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05.04.12 BUCKLEY WARD ALBUM TOUR
Melbourne five-piece Buckley Ward will be launching their new album So Pretend across a number of venues when they hit the road this April, including a stint at Adelaide’s Ed Castle.
29.03.12 KRYPTON DISCS TO CLOSE DOWN
Rip It Up is sad to report that another iconic record store, Krypton Discs in Glenelg, will be closing its doors at the end of April.
27.03.12 HOOKY POSTPONES AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Outspoken former Joy Division bassist Peter Hook, who was scheduled to come to Adelaide next month with his new band The Light, has postponed his upcoming April tour due to “production circumstances which were beyond control.
13.03.12 THE NEVER EVER REMEMBERING TO BREATHE
Electronic power pop quintet The Never Ever are set to release their long awaited five-tracked EP Breathe through MGM this Friday, and in celebration they’ll be heading out on an national tour of Australia this April and May.
08.03.12 ADELAIDE FRINGE Q&AS VOLUME FOUR
Good Lord! We've almost made it through Adelaide Fringe 2012! There's a light at the end of the tunnel, and it's called Adelaide's April Drudgery.
24.02.12 LAST DINOSAURS ANNOUNCE TOUR
They’ve garnered widespread nods of approval for debut album In A Million Years and inked an international record deal with the UK label Fiction (which hosts Crystal Castles and The Kaiser Chiefs), but now Last Dinosaurs are bringing the party back to Australian audiences this April as part of a national tour.
24.02.12 ADAM ANT CANCELS ADELAIDE SHOW
Adam Ant and his promoters have officially cancelled the Adam Ant concert scheduled in Adelaide at Thebarton Theatre on April 5, 2012.
23.02.12 FU MANCHU ANNOUNCE FIRST OZ TOUR IN A DECADE
It’s been over 10 years since stoner rock veterans Fu Manchu last graced our shores, but this April and May the iconic 90s troupe will return to major Australian cities for an extensive national tour.
22.02.12 SNAKADAKTAL ADD SECOND ADELAIDE SHOW
Due to an exhaustion of tickets to their first show, Triple J Unearthed up-and-comers Snakadaktal have announced a new run of dates for their upcoming March/April tour including a second show in Adelaide.
21.02.12 BLUEJUICE BRINGING THEIR GOOD COMPANY
Citizens of Australia – this April you'll want to make sure your grandmothers aren’t running rampant through public parks, because the ever-energetic Bluejuice are coming to town.
31.01.12 AUGUST BURNS RED AND BLESSTHEFALL TOUR
When Pennsylvania metalcore band August Burns Red unleashed their breakout album Constellations in 2009 they suddenly boomed to a global scale.
17.01.12 JOHN FOGERTY ROLLIN’ IN TO BLUESFEST
The fourth line-up announcement for Byron Bay Bluesfest has been announced with the last minute headliners only adding to the five-day festival’s already incredible line-up of The Who’s Roger Daltrey, Earth, Wind & Fire and The Pogues.
16.01.12 LOU BARLOW’S SOLO TOUR
Having just wrapped up a triumphant come-back tour with Sebadoh last September, one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation and co-founder of Dinosaur Jr.
12.01.12 NEW FOUND GLORY & TAKING BACK SUNDAY TOUR
In celebration of New Found Glory’s latest studio album release Radiosurgery, a record paying homage to the artists that first inspired the band to pick up their instruments, the Florida punk-rock band will be embarking on an Australian tour this April joined by fellow rocker legends Taking Back Sunday.
19.12.11 BODYJAR TO RETURN TO THE GOV
After a decade of seven full-length albums and blistering live sets, it was a sad day two years ago when Australian punk godfathers Bodyjar declared that they would be calling it a day.
14.12.11 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE ANNOUNCES SIDESHOWS
Young American guitar virtuoso Justin Townes Earle has long been loved by Australian audiences, but now the blues artist is soon to woo even more punters and critics as he performs a stint at Blues & Roots Festival and embarks on national April tour next year.
28.11.11 STEVE EARLE HEADING WAY DOWN TO THE GOV
Outlaw blues and country legend Steve Earle is heading to The Gov in April for a Bluesfest sideshow that will see the multi Grammy Award winner behind the hits Copperhead Road and Guitar Town play Adelaide for the first time in many years to tour his latest album, I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive.
24.11.11 AUSTRALIA TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING SPECIAL
No band was as integral to soundtracking Thatcher’s British urban wasteland in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s as The Specials.
07.04.11 Ripper Out: April
If you've made it this far into the year with some cash in your pocket, you've done well.
