SummerSalt left Canberra’s shores last year but to make up for it, the organisers are bringing us some psychedelic rock in the form of Ocean Alley in March 2026, plus a few of their all-star friends.
Ocean Alley, from Sydney’s northern beaches, are touring regional Oz (that’s us, even though we’re a proper capital city) and dropping in on Exhibition Park on 7 March with all-star lineup Skegss, American rockers Allah-Las, Byron Bay’s Babe Rainbow, indie-rock five-piece Mid Drift, indie/psych-pop pals Le Shiv and raw indie-rockers Seaside.
If you like a bit of cruisy psychedelia and reggae with your rock, you’re in the right place.
The tour comes on the heels of Love Balloon’s release – the band’s fifth studio album, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Vinyl and Australian Album Charts, #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart and has remained in the Top 10 Australian Album Charts for six weeks.
Not bad for an independent band that began playing in a backyard shed in 2011. It’s hard to believe they once drove themselves around Australia in their own 4WD for their first national tour. Nowadays, they jet around the world selling more than 100,000 headline tickets globally.
Their latest record is a journey through love and life in all its colour and chaos, anchored by moments of light, vulnerability and connection, led by the luminous single “Drenched” and its nostalgic early-2000s-inspired video.
With over 1 billion streams and a reputation for magnetic live performances, Ocean Alley has become one of Australia’s most successful musical exports. Across five albums – including 2022’s Low Altitude Living – the six-piece (Baden Donegal, Angus Goodwin, Lach Galbraith, Mitch Galbraith, Tom O’Brien and Nic Blom) continue to evolve their unmistakable sound.
With chart success across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US – and nine gold singles – Ocean Alley are stepping confidently into a bold new chapter, with stadium-sized ambition and an enduring global legacy in sight.
Ocean Alley/SummerSalt Presale tix on sale Thursday 30 October, 9am. General on sale Friday 31 October, 9am via Ticketmaster. For more info: summersaltmusic.com.au
