UK Alternative Soul Band
SKINNY LIVING
Announce Epic 14-Date Australian Tour for October 2026
Including Two Special Appearances at The Airlie Beach Festival of Music
Alt/Soul band Skinny Living will make their long-awaited Australian live debut in October 2026, bringing their raw, harmony-drenched sound and reputation for unforgettable shows to their antipodean fans for the first time.
The tour will take in much of the east coast, culminating with three incredible performances at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music in the stunning Whitsundays.
With over 90 million global streams, a UK No.1 Independent Album (Day by Day, 2024), sold-out UK tours and support slots with Noah Kahan, Calum Scott, James Arthur and Gabrielle already under their belt, Skinny Living arrive off the back of their boldest release yet, EP 9, the final chapter of a visionary trilogy inspired by Nikola Tesla’s 3-6-9 theory.
Known for blending soul, alt-indie and modern grit, Skinny Living echo the timeless warmth of Bill Withers, Van Morrison and Paolo Nutini while remaining unmistakably their own. Frontman Ryan Johnston’s haunted-yet-hopeful Irish voice intertwines with the intricate guitar work and soaring harmonies of Danny Hepworth, creating songs that feel unpolished, deeply human and built to linger.
The band’s name says it all: “Skinny Living is a term that describes the financial reality and lifestyle of the working class. Hard graft on a low income, with a lust for life, passion for family and an optimistic attitude about the future.”
After a decade of relentless hard graft, a chance meeting at an open-mic night and word-of-mouth growth, Skinny Living are ready to share their story of struggle, resilience and glorious soul music with Australian audiences.
With Sydney and Melbourne sitting inside the band’s Top 5 most-streamed cities worldwide, demand is massive and venues are intimate.
These debut shows are long overdue and tickets are limited. Be quick!
TIX Links in Lintree/ Bio!🎟
Adding a bit of SOLO gigging into the repertoire to keep things interesting 🎸 cause 5 bands doesn’t keep me busy enough 🤦🏼♂️ sleep when I’m dead!
‘Big Fool’ cover by Ronnie Self live at the @northernstarhotel
Back at it again today at @grandjunkyard Maitland for two sets kicking off from 4:15pm 🍻
Come down, have a drink and enjoy some tunes🤘🏼
@bigapachee@daverumbler
#daverumbler #livemusic #musician #maitland #newcastle
MINMI… WE ARE COMING FOR YOU🔥☠️
@klubkongo_piranhatamers hits the brand new outdoor stage at the @minmipub this Saturday, May 16 and this one is gonna be something special.
The crew out there have absolutely transformed the outdoor area and it is the perfect setting for a night of jungle rhythms, swampy blues and voodoo rockabilly under the night sky.
Think fireflies, cold beers, dirty riffs, pounding drums and that wild swamp energy Klub Kongo brings every single time.
If you’ve been looking for an excuse for a proper night out with killer live music and an atmosphere to match, this is it!
🗓️ SATURDAY MAY 16
🕗 8PM – 11PM
📍 MINMI HOTEL
Grab your mates, get there early, sink some drinks and let’s pack this new stage out properly 💀🔥🐍
Presented by @bigapachee
#klubkongo #daverumbler #minmihotel #livemusic #rockabilly
REVEREND HORTON HEAT
AUSTRALIA 2026🔥
Rockabilly high priests, the Reverend Horton Heat return to Australia to preach the good word on hell bound, high octane rock n roll.
Lead by slicked-back 1950′s rock & roll shaman Jim Heath and backed by his longtime double bass punisher Jimbo Wallace, no band rocks harder, drives faster, or lives truer than the Reverend Horton Heat.
The Reverend Horton Heat have blazed an indelible, meteoric trail across the globe with their unique blend of musical virtuosity & vital reinterpretation the country-blues-rock roots of American music.
Jim Heath is a Revelator, a time-travelling space-cowboy on a endless inter stellar musical tour, and we are all the richer & “psychobillier” for getting to tag along.
Joining the Reverend on selected Australian shows will be legendary Australian cow punks The Johnnys delivering blistering renditions from their back catalogue of essential country punk stretching all the way back to halcyon days of Oz pub rock of the early 1980's.
In Melbourne The Rev will also be joined by Ezra Lee & Jumpin' Jethro bringing the very best in arcane rock n roll boogie woogie, In Sydney renowned guitar man Pat Capocci will open up proceedings with The Johnnys to follow. In Brisbane 50's a double barrel explosion with rockers The Linelockers and Jake & The Cadillacs heating up the crowd along with Greazefest's own Lori Lee spinning choice rockabilly sounds to get y'all moving. In Adelaide Neo Rockabilly stars The Satellites will be dispensing their own brand of quality rock n roll vibrations.
Inject that pure musical nitrous into the hot-rod engine of your heart. The Reverend’s commandants are simple. “ROCK HARD, DRIVE FAST, AND LIVE TRUE.”
REVEREND HORTON HEAT
AUSTRALIA 2026
FRI 13 NOV SYDNEY
FACTORY Theatre
with The Johnnys and Pat Capocci
TIX ON SALE THIS THURSDAY, 11AM FROM THE FACTORY THEATRE🎟🎶🔥
@patcapocci
Sydney....
@patcapocci is coming in hot! 🔥
He'll be hitting The Manly Fig for an epic night of roots, rythm & rockin' soul!
Seaforth Bowlo , May 29th!
$25 🎟 on the door!
He is Amped!! Don't miss it!
Chop Suey (SOAD tribute), Slip-Not (Slipknot tribute), The Violent Inzident, plus one local act TBC 🚨
24th May at @kingstreetnewcastle
The UK's #1 tribute to SYSTEM OF A DOWN - CHOP SUEY have been mesmerizing audiences all over the world, travelling through France, Austria, Wales, UK and Europe over the last 18 months to sold-out crowds. And with KNOTFEST choosing to leave Australian fans unfulfilled in 2026, Slip-NOT have cleared a 10-day window in their busy life schedules to jump on the camel train and head Down Under to fill the void!
The newer of the two star-studded tribute acts, Slip-NOT, also refuse to play baby brother, and have quickly established themselves as a class act in their own right. Rounding out the trifecta is THE VIOLENT INZIDENT, one of the most entertaining and fun bands you have never seen.
Focussing on (and destroying) nu metal in its purest form, THE VIOLENT INZIDENT promise to make you take everything you know about bands like LIMP BIZKIT and KORN and churn it through the blender of life to create something insanely different but infinitely better.
All three bands are headed to Australia in May 2026 and promise - in the words of another great tribute act POISON - Nothin' But A Good Time.
@heavy__mag
Get your tix now via Linktree or by visiting bigtix.com.au
