Everyone around 40-50 in Australia and the UK knows the No 1 song ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ by Wheatus but in Brendan B. Brown’s homeland USA the song went relatively unnoticed, not even making the Top 100.
24 years on and Wheatus are still played on Australian radio. In fact that 4 minutes and 7 seconds of alt-pop a quarter of a century ago is still popular enough to earn Wheatus a slot on the Pandemonium festival with Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Blondie and Placebo.
In February 2024, Brendan will also tour Australia solo and acoustic performing the songs of Wheatus (and maybe an AC/DC song too).
Brendan spoke to Paul Cashmere of Noise11.com.
ART ALEXAKIS (EVERCLEAR) with BRENDAN B. BROWN (WHEATUS)
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TOUR – FEBRUARY 2024
FEBRUARY 1 – Cleveland Sands Hotel | Cleveland QLD
FEBRUARY 2 – Miami Marketta | Gold Coast QLD
FEBRUARY 3 – Kings Beach Tavern | Caloundra QLD
FEBRUARY 4 – The Backroom at Chardons Corner Hotel | Brisbane QLD
FEBRUARY 8 – Lion Arts Factory | Adelaide SA
FEBRUARY 9 – Freo Social | Fremantle WA
FEBRUARY 10 – The Carine | Duncraig WA
FEBRUARY 11 – Dunsborough Tavern | Dunsborough WA
FEBRUARY 15 – The Wool Exchange | Geelong VIC
FEBRUARY 16 – Chelsea Heights Hotel | Chelsea Heights VIC
FEBRUARY 17 – Brunswick Ballroom | Brunswick VIC
FEBRUARY 22 – Waves | Wollongong NSW
FEBRUARY 23 Crowbar | Sydney NSW
FEBRUARY 24 – Ettamogah Hotel | Kellyville Ridge NSW
FEBRUARY 25 – King St Bandroom | Newcastle NSW
PANDEMONIUM 2024
Saturday, April 20: Caribbean Gardens, Melbourne
Thursday, April 25: The Domain, Sydney (ANZAC Day Holiday)
Saturday, April 27: Doug Jennings Park, Gold Coast
Sunday, April 28: Sandstone Point Hotel, Bribie Island
