I will review the various experimental probes which might shape up the particle physics landscape in the years leading up to the LHC. Using minimal supergravity as an example, I shall first summarize the theoretical expectations as to where the next high-energy frontier lies. I will then discuss the discovery potential of many upcoming collider and astrophysical experiments and will demonstrate their complementarity in providing us with clues to the next relevant energy scale, prior to LHC operation.