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2025

  • psyched as 2025Summer in Sydney will take a psychedelic twist when DIY community festival Psyched As Forever takes over the Portugal Community Club in Marrickville on Saturday, January 25.

    Leading the charge are The Buoys, fresh off their sold-out Australian tour, riding the wave of their acclaimed debut album, “Lustre”. Joining them are powerhouse rockers (and I-94 Bar's Edwin Garland favouritesFull Flower Moon Band, who have been shaking things up with their recent album “Megaflower”, and raw, gritty live shows.

    The Gooch Palms will also be gracing the Psyched As Forever stage for the first time.

    A slew of local and international talent fils out the line-up, including GIMMYDick Move (NZ)Grinding EyesAntennaThe Uplifting Bell Ends,  The BlamersSwineO.M.R., and the Psyched As House Band.

    Psyched As Forever celebrates the life and legacy of Richard “Millsy” Mills, co-founder of Psyched As, Now in its third year, the 2025 festival with run across two stages, with a portion of ticket sales donated to Bula Bula Arts Centre in Rammingining, where Millsy worked. Tickets are on sale here

  • osees in ozPsych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages, John Dwyer and his band Osees (aka Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc) return to Australia next March following a blistering sold-out national tour in 2023.

    Already announced as a feature act at the 2025 Golden Plains Festival, Osees will also headline Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Fremantle and Melbourne.

    Edwin Garland's review of the 2023 Sydney show is here and the late Patrick Emery's Melbourne recap is here.

    The 2025 visit comes off the back of the release of their 28th album “Sorcs 80”, an album that is unique to the band’s catalogue because it is guitar-less.