The Drones

“The Drones evoke the Angry Penguins cultural movement, reinventing – and repudiating" - The Guardian

“Liddiard has disdain for the idea of a songwriting muse with other-worldly inspiration; as quite possibly the best songwriter in Australia, he’s concerned mainly with process and application. He simply had a task to complete.” - Sydney Morning Herald

Back by popular demand after a 10-year sabbatical, The Drones are reforming! In June 2025, the band played mini-sets at two fundraiser shows at the Croxton Bandroom in Melbourne. Shows sold out in 20 minutes, making it clear that additional dates were needed! So here you go, another chance to see one of Australia’s greatest underground bands live.

Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin will take a mini break from their other baby, Tropical Fuck Storm, which has spent the past ten years relentlessly touring the globe and releasing ARIA Award-winning records.

Sauntering along the edges of chaos and precision, The Drones built a reputation on the back of their iconic live shows, delivering epic performances that are both confrontational and liberating. Led by Gareth Liddard (Tropical Fuck Storm), one of the most uncompromising, distinctive songwriters of modern times, marked by his dense poetic lyricism and spitting vocal style. Lauded by peers, fans and critics alike for his blend of political commentary, dark humour, vivid storytelling and brutal musical conveyance. The Drones turned their outsider status into a badge of honor, releasing seven studio albums, with classics like ‘Taman Shud’, ‘To Think That I Once Loved You’, ‘Shark Fin Blues’, ‘Jezabel’, ‘Boredom’, ‘I See Seaweed’, ‘How To See Through Fog’ and ‘River Of Tears’.

They won the inaugural Australian Music Prize, for their LP ‘Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By’, and toured with the likes of Neil Young, Patti Smith, The Dirty Three, Deerhoof, and Built to Spill, to name a few.

The Drones are:
Gareth Liddiard
Fiona Kitschin
Dan Luscombe
Christian Strybosch
Steve Hesketh