It's hard to believe The Hard-On's have been rocking for 40 years and still have as much brutality on and off stage as ever.
It’s time to celebrate that 40 years as The Hard-On’s head on a mammoth anniversary tour of Australia this October/November. Starting up in Brisbane on Friday 18 October, the band will work their way through Sussex Inlet, Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle, Hobart, Melbourne, Frankston, Castlemaine, Geelong, Perth, Scarborough and Adelaide.
The announcement today also comes with a Hard-On’s new music offering of single ‘Buzz Buzz Buzz’, out via Cheersquad Records & Tapes as the first taste of the current Hard-Ons line-up’s yet-to-be-announced third album.
The Hard-Ons’ 40th Anniversary Australian Tour Oct – Nov 2024
- Friday 18 October – Soapbox, Brisbane
- Thursday 24 October – Sussex Inlet Tavern, Sussex Inlet
- Friday 25 October – La La La’s, Wollongong
- Saturday 26 October – Paddo RSL, Sydney
- Sunday 27 October – Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle
- Thursday 31 October – Altar, Hobart
- Friday 1 November – The Tote, Melbourne
- Saturday 2 November – Singing Bird Studios, Frankston
- Sunday 3 November – Red Hill Hotel, Castlemaine
- Monday 4 November – Barwon Club, Geelong
- Thursday 7 November – Amplifier, Perth
- Friday 8 November – Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough
- Saturday 9 November – Froth & Fury, Adelaide
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A Peter (Blackie) Black/Tim Rogers cowrite, ‘Buzz Buzz Buzz’ sees The Hard-On’s slam down as razor-sharp pop song, driven by intense energy and power – the only way The Hard-On’s know how to be! Blackie, Ray, Murray and perpetual newbie Tim have covered a lot of bases on their two albums to date (2021’s ARIA top 5 debuting I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken and last year’s the Top 30 debuting Ripper ’23), but the suggestion this time is the album is heavy on the pop. The sort of pop that can cause hearing problems that is – The Hard-Ons wouldn’t have it any other way.
“Our best collaboration so far. When Tim said ‘I wanna get a little left of centre with the melody on this,’ I was BLOWN away (but not surprised :-)),” says Blackie of ‘Buzz Buzz Buzz’.
It’s new territory for Australia’s beloved band but still shares the essence and 40 year commitment of The Hard-On’s.
The new single and shows also come before the premiere new feature length documentary film, The Most Australian Band Ever, which sees The Hard-On’s as the feature subject. Set to premiere October 16 at Sydney’s SXSW festival, the documentary directed by Jonathan J. Sequeira for production companies Living Eyes and Play Vintage, offers insight into the bands existence and reincarnation with Tim Rogers. The Most Australian Band Ever includes plenty of live footage and interviews and guest appearances from Dave Faulkner (The Victims, Hoodoo Gurus), Ross Knight (Cosmic Psychos), Jerry A (Poison Idea), Steven Hanford aka Thee Slayer Hippy (Poison Idea) and Rob Younger (Radio Birdman). The film has a particular focus on the Hard-Ons’ early days, the obstacles – some self-inflicted – which they’ve had to overcome, and the legacy they’ve built.
It’s all happening for The Hard-On’s and you should definitely be part of it. Join their 40th anniversary tour and help their celebration!
Tickets for The Hard-On’s 40th Anniversary Tour are on sale now and available from https://linktr.ee/
‘Buzz Buzz Buzz’ is available for streaming now and can be listened to here.
