WAYWARDS


Home of the best live music in Newtown

 

We are situated above The Bank, a very convenient location and a stone's throw from Newtown station. Waywards brings live music to Newtown every Friday and Saturday night. We are proud to be the home of a live music institution and support up-and-coming artists, local icons and historical favourites to perform and support each other and the Australian music community.  

 

New events are added every week. Check out everything we have coming up below and sort yourself some tickets.

Thurs 11 July | 8pm

NICE BISCUIT

Nice Biscuit return with new single ‘Rain’, released through Bad Vibrations/Fuzz Club (UK) and Greenway Records (US). ‘Rain’ is the band’s first original release since their double EP, Create Simulate and Passing Over, in 2021 and see the band exploring repetitive arpeggiated grooves mixed with catchy vocal hooks. Written in the wake of devastating bushfires and floods, ‘Rain’ grapples with climate anxiety and the confusion of begging for respite as climate fluctuates rapidly between extreme events.

In support of ‘Rain’, Nice Biscuit will tour a small run of shows in mid July.

Since the release of their debut LP in 2018, Nice Biscuit have founded a unique style of psych-rock influenced by krautrock, garage and modern psych. Nice Biscuit transcends the classic psych hallmarks of fuzzy guitars and repetitive rhythms with the performance and vocal harmonies of co-front women, Billie Star and Grace Cuell who use constant harmonies throughout each song to create a distinct voice within the sonic landscape of Nice Biscuit. A trademark of Billie and Grace includes creating, and designing outfits which draw you further into a world of their making. With layers of swirling harmonies, precise instrumentation and striking visuals, Nice Biscuit has garnered a reputation for captivating live shows and immersive song writing

Sat 13 July | 9pm

FTCU (again)

FTCU is a club event with a focus on creating an enjoyable & safe female space amongst the hip-hop / r&b nightlife in Sydney.

LET’S FTCU (again) ! 🎀⭐

Calling all baddies to the front for another night full of hot girl anthems 💋

Sounds by:
FARNOZZ ☆ ASIA CARIÑO ☆ PAT.D ☆ UNCLE BIF ☆ IZZYBOPS

Saturday 27 July | 7pm

Local Produce

5 great local bands at the iconic Waywards!

Waywards fave grassroots event, Local Produce, is a tantalizing taste of what's on offer in the local scene. At $10 a pop and a lineup of cracking tunes, it'll be hard to resist a peek. Doors at 7pm with music kicking off at 7:30.

Swing by to catch sets from:

Cross Pollinate

Fever Dream

Help Street

Raintalker

The Hush

Fill up your basket and bring your mates. Local Produce has all the goods!

Saturday 20 July | 8pm

Clay J Gladstone / Def Wolf Records Launch Party

Clay J Gladstone brings their brand of neurotic alt rock that is punk enough to turn your mother emo, to Waywards, Newtown. Corey Taylor's 'favourite fuc**** band' are gearing up for what could be one of the most prolific Australian independent debut albums of 2024.

The first single 'Postmodern Teenage Angst' was released in March, with a string of singles scheduled for release throughout 2024 leading to a late-year album release.

The band will be celebrating their recent signing with independent label Defwolf Studios at Waywards, Newtown on Saturday July 20. St Sinner and Brooklyn Comic will be joining the celebrations! After the bands Clay J and St Sinner DJ's will kick on into the night.