Taking twenty of their most popular tracks from their revered album classics, chart successes and fan favourites from across their 40-year history, The Stranglers prove their longevity and impact with tracks including Golden Brown, Always the Sun, Peaches, Strange Little Girl, 5 Minutes, No More Heroes and many more gracing the set list of this special event.

Co-inciding with the planned re-release of the entire Stranglers studio album catalogue from the period 1977-82, The Stranglers will enthral audiences with an exciting mix of material, all bearing the distinctive signature style of this most enduring of British bands; driving rhythms, anthemic melodies, quirky time signatures and occasional dark humour, held together by those trademark rumbling bass lines and swirling keyboards.

The Stranglers are riding high on the crest of a resurgent wave of popularity. They continue to out-rock many on the live circuit, including much younger bands, and their large and loyal fan base has swelled in recent years as new converts join the ranks. With record-breaking, sell-out shows including their 2016 Australian tour and festival appearances throughout the UK and the rest of the world, public demand to hear and see the group has never been so high; true testament to their considerable musical talent and the enduring quality of their songs.

The Stranglers continue to prove they are still a powerhouse live act, with fans in for a treat with the Australian return of an even bigger and bolder show from the inventors and ultimate purveyors of Brit-punk.

The Stranglers Classic Collection Australian Tour
Tuesday 6th February – The Forum, Melbourne VIC
Wednesday 7th February – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD
Thursday 8th February – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
Saturday 10th February – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide SA
Monday 12th February – Astor Theatre, Perth WA
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As if these shows weren’t enough to get your head around, today they announce a one-off headline performance at Sydney’s Lansdowne Hotel on September 30 as part of the Rolling Stone Live Lodge. For all you hardcore fans out there, tickets go on sale 9am AEST, 11th of August so set your alarms because these tickets will sell fast!

Led by the enigmatic Teri Gender Bender, Le Butcherettes are more than qualified to unleash their garage punk goodness on to the good people of Sydney, having toured with some of the biggest artists in the game including Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jack White, Queens of the Stone Age and played both Coachella and Lollapalooza. Their albums have seen collaborations with Henry Rollins, Shirley Manson and fellow Y & O’s artist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (ATDI) and include spitting tracks ‘Henry Don’t Got Love’ and ‘I’m Getting Sick of You’

Amassing a very dedicated fan base worldwide, including a long list of influential musicians and celebrities, their unforgettable live show and genre-defying music are not to be missed!

Le Butcherettes Aussie Tour
28 September – Festival Hall, Melbourne – Supporting At The Drive In
29 September – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney – Supporting At The Drive In
30 September – The Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney – HEADLINE SHOW
1 October – Yours & Owls Festival, Wollongong
2 October – Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane – Supporting At The Drive In
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The two-piece will return to Australia in July for a string of intimate shows kicking off in Adelaide and making their way through Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Newcastle, and Brisbane.

’68 Australian Tour
July 20 2017 – Enigma Bar, Adelaide
July 21 2017 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
July 22 2017 – The Basement, Canberra
July 23 2017 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
July 24 2017 – Small Ballroom, Newcastle
July 26 2017 – Crowbar, Brisbane
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The tour comes hot on the heels of the band’s acclaimed third album, ‘Near To The Wild Heart Of Life‘ – released January on Pod/Inertia. The run of dates marks Japandroids’ first visit to Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth in four years with performances taking place in Sydney and Melbourne also.

Japandroids are a two-piece band from Vancouver, BC, which began in 2006 and consists of Brian King and David Prowse. Japandroids are one guitar, one set of drums, and two vocalizers. Japandroids are maximal in their delivery; a two-piece band sounding like a five- piece band. With the release of their second album, ‘Celebration Rock‘ in 2012 the band embarked on what seemed like an endless world tour, performing over 200 shows in over 40 countries, and played their final show in support of Celebration Rock in Buenos Aires, Argentina in November 2013.

They would not perform live again for three years. Their third album, ‘Near To The Wild Heart Of Life‘, was written clandestinely throughout 2014 and 2015 in Vancouver, Toronto, New Orleans, and Mexico City. The title comes from a passage in the novel “A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man” by James Joyce: ͞He was alone. He was unheeded, happy, and near to the wild heart of life.͟

Don’t miss Japandroids’ highly-ancitipated return to Australian shores in July 2017.

Japandroids National Tour
Melbourne – 11 Jul 2017, Corner Hotel
Sydney – 14 Jul 2017, Factory Theatre
Brisbane – 16 Jul 2017, The Brightside
Adelaide – 18 Jul 2017, Fat Controller
Perth – 19 Jul 2017, Rosemount Hotel
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The trio will be supported by a selection of some of the most exciting future stars of Australian rock, including Melbourne party punk animals The Bennies (all shows), as well as a high calibre line-up of local regional talents.

Speaking of these regional shows, The Living End’s frontman Chris Cheney could barely contain his excitement to be hitting the road again for the performances ahead. “Scott, Andy and myself are getting in the Tarago for a big, loud, sweaty rock’n’roll tour and we got The Bennies coming along with us and they rule!! Hard!”

The news runs alongside the announcement that the band will be joined by several special guests at their run of zoo shows in Sydney and Melbourne this March.

They’ll be joined on stage by none other than Australian rock icon, Jimmy Barnes (Sydney, March 5th) as well as multiple ARIA award winners and revered songwriters in their own right, Josh Pyke (Sydney, March 4th) and Dan Sultan (Melbourne, March 2nd & 3rd). The all-female string quartet, The String Sirens, will be adding to the emotion and ambience of each show as well, while rising Melbourne rocker Gabriella Cohen will be supporting all zoo shows.

Speaking of the shows, Cheney explained each performance would be a unique experience. “There’ll be an acoustic set, an electric set, a string quartet and some seriously legendary guests.”

2016 was a year to remember for The Living End, even for rock icons of their calibre. Having released their ARIA # 5 album Shift in May; levelling their sold out major city national Shift tour; performing on the at the 2016 AFL Grand Final; headlining festivals around the country; and scoring nominations for Best Rock Album and Best Australian Live Act at this year’s ARIA Awards – so far it has been a year in which the kings of Australian rock reclaimed their throne after a five-year hiatus after their 2011 ARIA-Award winning album, The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating.

2017 looks set to tread a similar outstanding path, with not only these multiple tours, but the announcement this week that Chris Cheney will be performing as the lead star of the Australian cast of Green Day’s American Idiot musical.

Cheney will appear in the role of St Jimmy from the show’s opening on February 23 up until the start of the Zoo shows in early March, before being replaced by fellow local rock icon, Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon).

The Living End Staring Down The Highway Tour
8 March – ANU Bar, Canberra
9 March – Waves, Wollongong
10 March – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
11 March – Entrance Leagues Club, Central Coast
15 March – Laurieton United Services Club, Laurieton
16 March – Coffs Ex Services Club CEX, Coffs Harbour
17 March – Racehorse Hotel, Ipswich
18 March – Night Quarter, Gold Coast
19 March – The Northern, Byron Bay
22 March – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
23 March – Tanks Arts Centr, Cairns
24 Marc – Dalrymple Hotel, Townsville
25 March – Magnums Hotel, Airlie Beach
30 March – Wool Exchange, Geelong
31 March – Kay St, Traralgon
1 April – Pier Live, Frankston
7 April – Odeon Theatr, Hobart
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One of the most influential and important bands over the last 30 years, Pixies headlined 2007’s inaugural Australian V Festival and in 2010 played an incredible 13 shows on their sold-out Doolittle tour across the country.

Touring the east coast in celebration of their forthcoming album, Head Carrier, the tour sees vocalist/guitarist Black Francis, drummer David Lovering and guitarist Joey Santiago welcome bassist Paz Lenchatin to the Pixies’ permanent line-up.

Lenchantin has been the band’s touring bassist since January 2014, and played an integral part in the recording of Head Carrier (out September 30 through Pixiesmusic/Play It Again Sam). Her cool and dreamy soprano can be heard singing lead on the track ‘All I Think About Now’.

Pixies 2017 Australian Tour
02 March – Riverstage Brisbane, QLD
04 March – Margaret Court Arena Melbourne, VIC
05 March – Margaret Court Arena Melbourne, VIC
07 March – Hordern Pavilion Moore Park, Sydney NSW
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