To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their award-winning debut album Glorious Heights, Montaigne is heading out on national tour to sing, dance, laugh and cry with fans old and new! Experience the album played in full with a sprinkling of beloved tunes from other eras when they hit the road in August 2026.

This historic celebration comes off the back of a motley crew of career successes, including: releasing their first independent and self-produced album it’s hard to be a fish in 2025, amassing over 64 million streams on their song 'Red Flags' with Tom Cardy, a 31 date tour of Europe and the UK alongside Eurovision collaborator Dadi Freyr, and earning a Grammy nomination for their collaboration with acclaimed indie composer Austin Wintory.

Grounded as a person but elevated as a performer, Montaigne is one of those rare artists whose talent and skill on stage and off is rivalled by their ability to connect authentically with their audience, finding joy, humour, and catharsis in every performance.

Expect powerhouse vocals, theatrical movement inspired by friend and collaborator David Byrne, a strong sense of community, and a warm, inclusive space for all. It’s time to reach glorious heights!

“glorious to watch and hear.” - themusic.com.au

"Montaigne possesses an incredible, swooping voice, sitting somewhere between Kate Bush and Lola Young, and keeps the crowd in the metaphorical palm of their hand” - God Is In The TV, UK concert review

Presented by Select Music.

Montaigne - Glorious Heights 10th Anniversary Tour

Off the back of their explosive debut album Dissonance, Victorian-based deathcore outfit Hate Complex return to the road for their first-ever headline run - the Dissonance East Coast Tour.

Since their formation, Hate Complex have quickly carved out a reputation as one of Australia’s most intense and uncompromising heavy acts. Blending chaotic aggression with sharp modern production, the band has built strong momentum alongside a growing national fanbase that continues to show up both online and in the pit.

Following national tours alongside Thy Art Is Murder and Make Them Suffer, as well as support slots with both international and Australian heavyweights, Hate Complex are now ready to take on their own headline run - bringing Dissonance to the streets across the East Coast in full force.

Joined by Product of Neglect, The Nameless and Burn the Kingdom, the tour delivers a relentless lineup of crushing riffs, unfiltered energy and a live show built to hit harder every night.

This is Hate Complex at full throttle.

HATE COMPLEX Dissonance East Coast Tour

🎂 AFTER DARK EMO BIRTHDAY🎂

AFTER DARK EMO BIRTHDAY - Join us as we celebrate one year of AFTER DARK Emo Events with our Emo Birthday Party at King Street Warehouse on Saturday 22nd August!

FREE CAKE + GIVEAWAYS during the night to celebrate!

Newcastle's favourite emo night will have you screaming all of the words to your favourite emo & pop punk anthems.

This will not be one to miss, so lock in the date and get your tickets now!

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AFTER DARK EMO NIGHT PRESENTS

EMO BIRTHDAY PARTY

WITH DJS JAKESY HUSTLE & PROJECT FRENZY

SATURDAY 22ND AUGUST

KING STREET WAREHOUSE

DOORS 8PM

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Newcastle's favourite Emo DJ's Jakesy Hustle and Project Frenzy are back for another round of AFTER DARK EMO NIGHT.

Our Emo DJ's will be spinning all of your favourite emo songs all night long!

Tickets will be flying out the door so get them while they last!

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What does AFTER DARK EMO NIGHT sound like?

Expect to hear songs from artists such as, (A-Z)

30 Seconds to Mars • 3OH!3 • A Day To Remember • AFI • All Time Low • Avril Lavigne • BOYS LIKE GIRLS • blink-182 • Bowling For Soup • Bring Me The Horizon • Evanescene • Fall Out Boy • Good Charlotte • Green Day • Hawthorn Heights • Jimmy Eat World • Linkin Park • Mayday Parade • Metro Station • My Chemical Romance • New Found Glory • Panic! At The Disco • Paramore • Pierce the Veil • Sleeping With Sirens • Sum 41 • Taking Back Sunday • The All-American Rejects • The Offspring • The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus • The Used • We The Kings • Yellowcard

+ MANY MORE

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AFTER DARK EMO BIRTHDAY PARTY - Newcastle

CONCRETE SURFERS ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM & AUSTRALIAN TOUR

National circuit main-stays CONCRETE SURFERS have spent the last decade touring the country, selling out shows, supporting major artists and continuously releasing ever-more refined music.

Today, the band have announced their debut self-titled album will be released on the 7th of August. The announcement of the record comes with the news of the band’s return to the road for a large national tour throughout August.

CONCRETE SURFERS have been meticulously working on their debut record for the past few years. The album is a culmination of everything that makes CONCRETE SURFERS so loved. It’s full of punchy lyrics, driving guitars.

Concrete Surfers | Newcastle

Hot on the heels of the announcement of DICE’s second album, I Thought The Altitude Would Make It Worth The View, today the four-piece from Perth announce an extensive national tour in support of the album with special guests Mid Drift (Appearing all dates) + Ray & Paul (USA - not appearing in Adelaide and Hobart)

Starting in Adelaide in August, the tour then makes its way around the country, taking in both capital cities and regional stops, finishing up in the band’s hometown in September.

It’s been said that young people don’t know how to communicate anymore. DICE exists to respond to that idea. Comprising of Ben Hodge, Tom King, Regan Beazley, and Sam Barrett-Lennard, the Perth-based four-piece makes music for authentic connection. For movement, for feeling, and for being present. These are songs that push you to run outside and be a kid again, to fall in love, dance in your kitchen, take a spontaneous trip with mates, jump into a river, or lie in the grass doing nothing at all. This mission has resonated far beyond their Western Australian roots. Since the 2024 release of their ARIA-charting debut album Midnight Zoo, DICE has transformed from local indie-rock darlings into a high-velocity global export. Following the critical acclaim of their debut, the band spent 2025 cementing their status as a premier live act and evolving their sound with the release of the WINGS EP.

Their massive 2025 World Tour saw the group move into larger venues, turning the pressures of early adulthood into bright, liberating anthems for sold-out crowds in London, New York, Toronto, Bristol, Denver, Amsterdam, and Sydney. Having maintained a position on triple j’s Most Played Artists list for three consecutive years, DICE continues to build momentum with an unwavering life’s too short philosophy. Following the success of ‘Chasing Hearts’, ‘Alter Ego’, and the euphoric ‘Hourglass’, the band has spent the last year recalibrating their sonic DNA.

DICE | Altitude Tour | Newcastle

Synth-pop royalty Ladyhawke is bringing her electrifying live show to Newcastle’s iconic King Street Bandroom.

Get ready for an unforgettable night of neon-soaked synths, soaring hooks and undeniable pop anthems, including My Delirium, Paris Is Burning and Guilty Love — plus a few surprises along the way.

Ladyhawke live. One night only. Don’t miss it.

Ladyhawke Live at King St Bandroom

Australia, brace yourself — Disgraceland are about to Wipeout the country one pub at a time. The new single is dropping, the tour is rolling, and the crowds are already lining up. With massive shows alongside icons like Rose Tattoo and Baby Animals — plus plenty more dates on the way — this is shaping up to be their biggest run yet. Playing punked up versions of every song you ever loved.

If you’ve seen them, you know. If you haven’t… now’s your chance.

Disgraceland

British Metalcore titans Bury Tomorrow have announced their return to Australia September 2026 in support of their latest album Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience. They will be headlining across the country with support from Alabama thrashers, Gideon.

For Bury Tomorrow, the last two years have been defined by transformation. From the disorientation of line-up changes and COVID-inspired roadblocks, the band have rebuilt themselves from the inside out. Their 2023 record The Seventh Sun marked the beginning of their rebirth, but their newest chapter, Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience, is where everything truly came together.

To have allowed themselves the time and space to reach this point of comfort and confidence now feels like a starting point for everything that the band will do in the future. Expanding their empire in all corners of the world and delivering their biggest statement of intent to date is the beginning of a whole new chapter in the story of one of the most devastating and dedicated assets to British heavy music.

Joining them in Australia is Gideon, known for blending metalcore with no-frills heaviness and their signature southern groove, fuelling them since 2008. Gideon have earned a reputation for their intense live shows, relentless touring ethic and thunderous sound. Over the years, Gideon has evolved from small-town beginnings into one of the most respected names in heavy music. Their last trip to Australia saw them supporting Void Of Vision in February 2025, delivering a set that left fans hungry for their return.

Catch two of metal's most captivating forces live in action next September which is set to be a tour to remember.

Bury Tomorrow (uk) Will You Haunt Me Australian Tour 2026

Having captivated crowds in Melbourne and Sydney in 2025, multi-Platinum selling US duo MKTO are set to return - charting a full national tour of Australia, as well as a stop in New Zealand, this September!

Presented by Teamwrk Touring and MRG Live, the Australian/NZ tour will see MKTO hit venues in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and New Zealand for the first time in over a decade; while fans in Sydney and Melbourne have another chance to connect with the hitmakers and their inimitable live show.

Since their last Australian visit, the duo have been riding wave on wave of exciting momentum; performing epic shows in North America alongside the likes of The Kid LAROI and 2 Chainz, while continuing to expand their reach with new audiences throughout the country. For MKTO, commanding stages has been part of their DNA from the onset yet now, as they head into this new era, Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller are excited to share a rejuvenated chemistry with fans; longtime and new alike.

MKTO’s relationship with Australian fans stretches back to their debut single ‘Thank You’, released in 2012. Taking the ARIA Charts by storm, the single landed MKTO on Australian radars in a big way: their fusion of pop and R&B became the flavour on a menu many fans wanted a part of.

Following ‘Thank You’ with further ARIA Top 40 singles including their worldwide breakout ‘Classic’ (which also cracked the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100), as well as ‘God Only Knows’ and ‘American Dream’, the 2014 self-titled debut album MKTO saw them transformed into a global sensation with platinum and gold certifications in Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand, Sweden and Denmark.

WIth over 2 billion streams to their catalogue, MKTO have maintained their dedicated fanbase around the world and this year, the duo is keen to get back in contact with as much of it as possible.

MKTO

Ivan Ooze embarks on his debut album tour, Isolation of Mistaken Infamy — a defining moment after more than a decade of grinding through Australia’s independent scene. With a reputation built on relentless touring and a live show that’s earned him national acclaim, Ivan has shared stages with the likes of Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, Bliss n Eso and Peking Duk, while steadily building a global audience in the process.

This tour marks the first full-scale live experience of his debut album — a body of work that dives into identity, perception and the weight of being misunderstood. Expect a high-energy, emotionally charged performance that blends chaos with control, vulnerability with aggression, and sharp lyricism with undeniable stage presence. Isolation of Mistaken Infamy is Ivan Ooze at his most honest — loud, unapologetic, and impossible to ignore.

IVAN OOZE – ISOLATION OF MISTAKEN INFAMY TOUR

Sydney punk rockers Dear Seattle are hitting the road this August, announcing an extensive regional Australian headline tour with very special guests Seahaven (US) who will be making their debut visit to our shores. Tickets are on sale now via Destroy All Lines

With a distinctive Aussie tinge to their emotive and propulsive wares, Dear Seattle are a headbanging-with-heart punk rock band from Sydney’s Northern Beaches. One part mosh pit, and one part love letter, the band have created a truly unique and powerful style of songwriting that’s connecting with fans across Australia and the rest of the world.

Whether charming Missy Higgins herself with their 2019 triple j Like A Version of "The Special Two", launching their own beer, burning up the charts and airwaves, or penning melodic, sing along anthems, Dear Seattle are a band who build unforgettable moments with charming execution.

Their latest album, TOY (Domestic La La), released last year and marked a major milestone for the band, debuting at #4 on the ARIA Albums Chart and earning Dear Seattle their first ever Top 10 ARIA chart position. Following a massive year of shows all over the world, TOY was re-released earlier this year as an expanded edition featuring two bonus tracks.

Joining Dear Seattle on their trek across Australia is Seahaven, an alternative rock band from Torrance, California, known for blending emotionally raw songwriting with melodic, atmospheric guitar-driven music. Over nearly two decades, the band has earned a devoted following through acclaimed releases including Winter Forever, Reverie Lagoon: Music for Escapism Only, Halo of Hurt, and their self-titled 2026 album. With introspective lyrics, dynamic arrangements, and a sound that balances melancholy with soaring hooks, Seahaven continues to evolve while staying true to the honesty that has defined the band from the beginning.

Dear Seattle Regional Aus Tour 2026

Multi-platinum, ARIA Award-winning electronic duo Peking Duk return with their long-awaited debut album, Paradise, and a brand-new live show set to take audiences across Australia.

For over a decade, Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles have been at the forefront of Australian electronic music, amassing more than 400 million streams, 27× Platinum certifications and multiple ARIA Awards. From anthems like High, Take Me Over, Stranger and Fire to headline festival performances, sold-out tours and unforgettable pop-up sets, Peking Duk have built a reputation as one of Australia’s most electrifying live acts.

Paradise marks an exciting new chapter, exploring the everyday poetry of Australia and the idea that paradise isn’t perfect, it’s personal. Sonically adventurous and emotionally expansive, the album delivers Peking Duk at their most ambitious.

Now, fans can experience the next evolution of Peking Duk live, with an immersive new production, brand-new music and the euphoric, high-energy performance that has made them one of Australia’s most celebrated live electronic acts.

Pre-save Peking Duk’s debut album Paradise, out August 14: https://pekingduk.lnk.to/Paradise