2024 is shaping up to be another huge year of live music here in Australia. With the festival scene feeling fully out of the COVID hibernation, and with some big international names touring down under, there’s plenty of entertainment to choose from. If you are an avid fan of live music you may already have a full schedule of gigs lined up in your calendar. But if you’re feeling spontaneous or just didn’t get to it yet, we have you sorted with a list of shows that still have last minute tickets available.
$uicideboy$
How can a hip hop act that sounds so relentlessly underground possibly hope to pack out some of Australia’s biggest arenas? It wouldn’t be easy, and if we were talking about anyone but New Orleans duo $UICIDEBOY$ I’d have reasonable doubt. Yet, cousins Ruby da Cherry and Scrim have built up such an incredible cult following around the world that high demand is pretty much guaranteed.
Their music is a pastiche of those hard-hitting, vicious beats we’ve come to expect from underground southern rap, expertly blended with various styles to present something wholly unique. Their sound is part Flatbush Zombies with maybe even some Death Grips thrown in for good measure. It’s the type of act you’d expect to see at a venue like Oxford Art Factory, so seeing what they do with venues this big is going to be as interesting as it is wild.
Monday, 25th March – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Tuesday, 26th March – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Thursday 28th March – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Friday, 29th March – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Saturday, 30th March – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Tickets through Ticketek
Cheap Trick
The 70s American rock band, Cheap Trick, will join forces with our very own The Angels for a headline tour across the country. In the weeks prior to their tour, both Hall of Fame inducted bands will also join the Red Hot Summer Tour alongside Suzi Quatro, Jon Stevens, Baby Animals, The Screaming Jets and Chocolate Starfish.
Red Hot Summer tour dates:
Saturday, 2nd March – Berry Showgrounds, Berry, NSW
Sunday, 3rd March – Bella Vista Farm, Bella Vista, NSW
Saturday, 9th March – Queens Park, Toowoomba, QLD
Sunday, 10th March – Sandstone Point Hotel, Bribie Island, QLD
Saturday, 16th March – Victoria Park, Ballarat, VIC
Sunday, 17th March – Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley, VIC
Saturday, 23rd March – Seppeltsfield Wines, Seppeltsfield, SA
Tickets through Ticketmaster HERE
Headline tour dates:
March dates:
Tuesday, 5th March – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
Thursday, 7th March – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT
Wednesday, 13th March – Palais Theatre , Melbourne, VIC
Thursday, 14th March – Costa Hall, Geelong, VIC
Tickets through Face to Face Touring HERE
Lainey Wilson
The fast growing community of Aussie country music fans was thrilled by the news that the US country star Lainey Wilson is headlining this year’s CMC Rocks festival as well as performing four shows. Lainey started the year with a bang taking home a GRAMMY award for Best Country Album of the Year with Bell Bottom Country. The album also secured the Album of the Year title at the CMA Awards in Nashville last November alongside another four wins out of a total of nine nominations.
Due to popular demand Lainey’s Sydney shows are already sold out but you can still catch her in Melbourne! Hurry up and get your tickets:
Wednesday, 20th March – Margret Court Arena, Melbourne
Thursday, 21st March – Margret Court Arena, Melbourne
Lainey will be supported by Jackson Dean and Kameron Marlowe. Tickets and information available through Frontier Touring HERE
Pantera
If it’s metal that tickles your fancy, this is the time to run and get your tickets for Knotfest as it is back in full swing for another year of screaming fun. The biggest name on the bill is the heavy metal legends, Pantera who are known for ruling the 90s metal scene with their four platinum albums. Pantera will perform an additional headline show in Adelaide prior to the festival with special guests King Parrot and Black Rheno.
Tuesday, 19th March – Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide. Tickets HERE
Knotfest – tickets HERE:
Thursday, 21st March – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
Saturday, 23rd March – Centennial Park, Sydney
Sunday, 24th March – Showgrounds, Brisbane
Some of the other acts on the Knotfest bill also have sideshows lined up for before and after the festival, we have them all listed HERE to make sure you don’t miss out.
Simple Plan
Pop-punk never dies and the loyal fans of the genre are up for a treat this year. If you missed out on the giants Blink-182 this February, or saw them and want to keep going, you can still catch another huge punk band in action here in Australia. The Canadian band Simple Plan will be supported by Boys Like Girls, We The Kings and recent addition to the tour, JAX. Of course their shows got sold out pretty quick but due to popular demand the act added new show dates and you can still make it to their Sydney show on Thursday April 18th at Hordern Pavillion!
Tickets through Destroy All Lines HERE
Chris Isaak
Straight from Nashville, another big name announced he’ll be bringing his show down under. The platinum-selling and GRAMMY-nominated singer Chris Isaak says that Australia is his ‘favourite place to tour’! Here’s the dates you’ll need:
Thursday, 4th April – Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth, WA
Wednesday, 10th April – State Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday, 16th April – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Also performing at A DAY ON THE GREEN
Saturday, 6th April – Duneed Estate, Geelong, VIC
Sunday, 7th April – Peter Lehmann Wines, Barossa Valley, SA
Saturday, 13th April – Bimbadgen, Hunter Valley, NSW
Sunday, 14th April – Centennial Vineyards, Bowral, NSW
Saturday, 20th April – Sirromet Wines, Mount Cotton, QLD
Tickets through Ticketmaster HERE
