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no melbourne dates announced right now.
sounds like bear vs shark, drug church, at the drive-in, fugazi, joyce manor, loma prieta, pears, whores
who's in it: darren tardio, clayton beasy, dave lahn, christopher leunig

who are they, then

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, and influenced by the Gaia theory and Iggy Pop’s gyrating nakedness, RQTBL are a post punk band that pair noodling riffs with noise, big noise. Formed over beers in low lit bars, and raised on a healthy diet of hedonism, RQTBL (pronounced Racquetball) eschew conventional sounds and structures, shifting from post punk to post rock to Louis Armstrong tributes in a single outing. The band explores relatable themes, like love and loss, staying up too late, drinking from magic taps, and the wasted lives of daring cosmonauts. It's punk but sometimes not as you know it.
in their own words · via triple j unearthed

what people say

“The name RQTBL is clever and an ode to the great game Racquetball.”
— tempoblog.substack.com

up on triple j unearthed

Death of A Cosmonautunearthed
Joyceunearthed
Pacino At The Disco!unearthed

the local record

warmed the stage for Morningbirds at retreat hotel — july 2026
shared stages with Morningbirds, Moths

if you like RQTBL

recently in melbourne

Morningbirds at The Retreat w/ RQTBL and Moths
Morningbirds at The Retreat w/ RQTBL and Moths
Retreat Hotel · thursday 30 july
$5
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