TV Smith. Artist supplied photo.
TV Smith, founding member, singer and songwriter for punk torchbearers The Adverts, is heading to Australia for dates with his band, TV Smith’s Adverts, over and after the Easter break in April.
The Adverts, of course, formed in the UK in late 1976 and were one of the leading bands in the first wave of British punk rock. The Adverts performed regularly at the newly-opened Roxy Club in London in 1977, and gained cult success with the Stiff Records single "One Chord Wonders."
Their next release, "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" became a UK Top 20 hit record, leading to radio and TV appearances and extensive media interest. File their 1978, “Crossing the Red Sea” under Genuine Classics.
TV Smith has regularly toured the world both as a solo artist and with bands, and has appended Oz dates to a schedule that includes US shows with The Damned.
Over the past few years he has supported Stiff Little Fingers and Ruts DC on major tours in the UK, and played his own headline tours throughout the UK, Europe, the USA and Japan. His current world tour includes the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Ireland, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and North America.
TV SMITH'S ADVERTS
LIVE IN AUSTRALIA APRIL 2026
APR
2 - Young St Tavern Frankston
3 - The Tote Collingwood (w/Alien Nosejob)
4 - Barwon Club Geelong (w/ Handgrenade Hearts)
5 - Last Chance Rock'n'Roll Bar, Melbourne (matinee)
8 - Hamilton Station Newcastle
9 - Link and Pin, Woy Woy
10 - Lansdowne, Sydney
11 - La Las Wollongong -
(w/ Cammy Cautious and the Wrestlers)
