Rocklab

Tue 01 Jul 2025 - 19:00

Alternative

Punk

Rock

AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS

Practical Info

Venue: Rockhal Box
Promoter: Rockhal

Doors: 19:00

About

In the nine years since Amyl and The Sniffers came together in Melbourne’s sticky pub-rock scene, Amyl and the Sniffers have become masters of balancing power and playfulness. With two critically acclaimed albums under their belt - 2019’s self-titled debut and 2021’s visceral ‘Comfort To Me’ - vocalist Amy Taylor, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, bassist Gus Romer and drummer Bryce Wilson have achieved something unique and remarkable. They are unmistakably “Aussie”, down-to-earth and true to their roots. The band’s live audiences have grown even faster than their reputation, taking them to the Rockhal. From grassroots clubs shows to major concert halls, the band has also become a regular mainstage and headline feature of festivals including Primavera, Glastonbury, Coachella, Green Man, Osheaga, Outside Lands, Best Keep Secret, All Points East and dozens more; and been called up for European and US stadium supports with the likes of Green Day and Foo Fighters. As a live act, the word is well and truly out: if you need a band to decimate a stage, you call Amyl and The Sniffers. Fans of The Sniffers’ most pugnacious hits will not be disappointed, with the opening track ‘Jerkin’’ taking their love of swear words to a stratospheric new level. ‘Pigs’ and ‘Motorbike Song’ are as heavy and hectic as any riff the Sniffers have written, while ‘Doing In Me Head’ takes Taylor’s trademark declarative rage in new directions, reflecting her age and experience. Cartoon Darkness, their last album that they live perform live, doesn’t have a neat and tidy narrative. It’s a big, complicated, messy, funny and sometimes deeply felt and serious album. There is no black or white, only colour and shadows.