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Face To Face Touring Spent The Weekend Putting An All-Aussie Line-up In Front of Thousands

Face To Face Touring had its biggest weekend ever delivering presenting 19 Aussie acts to tens of thousands punters at four events in two states.

Tagged as: Australia, Baby Animals, Bachelor Girl, Dallas Frasca, Eskimo Joe, Face To Face Touring, Fanning Dempsey National Park, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Grinspoon, Icehouse, Jebediah, Jet, John Butler, Josh Pyke, Killing Heidi, live music, Magic Dirt, Missy Higgins, Noiseworks, Rose Tattoo, Spiderbait, The Living End, The Veronicas, The Waifs, The Whitlams, Wolfmother, ZZ Top

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Icehouse To Return To Sydney’s Coliseum Theatre

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse will return to Sydney’s Coliseum Theatre in August for their second performance.

Tagged as: 80s, Coliseum, Icehouse, Michael Paynter, rock, Sydney

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Icehouse Play First Show Of 2025 For Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Series one of Red Hot Summer for 2025 is underway with Icehouse headlining dates through to 29 March before series two is handed over to ZZ Top and George Thorogood.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Icehouse, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Icehouse, Everclear and Bic Runga To Join Cold Chisel In New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel’s 2025 New Zealand events have turned into their own music festival.

Tagged as: Bic Runga, Cold Chisel, Everclear, Icehouse, New Zealand, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Iva Davies joins The Killers at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne photo by Winston Robinson

The Killers Bring Out Iva Davies To Perform Icehouse Classic

by Paul Cashmere

In Townsville, Brisbane and Sydney The Killers have been performing the Aussie rock classic ‘Don’t Change’ by INXS but at the first Melbourne show they switched out to Icehouse ‘Electric Blue’ with a guest appearance from Icehouse legend Iva Davies to move things along.

Tagged as: 00s, Electric Blue, Icehouse, Iva Davies, rock, The Killers, USA

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Iva Davies Wants His Stolen Les Paul Guitar Back

by Paul Cashmere

Iva Davies is on the search for his stolen Les Paul guitar, which has been missing since 1980.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Gibson, Icehouse, Iva Davies, Les Paul, rock

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Icehouse To Headline All Australian Line-up For The First Red Hot Summer of 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse will headline Red Hot Summer 2025 on a bill with an all Australian line-up of Noiseworks, Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi and Bachelor Girl.

Tagged as: Australia, Baby Animals, Bachelor Girl, Eskimo Joe, Icehouse, Killing Heidi, live music, Noiseworks, Red Hot Summer, Wolfmother

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Australia’s Newest Supergroup The Good Dog Band is Steve Wade, Angus Birchall, Paul Gildea and Paul Cartwright

by Paul Cashmere

Australia has a new supergroup. The Good Dog Band are Steve Wade, Angus Birchall, Paul Gildea and Paul Cartwright and the first gig is locked in.

Tagged as: Angus Birchall, Australia, Brian Cadd, Icehouse, John Farnham, Paul Cartwright, Paul Gildea, pop, rock, Steve Wade

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Legends On The Lawn Was A Massive Success For Face To Face Touring

by Paul Cashmere

Legends On The Lawn was held 1 June 2024, Mackay Queensland. In an era of cancelled tours, this one was massive because the engineers of the event have perfected the touring formula.

Tagged as: Australia, Cold Chisel, Dance McDonald, Face To Face, Icehouse, Legends on the Lawn, live music, music event, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Icehouse Clean Up Their Act With AI

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse have taken to Artificial Intelligence to clean up their music videos starting with the songs from the first album as Flowers.

Tagged as: 80s, AI, artificial intelligence, Australia, Flowers, Icehouse, rock

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Icehouse and Jet Introduce Legend of the Lawn 2024

by Paul Cashmere

After a huge 2023, Legends on the Lawn will return to Mackay for 2024 with Icehouse and Jet headlining at line-up with Jon Stevens, Pete Murray, Baby Animals, 1927 and Bachelor Girl.

Tagged as: Icehouse, Jet, Jon Stevens, Legends on the Lawn, live music, Mackay, Queensland, rock

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Simple Minds Play Two Shows In One Night At Sydney Opera House

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds have started their Australian tour with two shows back to back at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday (8 February 2023).

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Face To Face, Icehouse, music festival, Red Hot Summer, Simple Minds

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Red Hot Summer Start Times For Simple Minds/Icehouse Shows Victoria

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds and Icehouse will reunite for Red Hot Summer this weekend with two shows, Saturday in Mornington and Sunday in the Yarra Valley.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Icehouse, music festival, Noiseworks, Red Hot Summer, rock, Simple Minds

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Simple Minds Are Alive and Kicking Again In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds will kick off their Australian dates for Red Hot Summer on Thursday with two shows on Thursday at the Sydney Opera House and then the double header with Icehouse on Saturday and Sunday in Victoria.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Icehouse, live music, Red Hot Summer, Simple Minds, UK

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Icehouse and The Angels Get Together For Iconic Moment of Performance of ‘Marseilles’

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse and The Angels combined for a powerhouse performance of the classic Angels track ‘Marseilles’ in Adelaide over the weekend.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Get t On, Icehouse, Marseilles, Red Hot Summer, rock, Simple Minds, The Angeles, UK

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Icehouse and Simple Minds Cover T.Rex ‘Get It On’

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse and Simple Minds have collaborated on a brand new cover of the T.Rex classic ‘Get It On’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Icehouse, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Simple Minds Get It On

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Jon Stevens and Icehouse Back To Back Deliver 24 Songs Everyone Knows At One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

One of the great things about Duane McDonald’s One Electric Day is the concentration of Classic Australian rock.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, Icehouse, Jon Stevens, live music, music festival, One Electric Day, rock

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Another Simple Minds and Icehouse Red Hot Summer Sells Out

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has another sell-out event for the Simple Minds and Icehouse 2024 tour.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Icehouse, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Simple Minds

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Simple Minds and Icehouse Red Hot Summer For Mornington Is Officially Sold Out

by Paul Cashmere

The Red Hot Summer tour featuring Simple Minds and Icehouse has been officially sold out for Mornington.

Tagged as: Australia, Icehouse, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Simple Minds

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Simple Minds Australian Hits By The Chart Positions

by Paul Cashmere

With Simple Minds heading to Australia in 2024 for the Red Hot Summer tour, here is a list of all of their Top 100 charted hits in Australia since 1981 (and there have been many).

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australian Tour, Icehouse, Red Hot Summer, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK

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Icehouse and Simple Minds To Reunite For Red Hot Summer 2024 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer will recreate the historic 1981 touring line-up with Icehouse and Simple Minds together again on the same bill.

Tagged as: Australia, Bachelor Girl, Daryl Braithwaite, Duane mcDonald, Icehouse, music festival, Noiseworks, Red Hot Summer, Regional Touring, rock live music, Simple Minds

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One Electric Day Sells Out In One Electric Morning

by Paul Cashmere

The One Electric Day music festival at Werribee Park for November has sold out in one electric morning.

Tagged as: Australia, Belinda Carlisle, Duane mcDonald, Icehouse, Jon Stevens, music festival, One Electric Day

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Icehouse To Headline 2023 One Electric Day + Duane McDonald Announcement #VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse will headline the 2023 edition of Duane McDonald’s One Electric Day with Jon Stevens, Belinda Carlisle, Daryl Braithwaite, Mark Seymour and Boom Crash Opera rounding out the bill.

Tagged as: Australia, Bend Carlisle, Boom Crash Opera, Duane mcDonald, Icehouse, Jon Stevens, Mark Seymour, music industry, One Electric Day

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Icehouse By The C Rescheduled After Iva Davies Emergency Surgery

by Paul Cashmere

The Icehouse By The C concert postponed last week because Iva Davis had to undergo emergency surgery will be on this weekend in Perth.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, By The C, Icehouse, live music, Perth, rock, Western Australia

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Michael Paynter Has A Supergroup Called Satellite Train

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Paynter, who since 2011 has been doing time with Icehouse, has been brewing a supergroup on the side.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Icehouse, Michael Paynter, pop, Satellite Train

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Icehouse Return To Melbourne After 2022 Covid Sidetrack

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse returned to Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday (11 February) to make good on the postponed November 2022 show.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Icehouse, rock

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Icehouse Reveal Frente and Motor Ace Will Open Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse will have special guests Frente and Melbourne rock band Motor Ace open for then on their make-up show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in February.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Frente, Icehouse, Motor Ace, rock

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Icehouse Cancel Brisbane Show Due To Iva Davies Ongoing Covid

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse have had to postpone their Brisbane show this Saturday as Iva Davies condition after testing positive to Covid a week ago has not improved.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Icehouse, Iva Davies, rock

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Icehouse perform at A Day In The Gardens in the Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne on Sunday 12 March 2017.

Iva Davies Has Covid, Icehouse Postpone Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

The Icehouse Melbourne show has been postponed because Iva Davies has Covid.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Covid, Icehouse, Iva Davies, rock

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Icehouse To Headline Big Red Bash and Mundi Mundi Bash In 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse will perform for the first time ever in the Simpson Desert for Birdsville’s Big Red Bash as well as Broken Hill’s Mundi Mundi in 2023.

Tagged as: Australia, Big Red Bash, Icehouse, Mundi Mundi, music festival

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