TAKING BACK SUNDAY
THURSDAY
ANTI-FLAG
UNDEROATH
SENSES FAIL
SAOSIN
PARKWAY DRIVE (AUS DATES ONLY)
COLD BY WINTER (NZ DATES ONLY)
TASTE OF CHAOS 2005 LINE-UP:
THE USED
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
STORY OF THE YEAR
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
RISE AGAINST
Sounds Like
THE USED
No strangers to Australian shores, The Used are BIG favourites Down Under. In 2005, the band's first ever Australian show sold out in a matter of minutes. In response, the concert was upgraded to a larger venue and then sold out in just hours. The Used also headlined RTOC's first foray into the Australian market that same year, blasting their way through arenas across the country to a rapturous response from fans and critics alike. Their sold-out Australian tour this May will be similarly embraced as they play songs from their brilliant new album Lies For The Liars. The album has been hailed as the band’s best effort to date.
RISE AGAINST
Rise Against were invited to be a part of the inaugural RTOC in Australia in 2005, and proved to be one of the best bands on the bill as they whipped thousands into a frenzy. Punk rock at its finest, Rise Against never disappoint on stage, as evidenced by their run of sold out shows across Australia and New Zealand last December. Watch out RTOC, Rise Against are ready to ROCK!
AIDEN
These post-hardcore rockers certainly know how to put on a good show. Aurally and aesthetically, they have all bases covered. After their first Australian tour last December, Aiden left the country as heroes, leaving a host of rave reviews trailing in their wake. Blunt Magazine was thrilled with their live show. "They ripped out an hour of unrelentless rock, giving nobody the chance to stop for a breather… they perform as though this is the last show they’ll ever play." They'll be well-seasoned for the Australian and New Zealand leg of RTOC in 2007, so make sure you check them out!
THE BLED
If audience participation is your thing, then The Bled will be your band! This talented quintet will turn RTOC stages across Australia and New Zealand upside down with their high-octane live shows and thrilling onstage antics. Last November, whilst on tour in Australia, The Bled impressed all by stepping up from support band to headline act when the lead band’s singer lost his voice. For The Bled, the transition was seamless. With a new album in the works, and a live show as accomplished as The Bled's, this band will blow you away in October. Expect the unexpected!
GALLOWS
Invited to join the Vans Warped Tour in 2007, Gallows are fast becoming an integral punk band for the generation of today. Their unpredictability and pure hardcore fury are just two of the ingredients that will send crowds wild at RTOC this year. Kerrang! touted Gallows as "the world's most exciting new band" and they may just be the surprise packet of the Rockstar-- Taste Of Chaos Tour in 2007.
THE USED
RISE AGAINST, AIDEN
DROP DEAD, GORGEOUS
THE BLED, GALLOWS
With CARPATHIAN (AUS) & ANTAGONIST (NZ)
All shows are ALL AGES events
Friday October 19 Burswood Dome, Perth
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Sunday October 21 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Tuesday October 23 Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Thursday October 25 Sydney Entertainment Centre
Ticketmaster 1300 883 622 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Friday October 26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Sports Centre)
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Sunday October 28 Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland NZ
Ticket Direct 0800 4 TICKET or www.ticketdirect.co.nz; Real Groovy Records (438 Queen St Auckland) 09 302 3940
OMFG Melbourne ROCKED! The Used and Aiden were the best. The Bled and Drop Dead, Gorgeous also rocked, Gallows sucked! What he was saying when he got in the most was SO rude.
OMFG! TUESDAY NIGHT TOC WAS FUCKING AWSOME! WULDA BEEN BETTER IS I WAS IN THE CHAOS PIT THO.. OHWELL. STUPID SECURITY DUDES.. JUST SHULDA LET US ALL JUMP THERE WAS ROOM.
DOES ANY ONE KNO ALL THE NAMES OF THE BANDS THAT PLAYED ON THE SIDE STAGE??
Gallows destroyed every other band there in Melbourne. Circle pit with Frank!
Aiden were good to watch, but shit. The Used butchered all their old material. Rise Against were great, but didn't play enough older stuff. DDG were better than expected, but had horrible timing in a couple of their obviously newer songs. The Bled were good, from what I saw of them.
Next time, how about you leave ALL of the merch out until after evey band has stopped playing? I missed out...fuck!
hey there MELBOURNE TOC WAS IN-FUCKING-SANEEEE!! thanks so much for bringing it here yet again :) i actually came to ask.. there was a punk band playing on the side stage and i really liked them but i didn't get their name. the singer was wearing a green DD tshirt. can you help ? (:
thanks heaps for coming to melb for another year! AWESOME SHOW! except Rise Against needed a longer set and shud hav been last! THEY WENT OFF AND SO DID DROP DEAD GORGEOUS! ..hopes they come back again soon!
hey guys! last night in Melbourne was seriously the best night of my life! it was amazing! the bled werent as good as i thought they were gonna be, but Rise Against and the used were fan fucking tastic! but it would of been better if the used played longer! thankz for an awesome night! love Claire
Melbourne TOC was awesum except there shuldnt of been fences that sucked mega! what was the point of a general admission pit? i mean seriously! we paid the same price!
RISE AGAINST wer effin awesum! && so wer the other bands but rise against wer the best!
TOC Adelaide was a bloody great night!! Had an awesome time, look forward to it again next year.
If you want to listen to more awesome bands, head on over to the Underground on Friday night!! On show will be Enola's Secret (who performed at Taste Of Chaos Adelaide) and CAPULET (A band you HAVE to hear!!)
