Hard-Ons Concert History

The Hard-Ons are a band from Sydney, Australia formed in the early 1980s by three students from the Punchbowl Boys High School. The multicultural trio of drummer/vocalist Keish De Silva (of Sri Lankan descent), guitar/vocals Blackie (Yugoslavian heritage) and bassist Ray Ahn (Korean ancestry) were initially too young to play in licensed venues, but honed their skills playing at parties and school dances. After turning 18, the band made its first 'proper' live debut in June 1984 at Ultimo's Vulcan hotel.

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Hard-Ons Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 13)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 02, 2011
Hard-Ons / The Phrasemongers Wild at Heart Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jul 01, 2011
Hard-Ons Béi Chéz Heinz Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Jun 28, 2011
The New Christs / Hard-Ons / Hards / O.N.S
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Hafenklang Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Jun 26, 2011
Hard-Ons The Prince Albert Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 25, 2011
Hard-Ons The Garage London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 23, 2011
Cellophane Suckers / Hard-Ons Mondo Bizarro Rennes, Brittany, France
Jun 22, 2011
Garage Lopez / Hard-Ons Les Combustibles Paris, Île-de-France, France
Jun 12, 2011
Hard-Ons Estraperlo - Club del Ritme Badalona, Catalonia, Spain
Jun 09, 2011
Hard‐Ons Alte Hackerei Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Apr 02, 2011
Hard-Ons / Wicked City The Tote Hotel Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jan 26, 2011
Big Day Out 2011
Washington / Anna Lunoe / Operator Please / Dead Letter Circus / The Jim Jones Revue / Knievel / LCD Soundsystem / Boomgates / Plan B / Matt and Kim / Bass Kleph / Smudge / Cameras / The Snowdroppers / Lowrider / Eagle and the Worm / Gareth Liddiard / Pnau / Will Styles / The Parades / Hard-Ons / The Hummingbirds / The Greenhornes / Metals / Super Wild Horses / Paul Dempsey / Papa vs. Pretty / Only / Streetparty / Cabins / Wolfmother / CSS / Flatwound / Gypsy and the Cat / Little Red / The Bloody Beetroots / John Butler Trio / Amy Meredith / Chris Arnott / CATCALL / Jinja Safari / Regular John / The Mission In Motion / Blue King Brown / Ratatat / Sampology / Kids of 88 / World Champion / Grinderman / Blackmilk / Lanie Lane / Kid Kenobi & Mc Shureshock / Chaingang / T-rek / Booka Shade / Vitalic / I Am Giant / Mark Murphy / The Naked and Famous / Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / Lupe Fiasco / Sia / Crystal Castles / Deftones / Tool / Rammstein / Primal Scream / Die Antwoord / The Vines / Andrew W.K. / Airbourne / Birds of Tokyo / Bliss N Eso / Children Collide / Gyroscope / Angus & Julia Stone / M.I.A. / Iggy And The Stooges Show all bands
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Sydney Showground Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jan 26, 2011 –
Jan 27, 2011
Big Day Out 2011
Sia / Lupe Fiasco / M.I.A. / Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / Deftones / Rammstein / Angus & Julia Stone / The Naked and Famous / Tool / Crystal Castles / Ratatat / LCD Soundsystem / Plan B / Matt and Kim / Wolfmother / Die Antwoord / Primal Scream / John Butler Trio / Pnau / The Bloody Beetroots / CSS / The Vines / Booka Shade / Vitalic / Airbourne / Bliss N Eso / Birds of Tokyo / Andrew W.K. / Iggy And The Stooges / Grinderman / Gypsy and the Cat / Anna Lunoe / Little Red / Washington / Children Collide / Dead Letter Circus / Gyroscope / The Greenhornes / Paul Dempsey / Kids of 88 / Operator Please / Jinja Safari / Amy Meredith / Blue King Brown / Only / The Jim Jones Revue / Lowrider / Mark Murphy / Bass Kleph / CATCALL / Lanie Lane / Eagle and the Worm / I Am Giant / T-rek / Papa vs. Pretty / World Champion / Hard-Ons / The Parades / Sampology / The Hummingbirds / The Snowdroppers / Cameras / Chris Arnott / Gareth Liddiard / Boomgates / The Mission In Motion / Regular John / Smudge / Super Wild Horses / Cabins / Knievel / Kid Kenobi & Mc Shureshock / Chaingang / Blackmilk / Metals / Flatwound / Will Styles / Streetparty Show all bands
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Big Day Out 2011 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Show Duplicates for Jan 26, 2011
Oct 30, 2010
Hard-Ons / The Quickening / Our last enemy / Celebrity Morgue / The Go Go Haunters / Tropical Vampirates / The Vampers / Whiskey and Speed / Demoniker / D Rouser / Pretty Boys / My Cerulean Heart / Howling Steel The Step Inn Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Oct 29, 2010
Hard-Ons The Garage London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 06, 2010
Hard-Ons / Mutter / The Dufrenes Wild at Heart Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jul 23, 2010
Hard-Ons / Useless Children / Fangs of a Tv Evangelist East Brunswick Club Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jul 22, 2010
Hard-Ons Enigma Bar Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Jul 16, 2010
Hard-Ons Annandale Hotel Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Oct 10, 2009
Hard-Ons Corner Hotel Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sep 26, 2009
Sounds of Spring Festival 2009
Children Collide / Clare Bowditch / The Fauves / OUCH MY FACE / Salmonella Dub / Hermitude / The Scare / Nova Scotia / Hungry Kids of Hungary / Phrase / Mammal / Tex Perkins / Little Birdy / Ash Grunwald / Blue King Brown / Cloud Control / Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ) / Astronomy Class / Castel / The Panics / Drapht / Root / Josh Pyke / The Beautiful Girls / Further / Numbers Radio / Rogerthat / The Midnight Youth / Frenzal Rhomb / Kram / Something With Numbers / Nancy Vandal / Tim Rogers / I Heart Hiroshima / Tongue / Rhubarb / Dead Letter Circus / Pe'z / Hard-Ons / Horrorshow / After the Fall / British India / Dave Mccormack & the Polaroids / The Living End / Butterfingers / Quan / The Kill Devil Hills / The Butterfly Effect / Giants of Science / My Disco / Shihad / Drawn from Bees / Elf / The Amity Affliction / Calling All Cars / Downsyde / Grand Atlantic / Mm9 / Jericco / Dj Katch / Finabah / Mexico City / Mary Trembles / Toothfaeries / Kate Bradley / DJ Perplex / Melodyssy / Urthboy / Disco Nap / Texas Tea / The Coalition Crew Show all bands
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RNA Showgrounds Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Show Duplicates for Sep 26, 2009
Aug 28, 2009
Hard-Ons Annandale Hotel Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Feb 1, 1991
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Jan 31, 1991
 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Jan 27, 1991
 Towradgi, New South Wales, Australia
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Jan 26, 1991
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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 Canberra, Australia
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  11. Goin’ It Alone
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