Cosmic Psychos have announced their 12th studio album, I Really Like Beer, and a massive Australian tour to go with it. The follow-up to 2021’s Mountain Of Piss is slated for release on Friday, November 7th – which, coincidentally, is the same date the pub-rock band’s 41-date Australian tour kicks off in Frankston. The full list of tour dates, and more info on the album, can be found below.
To launch the album, the band have shared a music video for its opening number and lead single ‘I Like Beer’. Directed by Anthony Hayes, the clip depicts the band – vocalist/bassist Ross Knight and guitarist John “Mad Macka” McKeering – showering with cans of beer, having some with their breakfast of dim sims and cigarettes, and enjoying some more as the sun goes down. Watch below.
Cosmic Psychos – ‘I Like Beer’
I Really Like Beer was recorded with producer Paul Maybury – who has previously made albums with bands like King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Cable Ties, Rocket Science and Bench Press. It is the band’s first to be recorded as a duo, with former drummer Dean Muller – who was with the band since 2005 – seemingly out of the picture indefinitely due to a shoulder surgery. He is not in the band’s new press photos, and has not been mentioned since his October 2024 departure. Dune Rats‘ BC Michaels has been filling in on drums, although it’s not known if he played on I Really Like Beer.
The band’s exhaustive I Really Like Beer tour will take place across two legs. The first runs through the entire month of November 2025, with Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters playing with Knight and McKeering due to Michaels’ commitments with Dune Rats. Michaels will return to the drum throne in January and February 2026, where the tour resumes on New Year’s Day. Bellarine Peninsula duo Good Sniff will serve as main support on the entire run. “We made a record about beer, so now we’re going to play it in as many pubs as possible,” said Knight in a press statement. “Simple.”
Cosmic Psychos I Really Like Beer Tour
- Friday, November 7th – Singing Bird, Frankston VIC
- Saturday, November 8th – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC
- Sunday, November 9th – Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
- Wednesday, November 12th – UC Hub, Canberra ACT
- Thursday, November 13th – Uni Bar, Wollongong NSW
- Friday, November 14th – Crowbar, Sydney NSW
- Saturday, November 15th – King Street Bandroom, Newcastle NSW
- Wednesday, November 19th – Racehorse Hotel, Ipswich QLD
- Thursday, November 20th – Vinnies Dive Bar, Gold Coast QLD
- Friday, November 21st – Solbar, Maroochydore QLD
- Saturday, November 22nd – Crowbar, Brisbane QLD
- Sunday, November 23rd – Bangalow Bowlo, Bangalow NSW
- Wednesday, November 26th – The River, Margaret River WA
- Thursday, November 27th – Rosemount Hotel, Perth WA
- Friday, November 28th – Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough WA
- Saturday, November 29th – Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff VIC
- Thursday, January 1st – Edge Hill Tavern, Cairns QLD
- Friday, January 2nd – Dalrymple Hotel, Townsville QLD
- Saturday, January 3rd – Magnums, Airlie Beach QLD
- Sunday, January 4th – Metropolitan Hotel, Mackay QLD
- Wednesday, January 7th – Harvey Road Tavern, Gladstone QLD
- Thursday, January 8th – Grand Hotel, Childers QLD
- Friday, January 9th – MO’s Desert Clubhouse, Gold Coast QLD
- Saturday, January 10th – Seaview Tavern, Woolgoolga NSW
- Sunday, January 11th – Bellingen Brewery, Bellingen NSW
- Wednesday, January 14th – Moonshiners Honky Tonk Bar, Tamworth NSW
- Thursday, January 15th – Finnian’s Tavern, Port Macquarie NSW
- Friday, January 16th – Avalon RSL, Avalon NSW
- Saturday, January 17th – The Marlin, Ulladulla NSW
- Sunday, January 18th – Beer Deluxe, Albury NSW
- Thursday, January 22nd – Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth VIC
- Friday, January 23rd – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave VIC
- Saturday, January 24th – Westonport Hotel, San Remo VIC
- Sunday, January 25th – Social Club, Balnarring VIC
- Monday January 26th – Volta, Ballarat VIC
- Thursday, January 29th – Whalers Hotel, Warrnambool VIC
- Friday, January 30th – Torquay Hotel, Torquay VIC
- Saturday, 31 JAN – Riverview Hotel, Tarwin Lower VIC
- Thursday, February 12th – Royal Oak, Launceston TAS
- Friday, February 13th – Forth Pub, Devonport TAS
- Saturday, February 14th – Altar, Hobart TAS
Tickets for all shows are on sale now via CosmicPsychos.com.au.
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