US independent folk-punks, Rent Strike and Doom Scroll announce extended double-bill Australian tour – Backseat Mafia

Folk ‘Til Ya Punk Records have a proud history of bringing international folk-punk bands to tour Australia off the back of their annual festival, HOBOFOPO. Over a number of years they have brought The Taxpayers, Days N Daze, Apes of the State and Pigeon Pit to Australia, as well as working with AJJ and Crywank on Australian tours.

This year they are proud to be bringing two of the most active and popular folk-punk bands from the USA to tour Australia together as a double headline tour. The tour is nearly four weeks in length and will take in many major centres down the eastern coast of Australia.

Colorado’s DOOM SCROLL will bring an aggressive, melodic punk/crust wave of complex acoustic instrumentation and layers of harmonies knitted from decades of music appreciation and performance. Doom Scroll is one of six bands signed to Bottles to the Ground, the upstart label from NOFX front man Fat Mike, an imprint of the iconic punk label Fat Wreck Chords. Alongside diverse acts such as ska-fusion veterans Fishbone and punk-rap poets Codefendants, Doom Scroll’s unique blend of pop, punk, folk and acoustic metal makes it a perfect fit for the label’s eclectic flagship roster. Aside from songs ranging from politically-charged to existential in nature, Doom Scroll has leaned on its musicianship and vocal harmonies to draw in daring listeners. In the last 4 years, Doom Scroll have played over 200 shows, including festivals Riot Fest Chicago, Muddy Roots, Compost Heap, and Hellbound.

RENT STRIKE is a lore-heavy, genre-mixing amalgamation of folk, punk, jazz, and rock, hell-bent on the abolition of the present state of music. Their 2018 Lord of the Rings concept album, IX, received widespread accolades and radically transformed the lives of listeners worldwide. The years since have seen the release of the ambitious concept albums NOW, and Möbius Strip Mall, both sonically and lyrically pushing the boundaries of convention. RENT STRIKE refuses a world where they or anybody else is pigeon-holed, affirming a vision of a future where all are free, forever!

During the tour, Doom Scroll and RENT STRIKE will be playing with some of Australia’s finest punk bands, including Flangipanis (Lismore), Queerbait (Brisbane), Punish (Sydney) and Bad Form (Wollongong), along with some great folkpunk bands including The Dead Peasants (Melbourne), A Commoners Revolt (Canberra) and Bushed Poetry (Brisbane).

Additionally, Rent Strike and Doom Scroll will be playing a free early show at Vinnie’s Dive Bar on the Gold Coast to warm up the venue before Mike Muir of thrash punk legends Suicidal Tendencies takes to the stage. 

Friday 14th November 2025

Melbourne/Naarm – The Old Bar

Support – The Dead Peasants & The Crop Tops

8pm $30 presale, $35 door. 18+

TIX https://theoldbar.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/9a049ecc-ee5f-4cc0-884f-b60e39925394?Event=225726

FB https://www.facebook.com/events/989273206682482

Saturday 15th November 2025

Adelaide/Tarndanya – Hotel Metropolis

Support – St Judes & Brendan Hill

9pm $30 presale, $35 door. All Ages (until midnight)

TIX https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/doom-scroll-rent-strike-usa-at-the-metro/186650

FB https://www.facebook.com/events/2231300397373495

Sunday 16th November 2025

Port Pirie @ Dameos

Support – Vinez & Brendan Hill

4pm – house show at the terrace with free entry and free barbeque. All Ages.

FB https://www.facebook.com/events/827890333250443

Thursday 20th November 2025

Nambour @ The Black Box Theatre.

Support – Henpeck & Citizen Rat

8pm $20 presale $25 door. under 18’s (if supervised by a parent).

Ticketing link to be announced

Friday 21st November 2025

Gold Coast @ Vinnies Dive Bar. 18+

5.30pm – This is an early ‘warm up’ show before the Suicidal Tendencies show. Free Entry!

Saturday 22nd November 2025

Brisbane @ PFR Lounge

Support – Queerbait & Bushed Poetry

7pm $30 presale $35 door. 18+

TIX https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d70a2554-a3da-42c2-b3b9-82858fbb611c

FB https://www.facebook.com/events/1873580966908190

Sunday 23rd November 2025

Lismore @ The Civic Hotel

Support – The Flangipanis, Citizen Rat, HDM, Pippin

12pm $20 concession, $25 full. under 18’s (accompanied by parent)

FB https://www.facebook.com/events/1518341249605565

Tickets on the door.

Wednesday 26th November

Newcastle – Hamilton Station Hotel

Support – TBA.

8.30pm. Free entry. 18+

Thursday 27th November 2025

Sydney(Marrickville) @ Lazybones Lounge for ‘Get Folked Punk’

Support – Punish & Bottom Bunk Club (NZ)

7.30pm, $30 presale, $35 door. u.18.w.parent.

https://m.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/get-folked-doom-scroll-usa-rent-strike-usa-bottom-bunk-club-nz-punish/186554

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Friday 28th November 2025

Sydney(Penrith) @ Elton Chongs

Support – Billy Punntton and the Mental Health Plan & So I Says To Mabel

8pm, $30 presale, $35 door. 18+

Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2025

Hobart @ Hobofopo Fest. 18+

25 act gig-crawl over three days, including;

8Foot Felix, Whiskey Dram, Medusa’s Wake, A.C Saunders, Bottom Bunk Club (nz), Hannah Morrell (nz), Quinton Trembath, A Commoner’s Revolt, The Dead Peasants, Double Dole String Band, Bushed Poetry, Beth Seymour, and many more

www.hobofopo.com