We'll be celebrating our 25th anniversary by doing a series of major gigs around the country.

Gig Guide...

Adelaide
13th Oct, Fad Bar
Special Guests
Kineman Karma

Melbourne
PBS Presents
14th Oct, The Corner
Featuring
The Skavendors,
The Beefeaters,
DJ Skaman,
Mohair Slim and others

Sydney
19th Oct, Gaelic Club
Special Guests
Backy Skank and the Signals

Newcastle
20th Oct, Cambridge Hotel
Special Guests
Backy Skank and Rubix Cuba

Brisbane
21st Oct, Market Day (4ZZZ)

Reviews

By Alan Roberts. . .

On the night of the re-union gig, it was my birthday, I turned 35...
Being there on the night reminded me of the first time I heard Strange Tenants when I was just 17.
They weren't the first ska band I had heard, but they were the first one I could relate to. They sang about stuff we all knew about, felt what they felt, saw what they saw. Coming from Brisbane, we never got to see them as often as others.
That night, I remembered the first time I saw them, under age at East's Leagues Club, Pokies now stand where the punters once did. Times change, but the feelings inside for bands like Strange Tenants never do.
On that night, my 35th, I could not have asked for a greater night, all the bands were brilliant, the punters were friendly, the beer was cold......
I sang along, to all the songs, that I had hear all those years ago, I danced to all those bedroom tunes, that had scratched my records.
I nearly cried, when the band played "Grey Skies", because I think I finally understood what they were singing about.
But best of all, I was there, I was there when Strange Tenants played again.....
And when I get old, I will be able to look back and smile.

Thanks Guys

Alan Roberts
Ska Trek Radio Show
4ZZZfm 102.1mhz
Brisbane

By Martin Schacher . . .

When I saw the Strange Tenants flier anouncing a gig at the Corner Hotel I couldn't believe my eyes.
What an opertunity to relive my youth. To be able to go back 18 odd years to relive the great pub band live scene again! (before fax machines, before mobile phones, before computers ruled my work place)

I remembered the tenants fans I met at regular gigs, people I'd long lost contact with!
I rememberd the great gigs and girls I met, and the girls I would have liked to have met.
I remembered how the crowd skanked (picking up fellow skankers if they fell) and how well the tenants played.
I rememberd how humble and appreciative the tenants were of their following.

Why had I spent so much time following this band and not others?

Last saturday memories became reality.

On saturday I skanked again.
On saturday I looked into the crowd, some familiar, some not.
On saturaday I smiled at the crowd and they smiled back.
On saturday I skanked even though I knew my legs would ache!
On saturday the crowd skanked and the tenants played better than I remembered
On saturday I remembered exactley why I spent so much time following the Stange Tenants..................because it was great fun!

Thanks, Martin Schacher.

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