The Living End- "Don't Lose It" Single Launch

A couple weeks ago The Living End announced two intimate pub gigs in Sydney and Melbourne to launch their new single "Don't Lose It." There were a very limited number of tickets available, but I managed to grab one for tonight's show at The Gasometer Hotel.

The venue was packed when the band took to the stage and launched with "What's On Your Radio?" The hour long set was a mix of old classics along with a preview of some of the new songs off their upcoming album that was recorded earlier this year. The standout new tracks for me were "Don't Lose It" and "Proton Pill." They also did a cover of The Beatles' "Help!" in honor of having recorded the album in Berlin. They joked about staying at some really bad Airbnb property for a few days before checking into a nice hotel for the rest of the recording session.

The new material fit in well with their back catalogue, and it was good to hear songs from earlier in their career such as "From Here On In," "Roll On," "Second Solution," "What Would You Do?" and "Long Live The Weekend." The only recent track played was "Monkey" off their last album Shift. For the encore (although they didn't leave the stage) they played an audience request for "Uncle Harry." It was an amazing opportunity to get to see them play in such a small venue, and I look forward to the new album being released later on this year.

Here's the lyric video for "Don't Lose It"