The Dead Maggies are self managed, organised and arranged. We are a bit rubbish at updating our website so for the latest news please check facebook
NO UPCOMING GIGS DUE TO COVID-19 LOCKDOWN. See you soon!
Honestly not updated this is ages… theres a bunch of cool old posters below, but we’ve done heaps more than this. Notably two HOBOFOPO’s featuring Days ‘n’ Daze, Crywank, The Crooked Fiddle Band and Sydney City Trash. A tour around Indonesia. Bunch of festivals. Might add more old posters one day if I can find them. cheers x
PAST GIGS include National Folk Festival and St Albans Folk Festival. Theres a bunch more too but I cant remember them right now -GT / // /PAST GIGS include (but not limited to): KIAMA Folk by the Sea – Festival 21-23 September 2018 https://www.folkbythesea.com.au/
MELBOURNE!!!
27th July 2018 – @ Bar Open, Fitzroy. with Whiskey Dram, The Stragglers and The Drunken Poachers
28th July 2018 – @ The Reverence, Footscray. with Quinton Trembath, The Dead Peasants & K-Mart Warriors
PAST STUFF:
Sorry we got well slack at updating the website for a bit there… there a few past gigs missing from here…17th November @ The Homestead, Hobart, TAS. With THE MOULDY LOVERS
18th November @ The Royal Oak, Launie, TAS. With THE MOULDY LOVERS
19th November @ Republic Bar & Cafe, Hobart TAS. With GLEN MATLOCK (Sex Pistols).
HOBOFOPO 2017 IS ON! 5-8 Oct. www.facebook.com/hobofopo WE ARE GONNA TOUR IN THE UK AGAIN IN AUGUST!!! – facebook.com/events/125005591426297
Our last gig before that is at the Willie Smiths Huon Valley Midwinter Festival on the 14th of July. huonvalleymidwinterfest.com.au/
FEBRUARY
Fri 3rd – Royal Oak Hotel, Launceston. w. The Straggler (TAS) & BrodyGreg. 9pm. $10 or pay less if you’re poor 10-12th Fractangular Gathering. Playing as The Dark Orchestra late Friday Night. and playing in the Sunday arvo Folk Session presented by Folk Til Ya Punk Records. www.fractangular.com.au for more details Sat 18th February. Big Dan’s Pub, Franklin. With The Stragglers (VIC) and The Dominic Francis Grief Ensemble. 9pm $donation entry$
MARCH
10-12th March – Port Fairy Folk Festival, Port Fairy, VIC. with: Paul Kelly, Tex Perkins, The Waifs, Crooked Fiddle Band and a heap of great European gypsy-jazz-world-folk bands. www.portfairyfolkfestival.com
APRIL
13-17 April – National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT. www.folkfestival.org.au
——————You’ve recently missed us at:
Nov 2016 – Launch of ‘She’ https://thedeadmaggies.bandcamp.com/ – a fundraiser for SHE http://www.she.org.au/ – Awesome success thanks all!
Nov 2016 – HOBOFO https://www.folktilyapunk.com/hobofopo – Yep we made Tassies first ever folk punk festival!!! check it out.
August/Sept 2016 Chat con
INDONESIA:
28th August – Sidoarjo – JJ Skate Park
29th August – Malang – Rossi Musik
30th August – YogYakarta – Earth Cafe
31st August – Bandung – Universitas Pasundan
1st September – Jakarta – Pogo Attack
VIETNAM
2nd September – Ho Chi Minh City – Saigon Rock Fan Club
3rd September – (HCMC) Saigon – Yoko Bar / Cafe
4th, 5th, 6th September – Mui Ne – Joe’s Cafe
AUSTRALIA
23rd & 24th September – NSW – Kiama Folk By The Sea Festival
25th September – Newcastle – The SWAMP
TASMANIA
7th October – Hobart – The Homestead
8th October – Launceston, Tamar Valley – OKTOBERFEST
12th November – Hobart – HOBOFOPO Folk Punk Festival! (with the Dark Orchestra)
June: The first ever incarnation of The Dead Maggies Dark Orchestra – our 11-piece folk punk spectacular, complete with guest narrator and projections at ‘Grimoire’ at The Brisbane Hotel. It was special. April: At SOGFest – a complete success!
February: Fractangular Gathering
January: The Taste of Tasmania, Faux Mo & Illawarra Folk Festival (and an awesome gig with Dr Piffle & The Burlap Band, The Black Vat Trio and Lordy Lordy)
December… what happened in December can anyone remember? It must have been good…
November: With THE GO SET. And at the amazing launch of Folk ‘Til Ya Punk Records were we played with all 5 FTYP acts and 7 cabaret performers of incredible skill including the amazing globe-trotters Jenn O’Cide from Las Vegas and Samora Squid whose contortions featured in our Black Mary film clip… Then toured up to NSW & VIC to play with THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND and many other amazing things…
October: we were making stuff
September: With the Crooked Fiddle Band, and sort of with The Smith Street Band & Andrew Jackson Jihad only not really ‘cos we were in the next room.
August: Some great pub gigs
July: Festival of Voices, Huon Valley Mid-Winter Feast
June: Live shows on board Tall Ship SV Rhona H sailing past the lights of Dark MOFO
May: 19th Century music video filming followed by free gig in Franklin
April: ‘Folk till you Punk’ Tour of eastern Australia
March: The Famous Spiegeltent (Ten Days Festival)
February: Fractangular Gathering, Mona MoMa, O-Week
January 2015: Taste of Tasmania, The Homestead, The Brisbane, etc
December 2014: The Falls Festival (2 sets)
August/Sept 2014: Europe (15 gigs in 17 days through UK, Fra, Ger, Bel, Cze)
Winter 2014: Tassie Pub shows and Dark Mofo
Autumn 2014: NSW/ACT touring with so many great bands
For more info on many gigs see the fliers below:
