SAT 09 AUG @ 10:00PM
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Doors: 10.00pm MAIN ROOM 10.00pm: Mark Murphy 11.30pm: John Wall 12.45am: Ajax 2.00am - Close: MSTRKRFT
LAIR: 11:00pm: The Holidays 12:15am: The ELF 1:30am - 2:15am: Cassette Kids Read more
SUN 10 AUG @ 4:00PM & 7:00PM
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Travelling the globe performing to an array of audiences and each time leaving the crowd completely blown away, The Next Step is a unit of eclectic dancers, vocalists and musicians. Read more
WED 13 AUG @ 6:30PM
Having conducted successful annual shows since 2005 and each time leaving audiences mind-blown with unforgettable performances, core concert is back on stage this August - only bigger.
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FRI 15 AUG @ 8:00PM
Fresh from the release of their fourth album Summerland (which debuted at #7 on the ARIA album chart), The Herd’s enviable live reputation gets wilder, with an unpredictable 8-person dynamic and a b Read more
MON 18 AUG @ 6:00PM
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE - METRO TICKETHOLDERS TICKETS WILL BE VALID AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE. Read more
Supported by The Protectors
FRI 22 AUG @ 8:00PM
Already on high rotation at triple j, Melbourne indie pop band BRITISH INDIA return with a new single ‘I Said I’m Sorry’ from their upcoming second album Thieves, out Saturday 19 July. Read more
Supported by The Hard Ons
SAT 23 AUG @ 8:00PM
After spending the early nineties as bass player in Kyuss and the early years of this decade alongside Josh Homme in Queens Of The Stone Age, Nick Oliveri is finally bringing his own band The Mondo Ge Read more
Supported by Shihad & Sugar Army
TUE 26 AUG @ 7:30PM
Having already conducted two extremely successful tours in support of their number one album ‘Breed Obsession’, Gyroscope will take to the road throughout August and September to deliver a 36 date Read more
Supported by Dash & Will
WED 27 AUG - THU 28 AUG @ 8:00PM
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Finally, the wait is over.
THE KOOKS have just confirmed their first-ever Australian tour dates scheduled for late-August. Read more
FRI 29 AUG @ 8:00PM
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To coincide with the release of their 13th and latest album My Bloody Underground cult favourites The Brian Jonestown Massacre have just announced they will be touring Australia this August.
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SAT 30 AUG @ 9:00PM
From its conception in the underground days of 2002 to its peak-packed warehouse days in Homebush Bay’s Waterfront Studios, Fantasia has created a phenomenon branding itself as Sydney’s leader in Read more
FRI 05 SEP @ 8:00PM
Fresh from two European tours, Shapeshifter return to bring more explosive live shows to Australia. Read more
Supported by w/ Ray Mann Three + Last Town Chorus
Saturday 6th September 2008 8pm
TRIPLE J & STREET PRESS AUSTRALIA PRESENT
ASH GRUNWALD FISH OUT OF WATER NATIONAL TOUR
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Supported by Jah Mason, E-Saw, Untouchable Sound System, One Love Band & More!!
SUN 07 SEP @ 6:30PM
Reggae All Stars is back with a mammoth line-up even greater than the first… Read more
Supported by Firekites
THU 11 SEP @ 8:00PM
Josh Pyke is pleased to announce a short string of dates this September to showcase songs from his new album Chimney’s Afire, which is due out later this year. Read more
Supported by Special Guests
Sat 13th September 2008 8pm
To celebrate the release of their breathtaking sophomore album, UNIVERSES, BIRDS OF TOKYO have Read more
TUE 16 SEP @ 8:00PM
David Hawkins proudly presents Showtune Productions’ maverick production of the revolutionary rock ‘n’ roll masterpiece HEDWIG and the ANGRY INCH , back for three exclusive SNEAK PEAK preview perform Read more
Supported by Matt Kelly
SAT 20 SEP @ 7:30PM
Time Magazine wrote: “In a year of auspicious breakthroughs for women writer-performers, Childs was the standout.”
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THU 25 SEP @ 8:00PM
Certain phenomena cannot easily be explained: the Bermuda Triangle, Area 51, the ingredients in a Chicken nugget, that sort of thing. Read more
FRI 26 SEP @ 8:00PM
“If you don’t know who Kora are, it’s high time you found out. Read more
Supported by MORTAL SIN + ANARCHSPHERE
SAT 27 SEP @ 8PM
Testament’s latest studio release, The Formation of Damnation, has just been named 2008 ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS. Read more
Supported by Familjen (Sweden)
MON 29 SEP @ 8:00PM
“ice-cool electro-pop” NME
“super-sleek, super-shiny and uber-cool” New Noise
“dancefloor decadence” Blender
“spooked electropop quartet” URB Read more
SAT 04 OCT @ 8:00PM
They say sequels are never quite as good as the original but Sydney Old Skool are BACK AGAIN to bust that myth with an event that is set to be Bigger and Bolder and Rougher and Tougher than REUNION!
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SAT 04 OCT @ 8:00PM
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They say sequels are never quite as good as the original but Sydney Old Skool are BACK AGAIN to bust that myth with an event that is set to be Bigger and Bolder and Rougher and Tougher than REUNION!
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MON 06 OCT @ 7:30PM
We Are Scientists began, in spirit, at Pomona College, in Claremont, California, in the Fall of 1997, when Keith Murray (lead vocals) and Chris Cain (guitar and backing vocals) met at a viewing of Daw Read more
SUN 12 OCT @ 8:00PM
Unquestionably one of the most important , influential & well favoured metal bands of our time, CARCASS have reformed in 2008 to perform at several prestigious metal festivals throughout Europe. Read more
Supported by The Vasco Era and The John Steel Singers
FRI 17 OCT @ 8:00PM
The Grates’ live shows have now become stuff of legend. Patience’s dancing style has its own patent, Alana’s smile is always infectious and John is the captain of their musician-ship. Read more
SUN 19 OCT @ 11:00PM
The king of rap from Thailand comes for one show only to The Metro Theatre! The first full dance concert of J Jetrin live in Sydney.
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Jetrin Retro Party Concert Read more
Supported by TZU & Little Bushman (NZ)
SAT 25 OCT @ 7:00PM
‘BKB are one of those unique truth-telling outfits in our business that defy time. Amazing musicians with a powerful message. What a concept, huh?’ - Serj Tankian – System Of A Down Read more
Supported by TBC
TUESDAY 28TH OCTOBER 7.30PM
Every year there are albums eagerly anticipated, be it from hot young names, established legends or – and this is usually the most exciting of all the categories – those bands you know are on t Read more
THU 06 NOV @ 8:00PM
Beloved Australian musician/activist Xavier Rudd’s latest album Dark Shades of Blue is released in Australia on August 16th and in support of this, his seventh album, Xavier will be embarking on a m Read more