The heat is up and the margins are razor thin.

With the finals in sight, every jam carries weight. Teams are locked in, strategies are sharp, and there’s no room for mistakes. Expect disciplined pack work, explosive offence, and jammers fighting for every single point.

This is late-season derby at its most intense - calculated, physical, and relentless.

If you love high-stakes sport and edge-of-your-seat moments, we deliver.

Neo-industrial LA-based futurists HEALTH will keep their hot-streak of Australian touring up in 2026 off the back of their latest and unapologetically heavy CONFLICT DLC release. Essentially part two of 2023’s breakout RAT WARS album, it shows the band continuing to explore their deep existential dread through a borderless lens.

Prepare your necks and brace your ears — SHRED FEST 2026 is coming! 

The renowned travelling metal festival will storm across Australia and New Zealand, delivering an unmatched celebration of technical excellence, intensity, and musical precision.

A diverse and uncompromising showcase of extreme metal—from technical precision to devastating heaviness. Expect the ultimate convergence of musicianship, passion, and power.

Neo-industrial LA-based futurists HEALTH will keep their hot-streak of Australian touring up in 2026 off the back of their latest and unapologetically heavy CONFLICT DLC release. Essentially part two of 2023’s breakout RAT WARS album, it shows the band continuing to explore their deep existential dread through a borderless lens.

AMORPHIS (Finland)

Finnish progressive metal legends AMORPHIS will return to Australian shores for the first time in 13

years this September 2026, bringing their atmospheric power and mythic storytelling to Brisbane,

Canberra, Melbourne, and Sydney.

Amorphis will bring their signature blend of melodic metal and progressive soundscapes to Australia,

The Vanguard Presents – a late night series shining the light on forward thinking collectives, crew takeovers and live electronica acts. 

It’s going back to basics. 11pm-3am. Free Entry—all night long. $10 Pizza Slices, Cocktail Specials and a Happy Hour till midnight. Eat, Drink, Dance and enjoy. It’s simple. 

Get ready New Zealand — Born Jovi, Australia’s premier Bon Jovi tribute show, is bringing the ultimate stadium rock experience across the ditch in 2026!

This high-energy production delivers the biggest Bon Jovi anthems exactly the way fans remember them — from Livin’ On A Prayer, You Give Love A Bad Name and It’s My Life to Wanted Dead Or Alive, Bed Of Roses, Always and many more. 

For the first time ever, Swedish epic doom metal pioneers CANDLEMASS will bring

their monumental sound to Australian shores this September and October for a long- awaited debut tour in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.

The unmistakably French, effortlessly chic, and refreshingly modern Nouvelle Vague finally returns for three Exclusive Australian Shows!

Nouvelle Vague breathes new life into beloved tracks by Joy Division, Buzzcocks, The Cure, The Clash, Depeche Mode, The Dead Kennedys and more. They redefined the art of the cover song, reimagining post-punk and new wave classics through the sultry rhythms of bossa nova.