Hard-Ons bring 40th anniversary tour to the west coast
Aussie punk legends Hard-Ons will celebrate their 40th anniversary this year with massive tours of both Australia and Europe. The tour arrives on the west coast for shows at Amplifier on Thursday, November 7 and Indian Ocean Hotel on Friday, November 8.
The news comes alongside the release of new music, starting with the fast-out-the-gate new single Buzz Buzz Buzz. Out today on Cheersquad Records & Tapes, the single is the first taste of the current Hard-Ons line-up’s yet to be announced third album, which was co-written by Tim Rogers and Peter Black.
“It’s our best collaboration so far,” said Peter Black. “When Tim said ‘I wanna get a little left of centre with the melody on this,’ I was blown away, but not surprised. It’s a promise of great things to come!”
Peter Black, Ray Ahn, Murray Ruse and ‘perpetual newbie’ Tim Rogers have covered a lot of bases on their two albums to date (2021’s ARIA top 5 debuting I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken and last year’s Top 30 debuting Ripper ’23), but this album is tipped to be ‘heavy on the pop’—or as the band put it: “the sort of pop that can cause hearing problems.”
Adding to an already big year for the group, Hard-Ons are also the subject of a new feature length documentary film, The Most Australian Band Ever, which will premiere on Wednesday, October 16 at Sydney’s SXSW festival.
The documentary is directed by Jonathan J. Sequeira for production companies Living Eyes and Play Vintage, the man and the production house that made the acclaimed 2017 Radio Birdman documentary Descent Into The Maelstrom.
Perfectly timed with the anniversary, The Most Australian Band Ever offers insight into the band’s long existence, with plenty of live footage and interviews and guest appearances from Dave Faulkner (The Victims, Hoodoo Gurus), Ross Knight (Cosmic Psychos), Jerry A (Poison Idea), Steven Hanford aka Thee Slayer Hippy (Poison Idea) and Rob Younger (Radio Birdman). The film has a particular focus on Hard-Ons’ early days, the obstacles—some self-inflicted—which they’ve had to overcome, and the legacy they’ve built.
Hard-Ons’ 40th anniversary tour hits Amplifier on Thursday, November 7, and Indian Ocean Hotel on Friday, November 8, 2024. For more info and to buy tickets, head to linktr.ee/thehardons Hard-Ons’ new single Buzz Buzz Buzz is out now, check it out below.
