That’s right! Amyl and The Sniffers are those b******. The genuine kind of stellarness rock ’n’ rollers. Not the wannabe smoke-and-mirror kind (yungbloods, olivia rodrigos).
The four-piece band, who walk the walk and talk the talk. Pure of soul, heart, spirit!
Dig out the following astounding and tender gesture they pulled in the wake of a last-minute concert cancellation. According to our sources over at ABC Australia…
“The Aussie rockers, who had been set for a triumphant hometown performance, redirected their entire AU$5,000 performance fee to seven local venues — a gesture that quickly grew into a AU$35,000 bar tab shared across some of the city’s most beloved rooms.”
The gig was halted after multiple breaches of the security barrier raised concerns about crowd safety. The Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation said the decision “wasn’t made lightly,” citing risks to the audience, staff, and the band. Fans watching the livestream were stunned as the plug was pulled just eight minutes before showtime.
Rather than let the night end there, frontwoman Amy Taylor posted a video explaining the cancellation before announcing the band would give the money back to local venues that helped launch their career.
“Have a drink on us,” Taylor said in the video posted to social media over the weekend, which has since clocked more than 1 million views. “Just have some fun tonight.”
Tabs were immediately placed at local haunts The Tote, The Curtin, The Old Bar, Labour in Vain, Hell’s Kitchen, Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar, and Cherry Bar, where fans flocked from across the city after the news spread. Several venues reported packed rooms, lines down the street, and tabs running dry within hours.
Amyl and The Sniffers are fresh off their 2021 album Comfort to Me via Rough Trade, a neon-punk rush that cemented their rep worldwide. Word is new material is brewing for 2025, with live dates teased for Europe next spring.
For more information on the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band out there, visit Amyl and the Sniffers official website.
