The large and looming MONOLITH festival will erupt in an explosion of prog , rock and metal sounds at Bella Vista Farm on March 12th . For the first time in seventeen years , Aussie Rock legends Karnivool and COG will tour together on the same line-up . They ’ ll be joined by Ocean Grove , Plini , sleepmakeswaves , Reliqa and Yomi Ship !

Karnivool have gained high praise from international press titans such as Rolling Stone , Billboard Magazine , Kerrang ! and Rocksound . “ A rare sight to see them on a festival line-up , it ’ s even more special when it has them reuniting for the first time in 17 years with long time musical brothers , COG !”

Rounding out the seven-band line-up is the enigmatic / eccentric Ocean Grove , the guitar mastery and groove-laden riffs of Plini , the post-rock power and majesty of sleepmakeswaves , the outright force of nature that is Reliqa , and the upand-coming instrumentalists Yomi Ship opening up proceedings . This will be a festival not to be missed .

On April 10th we see the Red-Hot Summer Tour hit Bella Vista Farm , they have some unfinished business , so in 2022 they are stretching their 10th anniversary celebrations out a little further and getting the huge line-up back together for a trip around Australia .

When we say huge , we really mean HUGE .

Leading the way are ARIA Hall of Fame inductees Hunters & Collectors .

They ’ ll be joined by a smorgasbord of Australia ’ s finest including James Reyne , The Living End , The Angels , Baby Animals , Killing Heidi and Boom Crash Opera .

The Red-Hot Summer tour was launched in 2011 with a three-band lineup touring across six shows throughout Victoria , New South Wales , and South Australia . Fast forward a decade , and Red-Hot Summer has become a staple on the Australian music calendar , taking in stages in major cities and regional centres and ensuring the music-loving public has access to top-quality festivals no matter where they live .

Originally reforming for the tenth anniversary of Red-Hot Summer in 2020 , live performances from Hunters & Collectors are a rare experience these days . The legendary band disbanded over two decades ago and – before this reunion – had only performed a handful of times . With over one million albums sold and hit singles including ‘ Throw Your Arms Around Me ’, ‘ When the River Runs Dry ’, and ‘ Holy Grail ’, the outdoor festival environment was made for Hunters & Collectors .

And it doesn ’ t finish there with Australian rock royalty continuing throughout the line-up .

From his time fronting the legendary Australian Crawl through to his successful solo career , James Reyne ’ s set is sure to be packed full of singalong classics . So too is The Living End ’ s . With two decades spent putting on blistering live performances ,

and their eighth album almost ready to drop , fans better be ready to dance .

The Angels will bring four-decades of Australian anthems to the Red-Hot Summer stage , alongside recently reformed ’ 90s rockers The Baby Animals .

Killing Heidi celebrated a pretty big anniversary back in 2020 , two decades since the release of their rock-pop debut

Reflector . As did Boom Crash Opera , who ticked off 30 years since their ARIA Top 10 record These Crazy Times arrived .

More than ten years of Red-Hot Summer and it just keeps getting better .

Red Hot Summer 2022 will begin in Sydney before heading around Australia from February to May . Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster . com . au .