One of Australia’s most loved and influential bands, the Hard-Ons, is celebrating 40 years of punk rocking in public by embarking on 40th anniversary tours of both Australia and Europe.
The band is heading to Castlemaine’s Red Hill Hotel on Sunday November 3 to celebrate the release of their new album, I Like You A Lot Getting Older, the third album by the current lineup of Blackie, Murray, Ray and Tim.
In their original incarnation, the Hard-Ons shared bills with the likes of the Ramones and Nirvana and appeared on numerous Big Days Out.
They scored a never-bettered 17 consecutive number ones on the Australian independent charts and in 1989 were the only Australian band still based in Australia to hit the top five in the NME charts.
In 2021, the core pair of Ray and Blackie and ‘new’ drummer Murray found themselves a new front person in the form of longtime fanboy, Tim Rogers of You Am I.
Over the years, the Hard-Ons have won the vocal support of artists like Dave Grohl, AC/DC’s Malcolm Young and Jello Biafra amongst countless others.
They’ve influenced, not only subsequent generations of punk bands, but a wide-ranging groundswell of Australian alternative artists – from You Am I to Spiderbait to Silverchair to Regurgitator to Magic Dirt to Powderfinger to the Dirty Three to The Chats – each of whom have been inspired by the Hard-Ons’ energy, free spirit and uncompromising dedication.
Catch the Hard-Ons on their 40th Anniversary Australian Tour at the Red Hill Hotel on Sunday November 3. Tickets available at linktr.ee/thehardons
