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  • phil van rooyen 2025

    In no particular order, here are my rock n roll highlights for 2025: 

    1. Barry Adamson/The Wreckery @ The Factory Theatre Marrickville, NSW
    I mainly went to see support act (The Wreckery) after enjoying the Fake Is Forever album of late 2024 but the whole evening including a cracker set by Barry Adamson was memorable  .The sound for the openers was not great but good songs always stand out and Hugo Race s voice is one of the best.

    2. The Stems / New Christs @ The Manning Bar, Sydney University
    No explanation required. Two major influential bands in my life right back to their early singles and EPs. Pre Fathers Day, my daughter even got me a new T-shirt with “Distemper “graphics for Dads’ Day.