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Groundation

Friday 9 March 2012
8PM - 1AM After a massive sold-out Australian tour in 2010, Groundation return to celebrate the release of their seventh album. Their live shows are synonymous with high-energy positive communal vibrations, combining the message and determination of the best reggae music has to offer with perpetually fresh jazz-inspired improvisation.

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Wild Flag (Featuring members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium & The Minders)

Love of Diagrams and Unity Floors
Tuesday 13 March 2012
8PM - 12AM With interlocking guitarists Timony and Brownstein taking turns singing, and Weiss on Drums and Cole on keyboards, this super-group offering is as cohesive as it is exuberant. From the mod frenzy of Romance to the psych-tinged Glass Tambourine, WILD FLAG ring out loud and clear on their self-titled debut – there are no wasted moments here.

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Beachball 2012

Feat. The Aston Shuffle + The Swiss + Rufus + Luke Million
Thursday 15 March 2012
7:30 PM - 12AM The Annual Manning Bar Beachball event is an institution and initiation to university life. Tickets are sure to sell out again, so secure your ticket ASAP.

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Electrelane

Thursday 22 March 2012
8PM - 12AM Heralding the return of one of the most innovative and intimate bands in recent history, Popfrenzy are thrilled to announce a string of Australian shows for Electrelane, their first on our shores since 2005.

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Opiuo

special guests: Russ Liquid, JPS & more...
Friday 23 March 2012
9PM - 1PM Opiuo is touring a brand new FULL LIVE SHOW this coming March. Featuring live drums, saxophone, trumpet, keys, synths, guitar and samplers - all played + morphed live by a few, extremely talented, carefully selected musicians.

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The Herd

Special guests: THUNDAMENTALS
Friday 30 March 2012
8PM - 12AM The Herd get set for an action-packed 2012 with the announcement of a cross-country stampede and the release of the video for their third single, A Thousand Lives. They will be joined by Thundamentals – fast gaining a reputation for their explosive live shows and party jams which has seen them support the likes of Big Boi & ARIA Award-winning Drapht.

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Alabama 3

special guests: The Rumjacks
Saturday 7 April 2012
8PM - 12AM Alabama 3 are responsible for perhaps the most recognisable pieces of music of the last century. The band uses the established traditions of American blues, gospel and folk music but knit it effortlessly together with modern European dance music. The result is a band that truly crosses all borders, that sets an atmosphere with not only the music but also samples, lyrics and rap breakdowns.

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The Beards

Friday 20 April 2012
8PM - 12AM For a band that never expected to play more than one show, The Beards have certainly come a long, long way. Forming as a joke to play a single show in Adelaide, the entirely beard-based band have gone on to become underground legends of the Australian music scene. Now, The Beards are hitting the road again, and bringing with them their much-anticipated third album.

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The Exploited

Friday 27 April 2012
8PM - 12AM This April hotel trashing, foul talking, noise making, chaos causing, government hating, rule breaking, p*ss taking, unrelenting, punk rock band THE EXPLOITED bring their politically charged live show to East Coast Australia. The Exploited are not 'punkers' or any of the other cutesy, watered down, TV friendly names you might want to call them. The Exploited are punk rock.

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Arch Enemy

special guests: As Silence Breaks & Datura Curse
Monday 30 April 2012
8PM - 12AM With nine albums under their belts, Arch Enemy are masters of their craft. The Amott brothers, Michael and Christopher, are in fine shredding form and supported by Sharlee D’Angelo, Daniel Erlandsson and Angela Gossow.

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Sick Of It All

special guests: Agnostic Front (USA) & Toe To Toe
Saturday 5 May 2012
8PM - 12AM One of the most influential bands in the history of heavy music, New York's Sick Of It All, are celebrating their 25th year as a band. With 9 studio albums to their name and still exhibiting as much energy as the day they started, Sick Of It All are showing no signs of slowing down.

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dEUS

Thursday 10 May 2012
8PM - 12AM dEUS have enjoyed a remarkable 20 year career thus far, with their star growing bigger by the day. Their previous five albums have earned them a place on the hit-lists of numerous tastemakers including Drowned In Sound and Pitchfork whilst their latest offering Keep You Close has been described as a glorious climax of their musical talents.

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Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls

special guests: William Elliot Whitmore, The Smith Street Band & Jen Buxton
Saturday 12 May 2012
8PM - 12AM Frank Turner continues his seemingly unstoppable ascent with a headlining tour of Australia this May! Turner’s latest album deftly merges his poetic observations with a rousing and inspirational sonic palette. The result is an undeniably stirring work from one of the UK’s best new songwriting talents.

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Tonight Alive

Special Guests: The Dangerous Summer (USA) and Totally Unicorn
Friday 25 May 2012
8PM Rising from the fevered hotbed of Sydney, Australia’s underground hardcore scene, boy meets girl. Or rather, two boys meet girl to make kick-ass rock music.

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Anti-Flag

special guests: Strike Anywhere, The Flatliners
Friday 1 June 2012
8PM - 12AM Without compromising their trademark style, The General Strike finds Anti Flag bounding effortlessly from the Hot Water Music-esque 1915 to the hardcore of Bullshit Opportunist to the frenetic, reggae-influenced energy of This Is The New Sound, an anti-wage slavery anthem which highlights Justin and the gang’s tight, reckless virtuosity and effortless hooks.

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Evil Invaders IV

Saturday 9 June 2012
1PM - 12AM Following a sold out performance of some of Australia's finest metal acts last year, Evil Invaders Festival is back with its fourth crusade showcasing some of the country’s best underground metal acts.

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