The Old Bar presents:
GREAT AUSTRALIAN BANK - Launch
With guests DOPPLERHAUS + TECHNO 666 + EMS
The Old Bar (Fitzroy, VIC)
Friday, 19 December 2025 8:00 pm
Naarm post-punk mainstays Great Australian Bank announce their return to The Old Bar on 19th December, celebrating the release of their new single 'Leaving'. Expect sparkling guitars, thundering drums and commanding vocals from the 80’s post-punk heyday - paying homage to the past while feeling fresh.
Great Australian Bank is a bastardised Australiana / post-punk quartet hailing from Naarm. Drawing inspiration from The Church, Sonic Youth, Underground Lovers, and The Go-Betweens, Great Australian Bank channel a sound that is decidedly angular, melodic and nostalgic.
'Leaving' is Great Australian Bank's most optimistic work to date. Recorded at Sing Sing Studios with Rohan Sforcina (Gold Class, Bleak Squad) and mixed by Greg Rietwyk (Press Club, The Pretty Littles), 'Leaving' has been met with high praise from press and community radio (4zzz, Three RRR, RTRFM, Phoenix FM) across Australia since release in November.
Joining on supports are Dopplerhaus, Techno666 and EMS. Presales $10 + BF. Doors $15
Great Australian Bank Acknowledge that this event takes place on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Great Australian Bank is a bastardised Australiana / post-punk quartet hailing from Naarm. Drawing inspiration from The Church, Sonic Youth, Underground Lovers, and The Go-Betweens, Great Australian Bank channel a sound that is decidedly angular, melodic and nostalgic.
'Leaving' is Great Australian Bank's most optimistic work to date. Recorded at Sing Sing Studios with Rohan Sforcina (Gold Class, Bleak Squad) and mixed by Greg Rietwyk (Press Club, The Pretty Littles), 'Leaving' has been met with high praise from press and community radio (4zzz, Three RRR, RTRFM, Phoenix FM) across Australia since release in November.
Joining on supports are Dopplerhaus, Techno666 and EMS. Presales $10 + BF. Doors $15
Great Australian Bank Acknowledge that this event takes place on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.