Fresh off the back of their sold out Australian Modern Pressure tour, the bands critically acclaimed 4th album, the Riggs charged into 2020 supporting Sticky Fingers across a widespread New Zealand Arena tour, to return to Australia and join Billy Idol at the Australian Open and across the country for a slew of arena shows. The momentum was exciting but this was all to come crashing down due to the new normal – Covid-19.

For many artists this was an opportunity to perform acoustic songs on Instagram. The Riggs however, pivoted into studio mode releasing a full length Dub re-imagining of ‘Active Galactic’, a live studio EP entitled ‘Live At The Aviary’ with accompanying live studio footage showcasing their prowess as studio musicians.