Record Store Day to Take Over Indie Stores with Live Sets from Hermitude, Kee'ahn & More

Record Store Day is just around the corner, with live in-store performances set to take place across the country from some of Australia's favourite musicians.

Celebrating the vital role independently owned record stores play in Australian communities and the people who make them thrive, Record Store Day is returning on Saturday, April 18th. The day continues to support music communities, labels, emerging and established artists, while supporting our local indie record stores, highlighting their unique role as cultural hubs and community spaces.

Several Australian favourites including Empire of the Sun, Spacey Jane, and Holy Holy recently announced special vinyl releases as part of the celebrations, while others including Hermitude, The Gnomes, Baker Boy, Kee'ahn, and more will take part in special events across the country.

In NSW, Hermitude will undertake a monster mission of visiting eight record stores in 24 hours in celebration of their new LP EIGHT, journeying from the top of the Blue Mountains to Bondi on Sydney's coast. Some stores will have them performing live, while others will be unveiling limited edition lathe cut vinyl raffles.

Joining Hermitude at Bondi Records is Egoism in support of their RSD release, Trust Me, who are also popping into TITLE store for a set, while egg-punks Media Puzzle will take over Badlands Vinyl off the back of their RSD release New Racehorse.

In Victoria, country diva Queenie will perform at Desert Highways and Rocksteady Records sharing sounds from Nat Pavlovic, Merpire and more. Soundmerch will continue their trend of day-long live music with sets from Public Figures, Owelu Dreamhouse, The Antics, The Gnomes and more, while Sensible J and Immy Owusu will perform live at Bar Open.

Northside Records will hit heavy again, with live performances from Kee’ahn, Mokomokai, and Steppers, plus an exclusive signing from the one and only Baker Boy. Over in Geelong, Popcultcha Records will feature live sets from The Vasco Era, Saint Ergo, and Winksy.

Elsewhere, Tasmania’s Suffragette Records will host an intimate performance from Naomi Keyte, who will play songs from her album Milk, Paper, Gold; Adelaide’s My Dead Grandpa will have live DJs spinning tunes all day; and Echo and Bounce in Queensland will host Das Druid and Bradley Zero.

See here for the full list of events.