GAYC/DC [USA] - Live in Brisbane

Name: GAYC/DC [USA] - Live in Brisbane
Start: 2026-08-13T09:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-08-13T13:00:00+10:00
Location: The Brightside Brisbane

Schedule

Thu Aug 13 2026 at 09:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

The Brightside Brisbane | Fortitude Valley, QL

🌈⚡️ 𝗚𝗔𝗬𝗖/𝗗𝗖 [𝗨𝗦𝗔]
𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗖/𝗗𝗖 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁.
🗓️ Thu 13 Aug • Brisbane • The Brightside
🎫 bit.ly/gcdcbne
With tongue firmly in cheek - 𝗚𝗔𝗬𝗖/𝗗𝗖 have been giving the music of the most hetero band on the planet a fabulous makeover since 2013.
📰 "𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸." - 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸
Tickets on sale now.
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Press Release:
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸'𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
𝗚𝗔𝗬𝗖/𝗗𝗖 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮
𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘊/𝘋𝘊'𝘴 𝘜𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘢-𝘏𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺, 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘢𝘺
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘊/𝘋𝘊 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘐𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦
Some things seem unimaginable until they exist. An all-gay tribute to rock's most aggressively heterosexual band shouldn't work – until you hear it, see it, and realize it's exactly what the rock world needed. GAYC/DC isn't just playing AC/DC covers with a wink; they're delivering what Louder calls "spot on" musicianship while transforming classics like "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" into "Dirty Dudes (Done Dirt Cheap)" with such authenticity that Music Feeds declares they turn "skeptics into fans."
Founded by Christopher Freeman (bassist for queercore legends Pansy Division) and drummer Brian Welch, GAYC/DC has earned something rare in tribute band territory: genuine respect from the artists they honor. When the band released their audacious "Gay Boy Boogie" video – a homoerotic reimagining of AC/DC's "Bad Boy Boogie" shot as a loving homage to Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" – Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider himself gave his seal of approval: "I think this is great!"
That endorsement matters. As Welch notes, "We love Twisted Sister who took rock and drag further than anybody at the time. This is our homage and 'thank you' for giving us as young gay kids the opportunity to see fully grown men in drag every day on MTV decades before RuPaul's Drag Race was a thing."
While their glitter-drenched, boa-adorned presentation might read as camp, make no mistake: Broadway Rock emphasizes that "while the band and their presentation may be campy, their musicianship is pure, unadulterated rock." Classic Rock Magazine captured it perfectly: "GayC/DC have taken the songs of perhaps the globe's most heterosexual band and turned them into something altogether more fabulous."
The band's recent "Gay Boy Boogie" video – premiered by American Songwriter and featuring cameos from rock luminaries including Johnny Martin (L.A. Guns), John Bush (Armored Saint, ex-Anthrax), and dUg Pinnick (King's X) in their previous "Highway to Hell" video – demonstrates how seriously the rock community takes GAYC/DC's mission. This isn't novelty; it's reclamation.
For their first Australian tour, GAYC/DC – rounded out by bassist Glen Pavan, guitarist Patrick Goodwin, and lead guitarist Steve McKnight – will bring their explosive live show to six cities across the country this February.
𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦
• Thursday, February 19 – Brisbane, The Brightside
• Friday, February 20 – Gold Coast, Mo's Desert Clubhouse
• Saturday, February 21 – Melbourne, Stay Gold
• Wednesday, February 25 – Adelaide, Lion Arts Factory
• Thursday, February 26 – Perth, Milkbar
• Friday, February 27 – Sydney, Mary's Underground