'BACK TO THE CORNER' ft. PAINTERS & DOCKERS, THE CELIBATE RIFLES + X

Guests: Househats, The Demon Parade + Face Face

**Please note: due to illness Paulie Stewart of Painters & Dockers will not be performing on the night. However, the show goes on with all bands as planned and some great talent to step up for Paulie!

PLAYING TIMES:

PAINTERS & DOCKERS 11pm- 12am+

HOUSEHATS 10.30pm

THE CELIBATE RIFLES 9.30pm

THE DEMON PARADE 9pm

X 8- 8.50

FACE FACE 7.30pm

THIS SHOW IS STRICTLY 18+

Three legendary Australian bands — evergreen party-starters Painters & Dockers, iconic rock miscreants The Celibate Rifles and Aussie punk legends X — are joining forces for the first time ever for ‘Back to the Corner’: a celebration of rock’n’roll, community and the vagaries of time.

Painters & Dockers need little introduction. Led by rock’n’roll pied piper Paul Stewart, the Melbourne legends have penned all-time Australian classics like ‘Die Yuppie Die’, ‘Nude School’ and ‘You’re Going Home In the Back of a Divi Van’, released six albums of whip-smart rock’n’roll, and, to this day, remain one of Australia’s most beloved live acts. (*Please note: due to illness Paul Stewart will not be performing on the night.)

The Celibate Rifles, meanwhile, are one of the most critically beloved rock bands in Australian history, with Damian Lovelock’s irascible crew responsible for the garage-punk classic “Johnny”, and nine studio albums (including the timeless Blind Ear) that have inspired generations of musicians to push the boundaries of rock’n’roll.

As for X, few bands have ever had the strength and power to channel the dissatisfaction and fury of the Steve Lucas and Ian-Rilen-led punk icons. Their first three studio albums — X-Aspirations (1979), At Home With You (1985) and And More (1988)— remain punk classics, while 2011’s X-Spurts recorded after Rilen’s death, proved a formidable comeback. To this day, they’re a live act par excellence, intimidating and entertaining in a way only Steve Lucas knows how.

‘Back to the Corner’ will feature all three iconic bands headlining on the Corner’s main stage, while a range of excellent young local acts inspired by the three legendary headliners — including Househats, The Demon Parade and Face Face — will be rotating across the Corner’s second stage.