Bowing to continual public demand, Sunnyboys have now added a Newcastle show to their The Last Dance final ever tour. The show is booked for Sat 4th February at Newcastle’s premiere entertainment venue; NEX @ West City and will be the first ‘rock show’ in the venue since 2019 and post-covid lockdowns.
January 2023
Fri 13: Gold Coast, Twin Towns + Painters and Dockers
Sat 14: Gold Coast, Twin Towns + Painters and Dockers
Fri 20: Dee Why RSL + Painters and Dockers (SOLD-OUT)
Sat 21: Thirroul, Anitas + Painters and Dockers
Wed 25: Adelaide. The Gov + Even
Sat 28: Melbourne, Northcote Theatre + Rocket Science & The Prize
February 2023
Sat 4: Newcastle, NEX @ Wests City + Alister Spence Trio
Sat 11: Brisbane, Tivoli + Huxton Creepers
Thu 16: Gosford, Drifters Wharf + Murray Cook’s Soul Movers
Sat 18: Sydney, Enmore + Painters and Dockers & Mick Medew and The Mesmerisers
“Many acts make comebacks, more now than ever in fact, but I can’t remember feeling so much love in a room for an Australian band that, like its audience, was reliving its glorious youth. It was a fantastic experience.” – The Australian, Sydney Opera House 2013
In other news the Sunnies tour news their show at Sydney’s Dee Why RSL has completely sold out while the proposed show at The Nightquarter on Queenslands Sunshine Coast has been cancelled due to a clash with personal commitments. In Brisbane support act Flaming Hands have been replaced by Suunnyboys old touring partners Huxton Creepers while in Gosford Murray Cook’s Soul Movers will join the party.
But wait, that’s not all! Sunnyboys ’81 – ’84 a double-vinyl album collection is now available. Featuring all the hits, the as-good b-sides, select band faves and a whole live side taken from the bands years as recording artists for Mushroom Records.
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27 September 2022
Ten years on from their glorious live return following a 21-year hiatus Sunnyboys announce The Last Dance; a final summer tour and the last ever live shows. No animosity, no musical differences, just the satisfaction of a job well done and knowing that it’s time.
January 2023
Fri 13: Gold Coast, Twin Towns + Painters and Dockers
Sat 14: Gold Coast, Twin Towns + Painters and Dockers
Fri 20: Dee Why RSL + Painters and Dockers
Sat 21: Thirroul, Anitas + Painters and Dockers
Wed 25: Adelaide. The Gov + Even
Sat 28: Melbourne, Northcote Theatre + Rocket Science & The Prize
February 2023
Fri 10: Sunshine Coast, The Nightquarter + Flaming Hands
Sat 11: Brisbane, Tivoli + Flaming Hands
Thu 16: Gosford, Drifter’s Wharf
Sat 18: Sydney, Enmore + Painters and Dockers & Mick Medew and The Mesmerisers
In the ten-year period since their return Sunnyboys arguably achieved as much if not more as their original life-span. They co-headlined a sold-out A Day On The Green (with Hoodoo Gurus and Violent Femmes), set a venue record at Coolangatta Hotel (previously held by Noiseworks) sold-out multiple nights across Sydney’s Enmore and Factory Theatres, Brisbane’s The Tivoli, Melbourne’s Corner Hotel, with further sold-out further shows at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Melbourne’s The Forum and Croxton Hotel, Perth Festival, Cairns, Thirroul, Torquay, Byron Bay, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Dee Why; re-released all three studio albums, released a live DVD and a live album, recorded and released four new tracks, sold countless t-shirts, beanies, caps, hoodies and badges and watched their eponymous debut reach double platinum sales. A remarkable achievement for a band still largely ignored by the mainstream.
“Of the hundreds of bands, and thousand of people that we knew at the time, we’re one of the few that can stand up and say “We were really good at what we did, and we’re really proud of what we did” and we’re lucky enough to still be able to get up and say to people ‘We’re really proud to be able to present this to you now”. Richard Burgman / Sunnyboys guitarist
The tour will run in conjunction with the release of Sunnyboys ’81-’84, a double vinyl band curated best-of featuring all the hits, the equally-as-good b-sides, fan faves, rarities and live material – many appearing on vinyl for the first time – and all drawn from their years as Mushroom Records recording artists. Sunnyboys ’81-’84 will be released in a limited edition of blue vinyl and is released on Nov 11th.
The Last Dance… grab your partner and witness the magic one more time. There will never be another Sunnyboys.