Get ready to make a racket with COSMIC PSYCHOS

The Torquay Hotel Series continue a phenomenal run of live acts serving up their own surf and psych-rock mini-festival January 26, headlined by iconic Aussie pub rock legends Cosmic Psychos.

A Nice Day to go to the pub will feature the legendary Psychos supported by Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, Bad//Dreems, The Pretty Littles, The Living Eyes, Vintage Crop – as well as Jelly Mammoth, Bitch Diesel, Warped, Piston Peaches and DJ Moluck and Wallet Inspector.

Cosmic Psychos’ guitarist John “Macka” McKeering said the Brisbane-based band was looking forward to the gig, which he hoped would see crowds make a “racket”.

“There’s no ritual before a show, we just sit around and talk over a couple of beers that’s about what happens,” he said.

“If we’re making a new record, we get together and do a bit of work; if we’re playing songs we’ve done a few times we don’t practice them as much so it keeps them fresh.”

When he’s not on stage. Macka said, he works with his wife in tape transcription.

“I love jumping around on stage but I’m 46 so I probably don’t jump around like an idiot as much as I used to, I probably could – I’m just lazy.”

The trio of Ross Knight, Dean Muller and Macka have toured around Europe and America and are readying for another tour of the UK this April.

“There’s so many gigs I’ve loved. A couple of years ago in Germany we were at a festival that translates to ‘The Bacon
and Eggs Festival’ and we started playing to about 10 people. When we finished, there was quite a few.

“We sucked them in and I think it’s because Ross has a lot of energy, he’s very energetic and Dean’s a great drummer. I don’t really know what I do, but I do what I do and I just think we have energy.”

He said that back in the day, they’d tour for months at a time but now as they’ve got older and factor in jobs, partners and kids, the tours were less extensive, but they still get away.

“We’re going over to Europe and playing in the UK, Scotland, Denmark, Holland, Germany and Belgium.

“I’ve been playing in bands since 1986.

For me it’s a release and it’s fun to do especially when you’re working with good people. It’s not a full-time thing for me, you wouldn’t want it to be.”

Macka said the Cosmic Psychos had played quite a few gigs now in Geelong and were looking forward to drawing a similar crow to the Torquay Hotel.

“It’s a good crowd down there and good people. It’s good stuff hopefully we’ll have fun and so will everyone that’s there. That’s the goal.”

To get tickets and for more information, head to torquayhotelsummerseries.com.au.