PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS

Psychedelic P*rn Crumpets have turned DIY psych-rock into a global phenomenon, with turtles as stage props, chaos as a business model, and a record label built so no one could tell them what their music should sound like.

The Australian five-piece started out playing university garage raves and somehow turned that chaotic energy into one of Australia’s most electrifying psych-rock exports, standing right alongside Tame Impala and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.

Albums like High Visceral, Shyga! The Sunlight Mound, and 2023’s Fronzoli stack thunderous riffs, prog twists, and gloriously weird lyrics into something that’s part headbang, part fever dream, which has earned them three WAMI Awards and ARIA nominations to prove it’s not just noise. But recordings only tell half the story.

Live, PPC turn every room into a sweaty, euphoric free-for-all, with crowd-surfers appearing out of nowhere, sing-alongs collapsing into mosh pits, fans leaving soaked and grinning like they just survived something.

On Thursday, November 12th, that madness pulls into Rockhal. Get there early, bring your energy, and don’t expect to leave the same person who walked in.

Gros Coeur

Gros Coeur, the Belgian four-piece from Liège who turn their shows into full-blown parties, born out of a pandemic-era need to escape isolation and create something communal instead. Their sound is “tropical psychedelia” gone slightly unhinged: anarchic, unpredictable, and packed with frenetic left turns that throw you off guard just when you think you’ve got a groove figured out. After 100+ shows and festival slots at Dour, Roadburn, and Levitation, they’ve built a reputation as one of the most hard-working, enthralling live bands around. Their new album, Vague Scélérate, doubles down on the chaos: five sprawling, puzzle-like tracks built for total surrender to the groove.