Australia’s favourite pub-punk troublemakers The Chats are back with Half Cut, out on 5 March 2027, their first album in five years, and it seems the Sunshine Coast trio have done a bit of growing up. Well, sort of.
Since their last record, The Chats have barely stopped touring, sharing stages with Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters and The Hives, while earning plenty of attention for their appearance at Coachella earlier this year.
Recorded in Los Angeles with Frenzal Rhomb’s Jay Whalley, Half Cut finds Eamon Sandwith and company exploring slightly more personal territory, tackling everything from hangovers and confrontation to reconciliation and rehabilitation.
But don’t expect the band behind viral hit Smoko to suddenly start taking themselves too seriously. With tracks titled Half Arsed, Hanging Shit and Brown Bottle Flu, their distinctly Australian sense of humour remains firmly intact.
Five years, countless international shows and a few more life lessons later, The Chats are still doing things their own way. They might be getting older, but they’re clearly not ready to clean up their act.
The Chats will get closely reacquainted with Aussie audiences this November ahead of the release of their third album on March 5, 2027.
THE CHATS – HALF CUT
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2026
Tickets on sale now at thechats.com
Friday 13 November
Crowbar, Brisbane
Saturday 14 November
Crowbar, Brisbane
Sunday 15 November
Singing Bird, Frankston
Thursday 19 November
Crowbar, Sydney
Friday 20 November
Crowbar, Sydney
Saturday 21 November
Crowbar, Sydney
Thursday 26 November
The Tote, Melbourne
Friday 27 November
The Tote, Melbourne
Saturday 28 November
The Tote, Melbourne
Friday 4 December
Altar, Hobart
Saturday 5 December
Forth Pub, Forth
Sunday 6 December
Royal Oak, Launceston
Wednesday 9 December
Jive, Adelaide
Thursday 10 December
Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
Friday 11 December
Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough
Saturday 12 December
Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Sunday 13 December
Rosemount Hotel, Perth
