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Sydney pop-up event.   Let's take it back. The hangover has passed and the dust has settled after a mammoth run of shows touring with The Growlers for the Aussie leg of their Beach Goth Tour. We were stoked to see you guys loved their psych rock sound as much as us.  No surprise at all, the sold-out shows were complete chaos in the best way possible. As if the sold out shows weren't enough, we teamed up with the band to put on two free pop-up events; One in our home town at the Byron Bay Brewery, and another at our second home, Monster Children's MC06 space. Both events were a booze-fuelled celebration of art, music, and absolute madness. Shout-out to special guests Kirin J Callinan, The Jim Mitchells, and our very own Liquid Face.  Step into our crazy world and see what we've been up to for the past few weeks. Video by the one and only Nat Collins and photos by good mate James Adams.   Byron Bay pop-up event.     Let's re-live it. See some of our favourite moments below. Want more? Check out all images from the Byron Bay pop-up here, Sydney pop-up here, and live images here.        

    If you can't tell already, we're big fans of The Growlers here at Thrills, so we're stoked to be tagging along with them on the Australian leg of their Beach Goth Tour. To celebrate the tour, we held a free pop-up show at our home town in Byron Bay. Live music, free beer, vintage clothes; you name it, we had it. Massive shoutout to everyone who came for good quality hangs. For everyone else who missed out, here's a little look at what went down.     Sydney-siders, don't miss our next pop-up event. You can trust us to bring the goods for this one. Bring a mate for a night of beers, entertainment and of course, epic live music.     THE GROWLERS' BEACH GOTH POP-UP SYDNEY (18+) Friday January 18, 2019 Monster Children - 6 Australia Street Camperdown - Sydney, NSW 5:00pm - 9:30pm RSVP HERE

    The time has finally come. California’s radical sons, The Growlers arrive in the country this week for the start of the Australian leg of their mammoth worldwide ‘Beach Goth’ tour, and we're tagging along for the ride.   You're in for a treat, because today we announce two very special pop-up events for Byron Bay and Sydney. A carnival of sun bleached, booze fueled, riff laden good times lay ahead in Byron Bay on Sunday Jan 13 and in Sydney on Friday Jan 18.   The Growlers’ Beach Goth Australia Pop-ups will feature special guest performances, oddities and authentic Growlers props, wardrobe, artwork, photography, video and more plus limited edition and one-of-a-kind merch items, while supplies last. The events are FREE and open to the public.   THE GROWLERS' BEACH GOTH POP-UP BYRON BAY (18+) Sunday January 13, 2019 1 Skinners Shoot Road, Byron Bay, NSW 2:00pm - 7:30pm RSVP HERE   THE GROWLERS' BEACH GOTH POP-UP SYDNEY (18+) Friday January 18, 2019 Monster Children - 6 Australia Street Camperdown - Sydney, NSW 5:00pm - 9:30pm RSVP HERE     Haven't bought tickets to a show yet? It's not too late. BUY TICKETS HERE

Welcome to 2019. For many of you, you're still recovering from Falls Festival or NYE (us included). For others, you might be getting your resolutions in order for the new year. Either way, we're already excited about what's in store for 2019. We’re all about supporting local music, so at the end of last year we gave 9 lucky Australian bands the chance to play alongside the Growlers in January on the Australian leg of their Beach Goth tour. It was our biggest competition we've ever held and we couldn't believe the amount of epic bands who entered.  MEET THE TOUR LINEUP:  THE GROWLERS Listen here. THE BABE RAINBOW ~ Gold Coast and Brisbane shows support. Listen here.   THE CHATS ~ Sydney and Melbourne shows support. Listen here. PIST IDIOTS ~ Sydney and Melbourne shows support. Listen here. SAN MEI ~ Gold Coast show support. Listen here. CASSOWARYS ~ Brisbane show support. Listen here.    THE UNKNOWNS ~ Sunshine Coast show support. Listen here. GLASSHOUSE ~ Sunshine Coast show support. Listen here. BED CLUB ~ Byron Bay show support. Listen here. ISRAELI CHICKS ~ Byron Bay show support. Listen here. LEROY FRANCIS ~ Narrabeen show support. Listen here. RICKY ALBECK ~ Adelaide show support. Listen here. LOS PALMS ~ Adelaide show support. We're not joking when we say we've had the support winners' music on repeat all summer long, so we thought we'd share our playlist to the masses. Get amongst music from some of our current favourites, and get amped for the Growlers' Australian tour.  Haven't got tickets yet? No stress. Links below: 10/1 Miami Marketta, Gold Coast  11/1 The Drive In At The Brightside, Brisbane  12/1 Villa Noosa, Sunshine Coast 12/1 Byron Bay Brewery  16/1 The Forum, Melbourne  18/1 The Metro, Sydney  19/1 Narrabeen RSL, Sydney  (SOLD OUT) 20/1 The GOV, Adelaide 

    The Growlers  have just dropped their official video for Problems III - Directed by Aleia Murawski and Sam Cropland.    Check out “Problems III” here:      Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that The Growlers are coming down under in January, and we’re tagging along for the ride. Tickets are selling fast, so get in quick, or live in regret.   Australian Tour Dates: 10/1 Miami Marketta, Gold Coast  11/1 The Drive In At The Brightside, Brisbane  12/1 Villa Noosa, Sunshine Coast 13/1 Byron Bay Brewery  16/1 The Forum, Melbourne  18/1 The Metro, Sydney  19/1 Narrabeen RSL, Sydney - SOLD OUT 20/1 The GOV, Adelaide