Gallery Archives - Backseat Mafia

Live Gallery: Split Enz prove their strange magic still burns brightly at Sydney’s TikTok Entertainment Centre 18.05.2026

The second Split Enz walk onto the stage at the TikTok Entertainment Centre, the atmosphere feels almost archetypal, like something pulled straight from Carl Jung’s collective unconscious. Thousands of people…

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Live Gallery: J.I.D proved why he’s one of modern hip-hop’s most exciting live performers at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena 16.05.2026

Backseat Mafia was genuinely stoked to be inside the photo pit for J.I.D’s Melbourne show, because performers this sharp don’t come through every week. Before the main event, support act Jordan Ward warmed…

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Live Review plus Gallery: All India Radio live broadcast their ethereal majesty, supported by Dvrkworld and Dededed, Altar Bar, Hobart, 14 May 2026

All may be dark and cold in the southern outpost of Australia, but in their first hometown gig in Hobart, All India Radio emanated a warm starburst of magic into…

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Live Gallery: The Waterboys return to Australia with a sprawling, transcendent Sydney show 15.05.2026

The State Theatre always feels slightly unreal at night. Gold detailing climbs the walls like something from another century, massive chandeliers hang impossibly overhead and the vast room seems almost too majestic…

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Live Gallery: Maggie Lindemann turns Sydney’s Roundhouse into an alt-pop release valve 14.05.2026

The crowd at Roundhouse tonight looks like a collision between internet-era alt-pop and early-2000s emo culture. Oversized band shirts and heavy eyeliner are everywhere, while the room hums with the kind of…

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Live Gallery: Thundercat Turns a rainy Sydney Night Into A Human Jazz-Funk Spiral 13.05.2026

Rain hangs over Sydney all afternoon, turning the streets around the Hordern Pavilion slick and reflective, the kind of weather that makes the city feel slightly detached from itself. Inside, there is…

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Live Review: Gabrielle Aplin – Project House, Leeds. 06.05.26

Gabrielle Aplin brings her retrospective tour to Leeds #gabrielleaplin #livemusic #backseatmafia #review #gigphotography

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Live Gallery: From The Vanguard To City Recital Hall: Bear’s Den’s Sydney Return Feels Massive 09.05.2026

The City Recital Hall can feel almost intimidating before a show begins. Towering walls, polished timber, rows upon rows of seated anticipation. It’s the kind of venue that demands scale. And yet…

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Live Gallery: HighSchool Bring Their Acclaimed Debut Album To Sydney’s Lansdowne Hotel 07.05.2026

Sydney finally feels like winter tonight. The cold cuts through the streets outside, but inside The Lansdowne Hotel the room is already packed shoulder-to-shoulder long before HighSchool even appear. Backseat Mafia has consistently championed…

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Live Review: Incineration Festival, Camden, London 02/05/2026

Incineration Festival has, over a relatively short span of years, evolved from a standout date on the calendar into something far more personal—a fixed point, an annual return that feels…

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