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The Pandemonium Tour Confirmed To Go Ahead With Alice Cooper and Blondie

Australia’s Pandemonium tour, due to start in Melbourne on April 20, is going ahead as previously stated and with a line-up change as also previously stated.

Tagged as: Alice Cooper, Australia, Blondie, music festival, Pandemonium

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Tasmania’s Iconic Mona Foma Music and Arts Festival Is No Longer

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s most unique music and arts festival Mona Foma is no more.

Tagged as: Australia, David Walsh, Mona Foma, music festival, Tasmania

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Splendour In The Grass Release Official Statement About 2024 Cancellation

by Paul Cashmere

Following is the exact statement from Splendour In The Grass about the cancellation of the July festival today from CEOs Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco.

Tagged as: Arcade Fire, Australia, Jessica Durcou, Kylie Minogue, live music, music festival, music industry, Paul Piticco, Splendour In The Grass

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Ian Paice of Deep Purple Reveals The Two Bands He Would Never Follow

by Paul Cashmere

When Deep Purple tour Australia for the Pandemonium Festival in April, there will go on before Alice Cooper and they are fine with that.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Deep Purple, Ian Paice, metal, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, UK

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Kylie Minogue and Arcade Fire Splendour Lead Splendour in The Grass 2024 Announcement

by Paul Cashmere

Kylie Minogue will headline the first night of Splendour In The Grass 2024 with Future headlining night two and Arcade Fire on night three.

Tagged as: 2024, Arcade Fire, future, Kylie, Kylie Minogue, music festival, Splendour In The Grass

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Deep Purple’s Ian Paice Is The Only Member To Play On Every Album

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Paice of Deep Purple was right there at the very start of the band, from the first album ‘Shades of Deep Purple’ (1968) to the most recent ‘Turning To Crime’ (2021). He formed the band with Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Rod Evans and Nick Simper in 1969.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Deep Purple, Ian Paice, metal, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, UK

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David Draiman Disturbed at Margaret Court Arena on Saturday 12 November 2016 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Knotfest Playing Times Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The playing times for artists on. Knotfest Australia 2024 have been revealed for the three shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Tagged as: Australia, Brisbane, Disturbed, Knottiest, Melbourne, metal, music festival, Pantera, rock, Sydney

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Playing Times For Play On The Plains

by Paul Cashmere

Play On The Plains, the one and only Australian event for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for 2024 has announced it scheduled for the event on 9 March.

Tagged as: Alex Lahey, Australia, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, music festival, Play On The Plains

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Sunbury ’24 Will Mark 50th Anniversary of Iconic Australia Festival

by Paul Cashmere

A 50th anniversary concert to mark the impact of Australia’s Sunbury Music Festival will take place in Sunbury in April.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, live music, music festival, Richard Clapton, rock, Ross Wilson, Spectrum, Sunbury 24, Sunbury Music Festival

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John Fogerty Blasts Australian Country Festival For Dumping Him

by Paul Cashmere

Creedence Clearwater Revival legend John Fogerty has blasted Country Fest Queensland for dumping him from the line-up and calling it “unforeseen circumstances”.

Tagged as: 20s, 60s, Australia, country, Country Fest Queensland, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, live music, music festival, rock, USA

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Cheap Trick Juggle The Setlist For Second Australian Show For Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Cheap Trick performed a second show for Red Hot Summer on the Gold Coast on Sunday with a sizeable different setlist to the Saturday show.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cheap Trick, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Suzi Quatro

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Newcastle Scores Two Pandemonium Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Newcastle will host Pandemonium Festival bands across two nights of sideshows in April.

Tagged as: Alice Cooper, Australia, Blondie, Deep Purple, live music, music festival, Pandemonium

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Series Three of Red Hot Summer with Suzi Quatro and Cheap Trick Starts This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer Series 3, featuring Suzi Quatro and Cheap Trick, is set to go this weekend with the first shows in Port Macquarie on Saturday and Southport on Sunday.

Tagged as: Australia, Cheap Trick, music festival, Port Macquarie, Red Hot Summer, Southport

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Jimmy Barnes Adds A Couple Of Extra Red Hot Sumer Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has added a few more Red Hot Summer shows for Noosa and Cairns when he returns to work in April.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Groovin The Moo 2024 Festival Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Groovin’ The Moo has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The Kooks, Jet and The Beaches were some of the acts on the bill.

Tagged as: Australia, Groovin The Moo, Jet, music festival, The Beaches, The Kooks

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Simple Minds at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Simple Minds Are Alive and Kicking for Red Hot Summer 2024 Series Two

by Paul Cashmere

You can’t refer to Simple Minds as a “heritage act” or “veteran performers” because this band packs more power into a show than many artists half their age. This was one impressive Red Hot Summer performance.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Simple Minds, UK

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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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Suzi Quatro Wants Alice Cooper To Sing On Her Next Record

by Paul Cashmere

Suzi Quatro has 15 songs ready to record on her next album and she wants Alice Cooper to sing a duet with her on the record.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Alice Cooper, Australia, Cheap Trick, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Suzi Quatro, The Angels

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Alice Cooper at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 20 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Alice Cooper Has A Brand New Radio Show

by Music-News.com

Alice Cooper has returned to radio with ‘Alice’s Attic’.

Tagged as: 70s, Alice Cooper, Blondie, Deep Purple, live music, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, USA

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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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Pandemonium Sydney Venue Moves To Homebush

by Paul Cashmere

The Pandemonium Festival in Sydney has been moved to Cathy Freeman Park in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct, to avoid conflict with ANZAC Day ceremonies.

Tagged as: Alice Cooper, Australia, Blondie, Deep Purple, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, Wheatus, Wolfmother

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Why Deep Purple Stopped Performing ‘Child In Time’

by Paul Cashmere

Deep Purple’s current setlist goes back to 1968 and includes more than half of the classic ‘Machine Head’ album but one song they have not done in years is the epic ‘Child In Time’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Child In Time, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, metal, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, Roger Glover, UK

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Brendan B Brown of Wheatus from his Facebook page

Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus is a Huge Fan of Vegemite

by Paul Cashmere

With two Australian tours in the next three months, it is a good thing Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus loves Vegemite.

Tagged as: 00s, Alice Cooper, Art Alexakis, Australia, Blondie, Brendan B Brown, Deep Purple, Everclear, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, USA, Wheatus

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Chaka Khan To Curate Meltdown

by Music-News.com

Chaka Khan has been unveiled as the curator of the 2024 Meltdown festival.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Chaka Khan, Meltdown, music festival, Rufus, UK

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The Rolling Stones, Ros OGorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena

The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Foo Fighters To Play New Orleans Jazz Fest

by Paul Cashmere

New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024 has an incredible line-up with The Rolling Stones, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and Foo Fighters just some of the acts on the bill.

Tagged as: Foo Fighters, live music, music festival, Neil Young, New Orleans Jazz Fest, rock, Rolling Stones, USA

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Coachella 2024 The Full Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Coachella 2024 has been announced and No Doubt no doubt will be there.

Tagged as: Coachella, Flight Facilities, Jon Batiste, Lana Del Rey, music festival, No Doubt

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Alice Cooper and Blondie To Headline Australia’s Newest Music Festival Pandemonium

by Paul Cashmere

Alice Cooper will return to Australia to headline the all-new Pandemonium Festival with Blondie, Placebo and Blondie joining the all-star line-up.

Tagged as: Alice Cooper, Australia, Blondie, Deep Purple, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, Wheatus, Wolfmother

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WOMADelaide Reveals Final Four Artists for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

WOMADelaide has announced the addition of four artists –Afrobeat luminary Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Nigeria); tropical pop-reggae artist Hollie Cook (UK); the Mauskovic Dance Band (The Netherlands) and DJ-producer Saliah (Lebanon/UK) – expanding the line-up to an impressive 71 groups appearing at the festival in Adelaide’s Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla from 8-11 March 2024.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australia, music festival, WOMADelaide, world music

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Mahalia Barnes Says Jimmy Is Going Well and The Supergroup Is Sounding Great for Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes is home and doing well recovering from his recent heart operation of in the interim Jimmy’s daughter Mahalia has taken over the family business, the band, for Red Hot Summer.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, live music, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Palais in St Kilda Melbourne on Saturday 18 July 2015 as part of the Flesh and Wood Tour 2015.

Jimmy Barnes To Perform Again For Red Hot Summer on April 6, 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will be back on stage on 6 April, 2024 performing his first show since his heart surgery for Red Hot Summer at Roche Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, live music, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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