Bleak Squad at The Princess Theatre
Princess Theatre, 8 Annerley Rd, 4102 Brisbane Directions
Thu 30.07.2026 19:00
BLEAK SQUAD - July 30th Princess Theatre, Brisbane
w/ special guests Screamfeeder
It seems like Melbourne super-natural-group Bleak Squad are here to stay. The new Melbourne four-piece comprised of true Australian art-rock royalty: Adalita (Magic Dirt), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting) - are today announcing a run of shows in February and March 2026. All shows are on sale as of 10:00AM local time today (other than Canberra, which is on sale Dec 1.)
Adding to their already announced festival appearances at Perth International Festival, Golden Plains and Riverboats, will be their first headline shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra, as well as regional centres the Blue Mountains, Ballarat, Castlemaine, Eumundi and Murwillumbah.
Says Brown: “We looked at our calendars for next year and there were only a few weeks we were all in the country and available, so we’ve jam-packed as many shows into them as we could because god knows when the next opportunity to play live together will happen again”
Their debut album Strange Love has been a roaring, out-of-left-field success in 2025. Topping the AIR Chart, making a top 40 ARIA Chart debut, RRR and 3PBS Albums of the Week, and being shortlisted for The Australian Music Prize (to be announced on Thursday). Plus their first live shows that have left audiences mesmerised, including two shows at the Melbourne Recital Centre and a show in Sydney’s City Recital Hall with Ed Kuepper and Jim White.
As the Golden Plains blurb so rightly sums up:
“Ads and Harvey on vox, Turner on guitar and Brown behind the tubs. Hooboy, is this gonna be speeeeecial.
Squad goals.”
Performers
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Feel PresentsTouring: Dirty Three, Caribou, Ed Kuepper, Four Tet, Osees, Pigs x7, Built to Spill, The Mark Of Cain
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Bleak SquadMick Harvey
Mick Turner
Adalita
Marty Brown
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AdalitaAdalita solo artist official page.
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Screamfeeder
Screamfeeder is an Australian indie guitar pop group formed in Brisbane in 1991. The band's original line-up was composed of drummer Tony Blades, bassist/vocalist Kellie Lloyd and vocalist/guitarist Tim Steward. In 1995, Dean Shwereb replaced Blades on drums. Darek Mudge later joined on lead guitar from 2001 to 2005, and eventually rejoined in 2014. Screamfeeder have released seven studio albums: Flour, Burn Out Your Name, Fill Yourself With Music, Kitten Licks, Rocks on the Soul, Take You Apart and Pop Guilt.
