Australia has always had a bit of a love affair with pop punk music. The late summer days of Soundwave Festival saw some of the hottest newcomers and your nostalgic favourites heading to Australia for a collision of epic and sweaty shows. But since the derailing of the festival we haven’t had a massive push…
Category: Live Reviews
LIVE REVIEW: The Wombats – Riverstage
With a name like The Wombats you would expect the indie-rock trio to be from Australia but you guessed wrong. However you would be easily mistaken by how much time the UK favourites actually spend down under with what feels like at least one or two tours a year. But their passionate and constantly growing…
LIVE REVIEW: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – The Triffid
Let’s be honest, we all love to re-live some nostalgic moments from our childhood. Whether that’s a cheeky food you used to eat, a place you used to visit or some music you used to listen to. And lets be honest, most of us went through an angsty “emo-rock” phase that saw the likes of…
LIVE REVIEW: Gang Of Youths Presents A More Perfect Union – Riverstage
The concept of ‘A More Perfect Union’ has been something Gang Of Youths have been working towards for a long time now. As one of Australia’s current leading rock bands, the Sydney five piece have spent the majority of 2018 touring overseas. But they’ve finally returned home for a massive run of sold out headline…
LIVE REVIEW: Kira Puru – Black Bear Lodge
“Fuck, shit!” were probably the most appropriate words for Kira Puru to say as she took to the stage for the opening night of her long awaited headlining tour. With the Brisbane crowd packing into the dimly lit Black Bear Lodge, the energy level was electric as she kicked off the show with ‘Alone’ and…
LIVE REVIEW: Alison Wonderland – The Tivoli
Alison Wonderland’s gruelling touring schedule has taken her all over the world. She’s played some of the biggest EDM music festivals and is quickly winning over a passionate fanbase along the way. Following the release of her sophomore studio album ‘Awake’ it only seemed fitting that she returned home to Australia for a national run…
LIVE REVIEW: David Byrne – Gold Coast Convention Centre
As the dark clouds surrounding Brisbane decided to come together for a little electrical summer storm, the roads heading down to the Gold Coast became stand-still as some emergency roadworks created a frustrating intermittence. As the usual hour drive turned into a 2 and a half hour journey it became pretty obvious we were going…
LIVE REVIEW: E^ST – Woolly Mammoth
If 2018 has taught us one thing it’s that the Australian pop scene is absolutely thriving at the moment. We’ve never had such a strong and diverse range of talent on display than we do right now. And never before has pop been so openly accepted in it’s diverse form. So it only seems appropriate…
LIVE REVIEW: The Rubens – The Tivoli
Emerging from the thick smoke and bright spotlights that clouded the stage, The Rubens walked out to a packed Brisbane crowd roaring with excitement. Launching straight into ‘Go On’ from their new album ‘LO LA RU’ they spent most of the show bouncing between new songs as well as favourites from their previous two records….
LIVE REVIEW: Safia – The Triffid
It’s quite well known that Thursday night crowds aren’t always the easiest to hype up, but SAFIA didn’t have that issue at the Brisbane stop of their intimate Starlight Tour. As the sold out crowd eagerly awaited the bands arrival, the moody blue and red lighting dimmed as they bursted onto the stage with the…
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