The Bamboos have announced a trio of east-coast shows for September 2025. The special shows will serve as a celebration of the Melbourne funk collective’s 25 years together, having originally formed back in 2000. To coincide with the anniversary, the band are also set to release their first-ever greatest-hits compilation – entitled, fittingly, The Bamboos Best – in July 2025. The full list of tour dates, as well as pre-sale and ticketing information, can be found below.
“It’s been a wild ride, and we’re not letting up,” said the band in a statement shared to their social media accounts. “Playing live for you has always been at the beating heart of this band, and what we love to do most. We’ll be bringing you an extra-special curated set featuring some surprise deep cuts, Bamboos family special guests and the favourite songs that have brought us all together over the last quarter of a century of live shows. Can’t wait to make some serious noise with you.”
The Bamboos – ‘I Got Burned’
The Bamboos were initially formed in Melbourne at the turn of the century by guitarist and bandleader Lance Ferguson. After playing around the city as an instrumental band, often doing covers, they began to take proper formation in 2006 with the addition of Kylie Auldist as lead vocalist and the release of their debut studio album, Step It Up. The band have released ten studio albums in total, including 2015’s The Rules Of Attraction with You Am I frontman Tim Rogers.
Across their 25-year career, The Bamboos have been nominated for six ARIA Awards and been shortlisted twice in the Song Of The Year category at the APRA Awards. In addition to Rogers (who launched The Ferguson Rogers Process with Ferguson last year), the group’s extensive list of collaborators include Meg Washington, Dan Sultan, Daniel Merriweather, Urthboy and Aloe Blacc.
The Bamboos Best is set for release on Friday, July 25th via Impressed Recordings. The compilation can be pre-ordered on both compact disc and limited-edition gold marble vinyl by clicking here.
The Bamboos 25 Years 2025 Tour
- Thursday, September 11th – City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW
- Saturday, September 13th – Peggs Park, Brisbane QLD
- Saturday, September 20th – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC
Tickets to Sydney and Melbourne are on sale now via TheBamboos.com; Brisbane is free entry.
Further Reading
Love Letter To A Record: The Bamboos On The Meters’ 1969 Self-Titled Debut
Love Letter To A Record: The Bamboos’ Lance Ferguson On ‘Donny Hathaway Live’
