Sunnyboys 2026 in rehearsal for their one-off show. Supplied photo.
Forty-five years since the release of their classic eponymous debut album, Sunnyboys are releasing a 4-LP box set and playing a celebratory reunion show in Brisbane.
To be released via Warner Music Australia, the box set brings together the original Sunnyboys album together with the band's iconic 1980 Phantom Records debut EP and - for the first time on vinyl - the 17-track pre-album demo session and a live performance recorded at Sydney venue. The Governors Pleasure, in February 1981.
The Sunnyboys' one-off performance at Brisbane’s Roma Street Parkland on Friday October 23 will head a massive bill that includes The Clouds, vSpy vSpy and local legend Mick Medew (ex Screaming Tribesmen) fronting The Mick Medew and Ursula 4.
The sharp-eyed will notice from the photo above that Paul Larsen (Celibate Rifles, New Christs, The Aints!) is replacing the retired Bil Bilson on drums for Sunnyboys. Pre-sale tickets are here.
Released in September 1981, “Sunnyboys” has become one of the most celebrated Australian debut albums of all time, containing the singles “Happy Man” and “Alone With You”.
Sunnyboys paired the high energy thrills of late ‘70s Sydney with an acute pop sensibility that owed as much to The Beatles as it did English new wave. Combined with 19-year-old songwriter Jeremy Oxley’s passionate heart-on-sleeve lyrics, the band's irresistible sound provoked a fanatical live following and continues to inspire and resonate with folk of all ages even today.
