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Rising to the Occasion – Viagra Boys at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney 5.11.2024 – Backseat Mafia
Viagra Boys stand as one of Europe’s most electrifying live acts, and tonight they’re making the Enmore Theatre in Sydney the epicentre of their chaos. It’s a sold-out spectacle, their first time here since 2019, and they’re roaring back with their Australia Shrimp Grand Prix tour. Sebastian Murphy, the ringleader with a voice that slides between smirk and gravel, steers the ship through jagged waters of biting satire and gritty humour. And as the U.S. election unfolds thousands of miles away, the timing feels on the nose. Murphy’s lyrics, skimming society’s underbelly without moral grandstanding, resonate louder. The music, laced with irony and derision, reflects the absurd theatre of modern…
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The Last Dinner Party / Lucia And The Best Boys / Kaeto – O2 Academy, Leeds 24.09.2024 – Backseat Mafia
There was no guessing where many people were going tonight in Leeds. The city centre was filled with glamour, with an invasion of flowy dresses, long hair tied in ribbons, and rainbow-laced Dr. Martins. Once inside, the audience was serenaded by classical and show tunes over the speakers between the acts, as tonight we have the pleasure of two support acts. First up, with her debut EP ‘Intro’ out, Kaeto opened tonight’s proceedings, floating like a disco fairy on stage as she fluttered through the lights. After binging her EP on the hour drive up it is true to say Kaeto sounds even better with a live band. A short…
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The Waeve – Broken Boys – Backseat Mafia
The Waeve composed of Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall have shared a new track, ‘Broken Boys’, taken from their forthcoming second album City Lights which is due out on the 20th September. “The band had an identity this time around so we had a little bit more of a framework to know how we might operate,” notes Dougall of their differing approaches. “But obviously, the circumstances were quite different…” Part starry eyed indie, part guitar led rock n roll, ‘Bad Boys’ is something completely different to anything else out there and all the better for it. Coxon lays some Blur style guitar work in between this duos marvelous and eccentric, almost experimental, wanderings. Many a music…
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The Hives / Viagra Boys – (Sthlm Fields Festival) Gärdet, Stockholm 06.07.2024 – Backseat Mafia
By Anastasia Baranovskaia Throughout Stockholm, flyers have been spotted promoting a showdown between the bands Viagra Boys and The Hives. This PR campaign, fueled by a playful rivalry between the two bands, culminating in the grand finale of the Sthlm Fields Festival, where they finally faced off, with Viagra Boys performing before The Hives. Viagra Boys have quickly become one of Sweden’s biggest rock bands despite their music not being mainstream. Each member of the band brings a unique style, contributing to their distinctive sound and look. Sebastian Murphy, the lead singer of Viagra Boys, is likable despite his abrasive humour. He frequently jokes on stage, often turning dirty jokes…
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Viagra Boys to bring their potent punk to Australian stages in November – Backseat Mafia
Swedish punks Viagra Boys will return to Australia in November 2024. Celebrated as one of Europe’s best live acts, punk-rock satirists Viagra Boys last graced Aussie shores in 2019. The Swedish outfit have announced that they will be headlining three shows this November in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Fronted by the incomparable Sebastian Murphy (‘equal parts Iggy Pop and Hank Williams’), whose voice melds an impish smirk with a smoker’s rasp, the band is renowned for its seething satire and darkly comic edge, creating a unique blend of grit and sleaze. Murphy’s lyrics often dissect the absurdity and backwardness of the modern world, skillfully avoiding prescriptive beliefs or taking sides.…
