Dune Rats
You might be looking at the title of this list with some confusion. Live acts? Live music? In this economy? Yes, of course, this year has been the roughest yet on the industry – all international tours have been delayed or cancelled outright, large-scale shows are only just starting to claw back and the long-promised […]
After starting the year out in hot form by dropping their second ARIA chart-topping album Hurry Up And Wait and smashing out a tour in support, Dune Rats look set to be THE band of 2020. Then, just as the tour was wrapping up, COVID-19 hit and everyone’s favourite slacker-punks Dune Rats found themselves feeling a […]
Bernard Fanning, Ruel, Mallrat and pretty much every other contemporary Australian act you can think of have all been enlisted to play brand new Adelaide concert series Summer Sounds Festival. Over 30 acts are playing the series, which takes place from the end of this month through all of next month, including Lime Cordiale, The […]
Just months after the release of their third album, Dune Rats have returned with another fresh cut in ‘Too Tough Terry’. The song, which was apparently written quickly by the band as a way to get a laugh out of one another, is the first single they’ve released since they dropped third album, Hurry Up and […]
Brissy surf-punks Dune Rats have shared a new mini-documentary entitled Aussie Pub Rock Lives on Forever. The short film captures the trio on tour throughout Australia earlier this year while promoting their third studio album Hurry Up and Wait, joined by TOTTY, Dear Seattle and Ruby Fields. The film’s title is a reference to Hurry Up and […]
Brisbane surf punk trio, Dune Rats have done the ol’ triple drop this morning. We’ve received a new track ‘Stupid Is As Stupid Does’ with a special feature from K. Flay, a film clip, and their third studio album. The new track is a classic Dune Rats bop, the kind that’d perfectly soundtrack a fun […]
Hot off the heels of announcing new album Hurry Up and Wait and sharing new single ‘Crazy’, raucous Brisbane rockers Dune Rats have announced a national album launch tour kicking off late February 2020. Starting the party off in style at the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide on Saturday, 29th November, the boys will then make their […]
Brisbane surf rockers Dune Rats have confirmed third studio album Hurry Up and Wait is on the way, locking in a Friday, 31st January release date for the follow-up to 2017 breakout The Kids Will Know It’s Bullshit. They’ve also shared new single ‘Crazy’, following up from the album’s lead single ‘No Plans’ as well as ‘Rubber Arm’. […]
Party in the Paddock returns to Tasmania next year, boasting a froth-worthy lineup that includes the likes of indie-folk crooner Matt Corby, electronic duo Hermitude and party rockers Dune Rats up front along with Broods, Cosmo’s Midnight, Jack River, Briggs and Mallrat to name just a few. Now in its eighth year, Party in the […]
A giant anthropomorphic possum drops sick beats in the living room. A drag queen struts around the kitchen, shaking a cocktail maker in time with a Duck Sauce track. Out in the backyard, an ARIA-winning band are set up and ready to play. Needless to say, this is no ordinary house. Its inhabitants are Paralympian […]
