BIRD’S ROBE 15TH BIRTHDAY TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR DECEMBER 2025
We’re excited to finally announce a special series of seven shows to celebrate our 15th anniversary!
Taking place over two weekends in December this year, the celebratory lineup features an impressive array of headliners, including Australian rock icons COG, Texas-based post-hardcore pioneers ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, acclaimed Sydney post-rock outfit sleepmakeswaves, and cinematic rock luminaries Caspian from Boston.
The Bird’s Robe 15th birthday tour will visit Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne across two weekends - December 5-7 and December 11-14 - and feature a diverse lineup of artists from the Bird’s Robe roster.
Highlights include the first Australian performances in over a decade for both ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead and Caspian, alongside the long-awaited reunions of math-prog pioneers Squat Club and ambient rock outfit Grun.
Fan favourites including COG, sleepmakeswaves, Meniscus, SEIMS, Anubis, and Shanghai will deliver their only Australian shows of 2025, while Closure in Moscow and Toehider return to home stages for the first time in ten months.
Affectionately dubbed ‘Mikefest II’, the tour follows the label’s original fifth birthday celebration held at Sydney’s Manning Bar in 2015. The original event earned the informal nickname ‘Mikefest’ from the artists, in tribute to Bird’s Robe founder Mike Solo.
Beyond the music, fans can look forward to exclusive merch giveaways, meet-and-greets, complimentary food and drinks for early arrivals, and even table tennis tournaments at select venues.
The celebration also coincides with the release of the Bird’s Robe documentary series, which premiered its first episode last week. New episodes are set to drop fortnightly from July through December.
Fri, 5 December - The Brightside Outdoors + Indoors, Brisbane - TICKETS
feat. COG + Caspian (USA) + Kodiak Empire + hazards of swimming naked + Echotide + Squat Club
Sat, 6 December - Max Watts, Melbourne - TICKETS
feat. Caspian (USA) + Suldusk + Meniscus + Solkyri + Squat Club + Treebeard
Sun, 7 December - Manning Bar, Sydney - TICKETS
feat. sleepmakeswaves + Caspian (USA) + Closure in Moscow + Toehider + Anubis + Squat Club + Treebeard + Kodiak Empire + Mowgli + clayhands + Hence Confetti + The Orphaned Bee
Thurs, 11 December - The Triffid, Brisbane - TICKETS
feat. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (USA) + SEIMS + Shanghai + the sea shall not have them
Fri, 12 December - Max Watts, Melbourne - TICKETS
feat. COG + ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (USA) + Mushroom Giant + SEIMS + the sea shall not have them
Sat, 13 December - Max Watts, Melbourne - TICKETS
feat. sleepmakeswaves + ..And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (USA) + Closure in Moscow + Toehider + Anubis + Kodiak Empire + Echotide + Svntax Error + Myriad Drone
Sun, 14 December - Metro Theatre + Metro Social, Sydney - TICKETS
feat. COG + ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (USA) + Meniscus + Solkyri + SEIMS + Squat Club + Shanghai + Mushroom Giant + Echotide + Myriad Drone + Svntax Error + Grun
