The Darts (USA) are touring Australia in September 2026, including a stop right here in Geelong at The Barwon Club Hotel on Saturday 12th September, 2026, before supporting The Damned in Melbourne. Joining them on the BC bill are G-String Nicotine + TBA kicking off in the bandroom from 7:30pm.

The Darts now based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 2016 with the goal of making great all-grrl garage-rock, seeing the world, and having a fab slumber party every night. The four women threw on vintage black slips, kicked off their shoes, and set out on the adventure.

In the first year, the band put out two self-produced EPs and signed with Dirty Water Records (UK), which then released the first full-length vinyl, Me.Ow (2017). Dirty Water then re-released the first two EPs as a second full-length vinyl, The Darts (2017). The band immediately went on tour with The Living End and Billie Joe Armstrong’s The Longshot, and soon found themselves on big European stages like Sjockfest, Cosmic Trip, and Roots n Roses.

In 2025, with a new lineup of singer/founder Nicole Laurenne (lead vocals, organ), Lindsay Scarey (bass, backup vocals), Rebecca Davidson (guitar), and original Darts drummer Rikki Watson (drums, backup vocals), the band toured the entire USA alongside Dion Lunadon and SERVICE and again invaded Europe for several months, performing on the main stage at huge international festivals: Binic Folk & Blues Fest, BearStone Fest, Relache Fest, Boneyard Weekender, Rocketmen Fest, CornRock Fest, Dollfest, Gonerfest, and Tough Enough Fest.

The band returned to the studio at Station House in Los Angeles and recorded the latest full-length LP, Halloween Love Songs (2026 Adrenalin Fix Music / Meow Hiss Music). Nicole wrote the album with the intention of side A being spooky-fun Halloween kitsch for trick-or-treating as the sun sets, and the darker sound of side B rocking the after-midnight bonfire with the leftover candy.

The album was released in both the USA and Europe on March 3, 2026. A huge album release tour is covering the USA, Europe, UK, and Japan now hits Australia encompassing most of 2026.

Doors 7:30pm

Tix $20+ b/f Presale / $25 Doors