From Heartache to happiness at bowls club

After illness forced the cancellation of Nick Barker and the Heartache State’s (HAS) show back in July, the boys are returning to the Torquay Bowling Club this November.

Three years ago, the band – that’s been playing together on and off for the past 15 years – got together and hammered a bunch of ideas into songs that became their self-titled album.

Performing all their hits, the Sunday afternoon gig on November 4 is the perfect way to wind up Melbourne Cup weekend celebrations.

The show which promises to be a big one is also the bands last Victorian gig for 2018, supported by local blues duo Lazy Bones; born of the blues played from the soul, Lazy Bones consists of Paul Carollo on guitars/vocals with Russell Allan on drums who stomp out their own brand of stripped-back Surf Coast roots music.

Nick Barker is a familiar face in the Australian music scene. Since fronting Nick Barker and the Reptiles he has released nine solo albums and toured internationally.

For the last four years the focus has been on his four-piece rock band HAS, which consists of long-time friends Justin Garner, Michael Hubbard on bass and Venom on drums.

The HAS is a lively bar band that describe their sound as “raggedy ass rock ‘n’ roll” with catchy songs and has released two albums.

Running from 3pm until 6pm tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members and are available at the bar or through trybooking.com.