West Australian punks Last Quokka return with ‘Save Our Pubs’, the latest single off of their upcoming album Take The Fight To The Bastards, out via Valve Records. ‘Save Our Pubs’ is a call to arms for all Australian (and un-Australian) beer drinkers, pool players, footy fans and chicken parmi lovers to save our most cherished cultural institution: the pub.
The big corporates are buying our pubs and turning them into gentrified yuppie wastelands, devoid of taste, character and good pub feeds, and Last Quokka are bloody sick of it. An impassioned Trent Rojahn takes aim at the new soulless bars with their plastic pints, lack of sticky carpets and overpriced soggy chips. His rants are backed up by a tightly wound and intense band who explode in the anthemic chorus to “save our institutions!” A message that surely even someone as thick as Peter Dutton could understand.
To complement this battle slab they take it all on the road with a menu of pit stops across these warming lands playing with the likes of DZ DEATHRAYS, THE PEEP TEMPLE, GUSSET RATS, MASOCHIST and more – call it a National Tour 2025.
LAST QUOKKA – NATIONAL TOUR 2025
Touring with DZ DEATHRAYS Weekend Warriors tour WA
THUR 13 FEB – PRINCE OF WALES Bunbury
FRI 14 FEB- THE RIVER Margaret River
SAT 15 FEB – INDIAN OCEAN Scarborough
Touring with THE PEEP TEMPLE
SAT 22 MAR – BUFFALO CLUB Fremantle SOLD OUT
SUN 23 MAR – BUFFALO CLUB Fremantle SOLD OUT
with THE PEEP TEMPLE and GRUB
SAT 29 MAR – FACTORY THEATRE Sydney
with THE PEEP TEMPLE and THE MELODRONES
Tickets from https://www.wingsing.co/tour
FRI 4 APR – CORNER HOTEL Melbourne SOLD OUT
SAT 5 APR – CORNER HOTEL Melbourne SOLD OUT
with THE PEEP TEMPLE and PARTY PEST
THUR 27 MAR – METROPOLE HOTEL Lismore
with GUSSET RATS and MASOCHIST
Tickets at the door
FRI 28 MAR – PFR LOUNGE Brisbane
with GUSSET RATS and WHOROBOROS
Tickets from Oztix
GUSSET RATS are a heavy riff punk band from Lismore. We like screaming about all the things in life, mental illness, addiction, funny shit, stuff we hate, every day struggles and other important messages that no one needs to hear, but too bad coz we are loud. https://gussetrats.bandcamp.com/album/wake-up
MASOCHIST is a hardcore punk band an emphasis on playing diverse and safe shows, promoting inclusion and empowerment. Their songs are filled with feminist fury and unrestrained rage, with a constant reminder that we can all do better and have the potential to change and grow. https://masochistpunk.bandcamp.com/track/hoax
WHOROBOROS are a three-piece riot grrrl act, focused on empowering women to speak their minds and rebel against a male-dominated scene. https://whoroboros.bandcamp.com/track/there-goes-the-neighbourhood
SUN 30 MAR – Sydney THE VANGUARD – FREE ENTRY
with O.M.R.
SUN 6 APR – Melbourne THE TOTE HOTEL – FREE ENTRY
with guests
