Australia… you thought they forgot! They did not. They waited. They sharpened their claws. They let the forest grow wilder, darker, hungrier. Three years is a blink in eternity, yet long enough for the trees to learn your secrets. Now they return not as visitors, but as conquerors. Bring your torches. Bring your madness. Bring your soul laid bare.

American black-metal trailblazers Deafheaven announce their biggest Australian tour to date. Presented by Destroy All Lines, the tour will see them headline some of the country’s most prominent venues across Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane, joined by special guests Nothing and SPY.

New York punk and indie rock acts Prince Daddy & the Hyena and Macseal will make their Australian debut this July, joining forces for an eight-date co-headlining tour. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 25 March at 11am local time via Destroy All Lines.

SOILENT GREEN from New Orleans, USA, are well known as one of the world's premiere Grindcore/Sludge Metal bands. The band's 1990s and early-2000s albums are regarded as trendsetting for the Grindcore genre, with a Rolling Stone article listing Soilent Green as one of the "ten most important hard and heavy bands" of the late 1990s.

Live Nation has announced that American rock band A Perfect Circle will return to Australia and New Zealand this December for their first tour of the region in over a decade. Formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan of Tool, the band last toured Australia in 2013 and have not played New Zealand in more than 20 years.

For the first time ever, Swedish epic doom metal pioneers CANDLEMASS will bring their monumental sound to Australian shores this September and October for a long-awaited debut tour in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.

Southern California deathcore wrecking crew Spite will return to Australia in April 2026 for their first-ever Australian headline tour, bringing with them Pennsylvania’s Varials and local heavyweights DIESECT. Today the band reveal the full lineup of local supports joining them across the run.

Australia and New Zealand, get ready! Two indisputable rock icons will join forces in 2026, with American chart-toppers SHINEDOWN and British alternative legends BUSH teaming up for a massive co-headline tour this September, with the tour also marking SHINEDOWN's first performances down under in over 15 years.

This August, Tasmania's finest export, extreme metal pioneers, Psycroptic join like-minded-and-saxophone-wielding US progressive death wizards Rivers of Nihil for a co-headline tour that brings together two elite bands operating at the highest tier of modern death metal. 

Australia, prepare for spectacular sonic annihilation this June, with Michigan juggernauts I PREVAIL set to make their return down under. In what will be their biggest ever Australian tour, I PREVAIL announce today a national headline arena run joined by special guests IMMINENCE and INVENT ANIMATE.

UK pop icon KIM WILDE has thrilled fans across the globe with her infectious hits and exciting live performances. Kim returns in 2026 to thrill Australian fans with The KIM WILDE - CLOSER TOUR.

Texas modern melodic rockers Catch Your Breath have announced their long-awaited debut Australian headline tour this May, bringing with them a catalogue that has already amassed over 360 million global streams and counting.

Necrosonic Festival returns to Mansfield Tavern on Saturday 22 August 2026 - bigger, darker and more unhinged than ever before.
What began as a bold new gathering of the heavy has become an annual ritual for those who like their music brutal, immersive and intensely forbidden..

When British extreme metal legends CRADLE OF FILTH and American metal titans DEVILDRIVER joined forces for a North American tour in 2023, the results were predictably amazing, with undeniable synergy between two of heavy music’s most ferocious live acts. This July, Australia will finally experience the much lauded team-up, with full headline sets packed with classics.

With a reputation for high-energy live performances and a message that cuts straight through the noise, the band has forged an undeniable connection with audiences worldwide — from packed headline shows to some of the world’s biggest festivals including Rock Am Ring, Hellfest, Graspop, Aftershock and Warped Tour.

Bryan Martin returns to Australia for his first-ever headline tour and he’s coming in hot. After turning heads at CMC Rocks in 2024 and joining Chris Young for a run of powerhouse shows, Martin is stepping into the spotlight on his own terms. This April, he’ll bring his unmistakable, grit‑soaked anthems to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and will also appear at Meatstock (Toowoomba and Gippsland).

Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce that one of the biggest and most beloved rock bands of all time – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Foo Fighters – will make their hugely anticipated return to Australia and New Zealand next summer.

Industrial juggernauts HEALTH are returning to Australia this September for a national headline run, bringing their apocalyptic dancefloor energy to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide and Fremantle. Joined by darksynth architect Perturbator and industrial firestarter King Yosef.