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Pandemonium festival relocated after the RSL deemed the event “inappropriate”

Major names in rock music set to appear at Australian festival.
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One of the biggest festival line-ups for 2024 has been revealed and you won’t believe the big names headlining!

Since Christmas, veteran promoter Andrew McManus has been teasing fans with his very first Pandemonium Festival coming to Australia across four dates in April.

The festival has now been confirmed along with dates, locations, and artists… and it’s a big one!

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The Sydney show is held on Anazac Day, April 25, and was originally to be held at the Domain in the CBD, however, the RSL deemed the event “inappropriate” and therefore will be moved to Western Sydney. 

The annual Anzac Day commemoration service takes place at the Anzac Memorial in Hype Park, in earshot of the music festival if it were to have been held at the Domain. 

NSW Premier Chris Minns relocated the Pandemonium event to Sydney Olympic Park. 

The festival will be held over two stages and will feature a dream line-up headlined by Alice Cooper and Blondie. 

The other artists performing include Placebo, Deep Purple, Wolfmother, Wheatus, Psychedelic Furs, Dead Kennedy’s, Palaye Royale, Gang of Four, Cosmic Psychos, Gyroscope and Petch.

The festival will be held in Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, and Bribie Island for an unforgettable night in each state. 

General tickets will be available from January 30. 

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A festival held in the Domain in Sydney in December 2009. (Credit: Getty)

Pandemonium will come to Melbourne on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Caribbean Gardens in Scoresby.

The Sydney festival will fall on Anzac Day, Thursday, April 25, 2024, and will be held at Sydney Olympic Park.

Following this, the festival will be held in Gold Coast on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Doug Jennings Park.

Then finally, the final day will be on Bribie Island in Queensland on Sunday, April 28, 2024, held at the Sandstone Point Hotel.

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Alice Cooper’s career spans almost sixty years! His first Australian tour was in March 1977 – breaking attendance records. (Credit: Getty)

Headlining artist Alice Cooper last played in Australia in 2020 when he performed for more than 70,000 people at the all-star Fire Fight bushfire benefit concert. 

Debbie Harry and her band last performed in Australia in 2017… the world has been waiting for these two to return to Australia. 

Despite being a headlining act, it is important to note that Blondie will not appear at the final festival date, April 28, in Bribie Island.

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Iconic rock band Blondie will be back in Australia for the first time since 2017! Their first Australian tour took place in December 1977. (Credit: Getty)

As the Pandemonium festival is held around Anzac Day, with the Sydney show falling on Anzac Day, money from each ticket sold will be donated across three organisations: Legacy, Wounded Heros, and Top Blokes.

Legacy and Wounded Heros will also be present on site collecting donations while Top Blokes, an organisation working to support the prevention of youth suicide, will be present only at the Gold Coast event.