The Herd | Melbourne | 20 Years of The Sun Never Sets Tour | 170 Russell

Name: The Herd | Melbourne | 20 Years of The Sun Never Sets Tour | 170 Russell
Start: 2026-02-20T09:00:00+11:00
Location: 170 Russell

Schedule

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am

UTC+11:00

Location

170 Russell | Melbourne, VI

Destroy All Lines Presents
The Herd
20 Years of The Sun Never Sets Tour
Friday 20th February
170 Russell, Melbourne 18+
Doors 7pm
𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬:
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A group ahead of their time, The Herd boldly delved into controversial topics and opened conversations around anti-racism, decolonisation, anti-war and environmentalism through their songwriting, with 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑢𝑛 𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑒𝑡𝑠 cementing them as one of the most sociopolitically vocal acts in the country. The ARIA and J Award-nominated record also introduced singer Jane Tyrrell to The Herd, who, after featuring on the album and performing with them on the opening shows of the tour, was asked to join the band over the phone as they went on stage for their triple j Live at the Wireless show in Newcastle.
The Sun Never Sets led to one of the most iconic Like A Versions in triple j history, with The Herd’s cover of Redgum’s ‘I Was Only 19’. The track featured on the album’s re-issue, was certified ARIA Gold, and landed at #18 both in 2005’s triple j Hottest 100 and 2023’s Hottest 100 of Like A Versions - the only song polled from that decade, and a testament to its enduring impact.
With an unconventional but incredibly compelling set-up of rappers, singers, guitars, laptops, samplers bass, and piano accordion, The Herd were swiftly cemented as one of Australia’s most exciting live bands. Their popularity was heightened with appearances at Australia’s biggest festivals, including Big Day Out, Splendour In The Grass, Falls Festival, Homebake, Groovin The Moo, Parklife, and many more.
An extension of the project’s impact, the core members of The Herd established and ran Elefant Traks, one of Australia’s most respected independent labels, for 25 years before its closure in 2024. Alongside their labelmates, The Herd joined a sold out send-off tour to celebrate the label’s legacy, with performances at Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Recital Centre, and Brisbane’s The Tivoli.
Reflecting on 20 years of The Sun Never Sets, The Herd member and founder of Elefant Traks, Kenny Sabir aka Traksewt, says it was the album that changed everything for the group. “𝐼𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑠, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑎𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 ℎ𝑖𝑝 ℎ𝑜𝑝 𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑙 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛. 𝐼𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑡𝑠, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑔-𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 ‘𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑦’. 𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑜, 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝐶𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑑𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑓𝑎𝑟 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠. 𝐽𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑤𝑘𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑑 𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡.
𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝐴 𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ‘𝐼 𝑊𝑎𝑠 𝑂𝑛𝑙𝑦 19’. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑘𝑖𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑏𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒. 𝑊𝑒’𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 20𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 ‘𝑈𝑛𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒’, ‘𝑈𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒' 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ‘𝑊𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑌𝑜𝑢’, 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑏𝑢𝑚 𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑠.”