Less than a month out from the market daze of our contemporary 4ZZZ radio station… come fill the parkland this October.
I HEART HIROSHIMA have sadly announced they are withdrawing from ZED 51:
“Due to unavoidable personal circumstances we will sadly no longer be able to perform at Zed51. We are genuinely gutted and want to apologise to those who were keen to watch our show. We were excited to play together again for the first time in many years, particularly to celebrate 4ZZZ, a station that raised us and always supported our music.”
They will be replaced by Los Angeles based internationals PRIMITIVE RING touring select dates with MUDHONEY – now jetting on in their scorching psyche to play their only Brisbane show.
Come market another day celebrating the furthering years of our beloved 4ZZZ radio station… and the cultures they generate from that power transmission of community nucleus.
As sure as day becomes night, 4ZZZ slips into the streams of creative diversity, as the risers of this vibrant ZED51 doorstep, cross over into another 50 years of a Brisbane community of media-active cultural spaces. In light of this ever-evolving radio station, and that idiosyncratic warmth of inner glow all were left with post October ’25 ZED50 celebration… it was hard to not continue this energising inclusive trip into our Meanjin futures.
Presented by 4ZZZ, Saturday 24th October 2026 is ZED51 – 13 bands once again cloaking the hills of Roma Street Parklands with music, stalls, and that incredible community spirit. Two stages, no crossovers, open to all-ages along with markets stalls, food etc running from midday to 10pm.
ZED51
Onwards to more years of that people powered radio 4ZZZ
SAT 24 OCT 2026 – ROMA ST PARKLANDS
Albert St, Spring Hill, Brisbane
featuring… MUDHONEY (USA), BARKAA, CUSTARD, THE MARK OF CAIN, CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS, SHONEN KNIFE (Japan), PRIMITIVE RING (USA), TAPE/OFF, DEM MOB, MITCH, PLEASE, SUPERHOTEL, STILL FULL FROM LUNCH, BABY COOL.
TWO STAGES no crossovers ALL-AGES*
Tickets from OZTIX – 4ZZZ Subscribers use sub number
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This is an all-ages event. As a condition of entry, all persons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Recommended 16+
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PRIMITIVE RING Los Angeles power-trio Primitive Ring make their Australian debut this October as special guests to Mudhoney. Primitive Ring are a Los Angeles based power trio comprised of Bert Hoover (bass/vocals), Charles Moothart (guitar/vocals), and Jon Modaff (drums) collectively featuring members or ex-members of noted LA pysch / rock outfits Fuzz, Frankie & The Witch Fingers, GOGGS and more, while in recent months Charles has also spent time as the touring guitarist for Iggy Pop. Formed in September 2024 when Hoover and Moothart came together seeking a new creative outlet. They hauled amps and drums into bars to hone the sound of the newfound brotherhood that is Primitive Ring.
MUDHONEY played a show for 4ZZZ in 1990 at East Leagues Club March 10 with Proton Energy Pills and Alien Virus to about 600 people… and then that same year ventured back for the December 8th LIVID FESTIVAL at the RNA along with TISM, Died Pretty, Jackfrost, Falling Joys, Clouds, Xero and more in lieu of the 4ZZZ 15th birthday celebrations. Last year Mark Arm from Mudhoney fronted The Saints 73-78 at last year’s 50th anniversary… and now moments converge with those progenitors of grunge once again heading back to Brisbane to play ZED51. Touch me… this is sick!
Joining them in this burgeoning moment for Brisbane to rejoice in the love of culture will be the pop time goodness of Brisbane’s very own CUSTARD running riot in the apartments caught between having the technology and a Wisenheimer… music is never crap. It is fun. Thank your lucky star for that. Get ready for a full fry up.
A matriarch of rap… proud Malyangapa, Barkindji woman BARKAA takes a good bite from the hand that feeds provoking all with a rollicking air of tiddas time, and a “handle on storytelling that is unshakably confident and honest”. King Brown, Preach, Our Lives Matter, …we up!
THE MARK OF CAIN finally return to Brisbane in the opening salvo of a new era – there is nothing like a good blast of TMOC to start the day and an even better one to finish it off. 25 years on from “This is This” will attribute such rumblings with all that and more. Tell me.
CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS rack up the tunes and knock back the best so no soul is left unturned by these Naarm heavyweights. Cathartic. Communal. With Cash looming hard centre of this emotional storm. “A fucking spectacular live phenomenon” (Beat Magazine).
SHONEN KNIFE return from Japan and re-cut their sugar saturated, food obsessed power pop-punk fusion they have been tasting Australian with since their first visit touring the BIG DAY OUT in 1997. Touring off the back of the re-recorded debut album Let’s Knife Re-Cut. Come ride the rocket!
In the provocation of this… erase backgrounds with Meanjin’s TAPE/OFF amid the wild swept oscillation of their 2025 album Fort Sensible; DEM MOB hot off the back of 6 months touring with Regurgitator, imminently about deliver their debut album wake the power of music with the most remote hiphop ever delivered; MITCH, PLEASE crash cats and fizzy drinks in a Disney-whimsical nerd-punk free for all – providing the spicy toppin’ on the 2025 4ZZZ HOT 100!
SUPERHOTEL are 5 pieces of meanjin strained through observational poetry and alt-country rock – recently caught guestin’ with Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie; the atypical STILL FULL FROM LUNCH embrace the biggish band play off while 14 arms swing free from the hills hoist… with 7 of them this is vast, and all termites; and Grace from Nice Biscuit returns with the psychedelic folk of her side project BABY COOL shimmering in light of latest album Infinity Baby.
Power this all up for another lush day of community transmission! Spread that feeling.
Also the night prior… Zedforever is flippin’ the switch with a super special Friday night featuring a ONE OFF Australian exclusive appearance of SUNNYBOYS in celebration of the 45th anniversary of their prototypical debut masterpiece Sunnyboys.
Joining the Sunnyboys for this night of nights will be generational compadre’s THE CLOUDS heading out on their own singles tour; VSPY VSPY touring on behalf of a 40th anniversary of Harry’s Reasons and A.O. Mod. TV. Vers. Albums; and the orginal Screaming Tribesmen MICK MEDEW AND THE URSULA 4.
4ZZZ & ZEDFOREVER presents
FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2026 – ROMA STREET PARKLAND
Albert St, Spring Hill, Brisbane
SUNNYBOYS
THE CLOUDS
VSPY VSPY
MICK MEDEW AND URSULA 4
Doors 5pm until late – Over 18s only.
Tickets from OZTIX – https://oztix.link/gwz42g4
4ZZZ Subs discounts – – enter subscription number to access.
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