SACRED COWBOYS

IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST

Molly Meldrum’s worst nightmare, the legendary SACRED COWBOYS, will be tearing up The Old Bar for their last show before they head over to Europe! They’ll be supported by heavy blues / post-punk band MATT MALONE & THE HOLY SPIRITS.

Don’t miss this show!

$30 presale / $35 door.

SACRED COWBOYS

Sacred Cowboys are a moody hard rock band with a dry sense of humor. “In The Manifesto” is their sixth studio album and first since 2007. They started playing in murky Melbourne dive bars in 1982 attracting a rabid following.

 

With the release of their iconic first single, “Nothing Grows in Texas”, they were catapulted to national TV notoriety on Countdown where Molly famously labelled them "the worst group I've seen in five years".

 

Co-founders Garry Gray and Mark Ferrie revived the band in 2025 and enlisted Timothy Deane, Anthony Paine, and Damian Fitzgerald. The new album, “In the Manifesto”, is attracting wide airplay in Melbourne following its sold-out St Valentine’s Day launch at The Tote.

MATT MALONE & THE HOLY SPIRITS

Matt Malone is an iconoclastic singer-songwriter from the goldfields of Victoria, Australia. Malone is known for his bold baritone / tenebrous lyricism compared to Michael Gira, Glenn Danzig + Jim Morrison carving out a cult following through his intense live performances. He’s joined by rock n’ roll / swing stickman James W. du Plessis (The Sea Birds)  on drums + electric slide guitarist Benny Mc (Pete Wells Band). Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits released the single Wolfman on Halloween ‘25 and Jealousy on Valentine’s Day ‘26 both produced by Loki Lockwood (Spooky Records, The Drones, Spencer P. Jones). Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits channel their unique blend of apocalyptic blues, death country, + post-punk spiritualism - delivering live performances as much firebrand ritual as rock n’ roll show.