Salty old punk rock dogs THE MEANIES make a rarer than rocking horse shit Sydney appearance at the almighty Crowbar on Saturday June 3. They’re not launching anything, not celebrating anything, there’s no special reason for the gig other than they just thought Sydney could do with some livening up and who better to help […] …Continue Reading
Fresh from a triumphant tour of Spain, The Meanies were gaggin’ to do another show and thought it’d been a while since they’d been out west so decided that Hotel Westwood would be a killer place for an Xmas party. The old punks invited their mates Rocket Science along for the ride to play their […] …Continue Reading
The Hard-Ons have announced the supports for their soon-to-start I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken tour – their first tour with their new line-up which features new singer Tim Rogers. The tour comes on the back of the band’s first-ever ARIA Top 5 album and takes in all East Coast capitals and key regional hubs. The list of supports includes […] …Continue Reading
A new state-wide celebration of contemporary music, ALWAYS LIVE, is set to turn up the volume on the Major Events calendar in 2022 – cementing Melbourne and Victoria as the home of live music in Australia. The first – and largest – event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, ALWAYS LIVE is the only Australian Major Event dedicated […] …Continue Reading
Yep, it’s all over the news – Melbourne’s iconic indie punk band the Meanies are opening for the Foo Fighters next week in Geelong. And of course they’re pretty chuffed about it, especially since it’s been 30 years (nearly to the day) since they first played with a young Dave Grohl when he was in […] …Continue Reading
Rock fans on a whole, rejoice. 2022 brings in a new summertime festival just in time for our lockdown shackles to be removed and for us to rediscover the simple joys of live music and community. Uncaged (Presented by Silverback Touring) is the newest rock festival on the Australian festival circuit and packs a punch of […] …Continue Reading
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What a shit of a week it’s been.
I have lost count of the amount of shows that have been postponed or cancelled, but what I do know is I should be getting ready to party at Blacken Open Air this time next week, but instead I still don’t know if I will be allowed out my front door… It’s the word we currently live in, but that doesn’t mean we have to like it!
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As Covid lockdowns continue to wreak more havoc than Wally Meanie at a wine tasting, The Meanies have had to rejig a whole bunch more dates of their Better Late Than Never Desperate Measures Tour. The latest two postponed shows are this week’s ones in Ballarat and Macedon which have now moved to November. Tickets for rescheduled shows will remain valid, while refunds can be arranged at the point of purchase for those who are now unable to attend.
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Unfortunately that bastard child of no-one COVID has put paid to yet more planned activities. I hate to mention it week after week but until it pisses off and leaves us to our devices it is a sad reality that cancellations and postponements will become more the norm than an anomoly.
Next weekend sees the postponement of Brisbane’s Moondoll Festival, which in turn leads to Frankenbok having to reschedule their three day Queensland visit as well.
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As Covid lockdowns continue to wreak more havoc than Wally Meanie at a wine tasting, The Meanies have to rejig a whole bunch more dates of their Better Late Than Never Desperate Measures Tour which was meant to start last month.
As per the last announcement, the tour now kicks off in regional Victoria in a couple of weeks and then breaks until October, when it picks up in Adelaide and continues through November.
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