With two weeks to go until The Smashing Pumpkins’ inaugural The World Is A Vampire festival happens in Australia, set times and local openers have been revealed. 

Special guests Jane’s Addiction, Amyl And The Sniffers, RedHook and Battlesnake are already joining the Bullet With Butterfly Wings icons on all dates, sans the Port Melbourne date, where Battlesnake will not be appearing. 

Heavy metallers PistonFist open the bill in Brisbane and Bribie Island, alt-rockers XCALIBRE in Melbourne, chill indie band Soda in Adelaide, and rock group The Silencio on the Gold Coast. Shows in Sydney and Melbourne have sold out, with minimal numbers of tickets remaining for all other dates.

View the set times below and buy your tickets here.

The World Is A Vampire Festival Australia - April 2023

SET TIMES

Saturday, April 15: Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane QLD

1.00 pm Doors

1.30 - 2.00 pm PistonFist

2.20 - 2.50 pm Battlesnake

2.55 - 3.15 pm Wrestling

3.15 - 4.00 pm Redhook

4.05 – 4.25 pm Wrestling

4.25 – 5.25 pm Amyl &The Sniffers

5.30 – 6.00 pm Wrestling

6.00 – 7.00 pm Jane’s Addiction

7.45 - 9.45 pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Sunday, April 16: Sandstone Point, Bribie Island QLD

12.00 pm Doors

12.30 – 1.00 pm PistonFist

1.20 – 1.50 pm Battlesnake

1.55 – 2.15 pm Wrestling

2.15 - 3.00 pm Redhook

3.05 – 3.25 pm Wrestling

3.25 – 4.25 pm Amyl &The Sniffers

4.30 – 5.00 pm Wrestling

5.00 – 6.00 pm Jane’s Addiction

6.45 - 8.45 pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Tuesday, April 18: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NSW ALL AGES SOLD OUT

4.00 pm Doors

4.25 – 4.55 pm Battlesnake

5.00 – 5.30 pm Wrestling

5.30 – 6.30 pm Amyl & The Sniffers

6.35 – 7.05 pm Wrestling

7.05 – 8.05 pm Jane’s Addiction

8.50 -10.50 pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Wednesday, April 19: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NSW ALL AGES 

4.00 pm Doors

4.25 – 4.55 pm Battlesnake

5.00 – 5.30 pm Wrestling

5.30 – 6.30 pm Amyl & The Sniffers

6.35 – 7.05 pm Wrestling

7.05 – 8.05 pm Jane’s Addiction

8.50 -10.50 pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Saturday, April 22: PICA, Port Melbourne VIC

3.00 pm Doors

3.35 – 4.05 pm XCalibre

4.10 – 4.30 pm Wrestling

4.30 – 5.00 pm Battlesnake

5.05 – 5.25 pm Wrestling

5.25 – 6.25 pm Amyl & The Sniffers

6.30 - 7.00 pm Wrestling

7.00 – 8.00 pm Jane’s Addiction

8.45 - 10.45 pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Sunday, April 23: Kyral Castle, Ballarat VIC

2.00 pm Doors

3.00 - 3.30 pm Battlesnake

3.50 - 4.20 pm Redhook

4.20 - 5.20 pm Wrestling

5.20 – 6.10 pm Amyl & The Sniffers

6.10 – 7.15 pm Wrestling

7.15 – 8.15 pm Jane’s Addiction

9.00 - 11.00 pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Wednesday, April 26: Adelaide Entertainment Centre SA ALL AGES

4.00 pm Doors

4.15 - 4.35 pm Soda

4.55 – 5.25 pm Battlesnake

5.30 – 5.50 pm Wrestling

5.50 – 6.50 pm Amyl & The Sniffers

6.55 – 7.15 pm Wrestling

7.15 – 8.15 pm Jane’s Addiction

9.00 - 11.00 pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Thursday; April 27: PICA, Port Melbourne VIC SOLD OUT

5.40 pm Doors

6.00 – 6.20 pm Wrestling

6.20 – 7.00 pm Amyl & The Sniffers

7.00 – 7.20 pm Wrestling

7.20 – 8.20 pm Jane’s Addiction

9.00 - 11.00 pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Saturday, April 29: Newcastle Entertainment Centre NSW ALL AGES

3.30 pm Doors

4.10 - 4.30 pm Wrestling

4.30 – 5.00 pm Battlesnake

5.05 – 5.25 pm Wrestling

5.25 – 6.25 pm Amyl & The Sniffers

6.30 – 7.00 pm Wrestling

7.00 – 8.00 pm Jane’s Addiction

8.45 -10.45 pm The Smashing Pumpkins

Sunday, April 30: Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast QLD 

12.00 pm Doors

12.30 – 1.00 pm The Silencio

1.20 – 1.50 pm Battlesnake

1.55 – 2.15 pm Wrestling

2.15 - 3.00 pm Redhook

3.05 – 3.25 pm Wrestling

3.25 – 4.25 pm Amyl & The Sniffers

4.30 – 5.00 pm Wrestling

5.00 – 6.00 pm Jane’s Addiction

6.45 - 8.45 pm The Smashing Pumpkins