Still Packing A Punch With BEN ELY From REGURGITATOR

Still Packing A Punch With BEN ELY From REGURGITATOR

Author: HEAVY Magazine October 21, 2025 Duration: 21:22
Interview by Ali K
Brisbane’s Community radio station 4ZZZ is celebrating 50 years of being on the airwaves. Known for being the springboard for most of Brisbane’s best-known musicians and bands, the station has been an integral part of their journeys. The day will be market day style, reminiscent of the original market days 4ZZZ held at Roma Street Parklands. 
Regurgitator have well and truly formed their position as one of Brisbane’s most well-known artists who, like many before and after, had their music on radio hosts' playlists at Zed Headquarters. Joining The Gurg on the line-up for Saturday’s celebrations will be The Saints, Butterfingers, Tropical Fuck Storm, Big Noter, Screamfeeder, Party Dozen, Flangipanis, plus many more. 
The Gurg's Ben Ely shares with HEAVY some of that nostalgia, noting that their reappearance on the stage at The Parklands will be the first time they’ve played since their initial gig there back in 1994. With a whopping four songs they’d written and an old drum sampler that played sounds of dogs barking and glass shattering, Regurgitator took to the stage and gave it all they had, having to play two songs twice in order to fill the time slot. The Gurg also announced their JUKEBOXXIN Tour, which kicks off in November. These guys have locked in for the long haul, taking their tour literally everywhere through until around August 2026, including New Zealand and Japan. 
They will be playing all 58 of their singles over an extended show that’ll be in two sets. Joining them as support will be South Australia’s Dem Mob. Tickets and event details for Zed 50 can be found at Oztix or via https://4zzz.org.au. Tickets and event information for Regurgitator’s JUKEBOXXIN Tour can be found at https://www.regurgitator.net


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