Regurgitator, Less Than Jake, Unwritten Law Lead The Return Of Hotter Than Hell Festival

One of Australia’s finest alternative music festivals returns to sites in Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland (hitting Townsville and Brisbane) this October and November. Hotter Than Hell is back, and it’s looking – ahem – hotter than ever.

With a line-up headlined by Regurgitator, the festival has locked in Less Than Jake playing Hello Rockview in its entirety, Unwritten Law playing their self-titled Black Album in full, Jebediah playing Slightly Odway in full, and Little Birdy performing BigBigLove in its entirety.

In addition to the acts playing iconic albums for the festival, Hotter Than Hell has also booked Magic Dirt icon Adalita, The Bennies, and The Kickons.

There is a slight catch to the line-up, though, as some artists won’t be playing in all cities. Less Than Jake and The Bennies will only appear in Queensland and South Australia, Unwritten Law will be in Victoria and Western Australia, Adalita will be a Victorian exclusive, and The Kickons will only appear in Western Australia.

Punters can register for festival pre-sale tickets here before the tickets go live at noon local time on Monday, 22 July. General sale tickets will be available from noon local time on Wednesday, 24 July. You can find more ticketing details on the Hotter Than Hell website.

While Regurgitator were looking forward to taking a break after recently touring in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their seminal album Unit and their new album, Invader, they couldn’t resist the Hotter Than Hell fun.

“As we rolled along over this great land and saw how much you poured your hearts into enjoying our Invasive tour performances, the Hotter Than Hell folks reached out wanting us to continue the momentum for another run of their festival dates end of year,” the band commented in a statement.

“We took a deep breath and said what the hell… let's keep the heat on eleven. Great line-up, and great locations… one more run around the continent this year. So here we go, thick and fast as we rampage into another summer season… and it just gets hotter every year!”

Less Than Jake, already touring Australia in October, also shared a statement. Drummer Matt Yonker said, “Can’t believe it’s been six years since we’ve partied with our friends down under! Way too long!

“Australia is one of our favourite places to play. Other than just being a beautiful place to visit, I’m always amazed at how attractive the people are down there, must be the water! We also all appreciate just how on point the coffee game is. No joke, you get an A+ on coffee consistency, I’m not sure I’ve ever had bad coffee there! Aussie audiences easily hang with the rest of the world. I think they may even be a touch crazier. And that’s a compliment, I’m really looking forward to the mayhem.”

Unwritten Law, who were due to play in Australia last year but postponed the tour, said of their return to the festival: “With the last Hotter Than Hell being the last tour we did before the world shut down, it holds a special place in our hearts. We’re thrilled to come be a part of it again! We’ll be playing the Black album in full and that’s always been a good time.

“What’s not to love about Australia? Grab some twisties, get a pub feed, down a VB and have a surf! Honestly though, we love the people. It’s no joke that it’s our second home. We even have a full-blooded Aussie in our band now! We just feel so accepted in the culture, it’s a crazy thing to have that kind of connection to someplace that’s so far away from where we’re from. Music is magic.”

Little Birdy’s Katy Steele added, ‘It's been a long time since we played those youthful songs as a band so we are all excited by the idea of revisiting them. I also love the concept of us playing the record in its entirety. These shows should be so much fun!”

HOTTER THAN HELL 2024

SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER | DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN, DUNSBOROUGH WA

Featuring: Regurgitator, Unwritten Law (US), Jebediah, Little Birdy, The Kickons

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER | YORK ON LILYDALE, MT EVELYN VIC

Featuring: Regurgitator, Unwritten Law (US), Jebediah, Little Birdy, Adalita

SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER | COOPERS ALEHOUSE, GEPPS CROSS SA

Featuring: Regurgitator, Less Than Jake (US), Jebediah, Little Birdy, The Bennies

SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER | KIRWAN TAVERN, TOWNSVILLE QLD

Featuring: Regurgitator, Less Than Jake (US), Jebediah, Little Birdy, The Bennies

SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER | CHARDONS CORNER HOTEL, BRISBANE QLD

Featuring: Regurgitator, Less Than Jake (US), Jebediah, Little Birdy, The Bennies