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Monster Magnet perform in Perth on Thursday 10 September 2009, at Metropolis Fremantle.
Monster Magnet will go down in music history as retro rock visionaries. Fusing their metal, punk, space rock, and psychedelic influences, the band developed a sludgy, feedback-heavy hard rock sound indulging their sex and drug-fueled fantasies. They become one of the most successful and influential bands of the era’s burgeoning rock movement.
Tickets on sale 29 May.
18+ show.
Local band Karnivool will perform at Metropolis Fremantle on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 July 2009.
SOLD OUT!
Karnivool is a band that defies conventions, their hands on approach with all facets of their career creates the need for them to work to their own schedule. Epic in scope and broad in nature, ‘Sound Awake’ is a realisation of time and passion and once again demonstrates the band’s care and thought towards the recording process. It’s been worth the wait, ‘Set Fire To The Hive’ the first taste of what’s to come will be unveiled shortly and is a sonic call to arms.
18+ Licensed show
Support: Sugar Army
Tickets on sale for  $35 + booking fee from Mills, Planet, Star Perth and Heatseeker. Both shows sold out!
Cog return to Perth on Thursday 4 June 2009 and perform at Metropolis in Fremantle.
Cog’s powerful live shows have been wowing fans for the past few years, earning them spots on the country’s biggest festivals, including the recent Big Day Out tour, and leaving a trail of sold out venues in their wake. The Between Oceans tour will be the band’s last round before they take time out to pull together material for their third LP.
Manchester’s kings of post-metal, Oceansize will make their maiden voyage to Australia to join Cog on this tour.
Melbourne three piece Calling All Cars will open the show.
Doors open 8pm to 12am.
18+ Licensed show.
Tickets on sale for $35 + booking fee from Mills Fremantle, Planet Mt Lawley, Star Perth and heatseeker.com.au.
The Eagles of Death Metal return to Australia and this time also perform in Perth, on 28 April 2009 at Metropolis in Fremantle.
In 2004, Eagles of Death Metal launched their wholesome good-graciousness with “Peace, Love, and Death Metal,†followed in 2006, with the diabolical “Death By Sexyâ€. On October 28, 2008 EODM unleash “Heart Onâ€. Speculators are speculating that the DREAM BOY DUO of dance’ and prance will bring home Olympic Album Gold once again. The EODM formula for fantastic is, humm, let’s see…that’s one part Jesse “Boots Electric†Hughes, one part Joshua “Babyduck†Homme stirred and served chillllled in a tall glass of class…It goes down smooth every time.
Tickets on sale Friday 13 March from BOCS Ticketing and Ticketek.
Sneaky Sound System play at Metropolis in Fremantle on Tuesday 19 May and Metro City in Perth on Wednesday 20 May 2009.
After a hugely successful tour with the Big Day Out in January, Sneaky Sound System is pleased to announce dates for their own national headline tour: POPTRONICA. Before they jump aboard the Poptronica bus, March will see Miss Connie, Blac Angus and Double D head back overseas to support the international release of their singles ‘I Love It’ and ‘UFO’, with shows confirmed for London, New York and Miami. The past 12 months have seen Sneaky Sound System tour with their full live band, selling out shows around the country and overseas. The Poptronica Tour sees the band return to doing what they love best – playing the clubs.
Tickets on sale through Ticketek, Moshtix and Heatseeker for about $40.00 on 5 March (Ticketek presale from 24 February).
18+ shows.
Cold War Kids return to Australia and perform at Metropolis Fremantle on Monday 2 February 2009.
Nathan Willett (lead vocals, piano, guitar), Jonnie Russell (guitar, vocals, percussion), Matt Maust (bass guitar), and Matt Aveiro (drums) formed in 2004 and released their debut album Robbers & Cowards in 2006.
The album won Australian fans & radio over with singles such as ‘Hang Me Out To Dry’ and ‘Hospital Beds’. With multiple songs in triple j’s Hottest 100 and sell-out tours in Australia (including Splendour In The Grass) and across the world, Cold War Kids released sophomore album Loyalty to Loyalty in 2008. It became the group’s first Australian Top 20 album, and featured singles ‘Something Is Not Right With Me’ and ‘Mexican Dogs’ which both received high rotation on triple j.
Their music is said to be heavily inspired by artists such as Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan and Velvet Underground.
Tickets through BOCS available from Monday 15 December.
18+ show
Primal Scream perform at Metropolis in Fremantle on Wednesday 11 February 2009.
In July this year Primal Scream released their ninth studio album Welcome To Your Beautiful Future.
And when they return in February 2009, it will have been nine years since they graced Australian fans with their live presence. There is at least nine hundred ways to get excited about this! With 26 years of music behind them, and a discography that holds some of the most critically acclaimed and important records of the modern era, Primal Scream have drawn descriptions as varied as noise terrorists to retro rock and even pop with their newest release.
Tickets $65 + booking fee from Heatseeker.
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals return to Australia and perform at Metropolis in Fremantle on Sunday 25 January 2009.
The Cardinals will return in support of their album Cardinology. Their tenth album release in a phenomenal nine year run, has been pronounced by many as The Cardinal’s most accomplished of their career. The feedback from fans and critics alike has been unanimous: Cardinology is a musical masterpiece.
Tickets on sale 9am Friday 28 November from Ticketek. See frontiertouring.com for pre-sale details
18+ gig.
SOLD OUT
Michael Franti returns to Australia with his band Spearhead, and performs on Thursday 23 October 2008 at Metropolis in Fremantle.
Californian-born poet, musician and composer, Franti blends hip hop, funk and reggae together with his outspoken political and progressive lyrics and has gone on to become renowned as not only a worldwide million-selling recording artist, but also a leader in the peace and social justice movement. Franti continues to influence people with his speaking engagements at Universities, panels at W.H.O./U.N. in Geneva and his work with organisations such as Oxfam and Amnesty International. Most notably is the international message and expansion of Franti’s own ‘Power to the Peaceful’ festival which has drawn more than 50,000 people for one day to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco annually for the last 9 years.
Tickets on sale 12 September from Ticketek.
Showtype (all ages or 18+) to be announced.
The Futureheads are returning to Australia for the first time in three years, and will perform at Metropolis, Fremantle on Wednesday 1 October 2008.
The Futureheads’ electrifying This Is Not the World has catapulted these English rockers to the top of their game.
With a fine touring history (they’ve supported the likes of the Pixies, Foo Fighters and Snow Patrol), The Futureheads have been earmarked as one of the UK’s finest bands. Killer harmonies and a rambunctious live show have encapsulated the attention of music lovers across the globe. Their single ‘The Beginning of The Twist’ has enjoyed considerable success, with Inpress declaring it to be “a f*** sight better than much of the mush that passes for British indie rock these days.â€
Support is from Melbourne ruffians Dash & Will.
Tickets on sale Friday 15 August from Ticketek.
