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NME Awards 2013: Highlights, Winners and Sinners

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We take a look at The NME Awards, 2013.

The stars filed in to London’s Troxy last night (Wed, 27) for The NME Awards 2013. As ever, it was a night of nonchalant acceptance speeches, hero admiration and pop-band bashing. Here are some of the highlights, and some of the winners.

Perhaps the biggest headline was The Rolling Stones winning two awards: Best Live Band and Best Music Film for ‘Crossfire Hurricane’. "I feel really grateful after all the hard work that we put in – it's got to be fucking live, baby! We've only waited 50 years for it," Ronnie Wood said upon accepting the live band award.

Still going - The Rolling Stones

NME continued to pay tribute to the bands of yesteryear by awarding Johnny Marr with the Godlike Genius award. “I think it’s serious and funny and sweet and very rocking to get the Godlike Genius Award. I’m looking forward to being lazy for the rest of my life,” he explained when grabbing the coveted award.

Moving towards the other end of the spectrum, just for a second, and One Direction were subject to a couple of unwanted gongs. The band were awarded the dreaded title of Worst Band, while Harry Styles won Villain Of The Year, beating out David Cameron. Now, it takes something really special to beat the Prime Minister in a category like that.

NME fans don't like Harry Styles. They do like The Stones though...

Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machine , was another double winner. She was named best solo artist and provided the vocals on Sweet Nothing, by Calvin Harris, which was named best dance floor anthem.

"It's been an unbelievable night and one hell of a party, and the only thing left to say is thanks to everyone who voted and all the amazing artists who performed on the night and were nominated in all the categories,” said Mike Williams, editor of NME magazine. “The NME Awards remains the most rock'n'roll event of the year, and this year has been one of the finest in NME's proud 60 year history. Onwards and upwards for 2014!"

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NME Awards Tour 2013

Love it or loathe it, the New Music Express most definitely has its place in the British music world. Since its incarnation in 1952 with its weekly fix of what’s what, who’s who and when is where in music, it has survived all rivals. Despite being criticized by some for being the gobby, opinionated teenager of the music journalism world, the NME boasts being the first in the world to present **The Smiths**, **The Strokes** and **Oasis** to the music-loving public. Whatever their gripes, critics will be at least a little stymied by the knowledge that the NME sure can pick ‘em.

Getting things off to a flying start, Birmingham breakthroughs **Peace** took to the stage with new songs from their forthcoming debut _In Love_. Though these openers were practically unknown to us humble gig-goers, **Peace** performed them with a scuzzy soar, kicking off the night with some energetic guitar rundowns. This was not the first time I’d seen the band live, but they sounded (and looked!) cleaner, clearer, and tighter than before. Relaxing into fan favourites such as the dynamic ‘Bloodshake’ and recent single ‘Wraith’, a highlight came in the form of a fierce performance of laidback work-shy anthem ‘California Daze’. Much-hyped by the music press (who all presumably thought they’d found the next **Two Door Cinema Club**), **Peace**’s set came across with an air of defiance, and was met with a helluvalot of cheering, moshing, and a faint whiff of hometown pride.

Next up, ‘70s sweet (no, not glam rockers ‘**The Sweet**’) wannabies: **Palma Violets**. Reminiscent of punk heroes **The Clash** and disco killers **The Knack**, the Violets brought their own sense of that same DIY punk ethos, with perhaps a tad more finesse. Clearly delighting in their hard-earned reputation of delivering legendary live shows, they set the eager crowd aflame, hammering home high-gain riffs and sending forth rhythmic waves of danceable distortion. These guys took the roof off. Really. If the chance ever arises to see them perform, take it. Despite having only three songs released in anticipation of as-of-yet unheard debut ‘180’, the audience were manically receptive to an earnest, bombastic set, and rightly so. Recognisable singles ‘Best Of Friends’ and ‘Last Of The Summer Wine’ were saved for the climax, before **Palma Violets** strode offstage with a grin. With live shows like these, it almost doesn’t matter what they’ve decided to set to record.

Third on the roster: modern mod and McCartney look-alike **Miles Kane**. While you can’t help but twist and shout to singles such as ‘Come Closer’, ‘Rearrange’ and ‘Inhaler’, the rest of Kane’s set somehow failed to connect. Maybe it was that fact that even though he was the most established artist in the line-up, his was the material I was least familiar with. Or perhaps that I harboured the inescapable feeling that Kane was making up for musical pit-falls with hollow rock-star posturing. Nevertheless, the man can work a crowd. By bantering and taking full advantage of “Ooh-ooh-ooh / Aah-aah-aah” sing-alongs, the set went down a storm, albeit without the flecks of insanity that garnished **Palma Violets**’. Making me feel that I and few others were just the ghosts at the feast, Kane’s popularity with the crowd was undeniable. Maybe Brit-rock’s not dead just yet, eh?

And finally, headliners **Django Django** arrived. Garbed in their trademark hand-painted t-shirts, they most definitely added a splash of colour and theatrics to the night’s entertainment. Lean, keen, and eye-wateringly exuberant, they kicked things off with ‘Introduction’ (didn’t see that one coming) and slinky, dance-centric single ‘Hail Bop’. Being biased (**Django Django** are one of my major band-crushes), I enjoyed the entire set from start-to-finish, but, being brutally honest, the synth seemed to get a little lost throughout the first half, with the melodies drowned out by a truly on form rhythm section. This admittedly hampered the impact of the likes of ‘Firewater’, but that really didn’t stop these **Beta Band** disciples from delivering a refreshing set.

The group’s blend of **Beach Boys** harmonies and ever-shifting electronic rhythms were moulded to a stage performance to impressive effect, to a backdrop of snippets of old spaghetti western footage. The tangy bark of frontman Vincent Neff’s telecaster drove the closing three songs –‘Default’ ‘Life’s A Beach’ and ‘WOR’ – as the man himself bounced around the stage amidst bursts of shade and strobe lights. Special mention goes out to bespectacled synth operator Tommy Grace, for perennially looking like he hadn’t had such a good time in years, whether sporting synth stacks, bongos, or the biggest tambourine in the free world.

So, while some may not appreciate its evolution into a guitar-group-besotted weekly publication, the NME makes its own argument for acknowledging public tastes by selecting appealing bands such as these for their tours. I’m happy to call the 2013 line-up a success; one which delivered plenty of sunny-scuzzy fuzz and neo-psychedelia. Whether I’ll be just as happy to catch next year’s tour remains in question, but such is that nature of the NME’s trigger-happy hype-and-gripe outlook. It may occasionally be the unlikeable, can’t-put-a-sock-in-it manchild of journalism, but hey, it sure throws a great house party.

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NME AWARDS WINNERS 2013: All Winners Here

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NME AWARDS WINNERS 2013 ANNOUNCED

THE ROLLING STONES DOUBLE VICTORY WITH BEST LIVE BAND AND BEST MUSIC FILM

FLORENCE WELCH PICKS UP BEST SOLO ARTIST AND BEST DANCEFLOOR ANTHEM

BIFFY CLYRO NAMED AS BEST BRITISH BAND

THE KILLERS AWARDED BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND

BEST NEW BAND GOES TO PALMA VIOLETS

THE CRIBS AWARDED OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC

JOHNNY MARR IS GODLIKE GENIUS

HE IS JOINED BY RONNIE WOOD AND THE VACCINES FRONTMAN JUSTIN YOUNG

TO CLOSE THE AWARDS CEROMONY WITH A SIX SONG SET

…AND IT’S A DOUBLE HIT FOR ONE DIRECTION

WINNING WORST BAND AND VILLAIN OF THE YEAR FOR HARRY STYLES

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London, Wednesday 27 February 2013: The Rolling Stones celebrated a double victory tonight at the annual NME Awards held at London’s Troxy, they were awarded Best Live Band and Best Music Film for ‘ Crossfire Hurricane’ , Ronnie Wood was in attendance to pick up the two awards.  Other big winners on the night included Biffy Clyro , Florence Welch , The Killers and Palma Violets . Ove r 10 million votes were cast by NME readers making 2013 the biggest NME Awards to date.

Mike Williams, editor of NME , said: “It’s been an unbelievable night and one hell of a party, and the only thing left to say is thanks to everyone who voted and all the amazing artists who performed on the night and were nominated in all the categories. I don’t think there’s ever been a stronger and more diverse list of nominees, so all the winners should be insanely proud to have come out on top. The NME Awards remains the most rock’n’roll event of the year, and this year has been one of the finest in NME’s proud 60 year history. Onwards and upwards for 2014!”

Hosted this year by comedian Russell Kane , the NME Awards is renowned as one of the most important and influential nights in the music calendar, and 2013 did not disappoint, as tastemakers and the biggest names in music took to the Red Carpet for the glittering awards ceremony.

Rockers Biffy Clyro opened the show with mind blowing performances of ‘The Captain’ and ‘Victory Over The Sun’ before picking up the coveted award for Best British Band , beating off tough competition from Kasabian, The Maccabees, Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines and The Cribs .  The prestigious Best Solo Artist award went to Florence Welch , who also picked up the award for Best Dancefloor Anthem for her collaboration with Calvin Harris on ‘Sweet Nothing’.

The title of Best International Band was awarded to The Killers , beating the likes of Foo Fighters and The Black Keys, while Paul Weller presented London indie group Palma Violets with the award for Best New Band . The Maccabees picked up Best Album for the critically-acclaimed ‘Given to The Wild’, and Foals’ hit single ‘Inhaler’ was awarded Best Track . The band then treated crowds to an incredible live performance of the track.

Two of the most stylish men in music, Paul Weller and Miles Kane took to the stage to perform brand new track ‘You’re Gonna Get It’, co-written for Miles Kane’s forthcoming album.

The Teenage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution To Music was awarded to The Cribs , who performed ‘Mirror Kissers’ a track that was voted for by fans via NME.com.

The evening came to a climax with roaring applause when Smiths guitarist and all round legend Johnny Marr was awarded the title of Godlike Genius, presented to him by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Rood. Marr commented: “I think it’s serious and funny and sweet and very rocking to get the Godlike Genius Award.  I’m looking forward to being lazy for the rest of my life.”

He closed the night to a standing ovation performing a five-song set joined by Ronnie Wood on guitar and vocals from The Vaccines frontman Justin Young.

Other winners on the night were Blur who won Best Reissue for ‘21’, Artic Monkeys ‘R U Mine’ won the award for Best Music Video and the Philip Hall Radar Award went to Child Of Lov.

The only way for One Direction was down as the group were awarded the dreaded title of Worst Band , while Harry Styles won Villain Of The Year beating David Cameron and ‘Gangam Style’ songwriter Psy. Barack Obama was named Hero Of The Year .

One of the UK’s proudest moments, the Olympics Opening Ceremony was awarded Music Moment Of The Year . The mighty Reading & Leeds went away with Best Festival while Best Small Festival went to Festival No.6 .

Best TV Show went to Channel 4’s Fresh Meat , ‘ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ won the title of Best Film , Best Book went to Mike Skinner for ‘ The Story Of The Streets’ , Muse won Best Fan Community and Alana Haim (@babyhaim) won Best Twitter .

FULL WINNERS LIST:

GODLIKE GENUIS

Johnny Marr

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD

BEST BRITISH BAND supported by SONOS

Biffy Clyro

BEST ALBUM supported by Hoxton Gin

Given To The Wild’ The Maccabees

BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND supported by Rekorderlig Cider

The Killers

BEST TRACK supported by Blackstar Amps

Inhaler’ Foals

BEST TV SHOW

BEST MUSIC FILM

The Rolling Stones: ‘Crossfire Hurricane’

BEST RE-ISSUE

21′ Blur

BEST SOLO ARTIST

Florence Welch

BEST NEW BAND supported by Spotify

Palma Violets

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

R U Mine?’ Arctic Monkeys

BEST FESTIVAL supported by Farah Vintage

Reading & Leeds Festivals

BEST LIVE BAND

The Rolling Stones

BEST DANCEFLOOR ANTHEM

Sweet Nothing’ Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch

PHILIP HALL RADAR AWARD

Child Of Lov

BEST TWITTER

Alana Haim, Haim (@babyhaim)

Mike Skinner: ‘The Story Of The Streets’

MUSIC MOMENT OF THE YEAR

Olympics opening ceremony

HERO OF THE YEAR

Barack Obama

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

Harry Styles

BEST SMALL FESTIVAL

Festival No.6

One Direction

BEST FAN COMMUNITY

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Here are the winners of this year's NME Awards:

Godlike genius: Johnny Marr

Teenage Cancer Trust outstanding contribution award: The Cribs

Best British Band: Biffy Clyro

Best album: Given To The Wild - The Maccabees

Best International Band: The Killers

Best track: Inhaler - Foals

Best TV show: Fresh Meat

Best music film: The Rolling Stones- Crossfire Hurricane

Best re-issue: 21 - Blur

Best solo artist: Florence Welch

Best new band: Palma Violets

Best music video: R U Mine? - Arctic Monkeys

Best festival: Reading & Leeds Festivals

Best live band: The Rolling Stones

Best dancefloor anthem: Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch

Philip Hall Radar award: Child Of Lov

Best Twitter: Alana Haim, Haim (@babyhaim)

Best book: Mike Skinner: 'The Story Of The Streets'

Music moment of the year: Olympics opening ceremony

Hero of the year: Barack Obama

Villain of the year: Harry Styles

Best small festival: Festival No.6

Worst band: One Direction

Best fan community: Muse

Best film: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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We rocked up to Newcastle’s Academy last Thursday (February 7) to meet up with Django Django, Miles Kane, Palma Violets and Peace as the NME Awards Tour 2013 burst into life. Here’s what went down. It gets messy.

3:47pm Early Birds

Django Django have been here since early morning, catching up on some sleep in their bus after coming all the way up from Sussex where they’ve been working on new material. Miles Kane is here too, wearing a spectacular fur coat and fresh from a couple of warm-up shows which “blew the cobwebs away”. There is no sign of Peace or Palma Violets.

4:41pm Peace In

Peace arrive, falling off the back of a lorry full of kit.

4:27pm Palmas Arrive

Palmas arrive and pile off their tiny van, stretching their legs after five hours on their bus. Drummer Will is philosophical, pointing out that after touring the States even the length of the UK feels like a relatively civilised distance now. Daniel, a Palmas super fan from Newcastle, has brought along his NME New Bands Issue so that Palma Violets can sign their joint cover with Haim. Someone has drawn a comedy moustache on Will’s face. He’s not happy.

4:41pm Dinner Time

Miles Kane is telling everyone he meets about the “brilliant” king prawn linguini he’s just tucked into. There’s a moment of farce when the catering staff are baffled by the fact that Chilli from Palma Violets has the same name as his dinner order.

7:04pm Class Of ‘13 Photo Call

With all the bands now sound-checked, everyone piles into Django Django’s dressing room for the group photo. This is the first time that the bands have met each other, so spirits are high and there’s instant camaraderie.

7:11pm Peace Reminisce

Grabbing a quick smoke before they kick the tour off, Peace are reminiscing about the last time they were in Newcastle. They got kicked out of the 24 hour Gregg’s by the sausage roll shop’s bouncer, and then broke onto the city centre ice rink. Unfortunately the band then got stuck on the ice. “Not so funny now, are you, you cunts?” was the bouncer’s unhelpful response.

7:28pm Peace Onstage

Peace run through their pre-gig rituals before opening the NME Awards Tour 2013 to the roar of the Newcastle crowd. Backstage, Miles Kane has popped into Django Django’s dressing room to compare notes and get acquainted.

8:21pm Palmas Singalong

Palma Violets are onstage and the whole crowd is bouncing along to ‘Best Of Friends’. At the end of their set, Chilli gives the crowd the option of choosing between ‘We Found Love’ and ‘Fourteen’. They choose the latter night-bus anthem.

9:37pm Kane & Able

Miles Kane is onstage, to the delight of the assembled mod masses. Backstage, Chilli is having a fag and reiterating that ‘Fourteen’ is definitely about a bus, not an underage female.

10:04pm Django Unchained

Headliners Django Django have just taken to the stage, but out the back of the venue there’s roughly 100 kids at the stage door getting the Palmas to sign their stolen tour posters. There’s also a hefty contingent of fans waiting for Miles Kane to emerge.

10:48pm Django’s Climax

The Toon crowd lose their shit when Newcastle is name-dropped into ‘Skies Over Cairo’. Django finish up with ‘Default’ and ‘Life’s A Beach’ to send their fans home ecstatic.

11:26pm Birthday Girl

It’s Doug from Peace’s girlfriend’s birthday, and he’s take her out for a night of pheasant and champagne. Back at the venue, Palmas and Peace pile into one dressing room to sing her a raucous ‘Happy Birthday’.

12:04am Bar Hopping

The problem with being in an indie bar with Peace and Palma Violets is that every single fucker wants to hug them before we get to the bar. A girl asks me to sign her tits and I write “Read NME” across them. Is this terrible and sexist? Definitely. I am not proud of myself.

12:45am Naughty Stuff

REDACTED This bit is totally illegal, with a soundtrack by Jefferson Airplane.

12:58am Peace On Ice

Peace return to the scene of the crime and vault onto Newcastle’s city centre ice rink. A bouncer makes a half-hearted attempt to catch them, but Peace nimbly outskate him despite their lack of appropriate footwear.

1:02am To Digital

A plan is forged to go to local club Digital

1:07am Digital Bar

This plan is abruptly halted by over-zealous security who don’t like the look of us.

1:09am Gay Bar!

Peace and Palma Violets head next door to Roxy’s, a gay bar. The transvestite DJ is playing Happy Hardcore.

1:28am Fall Guys I’m having a heated argument about the merits of Mark E Smith with Doug Peace. Pete from Palmas skilfully defuses the situation.

2:09am Peace Out Peace duck out.

2:47am No Thanks A middle-aged gentlemen offers to “suck off” Chilli and I in Roxy’s toilets. We decline, pretending to be a couple.

3:04am Good Night Palma Violets kicked out of Roxy’s. They are crowned victors of the opening night. Only another 12 to go…

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If there was ever a festival made for James Taylor & His All-Star Band at this juncture of his 50-year career, it’s Day on the Green . The singer will perform at wineries in Queensland (Sirromet Wines in Mount Cotton), and New South Wales (Bimbadgen in the Hunter Valley, and Centennial Vineyards in Bowral) across April 2024. Taylor will be accompanied by Aussie pair Josh Pyke and Ella Hooper .

Taylor is also playing his own headline shows. After selling out dates in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, new shows have been added in those cities. A Live Nation pre-sale begins February 9 while general on-sale starts February 12.

Chase & Status When: April 19 – April 28 Find more info and ticket waitlists here

After a new mixtape, charting singles and landmark Boiler Room set, drum’n’bass lifers Chase & Status celebrated a huge 2023. This year, the British duo will bring the party to Australia and New Zealand on a sold-out co-headlining tour with Australia’s very own Luude. They’re notably playing RAC Arena in Perth, on top of Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane.

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SZA When: April 19 – May 2 Find tickets and more info here

Fresh off winning three Grammys, SZA has announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand this April. The ‘Kill Bill’ singer will be performing two shows in New Zealand and eight across Australia, with shows confirmed for Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Beth Orton When: April 24 – April 30 Find tickets and more info

Initially slated to appear in Australia in November 2023, Beth Orton  rescheduled her Australian tour to April 2024 and added an extra show in Tasmania. The folk musician will now embark on a four-date run with performances in Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney and Brisbane from April 24 to April 30, with tickets for the original cities still valid for the rescheduled dates. Tickets for the additional date at Hobart’s Odeon Theatre are accessible here.

Nick Cave (solo) When: April 25 – May 7 Find tickets and more info

The legendary Nick Cave embarks on a solo tour of Australia (read: without the Bad Seeds) this April, playing two shows in Melbourne and five in Sydney. Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood will be on bass duties for these shows at Plenary Melbourne and State Theatre Sydney, which are all sold out.

The Dandy Warhols When: April 25 – May 1 Find tickets and more info

The Dandy Warhols will make their return to Australia in April 2024 armed with their new album ‘Rockmaker’. So far, they’ve scheduled dates in Brisbane , Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. If you missed them when they toured down under with Hoodoo Gurus in 2022, this is your chance. Find tickets here.

Elephant Gym When: April 26 – April 28 Find more info and tickets here

Elephant Gym isn’t the result of a random band name generator; “elephant” refers to the Taiwanese math rock band’s bass-led grooves, while “Gym” denotes the “agility” of their rhythm. The trio will perform their technical and idiosyncratic instrumentals at three shows on the Australian east coast for the first time this April, supporting sleepmakeswaves.

6LACK: Since I Have A Lover Tour When: April 26 – May 1 Find tickets and more info

R&B favourite 6LACK (pronounced ‘black’) will return to Australia in April to tour his new album, ‘Since I Have A Lover’. The four-date jaunt will take him to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.

Niall Horan: ‘The Show’ Live On Tour When: April 26 – May 4 Find tickets and more info

Niall Horan will take ‘The Show’ on the road down under in 2024. The ex- One Direction member’s world tour comes in support of his third solo album ‘The Show’ , out June 9. For the Australian leg, he’ll perform arena shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Groovin The Moo sideshows When: April 29 – May 11 Find tickets and more info

Sadly, Groovin The Moo is no longer going ahead this year – but many of the artists who would have played the touring festival will still be forging ahead with their own Australian headline shows. Singer-songwriter Claire Rosinkranz, Wu-Tang Clan legend GZA (performing a set dubbed ‘Liquid Swords Live’) and Stephen Sanchez will all perform headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

Toronto indie rockers The Beaches will also perform their own dates, playing shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in May. Find more information and tickets for all sideshows here .

Jessie Reyez When: April 30 – May 7 Find tickets and more info

Jessie Reyez will tour Australia for the first time in autumn, playing three shows along the east coast. The Canadian R&B singer will bring cuts from 2020 debut ‘Before Love Came to Kill Us’ and 2022 follow-up ‘Yessie’ to Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on April 30, before shows at the Forum in Melbourne and the Tivoli in Brisbane. Find tickets here .

Nothing But Thieves: Welcome To The DCC World Tour When: April 30 – May 7 Find tickets and more info

Nothing But Thieves cleaned up on a sold-out tour of Australia last year – and they’re back for more. The UK alt-rockers have announced the second Aussie leg of their Dead Club City World tour, which will kick off at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on April 30, continue on to Brisbane and Melbourne, and wrap up at Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide on May 7.

Mahalia: In Real Life When: April 30 – May 8 Find tickets and more info

UK R&B artist Mahalia has booked a five-date tour of Australia, her biggest yet and her first time back down under since 2020. Audiences in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane should get ready for smooth tunes off her 2023 album ‘IRL’ .

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Jonas Brothers: Five Albums. One Night. Tour When: May 1 – 9 Find tickets and more info

Joe , Nick and Kevin Jonas – the Jonas Brothers – play Australia for the first time between May 1 and May 9 as part of their massive Five Albums. One Night. Tour. The tour will see the brothers perform hits from all five of their albums across one night, including fan favourites.

Tesseract When: May 2 – May 9 Find tickets and more info

UK prog metal outfit Tesseract are set to make the highly anticipated return to Australia in May 2024, marking their first shows Down Under since 2018. Between May 2 and May 9, the band will perform in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

With 2023 album ‘War of Being’ and songs from 2021’s ‘Portals’ not played in Australia yet, Tesseract are set to bring with them a fresh bounty of new music to Australia.

The Vaccines and Everything Everything Dates: May 4-11 Find tickets and more info here

UK indie rockers The Vaccines and Everything Everything are banding together for a co-headline tour of Australia, their first time back in the country since 2019 and 2018 respectively. Embrace the indie disco in May when they head to Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and finally Sydney.

Sammy Virji When: May 10 – May 18 Find more info and tickets here

UK garage has been making a steady comeback, and DJ/producer Sammy Virji is one of its frontrunners. He’s set to come back to Australia for his biggest headline tour of the country yet. Virji will kick off his tour at Metro City in Perth on May 10, before heading through Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and finishing at The Roundhouse in Sydney May 18.

Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken Tour When: May 10 – May 17 Find tickets and more info here

Melissa Etheridge is bringing her trailblazing heartland rock to Australian shores for the first time in five years in May 2024. The ‘I’m Not Broken’ tour kicks off in Perth on May 10, before heading through Adelaide, Melbourne and finishing up in Sydney on May 17. Expect to hear a blend of the songwriter’s greatest hits as heard on her latest live album ‘Beautiful Day’.

Macklemore When: May 11 – May 20 Find tickets and more info

Fresh off the release of latest album ‘Ben’, Macklemore will embark on an Australian tour next May. The hip-hop artist will perform at Hordern Pavillion in Sydney on May 11-12, before taking to Melbourne’s John Cain Arena and Brisbane’s Riverstage on May 15 and May 17, respectively. Macklemore will perform at BASSINTHEGRASS in Darwin, and then conclude his Australian run at HBF Stadium in Perth on May 20. Find tickets here.

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Sleater-Kinney When: May 17 – May 23 Find tickets and more info

In their first shows here since 2016, Sleater-Kinney are embarking on a theatre tour of Australia. Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein will play four headline shows down under in support of their latest album, ‘Little Rope’ , in what the latter has called a “homecoming” of sorts.

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“For all intents and purposes, Sleater-Kinney got its start in Australia,” Brownstein said in a statement. “We recorded our first album and played our first ever shows there. Because of that, Australia feels like one of the band’s spiritual homes, and returning there always feels like a homecoming, a reunion.”

Jungle When: May 17 – May 22 Find more info

Jungle have unleashed more dancey goodness with their latest album, ‘Volcano’. Get ready to boogie in May when they tour Australia. The entire run, comprising the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Festival Hall in Melbourne, and Fortitude Music Hall in Brissy, is sold out.

Botch When: May 17 – 25 Find tickets and more info

Cult-favourite mathcore/hardcore/metal band Botch from Tacoma, Washington reunited last year more than two decades after their split – and now they’re embarking on their first-ever Aussie tour. The jaunt will include two dates in Melbourne and Sydney apiece as well as shows in Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.

Guitarist David Knudson has promised Botch will go all out: “We don’t want to half-ass it…we want to be fucking tight as we ever were, if not tighter. We don’t want to disappoint a fan that’s never seen us live. So you know, it’s all in or nothing.”

Peter Hook & The Light When: May 21 – 28 Find tickets and more info

Peter Hook , the legendary bassist and co-founder of Joy Division and New Order is set to return to Australia in May 2024, just two years after his last tour of the country in 2022. For the upcoming tour, Hook will perform the New Order and Joy Division substance compilations live, giving fans a chance to once again revel in both bands’ music.

The Snuts When: May 23 – May 26 Find tickets and more info

Scottish indie rockers The Snuts will return for their second Australian tour in as many years, following their debut run of headline shows in 2023. With third studio album ‘Millennials’ in tow, the band will kick off their 2024 tour with a show at Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre. They’ll play Sydney’s Metro Theatre on May 25, before a show at the Triffid in Brisbane the following evening. Find tickets here .

Tom Grennan When: May 29 – May 30 Find tickets and more info

Tom Grennan will duck over to Australia for a pair of headline shows this year, following a debut visit in 2022. The English singer-songwriter will play Sydney’s Metro Theatre and 170 Russell in Melbourne on May 29 and 30 respectively.

Since his last trip, Grennan has released his third studio album, ‘What Ifs & Maybes’. Find tickets here .

Sky Ferreira When: June 2 – June 4 Find more info and tickets here

It’s been 12 years since Sky Ferreira released her debut ‘Night Time, My Time’, and her mystique has only grown in the interim: Ferriera has explored the silver screen, modelling, and long teased the release of a second album ‘Masochism’ . She’ll play two rare headline shows at bespoke Melbourne and Sydney festivals RISING and Vivid LIVE this June – a decade after her last Australian performance.

Boney M featuring Maizie Williams: The Farewell Tour When: June 3 – July 6 Find tickets and more info

Legendary disco group Boney M and vocalist Maizie Williams will bid goodbye to Australia with an extensive national tour in June and July 2024. Don’t wait to get your tickets – 15 of the 20 shows are sold out. More info here.

Bar Italia When: June 4 – June 8 Find more info and tickets here

Buzzy London trio Bar Italia are proteges of Dean Blunt, and have emerged from relative anonymity in the last few years with two albums of sinister post-punk. They’ll tour Australia for the first time in June, playing at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney and Brisbane’s Black Bear Lodge before a matinee show in Melbourne as part of RISING festival.

Deerhoof: Miracle Level Tour When: June 12 – June 16 Find tickets and more info

Indie vets Deerhoof return to Australia this June for the Miracle Level Tour, in support of their 19th (!) album of the same name. They’ll play five cities in five days, kicking off in Melbourne and then heading to Sydney for Vivid before Brisbane, Adelaide and finally Perth.

LANY When: June 19 – June 28 Find tickets and more info

LANY – the pop duo of Paul Klein and Jake Goss – will return to Australia in mid-2024. After playing small, intimate shows down under in August 2023, they’ll go bigger in this national tour at venues including the Hordern Pavilion and Margaret Court Arena. See info on dates and tickets here.

Lizzy McAlpine: The Older Tour When: July 11 – July 18 Find tickets and more info

A year after breaking out with TikTok hit ‘Ceilings’, Lizzy McAlpine has released her major-label debut, the album ‘Older’. To celebrate, she’ll stage her debut headline shows in Australia with four stops across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Conan Gray When: July 11 – July 19 Find more info and tickets here

Conan Gray is the archetypal Gen Z popstar, honing his craft as a teenage YouTube vlogger before unleashing his multimodal talent as a singer. Gray will play songs from his upcoming third album ‘Found Heaven’ in some of the biggest rooms in the country this July, as well as a headline spot at Adelaide’s Spin Off Festival on July 19.

Girl In Red: Doing It Again: Asia/Oceania Tour When: July 11 – July 21 Find tickets and more info

She’s doing it again: Marie Ulven aka Girl In Red returns to Australia after selling out her headline tour here last year. The Norwegian alt-pop sensation will play Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this go round. Pre-sale begins Friday April 26, while general on-sale kicks off Monday April 29.

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Tenacious D When: July 13 – July 22 Find tickets and more info

It’s been more than a decade since Tenacious D toured Australia, but that all changes in July. Jack Black and Kyle Gass will play their first shows in the country since 2013, performing six arena dates.

The tour will kick off with two shows at the ICC Sydney Theatre on July 13, continuing on to Newcastle, Brisbane and Melbourne before wrapping up at Adelaide Entertament centre on July 22. Find tickets here .

FLETCHER When: July 16 – July 28 Find tickets and more info

After postponing her original tour, the rescheduled dates for FLETCHER ’s long-awaited Australian visit have been locked in for mid-2024. Audiences across the country will revel in FLETCHER’s latest album ‘Girl Of My Dreams’ towards the end of July, with venues including Perth’s Metro City (July 16), Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane (July 18), Festival Hall in Melbourne (July 23) and Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion (July 28). Find tickets here.

The Last Dinner Party When: July 20 – July 23 Find tickets and more info

Nothing else will matter when The Last Dinner Party touch down in Australia this July. See the buzzy baroque indie pop band – and NME Cover stars – in Brisbane (a co-headline with TV Girl), Melbourne and Sydney (both supported by Tia Gostelow).

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IVE: 1ST WORLD TOUR ‘SHOW WHAT I HAVE’ When: July 25 – July 28 Find tickets and more info

As part of their broader debut world tour, IVE will bring their ‘Show What I Have’ set to Australian shores in July, kicking off the two-date run at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on July 25. The K-pop group will conclude the Australian leg of their tour in support of 2023 album ‘I’ve IVE’ with a show at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on July 28. Find tickets here.

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HEALTH: Rat Based Warfare Tour Down Under When: July 31 – August 4 Find more info and tickets here

The electronic body music of HEALTH flirts with metal, noise, and synth wave, but remains uniquely their own. The band are back in Australia after their 2023 Dark Mofo appearance for a full tour in support of their seventh album ‘Rat Wars’. They’ll play cosy rooms in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane from late July this year.

Greta Van Fleet: Starcatcher World Tour When: August 21 – August 27 Find tickets and more info

Classic rock revivalists Greta Van Fleet return to Australia for the first time in five years this August, supporting their 2023 album ‘Starcatcher’. They’ll kick things off in Brisbane then head to Sydney and Melbourne.

aespa: SYNK: Parallel Line Tour When: August 31 – September 2 Find more info

K-pop girl group aespa will bring all the dra-ma-ma-ma down under for two stops of their SYNK: Parallel Line tour. The four-piece of Karina , Giselle , Winter and NingNing will perform at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on August 31 and head to Melbourne for the Rod Laver Arena two days later. A Telstra pre-sale begins May 7 while a TEG Live + Ticketek pre-sale begins two days later. General on-sale starts May 10.

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Iron Maiden: The Future Past Tour When: September 1 – September 13 Find tickets and more info

In what will be their first trip Down Under since 2017, Iron Maiden are poised to bring The Future Past tour to stadiums in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne next September.

The first three cities will host the metal legends between September 1 to September 10, while Melbourne and Sydney will each enjoy a two-night outing at Rod Laver Arena (September 6 and 7) and Qudos Bank Arena (September 12 and 13), respectively. Find tickets here.

J Balvin: Que Bueno Volver a Verte Tour When: September 4 – September 10 Find more info and tickets here

J Balvin’s career as the Prince of Reggaeton has dovetailed with an explosion in the popularity of Latin music worldwide. The juggernaut will bring his Que Bueno Volver a Verte Tour (It’s Good To See You Tour) to Australian arenas in September this year. Sofi Tukker will support him as he plays the biggest rooms in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

Laufey: Bewitched: The Goddess Tour When: September 7 – September 14 Find tickets and more info

Get ready to fall under Laufey’s spell this September. The young jazz-pop star’s first Aussie tour last year sold out in minutes, and the Bewitched: The Goddess Tour looks set to do the same, with pre-sales already fully exhausted. She’ll play two shows in Sydney and Melbourne apiece, and also perform in Brisbane – general on-sale begins Friday April 26.

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SiM: Playdead World Tour When: September 12 – September 15 Find tickets and more info here

Like a kind of Japanese Gorillaz , SiM are a content universe unto their own – spanning anime , video games and records. Australian audiences can experience their inimitable reggae-metal-punk at The Zoo in Brisbane September 12, Sydney’s Crowbar on September 14 or Max Watts in Melbourne on September 15.

Thirty Seconds To Mars: Seasons World Tour When: September 12 – September 17 Find tickets and more info

To announce Thirty Seconds To Mars ’ Seasons World Tour, Jared Leto pulled a massive stunt: scaling the Empire State Building . The tour comes in support of their album ‘It’s The End Of The World But It’s A Beautiful Day’ and will hit Australian shores in mid-September. It marks the band’s first headline tour in over five years, and will see them grace the stage at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena (September 12), Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (September 14) and Brisbane’s Riverstage (September 17). Find tickets here.

Ne-Yo: Champagne & Roses Tour When: September 26 – October 3 Find tickets and more info

Come closer – Ne-Yo is coming back to Australia for the Champagne & Roses Tour with special guest Lloyd. Expect smooth throwback R&B in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and Sydney.

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The Reytons When: September 29 – October 5 Find more info and tickets here

Yorkshire four-piece The Reytons are revivalists of another revival – 2000s British indie. But this band is independent in the truer sense of the word, self-releasing their latest album ‘Ballad of a Bystander’. They will tour their raucous, ungenteel rock from late September to early October this year, packing rooms in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.

The Kid LAROI When: October 2024 Find tickets and more info

US-based homegrown rap phenom The Kid LAROI ‘s return to Australia was supposed to take place in February, but it was postponed in December , with the Gamilaroi star calling February “logistically impossible”. Instead, he’ll fill stadiums around the country in October with tracks from his freshly released debut album ‘The First Time’. With shows locked in for Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and the Gold Coast, these all-ages shows will be his biggest to date. Stay tuned for more info on specific dates for the rescheduled tour.

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Passenger When: October 17 – October 23 Find tickets and more info

Passenger’s first Australian tour in six years also serves as a celebration of his 2012 album ‘All The Little Lights’, which received an anniversary edition last year. This jaunt will feature Josh Pyke as supporting act and, notably, two shows at the Sydney Opera House (one of which is already sold out).

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Kim Wilde: The Greatest Hits Tour When: October 17 – October 26 Find more info and tickets here

If you look at the pop charts for any given week in the 1980s, chances are Kim Wilde was on it. The ‘Kids in America’ singer is still performing, on a break from her new life as a gardener, and will play a whirlwind Australian tour this October. Wilde will begin in Brisbane on October 17, before heading through Tweed Heads, Sydney, Wollongong, Perth, Adelaide and finishing in Melbourne October 26.

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Buzzcocks When: October 24 – November 2 Find more info and tickets here

The Buzzcocks , progenitors of “love punk” and pop punk before it even existed, are still going strong almost 50 years after their formation. With Steve Diggle on vocals, replacing the late Pete Shelley, the band will return to Australia for seven shows in late October to early November. The Buzzcocks will begin on the Gold Coast on October 24, before travelling through Brisbane, Adelaide, Fremantle, Newcastle, Sydney and finishing in Melbourne on November 2.

PinkPantheress: Capable of Love Tour When: October 29 – November 5 Find tickets and more info here

PinkPantheress was once an anonymous beatmaker going viral on TikTok – she’s anything but anonymous now, as she comes to Australia for the first time promoting her debut album ‘Heaven’. Between opening for Coldplay , the 22-year-old Brit will headline shows at Melbourne’s Festival Hall (October 29) and Horden Pavilion in Sydney on November 5.

Coldplay: Music of the Spheres Tour When: October 30 – November 9 Find tickets and more info here

Coldplay will bring their ‘Music of the Spheres’ tour to Australia’s east coast at the end of a more than two-year stretch. The pop juggernauts have already sold 9 million tickets – the most for any tour in history – and are set to play eight stadium shows in Melbourne and Sydney after playing in Perth in 2023.

Expect to experience the galactic sprawl of the band’s recent rock operas, while still belting out the anthems that took them to the top.

Take That and Sophie Ellis-Bextor When: October 30 – November 10 Find tickets and more info

It’ll be murder on the dancefloor when this tour comes to town. Sophie Ellis-Bextor , enjoying a Saltburn -fueled resurgence, will accompany Take That on a six-show tour of Australia . Three dates of the tour, which marks Take That’s first live shows in the region since 2017, will take place at wineries as part of A Day on the Green, where Ricki-Lee Coulter will also appear.

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Hozier: Unreal Unearth Tour When: November 6 – November 18 Find more info and tickets here

Irish singer-songwriter Hozier will tour Down Under for the first time since 2019 this November, supporting his 2023 album ‘Unreal Unearth’ with a nation-wide arena sojourn. Hozier will kick off in Perth on November 6, before heading through Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. He will also play regional areas Torquay and the Hunter Valley as part of Summersalt festival.

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Tate McRae: Think Later World Tour When: November 8 – November 17 Find tickets and more info

In what marks her biggest headline Australian shows to date, Tate McRae’s Think Later World Tour will head Down Under in November, encompassing five shows in Perth (November 8), Brisbane (November 10), Sydney (November 12), Adelaide (November 15) and Melbourne (November 17). The tour comes in support of McRae’s sophomore album ‘Think Later’, which features her massive single ‘Greedy’. Tickets are available here.

Pearl Jam: Dark Matter World Tour 2024 When: November 13 – November 23 Find tickets and more info

Pearl Jam have announced their new album ‘Dark Matter’, which they’ll support with a massive tour around the world . They’ll make a stop Down Under with Pixies in support, playing stadium shows in the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney. The grunge giants have added bonus gigs in Melbourne on November 18 and Sydney on November 23 in response to overwhelming demand. Find tickets here.

James Blunt: The Who We Used To Be Tour When: November 21 – November 28 Find tickets and more info here

Self-deprecating superstar James Blunt is returning to Australian stages for the first time in over six years in November 2024. The ‘You’re Beautiful’ singer will begin a five-date arena tour at Brisbane’s Riverstage on November 21, before heading through Sydney’s ICC Super Theatre (November 23), Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena (November 24), Adelaide’s Entertainment Centre Theatre (November 25) and Perth’s Red Hill Auditorium (November 28).

Wallows: Model Tour 2024 When: December 5 – December 14 Find more info and tickets here

US alt-rockers Wallows played some of their favourite shows ever on their previous tour of Australia – so they’ll undoubtedly be looking to top the experience when they return in December. They’ll kick things off in Perth, before heading to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and finally Brisbane.

• Depeche Mode

Aussie Depeche Mode fans are an incredibly patient bunch. The last time the British synth-pop titans toured the country was in 1994, meaning nearly three decades have passed since they last paid us a visit. But good things come to those who wait, and it seems there is a glimmer of hope for those hoping to catch the band Down Under.

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In March 2023, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan told an Italian blog that the band were eyeing “as-yet-unannounced dates in Asia and Australia” as part of a touring run that would lead into 2024. The band have toured the world in support of their latest album, ‘Memento Mori’ , and a trip to Australia to cap off the jaunt seems more likely than ever.

Additional reporting by Ellie Robinson, Tom Disalvo and Josh Martin

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