RELAYS AT TANSWELLS
Tanswells Hotel, 50 Ford Street, Beechworth Victoria 3747, Australia, 3747 Beechworth Directions
Fri Dec 18 2026 20:00
RAW. RELENTLESS. IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
FORMED IN LATE 2023, RELAYS ARE AN AUTISTIC PUNK BAND MAKING NOISE IN ALL THE RIGHT WAYS. IN UNDER TWO YEARS THEY’VE AMASSED 30,000+ SPOTIFY STREAMS AND BUILT A REPUTATION AS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST UNPREDICTABLE LIVE ACTS.
FRONTED BY AUTISTIC, ADHD AND DYSLEXIC PRODUCER/VOCALIST/GUITARIST SHANN LIONS, WITH MIK WEIRD (DRUMS/VOCALS) AND PHIL INN (BASS/VOCALS), RELAYS FUSE BLISTERING PUNK URGENCY WITH DIY SPIRIT.
THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT, RECORDED LIVE TO TWO-INCH TAPE AT HEAD GAP WITH FINN KEANE (WILCO, COURTNEY BARNETT), ARRIVED IN OCTOBER 2024 ON CASSETTE AND VINYL, EARNING INTERNATIONAL RADIO PLAY, TASTEMAKER PLAYLISTS, STRONG PRESS AND A CHOPPED FESTIVAL APPEARANCE ALONGSIDE COSMIC PSYCHOS AND DELIVERY.
THEY FOLLOWED WITH A 23-DATE NATIONAL TOUR AND SUPPORTS FOR YOU AM I, MAGIC DIRT, THE MEANIES AND THE SMITH STREET BAND.
IN 2025 THE BAND RELEASED A FERAL COVER OF THE VINES’ “GET FREE” AND COMPLETED THEIR SECOND LP ‘DID YOU HEAR THAT WATER IS WET?’, SUPPORTED BY CREATIVE VICTORIA’S NEW MUSIC WORKS GRANT.
ALBUM IS RELEASED ON 23 NOVEMBER 2026.
200 COPIES ONLY OF 180GM PURPLE WITH BLACK SPLATTER W NUMBERED OBI STRIP ONLY ON IMPRESSED.
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@relayspunk
RELAYS play a free show at Tanswells with local gurus Lowline 💪🏽8pm
