The Rumjacks will showcase material from their third studio album, Sleepin Rough, in Katoomba on October 15.
Following a 90-date tour of Europe, the band is pumped to bring their blistering live set home to Australia, playing new album tracks alongside fan favourites.
The Rumjacks are one of this country’s most successful live exports, becoming festival regulars throughout the UK and Europe and playing massive events such as Woodstock Poland, Punk Rock Holiday, Exit Festival and Lowlands.
Bursting from the streets of Sydney in 2008, when frontman Frankie McLaughlin met bassist Johnny McKelvey, the band hasn’t stopped running since.
“It’s like growing up with a tear in your eye and a storm brewing in your heart,” said McLaughlin on the musical heritage of the group.
“We were raised on the Scottish and Irish music in our parents’ record collection, before colliding head-on with punk/rock as we grew older and thought we knew everything.”
The Rumjacks will be supported by trio Picture Perfect, made up of former Blue Mountains locals now based in Sydney.
Picture Perfect has been hard at work the last few years. 2013 saw the release of the band’s debut single, Faceless Man, which gained considerable praise and attention from community radio stations across the country. 2014 saw the release of the band’s first EP, Well Alright!
After touring extensively in 2014, the band burst into 2015 with the single Stranger Than Fiction – gaining its radio debut on Triple M’s Homegrown show.
After a short break to recharge and work on new material, Picture Perfect is back in action with the release of their single, One Desire.
With a live show described by TheMusic.com.au as “pure energy” and a steady collection of diverse singles, it’s no wonder Picture Perfect is making an unmistakable mark on the scene.
Also performing will be The Marquis, an alternative three-piece Mountains band combining the likes of The Beatles, the Jam and Oasis in a punk aesthetic.
The October 15 gig is at the Hotel Gearin, Katoomba from 8.30pm. Tickets from Katoomba Music, 140 Katoomba Street, the Gearin front bar or www.fusionboutique.com.au.
