One of Australia’s most venerable hard rock institutions, the Hard-Ons, will officially turn 30 this year on 21st July, making them utter recidivists in the eyes of any court judge. The band will be celebrating the landmark the only way they know how: with a string of sweaty stage assaults.
Saturday, 21st July 1984 was the first time that a multiracial group of bare-chested, immiserated teenage misfits climbed onto a pub stage to let their angst out with a punk/pop/heavy metal/psychedelic hybrid that would become one of the country’s most beloved rock sounds.
Now, as veritable legends of the Aus-rock game, original members Keish de Silva, Peter “Blackie” Black, and Ray Ahn, together with current member Murray Ruse, will for the first and last time in their careers, tour Australia-wide with songs from the band’s pre-initial breakup period (1984-1993).
While in the past the band have eschewed nostalgia tours in favour of their dignity, they’ve rightly succumbed to the need to pat themselves on their collective back for a job well done. And for this tour, the sets will be made up entirely of songs most requested by their fans via an online poll.
Watch: Hard-Ons – Made To Love You (Live at Dig It Up!)
Hard-Ons 30th Anniversary Tour Dates
Tickets on-sale 10:00AM AEDT Thursday, 3rd April
Thursday, 29th May 2014
Enigma Bar, Adelaide
Tix: Via Moshtix
Thursday, 5th June 2014
Small Ballroom, Newcastle NSW
Tix: Via Oztix
Friday, 6th June 2014
Tattersalls Hotel, Penrith NSW
Saturday, 7th June 2014
Manning Bar, Sydney
Tix: Via Manning Bar
Thursday, 12th June 2014
Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
Tix: Via Oztix
Friday, 13th June 2014
The Wool Exchange, Geelong VIC
Tix: Via Oztix
Saturday, 14th June 2014
Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Tix: Via Corner Hotel
Sunday, 15th June 2014
Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine VIC
Tix: Via Oztix
Thursday, 19th June 2014
The Northern, Byron Bay
Tix: Via Oztix
Friday, 20th June 2014
Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta QLD
Tix: Via Oztix
Saturday, 21st June 2014
Prince of Wales, Brisbane
Tix: Via Oztix
