The Cruel Sea are an Australian indie rock band from Sydney formed in late 1987. Originally an instrumental-only band, they became more popular when fronted by vocalist Tex Perkins (Beasts of Bourbon and solo) in addition to Jim Elliott on drums, Ken Gormly on bass guitar, Dan Rumour on guitar and James Cruickshank on guitar and keyboards.

Their popular albums are The Honeymoon Is Over (1993), Three Legged Dog (1995) and Over Easy (1998). Their best-known songs are “Better Get a Lawyer”, “Takin’ All Day”, “The Honeymoon Is Over” and “Reckless Eyeballin'”

Special guest for all SA, VIC, NSW, ACT QLD shows

Over the past 25 years, Tasmanian born, Melbourne-based artist and producer Lucie Thorne has made a lot of music; writing and releasing over a dozen albums and touring prodigiously across Australia, Europe and North America. She’s been lauded for writing “some of the most beautiful songs you will hear” (The Age) creating “exquisitely impressionistic… poetry in motion” (Rolling Stone Magazine).

Lucie Thorne continues to carve out an extraordinary creative career, conjuring “atmospheric, innovative… brilliance” (Sydney Morning Herald) with an intimacy and warmth which have become synonymous with her captivating live performance. 

Special guest for WA show

After years of travelling around this wide brown land folk blues fingerpicking troubadour Jez Mead has settled back in the west and is very pleased to say he will be supporting the Cruel Sea in their upcoming Perth shows. There has been a close connection with Jez to the band with him playing and touring with James Cruickshank and Tex Perkins over the years.