Upcoming gigs/tours down under

[Bloopy]

Great to see tours are well and truly a thing again. There were a bunch of threads on this but they're all very old. So I figured it's better just to create a new one to see what tours are heading our way...

The Exploited - Nov '23

Thursday 9 – Djilang/Geelong, Barwon Club
Friday 10 – Naarm/Melbourne, Corner Hotel
Saturday 11 – Tarndanya/Adelaide, The Gov
Sunday 12 – Boorloo/Perth, Rosemount Hotel
Wednesday 15 – Bundjalung/Coolangatta, Coolangatta Hotel
Thursday 16 – Meanjin/Brisbane, The Zoo
Friday 17 – Kuring-gai/Avalon Beach, Avalon RSL
Saturday 18 – Warrang/Sydney, Factory Theatre
Sunday 19 – Mulubinba/Newcastle, The Gal
Wednesday 22 – Ōtautahi/Christchurch, 12 Bar
Thursday 23 – Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, San Fran
Friday 24 – Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, Whammy Bar

Suicidal Tendencies - Nov '23

Friday, 10 November: Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast
Saturday, 11 November: The Triffid, Brisbane
Sunday, 12 November: King's Beach Tavern, Sunshine Coast
Tuesday, 14 November: Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Thursday, 16 November: The Metro Theatre, Sydney
Friday, 17 November: Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne
Saturday, 18 November: Froth and Fury Festival, Adelaide

The Halo Effect / Beyond the Black / LagerStein - Nov '23

November 11 – Powerstation, Auckland
November 12 – Ngaio Marsh Theatre, Christchurch
November 15 – The Triffid, Brisbane
November 16 – The Manning Bar, Sydney
November 18 – Froth & Fury Fest, Adelaide
November 19 – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne

Liturgy - Nov '23

Thu 16 Nov - Black Bear Lodge (Brisbane)
Fri 17 Nov - The Lansdowne (Sydney)
Sat 18 Nov - Stay Gold (Melbourne)
Wed 22 Nov - Whammy (Auckland)

GBH - Nov '23

Wed 22nd Nov: Crown & Anchor, Adelaide
Thu 23rd Nov: The Zoo, Brisbane
Fri 24th Nov: Vinnies Dive, Gold Coast
Sat 25th Nov: Crowbar, Sydney
Sun 26th Nov: Stay Gold, Melbourne

Metal Church - Dec '23

Dec 14 - Melbourne - Croxton
Dec 15 - Brisbane - The Zoo
Dec 16 - Sydney - Crowbar
Dec 17 - Adelaide - Crown & Anchor

Obituary (w/ Black Lava and/or Psycroptic depending on date) - Jan '24

Jan 5 – Auckland – Galatos
Jan 6 – Christchurch – Loons
Jan 7 – Wellington – San Fran
Jan 11 – Hobart – Altar
Jan 12 – Melbourne – The Croxton
Jan 13 – Sydney – Manning Bar
Jan 16 – Brisbane – The Triffid
Jan 18 – Adelaide – Lion Arts Factory
Jan 19 – Perth – Magnet House

Off! - Jan '24

Saturday 6th January - Meow, Wellington
Sunday 7th January - Yot Club, Raglan
Monday 8th January - Whammy Bar, Auckland
Wednesday, 10th January – Rosemount Hotel, Perth WA
Friday, 12th January – The Gov, Adelaide SA
Saturday, 13th January – Republic Bar, Hobart TAS
Sunday, 14th January – Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Wednesday, 17th January – The Basement, Canberra ACT
Friday, 19th January – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW
Saturday, 20th January – Princess Theatre, Brisbane QLD
Sunday, 21st January – Vinnie’s Dive Bar, Gold Coast QLD

Russian Circles - Jan/Feb '24

01/31 Auckland, NZ – Tuning Fork
02/01 Wellington, NZ – San Fran
02/02 Christchurch, NZ – A Rolling Stone
02/04 Sydney, AUS – Metro Theatre
02/05 Adelaide, AUS – The Gov
02/06 Perth, AUS – Rosemount Hotel
02/08 Brisbane, AUS – The Triffid
02/09 Melbourne, AUS – Max Watts
02/10 Melbourne, AUS – Max Watts

Blind Guardian - Feb '24

Monday, 5th February – Princess Theatre, Brisbane QLD
Wednesday, 7th February – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide SA
Friday, 9th February – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC
Saturday, 10th February – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW
Monday, 12th February – Magnet House, Perth WA

D.R.I. / Hirax - Feb '24

Wednesday 21st Feb – Canberra – The Basement
Thursday 22nd Feb – Sydney – Crowbar
Friday 23rd Feb – Brisbane – The Zoo
Saturday 24th Feb – Melbourne – Max Watts
Tuesday 27th Feb – Wellington – Valhalla*
Wednesday 28th Feb – Auckland – Whammy*

*no Hirax

Machine Head / Fear Factory - Mar '24

Saturday, 9th March – Astor Theatre, Perth WA
Tuesday, 12th March – Eatons Hill, Brisbane QLD
Thursday, 14th March – Forum, Melbourne VIC
Saturday, 16th March – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
Thursday, 21st March – Powerstation, Auckland NZ

Orange Goblin - Apr '24

09.04 – Lions Art Factory, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
10.04 – The Basement, Canberra, AUSTRALIA
11.04 – The Zoo, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
12.04 – Crowbar, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
13.04 – The Croxton, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
15.04 – Mothership, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
16.04 – A Rolling Stone, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND
17.04 – Valhalla, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND

Suffocation / Revocation - Apr '24

18th Brisbane, AUS – The Brightside
19th Sydney, AUS – Factory Theatre
20th Canberra, AUS – The Basement
21st Melbourne, AUS – Corner Hotel
23rd Adelaide, AUS – Lion Arts Factory
25th Wellington, NZ – Valhalla*
26th Christchurch, NZ – Loons*
27th Auckland, NZ – Galatos*

*no Revocation

Unleash the Archers - Jun '24

WED 5 JUNE - CANBERRA - THE BASEMENT
THUR 6 JUNE - SYDNEY - MANNING
FRI 7 JUNE - MELBOURNE - CROXTON
SAT 8 JUNE - BRISBANE - THE ZOO
SUN 9 JUNE - ADELAIDE - LION ARTS (Licensed, All Ages)
THUR 13 JUNE - AUCKLAND - GALATOS
FRI 14 JUNE - WELLINGTON - VALHALLA

...plus Iron Maiden in September obviously!

So far I've only got a ticket to Obituary, but I'm aiming to see Russian Circles and Orange Goblin, and probably D.R.I. as well. Maybe one day I'll see Maiden again but I'm not rushing into it.

 

[Cooee]

How do you guys find out about upcoming tours? I just randomly checked the Alestorm site and saw they are touring next year, which is one I'd definitely go to.
I used to use the big / local tours thread from that other forum to keep up to date, but that doesn't exist any more.

 

[Bloopy]

I dunno about there, but here Facebook is still very much the place for it. I tried creating this thread but this place is too dead. Some of the above was stuff I discovered when I went onto the promoters' websites to copy and paste details of other tours I already knew about.

I use Facebook's 'Feeds' option in the menu to see more of what I follow - the catch with that being you have to go on daily and scroll through everything in reverse chronological order until you get back to where you were last up to. Occasionally I narrowly make a show because I see one friend mark 'interested' on something outside of my usual sphere, or it was a band post way down the end of the feed nearly 24 hours earlier.

I'm networked with the right amount of bands, promoters, and mates who go to shows, and follow the venues as well. My taste is quite varied and I've gotten to know people in lots of different circles. So that gets me good coverage and it's difficult to miss anything.

Some local bands are Instagram-only these days so I follow the ones I like and begrudgingly view their stories if I really dig them. Somewhere out there is probably an Australian metal Discord where people post this stuff too. There is a Kiwi one of those but not many shows getting posted there yet.