The Smith Street Band & DZ Deathrays in Melbourne

The Smith Street Band are an Australian punk rock band formed in Melbourne in 2010, led by singer and songwriter Wil Wagner. Their music draws on folk punk and indie rock, and they are known for songs including “Young Drunk” and “Death to the Lads” and albums such as Throw Me in the River and More Scared of You Than You Are of Me. Touring behind Throw Me in the River took the band through Australia, Europe and North America, including appearances at Reading and Leeds Festivals. Their Australian headline shows were later documented on the concert album Live at The Triffid, recorded at Brisbane’s The Triffid.

DZ Deathrays are an Australian dance-punk and garage-rock band formed in Brisbane in 2008 by Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley. Their catalogue includes the albums Bloodstreams, Black Rat and Bloody Lovely, as well as songs such as “Gina Works at Hearts,” “Northern Lights” and “Shred for Summer.” Following Bloodstreams, the band toured internationally and performed at the Reading and Leeds festivals. In 2015, DZ Deathrays moved onto Australian stadium stages as an opening act for Foo Fighters on the Sonic Highways World Tour.