Gig Reviews

May 2026May Metal Mayhem

May 2026Issue 15

May Metal Mayhem A self-organised metal night at Coorparoo Hall; Mandala, Ember, Axis and Rupture proving the community-hall gig still works without an organisation running it. consent check pending

9 Apr 2026Echoes

9 Apr 2026gig review

Echoes Delphic Afterparty and Liasis at Visible Ink; a Complete History carried in a plastic bag, an interview cut short, and a magazine torn up in his face. consent check pending

Apr 2026Leaves On Concrete

Apr 2026gig review

Leaves On Concrete A Schema Collective skate demo with bands squeezed in between; Whitt's End too good for the slot, Change Correction's first gig, Liasis closing to fifteen people who stayed. consent check pending

Apr 2026The Big Takeover

Apr 2026gig review

The Big Takeover The literary retelling of his first-ever gig, two years on; the merch desk, Klowde's mystery set, meeting Piss Off, and the interview that made him a rock and roller. consent check pending

16 Jan 2026The Link YMCA, Hardcore

16 Jan 2026BB13

The Link YMCA, Hardcore A late arrival to a hardcore bill; No Allegiance, Flogg's two-piece fastcore, Step Back, and a fist to the eye on the way out. consent check pending

Nov 2025Broken Milk Crates

Nov 2025BB12

Broken Milk Crates A backyard gig with a cheap drum kit and a projector running YouTube ads; self-described midwest emo, then Phantasm Street's My Bloody Valentine wall of noise. consent check pending

Nov 2025The Last Substation Gig

Nov 2025BB11

The Last Substation Gig The final all-ages night at the Woolloongabba Substation before the ban; The Amphetamines, a heavier local metal band, then Piss Off closing the venue's run. consent check pending

Oct 2025The Paddington Giants

Oct 2025BB10

The Paddington Giants Rupture, Maniakal, No Clue and Heatstroke work up the crowd for a set of Findaway highlights that the giants of the scene came to hear. consent check pending

Oct 2025Punk Goes Preschool

Oct 2025BB9

Punk Goes Preschool Shock Value at a bowls club full of retirees and toddlers; a low crowd, a Saints cover sung from the floor, and Pricey from The Chats closing it out solo. consent check pending

Sep 2025Findaway At Paddington Skatepark

Sep 2025BB8

Findaway At Paddington Skatepark A charity show back at the skatepark where it started; Rupture, Maniakal, No Clue, Heatstroke, then Findaway closing it out as the giants they'd become. consent check pending

Sep 2025The Last Gormless Records Gig

Sep 2025BB7

The Last Gormless Records Gig The last-ever Gormless Records gig at Spring Hill Hall; a butter prank on the doorknobs, Heavy Liquid, and the conversation that pointed Arran towards a law degree. consent check pending

Apr 2025SkatePunk, The Second Take

Apr 2025gig review

SkatePunk, The Second Take A second pass on the same wet April night; linking up with Seth and Kai outside, Heatstroke up close, and a debut called Spread Me Like Butter. consent check pending

Apr 2025SkatePunk, Victoria Point

Apr 2025gig review

SkatePunk, Victoria Point SkatePunk relocated indoors for the rain; a long walk to the Redlands, Whitt's End, Heatstroke, and a bus ride home like a John Oxley flashback.

8 Feb 2025The Insanest Gig Ever

8 Feb 2025gig review

The Insanest Gig Ever Frenzee, Care, Antics, Piss Off and Shock Value at Ithaca Hall, hired as an art exhibition because gigs were banned; the night the new race idea was born.

Feb 2025This New Race

Feb 2025gig review

This New Race Piss Off at Ithaca Hall, hired as an art exhibition because gigs were banned; Frenzee, Care and a butchered cover of I'm Stranded.

2025 (month unconfirmed)Alone In The Endzone

2025 (month unconfirmed)gig review

Alone In The Endzone Otto's party/gig at Coorparoo Hall; Arran bails, he butchers a song on stage alone, then finds a whole new crew standing outside. consent check pending

18 Dec 2024School's Out And Poison Ruin

18 Dec 2024gig review

School's Out And Poison Ruin Two November gigs held over for December; The Amphetamines and Chimpeltons at School's (Almost) Out, then Poison Ruin from Philadelphia at Spring Hill Hall.

28 May 2024Moorooka Bowls Club

28 May 2024gig review

Moorooka Bowls Club A Palestine charity gig at a bowls club; a cold room, The Disdained playing to statues, and a $60 battle jacket that ended up fitting.

16 May 2024Coffin At The 4ZZZ Carpark

16 May 2024gig review

Coffin At The 4ZZZ Carpark A birthday spent in a graffitied carpark; Fat Dog and The Tits, Shock Value's first 9 out of 10, and a Sydney touring band called Coffin.

13 May 2024Paddington Skatepark, The Origin

13 May 2024gig review

Paddington Skatepark, The Origin The first review he ever wrote; Findaway's merch desk, meeting Nat from Spew, two bands dropping out and a broken bone giving the zine its name.