FREE ENTRY - 4PM The EP you’ve all been waiting for has arrived, and Assteroid are SO excited to share it with you! Let's celebrate the launch with a STUNNING afternoon gig at The Gem! With very special guests, The Pearlies! Saturday 24th May, from 3:30pm at The Gem, Collingwood. Free entry! The Pearlies 4pm Assteroid 5pm Assteroid is the love child of songwriter and front-woman Penny Walker-Keefe. Her anecdotal, catchy songs are fleshed out by the grungy four-piece band, who first hit the state in 2022. The EP includes two singles released in 2024; the guitar-pop tune Butterfly Hair Clip, and the rocking ode to petrol heads, Hyundai Excel. Songs about driving, relationships, spaceships, and living the creative life sit along a delicious spectrum of alt, rock and indie flavours. The EP ends with a dose of Y2K nostalgia with a cover of All Saints’ pop classic, Pure Shores. Producer Alex Brittan skilfully recorded the band during 2023 and polished up the songs to make a beautifully curated indie EP, that effortlessly flows from one vibe to the next. Assteroid cannot wait to share it with you. Introducing our special guests, The Pearlies! 60s revival band, The Pearlies, breathe new life into the scene with timeless jangle-pop that defined a generation. Their throwback style will have your grooving and reeling to nostalgic sounds of the past.

Tape/Off Fort Sensible Album Tour

8pmBrisbane alt-rock four-piece Tape/Off return with their blistering new single Fort Sensible, the title track from their forthcoming third album, and are going on a national tour in support of the record. Fort Sensible will revise your pre-conceptions of what modern Australian rock music can be. From full-on noise assaults to delicately intimate melodies, this is the thinking person’s response to the world we live in. And it doesn’t disappoint. In the flesh Tape/Off deliver jaw-dropping shows of precise, controlled power, blending thunderous grooves with gleaming garage pop hooks that result in an exhilarating live music experience…