Backsliders

Multi award-winning Australian blues act, Backsliders, led by founding member Dom

Turner, return to the live circuit in 2026 celebrating 40 years of touring and recording in a re-invented line-up following the death of long-time drummer Rob Hirst. Joining Dom is long-time Backslider harmonica player Joe Glover, along with the twin-drummer combination of Rosscoe Clark (Foreday Riders, Cyril B Bunter) and Hamish Stuart (Don Walker, Jackie Orszaczky, Ian Moss, Hirst, Moginie and Stuart).

The band will play an all-original setlist of songs by Turner and Hirst.

Don't miss the Backsliders live at the historic Mangrove Mountain Hall on Saturday the 5th of September. Great food available for purchase, BYO drinks and snacks welcome, camping sites available. All ages family friendly event.

Reviews

“Australian blues at its most primal, its most real” Rhythms Magazine

“[Bonecrunch album] A blues record made of hard times, primal and real, designed

to alleviate the pressure from those very times, as is Backslider’s way” Rhythms

Magazine

“A Backsliders show is like no other.." Far from the Mississippi delta, they took us to

the water’s edge, ‘til we felt the riverbed beneath our feet” Rhythms Magazine

“It is no wonder that The Backsliders are regarded as Australia’s greatest blues

outfit: they consist of four world-class exponents of their respective instruments.”

Glam Adelaide 2015

“If the band was any tighter it would burst.” “This is one tightly rehearsed outfit,

which may have something to do with the fact that they have been working together

for many years and are masters of their respective crafts.” BWW Reviews

“Backsliders are the real deal in the blues..” Sydney Morning Herald

“Australian blues that goes well beyond the 12-bar, Backsliders remain as important

and endearing as ever.” The Music.com.au

“The [tracks] sound like they’re being made by some hungry youths from the Deep South with empty bellies saved for the fires burning bright inside of them."

@thedwarfsite Natalie Salvo

Reviews

“Australian blues at its most primal, its most real” Rhythms Magazine

Contact the host of Backsliders @ Mangrove Mountain Hall