Indignant Anderson, founding frontman of Aussie rock legends Rose Tattoo, has confirmed that the band, who shaped in Sydney in 1976, will play their last dwell present subsequent yr.
“We wrap it up on the finish of subsequent yr,” Anderson tells Melbourne’s 3AW. “We can be 50 years outdated in ’26 on New 12 months’s Eve. I’m proud to say – as a result of I’ve survived all the unique members, and some alongside the way in which – we now have achieved what we got down to obtain. On the finish of the day should you can say that you’re a fortunate man.
“We’re engaged on a brand new set of songs as a result of we need to mark our fiftieth anniversary bow-out with an album. However I believe we’re nonetheless going to maintain writing and recording even after that, as a result of this explicit lineup is on fireplace.”
Rose Tattoo, whose debut album traditional Good Boys was lined by Weapons N’ Roses on their 1986 EP Reside ?!*@ Like a Suicide and later by Nashville Pussy, are at present on the street in Australia with ZZ High, George Thorogood and The Destroyers, The Dwelling Finish, Child Animals and Dallas Frasca.
The band then headline their very own Arduous Highway Tour, a run of dates that kicks off on the Indooroopilly Lodge, QL, on Could 16, and wraps up on the Bridge Lodge in Rozelle, NSW, on June 7. Full dates beneath.
Rose Tattoo: Tour dates 2025
Could 03: Pokolbin Roche Property, Australia ^
Could 04: North Wollongong Stuart Park, Australia ^
Could 10: Sandstone Level Lodge, Australia ^
Could 11: Sandstone Level Lodge, Australia ^
Could 16: Indooroopilly Lodge, Australia
Could 17: Kallangur Tavern, Australia
Could 23: Morphett Vale Emu Lodge, Australia
Could 24: Morphett Vale Emu Lodge, Australia
Could 30: Collingwood Bendigo Lodge, Australia
Could 31: Collingwood Bendigo Lodge, Australia
Jun 06: Rozelle Bridge Lodge, Australia
Jun 07: Rozelle Bridge Lodge, Australia
^ with ZZ High and George Thoroughgood & The Destroyers