Molly Meldrum’s worst nightmare, SACRED COWBOYS, are playing a rare show in Canberra in April to launch their new album “In The Manifesto”, out on Torn & Frayed (Australia) and Beast Records (France).

SACRED COWBOYS play Smith’s Alternative in Canberra on Friday April 17 with hard psych prog rockers ZZG.

SACRED COWBOYS are a moody hard rock band with a dry sense of humor. “In The Manifesto” is their sixth studio album and first since 2007. They started playing in murky Melbourne dive bars in 1982 attracting a rabid following.

With the release of their iconic first single, “Nothing Grows in Texas”, they were catapulted to national TV notoriety on Countdown where Molly famously labelled them "the worst group I've seen in five years”.

The band was notorious for wild and dangerous shows at at one point were taking to the stage with singer Garry Gray wielding a chainsaw. Even thought it was de-toothed, it caused widespread panic among painters.

Co-founders Garry Gray and Mark Ferrie revived the band in 2025 and enlisted Timothy Deane, Anthony Paine, and Damian Fitzgerald. The new album, “In the Manifesto”, is attracting wide airplay in Melbourne following its sold-out St Valentine’s Day launch at The Tote.

This is your chance to catch a legendary life force of the musical underground up close and personal. Buy early as it will sell-out.