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The Mess Hall
support: Bridezilla & Cabins
Australia’s premier exponents of cinematic soundscapes and loose-limbed glam stomp, The Mess Hall are pleased to announce that they will embark upon a national tour, their first in support of their new and critically acclaimed album, “For The Birds” throughout March.
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Beachball 2010
Sydney Uni's Legendary Start of Year Party
Taking place this year on Thursday 11 March, Beachball 2010 is thrilled to have the superstar herself, Ladyhawke, spinning tracks upstairs in Manning Bar during the headline set.
Monster Session 2
HELLMENN, NUNBAIT, HARD-ONS, DEPRESSION, LIME SPIDERS, THE CELIBATE RIFLES, HAPPY HATE ME NOTS, DAREDEVIL, THROWDOWN, FROZEN DOBERMAN, LUNACIDE, TWEEZER.
Converge (USA)
with special guests: Genghis Tron (USA).
Formed in Salem, MA in 1990, Converge is to modern metal what the Ramones were to punk, with albums like "Jane Doe" and "You Fail Me" considered touchstones of the genre.
Between The Buried And Me (USA)
With their previous full-length (2007’s Colors) being heralded as one of the most ambitious heavy releases of the past decade, the expectations surrounding The Great Misdirect can only be described as immense.
The Mountain Goats
The New Yorker magazine has proclaimed Mountain Goats main man, John Darnielle, “America’s best non-hip-hop lyricist”, whilst Rolling Stone declared him “one of the best songwriters of the ‘00s”. High praise indeed, but also unquestionably deserved praise.
Liberate
Onside Entertainment descends on Sydney, armed with some of the world’s best trance artists, coupled with state of the art sound and lighting, this is one show not to miss!
Sydney International Bachata Festival
Bachata and Latin Dance dancers from Australia and the world; this event is for you! Come and experience an amazing, inspiring weekend.
The Bamboos
Starting the new year off with a bang including performances at Falls Festival, Days Like This!, Womadelaide and headlining St Kilda Festival, Australian Funk & Soul royalty The Bamboos are hitting the road again.
Tortoise
+ Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) & Seth Misterka
Post-rock giants TORTOISE return to Australia this May - their first appearance on our shores in over five (5) years.
Dan Sultan
Supported by: Gin Wigmore and The Hello Morning
Dan Sultan continues to shine as the music industry takes a keen interest in the progress of this man and his band.
Mantra – A Traditional Bollywood Affair
MANTRA is the first Bollywood gala night at Sydney University. Come and experience the melody and excitement of Bollywood like you never have before!
Noche De Fuego - Latin Salsa dance night
Featuring MI TIERRA Bachata CD Launch playing tracks from their latest albim Mi Medicina Amateur & Professional Dance Performances. Latin DJS Mani, Vicco, Mambo G & Av el Cubano 3 Dance Rooms with Salsa, Bachata, Zouk & More
Dappled Cities
Australian Youth Week Ambassadors, DAPPLED CITIES, return from overseas in June for the home leg of their current world tour with a national series of special headline shows.
Miami Horror
We are one step closer to the release of the highly anticipated album from Miami Horror. The new single Moon Theory will be released digitally on April 16, ahead of their upcoming headline tour throughout May and June.
Bad Brains
CANCELLED
Refunds available from point of purchase
Hardcore 2010
feat. Mindsnare, Toe to Toe, Extortion, Blkout, Relentless & Ill Brigade
Now in it's 11th year, Hardcore 2010 is shaping up to again prove itself as Australia's premier hardcore music event.
Metal For The Masses - a Utopia 30th Anniversary show
feat. Mortal Sin, The Amenta, Daysend & many more
Sydney’s Utopia Records, long established as Australia’s home of all things heavy & metal is marking its 30th year in the music business by staging a series of shows to celebrate the wealth of creative talent and diversity that exists in the local hard rock & metal scene.
Foals (UK)
Doors at 7.30 - early showWIN A DOUBLE CAMPING PASS TO SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS!Secret Sounds is giving you the chance to win a double pass to the sold out Splendour in the Grass! To go in the draw, buy a ticket to any Secret Sounds Splendour Sideshow between Monday 28 June and Sunday 11 July, then submit your details at more >>
Two Door Cinema Club
‘Something Good Can Work’.... it can, it will, and it is definitely working when it comes to Irish trio, TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB. They are undeniably pop, undeniably hip and undeniably the new darlings of the underground, baking their flavour with lashings of electronica/ electro rock, rock and Afro beats.
Surfer Blood (USA)
WIN A DOUBLE CAMPING PASS TO SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS!Secret Sounds is giving you the chance to win a double pass to the sold out Splendour in the Grass! To go in the draw, buy a ticket to any Secret Sounds Splendour Sideshow between Monday 28 June and Sunday 11 July, then submit your details at this link
Testament
plus special guests Dreadnaught
Metalheads Australia wide will be banging their heads with glee to hear that yes, the rumours are true, the mighty Testament will return to our shores this August.
Snowball 2010
Van She Tech, Ajax, The Only, Deekline (UK), Killaqueenz, Cutlass Supreme + many more
Snowball is back this winter with a lineup that will warm the coldest cockles of your heart!
Launch of 'Comrades' - A Novel by Dom Knight from The Chaser
A party for the launch of Dominic Knight's new novel, Comrades, the story of a Sydney Uni SRC election whose opening scene takes place in Manning Bar. Knight, a co-founder of The Chaser and writer for The Chaser's War On Everything, is a postgraduate student.
CKY (USA)
plus BAM MARGERA (USA) + Cola Wars + Forgiven Rival
Formerly known as Camp Kill Yourself, the Pennsylvania quartet CKY's rise out of the mire of obscurity began when their music provided the soundtrack for skateboarding videos starring drummer Jess Margera's brother Bam, who will be on hand to show some exclusive unseen JACKASS 3D footage!
PVT (formerly Pivot)
In celebration of their New Name and New Album, PVT (formerly Pivot) announce their 2010 national tour.
Club Kooky feat. Itch-E & Scratch-E (Live)
Club Kooky has been bringing lovers of freaking dancing, interesting sounds and the esoteric arts together for nearly 14 years now. A huge range of acts across the full spectrum of colour, movement and genre have all shared their story and art with the club.
26th Annual Sydney Uni Band Comp Grand Final
After weeks of heats and semi-finals, the best of Sydney Uni bands battle it out for the top spot in the Grand Final tonight!
Manning Turns Ten!
Cloud Control, The Jezabels, Richard In Your Mind + Guineafowl
Manning House is over 100 years old. We're celebrating the newest bit! Manning Bar is celebrating its 10th Birthday with a huge night of music, comedy and cake. The night will feature four incredible bands who we first saw perform on Manning Bar's hallowed stage
TaikOz Live House 3 'TaikOz Duo'
Anton Lock and Tom Royce-Hampton
TaikOz will explode onto the Manning Bar stage bringing their trademark high-energy style and physical prowess to share new beats and samples mixed with the traditional Wadaiko rhythms for an experience you can’t get anywhere else.
WASHINGTON
SOLD OUT!
On July 30 Washington release their debut album “I Believe You, Liar” with a sunset gig at Splendour In The Grass. Their performance will mark the beginning of a national tour celebrating the release of their album, and what promises to be one of the best Australian tours of the year!
Noche de Fuego
Noche de Fuego - Featuring the ASC NSW State Titles Dance performances & more...
Regurgitator
Rat vs Possum + Laneous & The Family Yah
After dipping toes in the bubbling grease of contemporary dance for Rockshow in Nov 2009 they dropped the strainer in the chip fryer, frittered away on some new years festival appearances along with a few shows in the past few months.
Exodus
At the beginning of their career, EXODUS gained huge notoriety in the international underground scene as a result of the tape trading community. Their dynamic guitar riffing, adrenaline-inducing drum work, and brutal live shows made all the difference in the band’s mission to take Bay Area Thrash to a worldwide audience.
Jamie Kilstein
“Watching Jamie reminds me of why I got into comedy. It is like watching a combination of George Carlin and Bill Hicks” - JANEANE GAROFALO
Soilwork
Buried In Verona and Paradigm
Sweden’s melodic death metal masters Soilwork will be ripping up Aussie shores for the fourth time in October this year. Touring on the back of the release of their eighth studio album, The Panic Broadcast, which drummer Dirk Verbeuren has described as “the true musical path of Soilwork”, the band will be bringing their killer live shows that The Metal Observer have dubbed “Metal with the fun fact
The New Pornographers
In celebration of their fifth album, “Together”, Canadian-US super-collective The New Pornographers are primed to make their return to Australia this November.
The Snowdroppers
The term SNOWDROPPER has dual meanings; it’s a 1920’s slang term for cocaine addicts, but also a turn of phrase referring to deeply disturbed individuals. As a band The Snowdroppers have a foot in both camps, but they also delight in delivering boozed up, toe tapping, foot stomping blues rock, all contained in a thrilling homage to nostalgic times.
Girls
Civil Society is proud to announce the debut tour of San Francisco’s hazy garage-pop slackers Girls. The duo are set to bring their sun soaked psychedelia to Australia for Victoria’s beloved Meredith Music Festival.
Misfits
With a span of influence both wider and more significant than anyone could have plausibly hoped for in 1978, not to mention a history of live shows which leave lesser bands cowering in their wake - Australia, prepare yourselves for MISFITS in 2011!!
March 2010
