2022

Yep, it's all over the news – Melbourne's iconic indie punk band The Meanies are opening for the Foo Fighters on Friday in Geelong. And of course, they're pretty chuffed about it, especially since it's been 30 years (nearly to the day) since they first played with a young Dave Grohl when he was in Nirvana. As Wally Meanie sez, “Thirty years since we opened for Dave’s old band, happy anniversary pal!”

In this time of Foo frenzy, let it be noted also that the Meanies are about to undertake their own tour as well, to belatedly celebrate their most recent album Desperate Measures. Check out the details below.

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 ONLY in these crazy times might a band tour its 'new' album two years after it was released, but that's what the Meanies will be doing when they hit the road to finally give Desperate Measures a proper live airing. Desperate Measures was released in July 2020 (on Cheersquad Records & Tapes), by which time the shit had already hit the fan. Their BETTER LATE THAN NEVER DESPERATE MEASURES TOUR was first announced a year ago when things looked like they'd cleared.  It got bumped a couple of times and announced again in November 2021 for this year. Then Omicron came along, blowing out January and causing another reshuffle. So here we go again.  

ABOUT THE MEANIES – Starting out in '88, following on from the late '80s GOD/Bored scene and anticipated the subsequent successes of Spiderbait and Magic Dirt, the Meanies are genuine Melbourne icons and national treasures. Arriving at the same time as grunge, they defied the odds with a pop punk-meets-hardcore sound that pre-empted what was to come out of the US on labels like Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords.  They became Triple J and Big Day Out faves (they did the BDO in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1999!) and kings of the all-ages circuit, and they toured their arses off, playing with the likes of Nirvana, The Lemonheads, Redd Kross, Beastie Boys, Pearl Jam and Bad Brains along the way. They toured Europe, the US, and Japan and retain an international following. And like their older and uglier brethren The Cosmic Psychos, The Meanies are now enjoying a late-career revival, which began with the release of their first album in 21 years, It's Not Me It's You in late 2015 on Poison City Records. Desperate Measures was released in July 2020. 

THE MEANIES' BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
DESPERATE MEASURES TOUR 2022

MARCH

Fri 4 – supporting Foo Fighters, GMHBA Stadium, Geelong VIC 
https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/25005C55BAAC0E20

Sat 5 – Ninchfest, St. Andrews Beach, VIC
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=841915& 

Thu 10 – The Zoo, Fortitude Valley, QLD  + Some Jerks + Blussh
 https://zoo.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/db1fadf2-2878-4a89-a5a1-c5945e939073

Sat 26 – The Eastern, Ballarat, VIC + The Dawdlers + The Shorts 
https://theeastern.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/eb3eb2bf-1963-4d09-a773-8b0466e2a585?preview=1b74279c-6297-4d7a-9b74-c92104d4848 

Wed 30 – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW  + Hellebores + I Hate People
https://thecambridgehotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d83b82d4-ecc0-4f50-ad6d-f7ff6a780c12 

 Sat 9 –  Spring Ditch, Stanley VIC
 https://www.springditch.com/

Easter Thu 14 – Jive, Adelaide, SA + Cull The Band + The Vains 
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/the-meanies/128680

Sun 24 – Uncaged Festival, Brisbane QLD 
https://tickets.silverbacktouring.com.au/outlet/event/3c2d5476-3629-454f-84e2-8aa2805f4f47