Wolfmother to howl into Torquay

AUSTRALIAN hard rockers Wolfmother are set to light the Torquay Hotel ablaze with their high energy antics this December.

The trio will be making the journey down to the Surf Coast to play back-to-back shows on December 17 and 18.

Led by vocalist/guitarist Andrew Stockdale, Wolfmother’s two-decade career has cemented them as a global force in rock.

From headlining festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Splendour in the Grass, they are renowned for delivering show-stealing, packed-house crowds worldwide.

The band has released seven studio albums, including its 2005 debut self-titled album, which reached number three on the domestic charts.

Several of the singles were high achievers including Woman and the chart-topping Joker & the Thief, which received gold certification in Australia and the UK.

By the end of 2007, the album had been certified five times platinum by ARIA and was nominated for the Album of the Year in 2006.

The band’s second album Cosmic Egg was released internationally by Modular in October 2009.

It was another commercial success, reaching number 3 in Australia, number 16 in the US and number 35 in the UK.

New Crown (2014), Victorious (2016), Rock’n’Roll Baby (2019) and Rock Out (2021) followed.

The band has secured multiple Grammys and ARIA Awards and now have close to 100 million streams on Spotify.

Speaking ahead of their two Torquay shows, Stockdale said excitement was high to be back on the road and heading into the summer period.

“We are feeling really good about it! We played down there at a festival maybe two or three years ago, and we had a few drinks at the Torquay Hotel and thought ‘This place is epic, we’ve got to play a gig here’. I’m glad we are finally being able to do so.”

“It will be super cool to play back-to-back nights. We had a similar thing happen in Switzerland with another venue which had about 1,000 capacity. It’s pretty awesome to play a gig, leave your stuff there, and play again the next night.”

Stockdale said crowds could expect a full catalogue of music on the night, but Wolfmother’s hits would certainly be on the set list.

“Every show is about 50 per cent of the first record, and then one or two songs from every record since then, and a couple of covers here and there.

“My favourites to play are the biggest songs, being Woman and Joker & the Thief. They just seem to be the easiest to play. They almost play themselves.

“We just have a love of touring, music and rock and roll. The fact I get to play music on stage and people turn up is a privilege. I’ll never take it for granted.”

Both gigs will statrt at 8pm. Tickets to the second Wolfmother show are still available via Oztix.