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A noisy post-punk four piece looking to entertain and be outright loud, Naarm-based band Sweatshop find fun in the impossible to ignore violence of everyday, inspired by anxieties of the modern world and all things Australian Gothic. Setting tall tales of suburban dystopia, religious zealotry, hostile hospitality and misanthropic extremism to their own unique brand of post-punk, they hope to say something while still having a good time in the neverending pre-apocalypse.
Since the release of their single, Sweatshop are dropping into one of their favourites at the Retreat to celebrate a second time and release the footage of the recording. They'll be joined this time by the piratical pageantry of Projectile Dysfunction and Tina Growls off the heels of their new hellish single "Sacrifice".
The Retreat Hotel would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which The Retreat now stands, and pay our respects to all elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded and that our venue operates on stolen land.