Hard-Ons 40th Anniversary Tour
Amplifier, Perth
With special guests TBA.
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One of Australia’s most loved and influential bands, the Hard-Ons are this year celebrating 40 years of punk rocking in public. In doing so they will embark on a 40th anniversary tour of Australia this October and November, along with the release of new music, starting with the fast-out-the-gate new single “Buzz Buzz Buzz”, out now on Cheersquad Records and Tapes, plus the exciting announcement of a new feature length documentary film, The Most Australian Band Ever, which will premiere October 16 at Sydney’s SXSW festival.
In their original incarnation, the Hard-Ons shared bills with the likes of the Ramones and Nirvana and appeared on numerous Big Days Out. They scored a never-bettered 17 consecutive number 1s on the Australian independent charts and in 1989 were the only Australian band still based in Australia to hit the top 5 in the NME charts. In 2021, the core pair of Ray and Blackie and “new” drummer Murray found themselves a new front person in the form of longtime fanboy, Tim Rogers of You Am I.
Over the years, the Hard-Ons have won the vocal support of artists like Dave Grohl, AC/DC’s Malcolm Young and Jello Biafra amongst countless others. They’ve influenced not only subsequent generations of punk bands but a wide-ranging groundswell of Australian alternative artists – from You Am I to Spiderbait to Silverchair to Regurgitator to Magic Dirt to Powderfinger to the Dirty Three to The Chats – each of whom have been inspired by the Hard-Ons’ energy, free spirit and uncompromising dedication.
Catch the Hard-Ons on their 40th Anniversary Australian Tour
Friday October 18 – Soapbox, Brisbane
Thursday October 24 – Sussex Inlet Tavern, Sussex Inlet
Friday October 25 – La La La’s, Wollongong
Saturday October 26 – Paddo RSL, Sydney
Sunday October 27 – Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle
Thursday October 31 – Altar, Hobart
Friday November 1 – The Tote, Melbourne
Saturday November 2 – Singing Bird Studios, Frankston
Sunday November 3 – Red Hill Hotel, Castlemaine
Monday November 4 – Barwon Club, Geelong
Thursday November 7 – Amplifier, Perth
Friday November 8 – Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough
Saturday November 9 – Froth & Fury, Adelaide
Tickets on sale now
Photo by Jo Forster
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