Ahead of their 2018 By The C and Dee Why RSL performances Sunnyboys are having a sale of all existing t-shirt stock - 30% of everything! With older designs from as little as $21.00. There are live CD and DVD packages too. Click here for all your needs (steak knives not included …) 

Their Summer Fun done and dusted Sunnyboys bass player Peter Oxley returns to The Aints! The supergroup he has joined alongside Australian icon Ed Kuepper, The Celibate Rifles drummer Paul Larsen and Sunnyboys touring keyboard player Alister Spence. The Aints! play the songs of The Saints from the time Kuepper was their driving force 1973-1978 with a Sydney show this week and Melbourne and the Hunter Valley to follow. Full details here ▶

Anita’s is an ornate heritage ballroom, capacity 1200 people and on Wollongong’s northern fringe. It’s stunning. Sprung wooden dance floor, ornate fittings. Too few of these places left. Shows in the Gong are feast or famine – they’re either well-supported or they die with dismal attendances. But who doesn’t want to see the Sunnyboys? It’s sold-out. 

There’s not much that can be said about the Sunnyboys that hasn’t been said here, and elsewhere, many times before. They are THE Australian music success story of the 20-teens, a picture of triumph over adversity through love and tight personal bonds, and they’ve been recapturing their original spirit ever since they came back.. 

Friday night’s performance (what I saw of it) was as confident, relaxed and upbeat as I’ve seen them. Peter is the rock on Jeremy’s left, Richard the ebullient, positive force on his right. Bil Bilson’s unshakeable feels glue the whole thing at the seams. 

Sometimes you do wonder where they can take this, but in the end it simply doesn’t matter. If there’s going to be new material - and that’s still a big “if” - let it come about at its own pace. They’re Alone With You and together with us all (and each other.) Long may it be so.

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And that’s a wrap! As Sunnyboys Summer Fun tour comes to a close. The boys send a heartfelt thanks to all 10,939 of you that bought a ticket to see them in action this time; the fastest selling and most successful tour for the band since their official coming out in 2013. And a big thank you also to Sunnyboys staff including the unflappable Tyson Royle on sound and tour managing duties; the laconic Stan Armstrong (returning to stage tech duties some 35 years after he last worked for the band), Hugh Taranto for his outstanding light show, Nurse Mary for taking care of the big guy, Cameron Moss of UltraVivid design for his wonderful tour art, Brian McDonald of RiSH Publicity for his efforts in generating media attention, the mysterious Divideboy for creating this platform and keeping everyone engaged, the great support bands, Feel Presents for keeping the whole thing together and again you, the Sunnyboys Fan Club who have embraced the band as much as you did back in 1980-1984; it means the world. See you all again another time?