Backseat Mafia
Backseat Mafia is dedicated to uncovering exceptional music and films, both new and classic, to share with our audience. What started as a pastime during recovery from injuries has transformed into a respected platform in the UK, recently celebrating over one million views. Backseat Mafia is committed to discovering both hidden treasures and future favorites for our listeners and viewers. We organize events across the north of England and beyond under the name Backseat Mafia Presents, and we also host a stage at the annual Coastival Festival. Additionally, we run a record label that releases limited edition physical formats.
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3 days ago |
backseatmafia.com | Deb Pelser
Tonight at Sydney’s ICC Theatre, ZZ Top bring their Elevation Tour to town – and while time has thinned the original lineup, the Texan titans still deliver the kind of swampy, grease-slick rock that smells of engine oil and old bourbon. Missing from the stage is original drummer Frank Beard, sidelined on doctor’s orders, but standing in is seasoned live gun John Douglas, who previously subbed in 2002 and just wrapped the U.S. leg with the band. The bearded groove doesn’t miss a beat.
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3 days ago |
backseatmafia.com | Deb Pelser
It’s a Sunday night in Sydney, but inside Qudos Bank Arena it feels like the start of a long weekend. As I’m walking through Olympic Park, I pass a pub where “Song 2” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” are being blasted so loud they’re echoing off the side of Accor Stadium — it’s clear: tonight is going to be big. Simple Plan are first on stage, taking their cue from pop culture royalty — the Star Wars theme soundtracking their entrance. The crowd roars.
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4 days ago |
backseatmafia.com | Deb Pelser
Fresh off a Coachella blitz and a global run that’s been part seance, part bar brawl, Sweden’s sleaziest satirists Viagra Boys are crashing back into Australia this January, following their successful tour at the end of 2024 – and for the first time ever, storming across the ditch into Aotearoa. Dubbed the Infinite Anxiety Tour 2026, this run marks their biggest headline venues yet, with sweaty pit stops in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle and Auckland’s Powerstation.
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4 days ago |
backseatmafia.com | Deb Pelser
It’s a Sunday night in Sydney, but inside Qudos Bank Arena it feels like the start of a long weekend. As I’m walking through Olympic Park, I pass a pub where “Song 2” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” are being blasted so loud they’re echoing off the side of Accor Stadium — it’s clear: tonight is going to be big. Simple Plan are first on stage, taking their cue from pop culture royalty — the Star Wars theme soundtracking their entrance. The crowd roars.
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6 days ago |
backseatmafia.com | Deb Pelser
The cauldron is bubbling, the riffs are razor-sharp, and the leather is laced — Burning Witches are about to scorch Australian soil for the first time ever. Kicking off on 22 May, the Swiss heavy metal coven are bringing their spellbinding brew of ‘80s-inspired shred and power metal fury to stages across the country.
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