Australia’s loudest beer ambassadors, Cosmic Psychos, are cracking another tinny and throwing it straight in your face. The band has premiered their brand-new single I Like Beer, the first taste of their upcoming twelfth studio album I Really Like Beer, out November 7.
Formed in rural Victoria in 1982, Cosmic Psychos have carved out a reputation as one of Australia’s great punk exports. With their fuzz-heavy riffs, brutal honesty and pub-fuelled humour, the Psychos inspired a generation of grunge bands including Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Mudhoney. More than four decades on, the band hasn’t slowed down—still raw, still loud, and still powered by beer.
The new single I Like Beer is exactly what it sounds like—a heartfelt love song from Ross Knight to his one true companion. Backed by a chaotic video that could only come from the Psychos camp, the track sets the tone for an album that promises to be “as gloriously dumb as ever, with the odd life lesson buried in the riffs.”
Knight and the band recorded I Really Like Beer to tape with producer Paul Maybury at Secret Location Studios, when Knight wasn’t juggling vineyard work and CFA callouts.
And what’s an album without a monster tour? The Cosmic Psychos will hit the road the same day the record drops, embarking on one of the most ambitious rock tours in Australian history: 40 dates across the country through pubs, RSLs, and regional halls stretching well into 2026.
The band has even split the tour into two halves, each with a different drummer. For the first leg, Seattle grunge legend Dan Peters (Mudhoney, Nirvana) will be behind the kit. For the second run, BC Michaels of Dune Rats takes over. “We made a record about beer, so now we’re going to play it in as many pubs as possible. Simple,” says Knight.
As if that wasn’t enough, Knight is also launching a new podcast. How Ya Goin? with Dr Knighty debuts September 14, combining pub banter with mental health check-ins. Guests across the first season include Eamon Sandwith (The Chats), Donita Sparks (L7), Tim Rogers (You Am I) and Scarlet McKahey (Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers). It’s candid, funny, and—like the host—completely unfiltered.
With a new record, an extensive tour and a podcast all happening at once, Cosmic Psychos are proving once again that four decades in, they still really like beer.
COSMIC PSYCHOS
I REALLY LIKE BEER TOUR – AUSTRALIA 2025/26
Feat. Dan Peters (Mudhoney) on drums
Fri 07 Nov — Singing Bird, Frankston, VIC
Sat 08 Nov — Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Sun 09 Nov — Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Wed 12 Nov — UC Hub, Canberra, ACT
Thu 13 Nov — Uni Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Fri 14 Nov — Crowbar, Sydney, NSW
Sat 15 Nov — King Street Bandroom, Newcastle, NSW
Wed 19 Nov — Racehorse Hotel, Ipswich, QLD
Thu 20 Nov — Vinnies Dive Bar, Gold Coast, QLD
Fri 21 Nov — Solbar, Maroochydore, QLD
Sat 22 Nov — Crowbar, Brisbane, QLD
Sun 23 Nov — Bangalow Bowlo, Bangalow, NSW
Wed 26 Nov — The River, Margaret River, WA
Thu 27 Nov — Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
Fri 28 Nov — Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough, WA
Sat 29 Nov — Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC
Feat. BC Michaels (Dune Rats) on drums
Thu 01 Jan — Edge Hill Tavern, Cairns, QLD
Fri 02 Jan — Dalrymple Hotel, Townsville, QLD
Sat 03 Jan — Magnums, Airlie Beach, QLD
Sun 04 Jan — Metropolitan Hotel, Mackay, QLD
Wed 07 Jan — Harvey Road Tavern, Gladstone, QLD
Thu 08 Jan — Grand Hotel, Childers, QLD
Fri 09 Jan — MO’s Desert Clubhouse, Gold Coast, QLD
Sat 10 Jan — Seaview Tavern, Woolgoolga, NSW
Sun 11 Jan — Bellingen Brewery, Bellingen, NSW
Wed 14 Jan — Moonshiners Honky Tonk Bar, Tamworth, NSW
Thu 15 Jan — Finnian’s Tavern, Port Macquarie, NSW
Fri 16 Jan — Avalon RSL, Avalon, NSW
Sat 17 Jan — The Marlin, Ulladulla, NSW
Sun 18 Jan — Beer Deluxe, Albury, NSW
Thu 22 Jan — Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Fri 23 Jan — Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Sat 24 Jan — Westonport Hotel, San Remo, VIC
Sun 25 Jan — Social Club, Balnarring, VIC
Mon 26 Jan — Volta, Ballarat, VIC
Thu 29 Jan — Whalers Hotel, Warrnambool, VIC
Fri 30 Jan — Torquay Hotel, Torquay, VIC
Sat 31 Jan — Riverview Hotel, Tarwin Lower, VIC
Thu 12 Feb — Royal Oak, Launceston, TAS
Fri 13 Feb — Forth Pub, Devonport, TAS
Sat 14 Feb — Altar, Hobart, TAS
Tickets on sale now via cosmicpsychos.com.au
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