Some of the most iconic acts in rock and roll history are set to play at the new Aussie festival Pandemonium. Alice Cooper, Blondie, Deep Purple, Placebo and The Dead Kennedy's are some of the notable names set to hit the East Coast of Australia in April as part of the inaugural Pandemonium lineup.
They'll be joined by Wheatus, The Psychedelic Furs, Gang Of Four, Palaye Royale, Wolfmother, Cosmic Psychos, Gyroscope and Petch when Pandemonium takes over venues in Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane (Bribie Island) in April.
The mixed-genre festival concept offers fans the opportunity to witness some of the most timeless songs ever penned being performed live. Schools Out, Call Me, Highway Star, Every You Every Me, Teenage Dirtbag, Love My Way, Holiday In Cambodia, Lonely and Damaged Goods are just some of the classic songs performed by this epic collection of rockers.
Pre-sale tickets for Pandemonium go onsale on Monday, January 22 from 9.00am until Monday, January 29 at 12.00pm local.
Tuesday, January 30 @ 9.00 am local time. Tickets and Information for all events can be found at www.pandemonium.rocks
Pandemonium is partnering with charities who look after Veterans and Youth. In Sydney, Pandemonium takes place on ANZAC Day and both Legacy and Wounded Heroes will be on site. Top Blokes who work tirelessly in support of the prevention of Youth Suicide will be on site at the Gold Coast event. Money from each ticket sold will be donated to all three organisations.
About The Headliners
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper has cast a long shadow over rock music with an unrivaled live show and timeless anthems like School’s Out, No Mr. Nice Guy, and Poison. Selling over 50 million albums worldwide, he earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame® in 2003, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® inducted him as part of its class of 2011.
Boasting one of the most influential catalogs in history, Rolling Stone cited 1971’s platinum-certified Love It To Death among the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” while other platinum releases spanned the seminal Killer [1971],
He’s so embedded in generations of popular culture that he not only made a cult-classic appearance in Wayne’s World during 1992, but he also starred alongside John Legend and Sara Bareilles in NBC’s 2018 production of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert — and also memorably appeared on both The Muppets and That 70s Show! as well as in Dark Shadows, with pal Johnny Depp.
Beyond hundreds of syncs, everyone from Etta James, The Smashing Pumpkins, Megadeth, and The Flaming Lips has covered his tunes. The Beastie Boys, Disturbed, and countless others have sampled him. His collaborators have notably included the late Vincent Price, Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, and Jon Bon Jovi, to name just a few. Plus, he co-founded Hollywood Vampires alongside Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and Johnny Depp.
After thousands upon thousands of gigs and easily a million miles traveled, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® Inductee is as loud as ever with his latest album Road released in 2023!
Placebo
Back in the mid ’90s when non binary icons weren’t realistically even dreamt of, Placebo’s Brian Molko spoke for those who felt alienated by the blokey Britpop that dominated the landscape. Channelling glam goth androgyny, grungey sonics and pop savvy for an alternative vision which struck a genuinely international chord. Their first hit, Nancy Boy from 1997's self titled album, provided a stark contrast to said Brit-pop's lad culture and it connected big time.
With more than 13 million albums sold, including five UK Top Ten LP chart entries and comparable global results for ‘Without You, I’m Nothing’ (1998) and 2009’s ‘Battle For The Sun’, Placebo have a voice that can be neither ignored nor silenced. In 1997 they were personally invited by David Bowie to play his 50th Birthday Bash at Madison Square Garden and in 2003 they covered the Kate Bush classic, 'Running Up That Hill' which was a huge hit in the UK, US and Australia and was featured on TV teen drama, The O.C
Their 8th release, 2022’s Never Let Me Go is a synth drenched wall of sound full of dark alt-rock goth goodness and electronic undertones that frame Molko's saccharine vocals to perfection.
Speaking to Maniacs in an exclusive feature upon the album's release in 2022, Placebo went track-by-track with us, with Brian Molko gifting us rare insight into each of the songs. You can purchase Never Let Me Go on vinyl in our store now.
Blondie
Undeniably one of the most trailblazing and influential bands of our time, Blondie is pioneering frontwoman/songwriter Debbie Harry, guitarist/conceptual mastermind Chris Stein and powerhouse drummer Clem Burke, along with band mates bassist Glen Matlock, guitarist Tommy Kessler and keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen.
Among their hits is the groundbreaking rock-disco hybrid Heart of Glass the equally influential hip-hop fantasia Rapture the stalker-love song One Way Or Another and the lilting calypso The Tide Is High. It’s a thrilling journey back to when Blondie pushed punk onto the dance floor and introduced a wider audience to hip-hop sounds, all the while building a catalogue of enduring hits along the way.
For the last four decades, Blondie has become and still remains a true global icon; one whose influence both shaped and continues to inform the worlds of music, fashion and art. From an irreverent Lower East Side punk outfit to bona fide international ambassadors of New York cool, Blondie will forever be synonymous with that punk spirit that lives somewhere in all of us. Their chart-topping success, fearless spirit and rare longevity led to an induction into the Rock‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 and more than 40 million albums sold worldwide to date. As we look back at the band’s storied career, it makes Blondie’s current vibrancy that much more stunning after 40 years of entertaining all of us.
Deep Purple
There simply aren’t enough superlatives to properly acknowledge the contribution Deep Purple has made to rock music. Having sold more than 100 million albums and filled global arenas for decades, there’s little wonder that the respected British radio station Planet Rock named the group the '5th Most Influential Band Ever’. The band were also presented the ‘Legend Award’ at the 2008 World Music Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Deep Purple truly are ‘rock royalty’.
Not one to rest on their past glories, the band’s 20th studio album inFinite released in 2017 is one of their most successful albums ever. It broke their own chart records accumulated over an impressive 50 year history, reaching the Top 10 in 10 countries and became their highest charting album worldwide since their milestone 1984 reunion album Perfect Strangers.
In recent years, Deep Purple has progressively moved into new areas with an impressive output of four incredible new studios albums in the past decade, piquing the interest of fans who were not born when the mighty Purple machine ruled the music world.
Their holy grail of In Rock (1970), Machine Head (1972) and Made In Japan (1973) catapulted Deep Purple to the top in concert grosses and album sales around the world, with tracks such as Smoke On The Water, Highway Star and Space Truckin ascending them to mega-status.
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