Aussie indie rock legends to descend on WA's south coast
The five-piece band, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Sam Cromack, bass guitarist Jennifer Boyce, Paul Furness on keyboards, Dean Hanson on rhythm guitar, and Daniel Hanson on drums, will be playing at the Prince of Wales Hotel on May 8.
The Brisbane indie nerds will fly in from Hobart — where they performed on Saturday night — returning to Bunbury for the first time since 2023, when they played at the Groovin' The Moo festival.
Like Love is the band's eighth studio album, which comes fresh from the success of their seventh, Weirder And Weirder in 2022, which featured the hit single Stars In My Eyes.
Ball Park Music have long been at the summit of Australian music, with five of their seven albums having debuted in the ARIA top five, four of their songs selling more than one million copies, and 12 making the triple j Hottest 100.
'The new record has seen us explore a more tender, introspective side of our band and we're excited to redesign our show to accommodate this, as well as all our usual faves for the stage,' the band said in a statement.
'Joining us in support for the Aussie leg will be our new fave Brissie band, Bean Magazine. We adore them and they're gonna kill it,' they said.
'We couldn't be more pumped to go. We'll see you out there!'
Tickets are still available on the band's website.
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