The Smokehouse Presents Melbourne power-pop five-piece Romero Saturday 12th November 2022!

Support comes from alt-punk band Fleas.

Tickets £8+bf: here

ROMERO is an exhilarating burst of hard hitting, punk-laced power-pop that tips its hat to the classics whilst remaining fresh amongst the modern-day punk landscape. Their debut 'Turn It On!' is the memorable party, steeped in twist-like dancing, deep and meaningful chats with strangers, air-shredding in the middle of the dancefloor, lover’s tiffs and wrong decisions culminating in a prophetic realisation that these indeed are ‘the days’.

Formed in Naarm/Melbourne after each member found themselves at a crossroads in life, ROMERO - Alanna Oliver (vocals), brothers Adam Johnstone (guitar) and Dave Johnstone (drums), Fergus Sinclair (guitar) and Justin Tawil (bass) - was identified as one to watch in the underbelly circles of mail-order punk, selling out multiple pressings of their debut double-A side ‘Honey / Neapolitan’ in 2019. Their independently released 2020 follow up ‘Troublemaker’ landed them placement in NME 100 and airplay on triple j, KEXP and NPR. Their debut headline show in Melbourne was quoted as "one of the greatest concerts that this writer has seen in years" by The Music. The hotly anticipated announcement of Turn It On! drew support internationally from the likes of Pitchfork, FADER and Stereogum. Having teamed up with some of the last bastions of  DIY punk, Cool Death & Feel It Records, Romero’s debut stands alongside cherished modern classics by Low Life, Sweeping Promises and POWER.