Smoke Stack Rhino at Tar Barrel, Mornington

Name: Smoke Stack Rhino at Tar Barrel, Mornington
Start: 2025-12-06T09:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-12-06T13:00:00+11:00
Location: Tar Barrel

Schedule

Sat Dec 06 2025 at 09:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Tar Barrel | Mornington, VI

Australia's hottest blues and roots rock n roll band Smoke Stack Rhino are coming to Tar Barrel to bring in the Summer ☀️ 🦏 🍻
Hailing from the swamps of the Yarra Valley, the blues-rock quartet has been wowing audiences with their powerhouse performances and authentic musicianship.
With a name that’s just one heavy animal away from the blues (think Howlin’ Wolf), the band is a festival favourite across Australia, with recent appearances at Echuca Winter Blues Festival, Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues Festival, Grampians Grape Escape and Healesville Festival.
After closing the main stage at the 2024 Blues at Bridgetown Festival in Western Australia, the festival director commented, “If there had been a roof, they would have lifted it off.”
Featuring originals like Clearwater River (honouring the regional music scene), Woolamai (inspired by Phillip Island’s surf beaches), and Old Silver Bullet (referencing the Wedge-Tailed Eagle), their setlist celebrates Australiana, leading Beat Mag to brand the group as the country’s “most exciting blues and roots rockers”.
Hard-hitting and hard-working, Smoke Stack Rhino embody the Aussie DIY spirit like a Bunnings BBQ. They’ve run their own festival, brewed their own beer, and their self-released albums, The Mojo Funk (2023) and The Mojo Dojo (2024), have charted on the ARIA Australian Albums and Blues & Jazz Album charts. Their song Woolamai earned a spot on the Spotify Modern Blues Rock playlist alongside legends and band heroes The Black Keys, Gary Clark Jr., and Marcus King.
The band recently expanded its sound through the addition of Lachlan Bruce (keys/vocals) and Lyle Jenkins (drums), joining Ash King (vocals/guitar) and Shane Andison (bass), opening a world of musical possibility as the group starts to write its next album.
High vibes and good times ✌️