit Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, bringing their shadowy new era to local stages for the very first time. Music Feeds caught up with frontman Faris Badwan for a yarn ahead of the trip, who revealed th

CKY are officially heading back to Australia this month, and honestly? It’s been too bloody long. After a run of cursed cancellations, near-miss tours and more than a decade of false starts, the Pennsylvania rock anarchists will finally touch down for a whirlwind 72-hour east coast sprint in January – three shows, three cities, zero chill. CKY – ’96 Quite Bitter Beings’ “It’s been over ten years, right? At least?” drummer Jesse Margera laughs when we chat ahead of the tour. “Mo

Private Function have officially called time on their beautifully unhinged nine-year reign, announcing their split in the most on-brand way imaginable: by gifting fans, on Christmas Day, an image of a wrapped lump of coal that read “we broke up lol”. The Melbourne chaos merchants shared the news on socials today, just days after teasing a mysterious festive “event” instead of their usual annual Christmas show. “we broke up lol” “Because you’ve all been such naughty children t

Winston McCall has issued a lengthy and emotional video statement addressing the situation surrounding a former associate of Parkway Drive, who recently pleaded guilty to a historical child sex offence. Speaking directly to fans, McCall opened by reaffirming the band’s position in no uncertain terms – centring the victim and condemning the offence. “Trying to see the best in people made us blind to the worst… and there’s no excuse for that” -Winston McCall “Number one: we suppo

Ahead of their return to Australia this May, Of Mice & Men frontman Aaron Pauley is very clear on one thing: this band doesn’t exist without its fans. “We create from an honest place,” he tells Music Feeds. “But it’s the fans that make the band successful or not… we owe them everything.” OF MICE & MEN – ‘Troubled Water’ It’s a sentiment that hits even harder as the band gears up to head back Down Under – a place Pauley says continues to stand out, even after years of gl

Last time Memphis May Fire hit Australia, it was straight-up carnage: five sold-out shows, 1600+ fans stuck on waitlists, and a whole lot of people left standing outside venues praying for a miracle ticket. This time around? They’re coming back with a point to prove. “It honestly caught us off guard in the best way,” frontman Matty Mullins says of that overwhelming demand. “You always hope for that kind of response… but to actually see it happen, it felt like Australia was saying, ‘we’ve bee

When Cradle Of Filth and DevilDriver first announced a co-headline tour together back in 2023, some fans weren’t quite sure what to expect. British gothic extremity colliding with American groove metal wasn’t exactly an obvious pairing on paper. But then, the tour happened. “We’re tight. We have each other’s back. We like each other’s music” “It just happened to really work,” DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara tells Music Feeds. “Our fans love them, their fans love us. There’s som

After nearly a decade away, blessthefall are finally heading back to Australia – and if frontman Beau Bokan is anything to go by, they’re not about to take a single second of it for granted. Touching down next week alongside Memphis May Fire, the tour marks the band’s first Aussie shows in nine years – a gap that’s only made the demand louder. “We’ve had so many fans saying this is their first time seeing us,” Bokan tells Music Feeds. “People who’ve been listening since 2009 but never had th

It’s T-minus (checks calendar, panics slightly) NINE MONTHS until heavy metal titans Iron Maiden storm back into Australia for their absolutely colossal 50th Anniversary Run For Your Lives tour – headlining stadiums, dragging along Megadeth, and generally reminding us all that subtlety has never been part of the Maiden brand. And if you’re a Maiden fan, then you already know what this means. It means we must prepare ourselves. Not just for the galloping basslines. Not just for the inflatable

Dust off the camo shorts – 28 Days are turning 30, and they’re taking the party back on the road. One of Australia’s most iconic nu-metal/punk exports will celebrate three decades of chaos, riffs and absolutely feral mosh pits this June with a national anniversary tour. 28 Days – ‘Rip It Up’ From their scrappy beginnings at a Frankston skate park in the late ‘90s to topping the ARIA charts with Upstyledown in 2000, 28 Days didn’t just ride the wave of Aussie punk, they helped d

Aussie punk-rock veterans 28 Days are taking the party to the regions, announcing a new run of Australian tour dates after their recently announced 30th anniversary capital city shows sold out in record time. The newly added October dates will see the Frankston punk favourites hit regional Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania, including a hometown show at Frankston’s Pelly Bar as part of the celebrations marking three decades of the band. 28 Days – ‘Rip It Up’ T

The 5 Seconds of Summer setlist for the “Everyone’s a Star! World Tour” has been revealed. 5 Seconds of Summer is an Australian pop-rock band known for mixing emotional pop songs with louder guitar-driven tracks. Over the years, they have built a huge fanbase through songs that feel easy to sing along to, which is a big reason their concerts always feel very alive. Their live shows usually balance big arena energy with more personal moments between the band and the audience. The Everyone’s a Sta

Next week, Behemoth bring their 30-year reign of ritualistic chaos to Australian stages, kicking off February 18 at The Tivoli in Brisbane before laying waste to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Nergal has promised “chaos, fire, and a ritual like no other” – and if you’ve followed this band for even five minutes, you’ll know that’s less marketing fluff and more documented history. Across three decades, Behemoth haven’t just evolved from Poland’s black metal underground into global extreme met

Sydney’s nightlife has gone through a lot over the years. But in a city that’s spent the better part of the last decade mourning venue closures and debating whether culture still has room to breathe, a new project arriving this winter feels refreshingly… strange. Introducing UNHOLY PLAYHOUSE – a pop-up live music venue, performance space, arts hub and bar taking over a 150-year-old deconsecrated church on Kent Street from Wednesday 8 July. “Dancefloors as worship, art as activism and cul

K-pop stans, assemble – a massive new festival is touching down in Australia next year, and it’s shaping up to be one of the biggest cultural moments Melbourne has ever seen. Global concert giants APPLEWOOD have announced that 안녕, MELBOURNE (“Hello Melbourne”) will take over Flemington Racecourse on March 14, 2026, marking the company’s first-ever major Aussie event. If the name APPLEWOOD rings a bell, that’s because they’ve literally worked with everyone. We’re talking BLACKPINK, SEVENTEEN,

A Day To Remember and Papa Roach are teaming up for a colossal arena run in 2026, bringing French metalcore heavy-hitters LANDMVRKS along for the ride. It’s all happening next April, kicking off in Perth on Saturday 4 April before steamrolling through Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Big Rock Tour by name, big rock tour by nature. For over two decades, A Day To Remember have been rewriting the rock rulebook, smashing pop-punk hooks into metalcore chaos and somehow making it look eff

Alt-rock fans, prepare yourselves for a full-blown Maynard James Keenan double feature. American rock heavyweights A Perfect Circle have announced their long-awaited return to Australia this December – their first visit in more than a decade – and they’re bringing fellow Keenan brainchild Puscifer along for the ride. A Perfect Circle – ‘Judith’ The tour will mark A Perfect Circle’s first Australian shows since 2013, with the band set to hit arenas and outdoor venues across Adel

Sydney, get ready to get real close to the chaos. A world-exclusive Yungblud photo gallery is landing in the Inner West this January, offering fans an intimate, sweat-soaked look at one of modern alt-rock’s most electrifying figures – and it’s only sticking around for four days. Yungblud: IDOLS will take over 551 King Street, Newtown, from Thursday January 8 to Sunday January 11 Titled Yungblud: IDOLS, the exhibition is a collaboration between Yungblud and legendary rock photog

In news that will likely make your palms sweat just reading it, professional free-climber and certified lunatic Alex Honnold has scaled a 101-storey skyscraper with no ropes, no safety gear, and no fear of God – just one hell of a pump-up soundtrack consisting largely of Tool. Yep. Tool. Alex Honnold BEST MOMENTS Free Soloing Taipei 101 | Netflix’s Skyscraper Live Over the weekend, Honnold scaled Taipei 101 in Taiwan – a 1,667-foot behemoth and the 11th tallest building in the

The AC/DC setlist for the “Power Up Tour” has been revealed. AC/DC is a famous rock band from Australia that has been making music since the 1970s. The group is known for loud guitars, simple but powerful songs, and exciting live concerts. Over the years, AC/DC has built a huge fanbase around the world, with many of their songs becoming classic rock hits. The Power Up Tour is a large concert tour where the band performs in arenas and stadiums across different cities, giving fans the chance to he

Spotify US have confirmed they quietly stopped running I.C.E. recruitment ads at the end of 2025, following the conclusion of a federal advertising campaign – a move that only came to light after renewed outrage this week over the platform’s involvement with U.S. immigration enforcement messaging. In a statement to Rolling Stone, a Spotify spokesperson said: “Yes, there are currently no ICE ads running on Spotify. The advertisements mentioned were part of a U.S. government recruitment campai

Pop-rock favourites Against The Current are officially heading back to Australia. The New York trio have announced two exclusive headline shows for January 2027 as part of their Till Death & Back Tour, marking their first Australian performances since 2023. Against The Current – ‘Dead Man Walking’ Fans can catch vocalist Chrissy Costanza, guitarist Dan Gow and drummer Will Ferri at Melbourne’s 170 Russell on Thursday 21 January before the band wraps up the run at Sydney’s L

Brissie, clear your calendars and cancel your plans (yes, all of them). Cult fave fest Against The Grain is officially back after an eight-year hiatus – and it’s not just a comeback, it’s a full-blown block party takeover. Celebrating 10 years of local tastemaker powerhouse GRAIN, the one-day chaos engine will sprawl across multiple venues in Woolloongabba’s Clarence Corner precinct on Saturday 20 June 2026, packing 30+ artists across five stages into one gloriously curated mess of music, a