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4ZZZ presents ZED51
Come market another day celebrating the furthering years of our beloved 4ZZZ radio station… and the cultures they generate from that power transmission of a nucleus.

As sure as day becomes night, 4ZZZ slips into the streams of creative diversity, as the risers of this vibrant ZED51 doorstep, cross over into another 50 years of a Brisbane community of media-active cultural spaces. In light of this ever-evolving radio station, and that idiosyncratic warmth of inner glow all were left with post October ‘25 ZED50 celebration… it was hard to not continue this energising inclusive trip into our Meanjin futures.
Presented by 4ZZZ, Saturday 24th October 2026 is ZED51 - 13 bands once again cloaking the hills of Roma Street Parklands with music, stalls, and that incredible community spirit. Two stages, no crossovers, open to all-ages along with markets stalls, food etc running from midday to 10pm. Join us in such humble entreaties…

"Last year 4ZZZ turned 50, to celebrate we hosted a plethora of events, across three months, that resulted in one heck of a birthday party.

One such event was Zed50, a nod to the market days of old and a showcase of the sound of our community - past, present and future. "Do it again next year" the crowd screamed, well, you yelled and we listened, so we are gearing up to do it all again at Zed51.

This year's event promises to be bigger and better than ever. It recognises how far 4ZZZ has come since 1975 and where it is headed post 50th. Music is a universal language and we here at 4ZZZ look forward to sharing some of our favourite acts, from near and afar, with you (our community) at Zed51." – (Nick, 4ZZZ station manager.

MUDHONEY played a show for 4ZZZ in 1990 at East Leagues Club March 10 with Proton Energy Pills and Alien Virus to about 600 people… and then that same year ventured back for the December 8th LIVID FESTIVAL at the RNA along with TISM, Died Pretty, Jackfrost, Falling Joys, Clouds, Xero and more in lieu of the 4ZZZ 15th birthday celebrations. Last year Mark Arm from Mudhoney fronted The Saints 73-78 at last year’s 50th anniversary… and now moments converge with those progenitors of grunge once again heading back to Brisbane to play ZED51. Touch me… this is sick!

Joining them in this burgeoning moment for Brisbane to rejoice in the love of culture will be the pop time goodness of Brisbane’s very own CUSTARD running riot in the apartments caught between having the technology and a Wisenheimer… music is never crap. It is fun. Thank your lucky star for that. Get ready for a full fry up.

A matriarch of rap… proud Malyangapa, Barkindji woman BARKAA takes a good bite from the hand that feeds provoking all with a rollicking air of tiddas time, and a “handle on storytelling that is unshakably confident and honest”. King Brown, Preach, Our Lives Matter, …we up!

THE MARK OF CAIN finally return to Brisbane in the opening salvo of a new era – there is nothing like a good blast of TMOC to start the day and an even better one to finish it off. 25 years on from “This is This” will attribute such rumblings with all that and more. Tell me.

CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS rack up the tunes and knock back the best so no soul is left unturned by these Naarm heavyweights. Cathartic. Communal. With Cash looming hard centre of this emotional storm. "A fu***ng spectacular live phenomenon" (Beat Magazine).

SHONEN KNIFE return from Japan and re-cut their sugar saturated, food obsessed power pop-punk fusion they have been tasting Australian with since their first visit touring the BIG DAY OUT in 1997. Touring off the back of the re-recorded debut album Let’s Knife Re-Cut. Come ride the rocket!

I HEART HIROSHIMA – those dark smouldering skeletons of a Meanjin life without buildings – Sullivan, Matt and Cameron - make this once in their times reformation to torch London in Love, Shakeytown, Punks… like kicking embers down streets of departure. Tuff Teef. The Rip. They were maps of our shadow territories. Witness.

In the provocation of this… erase backgrounds with Meanjin’s TAPE/OFF amid the wild swept oscillation of their 2025 album Fort Sensible; DEM MOB hot off the back of 6 months touring with Regurgitator, imminently about deliver their debut album wake the power of music with the most remote hiphop ever delivered; MITCH, PLEASE crash cats and fizzy drinks in a Disney-whimsical nerd-punk free for all – providing the spicy toppin’ on the 2025 4ZZZ HOT 100!

SUPERHOTEL are 5 pieces of meanjin strained through observational poetry and alt-country rock – recently caught guestin’ with Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie; the atypical STILL FULL FROM LUNCH embrace the biggish band play off while 14 arms swing free from the hills hoist… with 7 of them this is vast, and all termites; and Grace from Nice Biscuit returns with the psychedelic folk of her side project BABY COOL shimmering in light of latest album Infinity Baby.

Power this all up for another lush day of community transmission!
Spread that feeling.

ZED51
Onwards to more years of that people powered radio 4ZZZ

SAT 24 OCT 2026
ROMA ST PARKLANDS
Albert St, Spring Hill, Brisbane
TWO STAGES no crossovers ALL-AGES*
Tickets from OZTIX – JUNE 23 sign up for preregister
4ZZZ Subscribers only presale: Wednesday 24 June midday
General Public Onsale: Thursday 25 June midday
https://tickets.oztix.com.au/.../a104674f-86bd-47a1-8a0c...
This is an all-ages event. As a condition of entry, all persons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

featuring... MUDHONEY (from the US), BARKAA, CUSTARD, THE MARK OF CAIN, CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS, SHONEN KNIFE (from Japan), I HEART HIROSHIMA (one show reformation only), TAPE/OFF, DEM MOB, MITCH, PLEASE, SUPERHOTEL, STILL FULL FROM LUNCH, BABY COOL.
https://www.instagram.com/zedfifty/
Tape/Off DEM MOB Baby Cool Mitch, Please SUPER HOTEL Still Full From Lunch 4ZZZ Oztix

The unbelievable fracking truth of the Kimberley... do any of these people whom aspire to govern have any care for anything beyond greed and self-destruction for that sake of gain? Something has broken in their brains.

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The wave of community support for last year’s ZED50 was nothing short of incredible and one thing we kept hearing after the event was how great it would be to do it all again. Well, get ready to mark your calendars Meanjin, for ZED51. October 24th, 2026 at Roma Street Parklands. Full lineup and ticketing details soon…

Presented by 4ZZZ and the same folks that brought you ZED50.
Regurgitator Custard

Yep... the stupid american f**k s**tting on the throne of the USA is backfiring his slop magnificently. In his trying to control the global fossil fuel energy network and his aggressive shut down of post-fossil sustainable energy for all (and not just the well off) his attempt to take over the Iranian control of oil and gas with his co-conspirator Netanyahu is supercharging global shift to renewable. Seriously... sometimes it takes a stupid dumb f**k to come in gloating with their fat arse catastrophe of greed to accelerate the change away from their selfish mayhem.
Cry, motherf**ker... cry!

"Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution?" - George Monbiot
The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable. Environmentalists are now being seen for the pragmatists that they are
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/18/fossil-fuel-trump-green-revolution-us-iran-renewable-energy

On that note highly recommend this great book by NICHOLAS BEURET publisher by the excellent Verso:

"Or Something Worse:
Why We Need to Disrupt the Climate Transition"
https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3253-or-something-worse
"The push for net zero has become a new arena for class conflict, where the powerful profit and the rest suffer. Nicholas Beuret's incisive critique and actionable strategies empower us to fight for a truly sustainable and equitable future.

Or Something Worse exposes the bleak realities of the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. Greening the economy has become a one-sided war, as governments and businesses squeeze the living standards of ordinary people. We need to seize control of the transition in order to reshape it to equitable ends.

Existing policies won’t limit global heating to anything close to a safe level. Claims of sustainability disguise a zero-sum battle where the powerful profit and everyone else foots the bill. Green growth was supposed to bring increased wealth for all. Instead, work has been degraded, energy bills have soared, and the most basic necessities have become expensive and scarce.

We need to disrupt green capitalism. Nicholas Beuret follows those already fighting back through ‘don’t pay’ campaigns, blockades of fossil-fuel infrastructure, and community counter-planning. He shows we have the tools not only to stop climate change but to build a fairer future."

Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution? | George Monbiot The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot