Young Henrys’ Rock & Roll circus is returning in 2025, taking over Marrickville’s The Vic on the Park on 9 May.
Pop up bars throughout the venue will be selling limited edition Young Henrys beers to celebrate the occasion, along with their full range of beers.
As per tradition, the free event will have a lineup of Australian musicians performing a setlist of classic rock n’ roll covers, backed by the Young Henrys House Band of Monte and Elliott from The Delta Riggs, Jack Moffit from The Preatures, Adam Della Grotta with special guests True Vibenation.
In the biggest iteration yet, Ruby Fields, Harry O’Brien (Pacific Avenue), Jacob Finch (The Terrys), Patience Hodgeson (The Grates), Gold Fang, Sophie McComish (Body Type), Al Grigg (Palms, Straight Arrows), Mia Hewitt (Father’s Favourite), Vanda (Liquid Zoo), and Sammy + Lucy (The Beefs)will all be takingthe stage.
Along with a DJ set from Julian Hamilton (The Presets), a supporting set from neighbourhood indie band Pan-Pacific Grand Prix, drag performances from Jackie Daniels, Cassandra the Queen and Amyl the Queen, and comedy from Ray Badran.
Originally born in the CBD’s Frankie’s Pizza basement in 2016, the Rock & Roll Circus is all about celebrating the old and the new.
Young Henrys co-founder and director Oscar McMahon said the event is about the enjoyment of music for the crowd and the musicians alike.
“Rock & Roll Circus is, in simplistic terms, about enjoying the action and spectacle of music. By inviting our talented friends to come down and sing that song they’ve always wanted to sing, music becomes the verb and collective experience it should always be. Roll up, roll up, the Rock & Roll Circus is coming to town,” he said.
Young Henrys has a long history of championing live music, arts culture and community having curated supergroup performances with alumni such as Phil Jamieson, Andy Kent (You Am I), Zoe Catterall (The Buoys), Andy Golledge and more across the likes of Northcote Social Club in Melbourne, Newtown Street Party and SXSW Sydney.