Watusi Dance Party

Forget polite rock ’n’ roll. Kim Salmon, SANDRÉ and BANANI are bringing a triple-barrelled blast of garage, punk and fuzz-soaked mayhem to Valencia’s 16 Toneladas on Saturday, October 24. With an Australian underground icon, Barcelona punk provocateurs and a double-drummer garage-rock assault sharing the same stage, this is one for those who like their guitars filthy, their volume high and their rock ’n’ roll with the safety catch firmly off.

This is a line-up built for people who like their guitars dirty, their rhythms unpredictable and their rock music with a healthy disregard for good behaviour.

Headlining the bill is Kim Salmon, the hugely influential musician who helped shape Australia's alternative-rock underground as co-founder of The Scientists and Beasts of Bourbon. Now fronting his latest project, SMOKED SALMON, he arrives in Valencia with a set mixing new material and essential cuts from his back catalogue, including ‘Swampland’, ‘Frantic Romantic’ and ‘Drop Out’. Salmon's music has long inhabited the darker, more abrasive corners of rock, and his appearance offers a chance to experience a genuine underground original doing what he does best.

Sharing the stage are SANDRÉ, who bring their new album, Paciencia Infinita, released through Calaverita Records. The Barcelona quartet move between punk, post-punk and abrasive alternative rock, combining sharp-edged guitars with a mischievous, irreverent streak. Tracks including ‘EMPATÍA NO’, ‘CABEÇA’ and ‘PIJAMA DE FUSTA’ capture a band unafraid to challenge conventions, with a live show that gives their restless energy plenty of room to run wild.

Then there's BANANI, the project led by Bruno Banani, whose previous musical adventures include Fuckin’ Bollocks and Dulce Pájara de Juventud. Following the 2022 debut Bambas con velcro, he returns with El Arte Del Terciopelo, released through Magic in the Air.

Expect fuzz-drenched guitars, garage-rock grit and a gloriously scrambled collision of influences, from The Sonics and The Cramps to Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Blur and Pavement. BANANI's secret weapon on stage? Two drummers playing live, adding extra rhythmic muscle to a sound already packed with distortion, attitude and crooked pop hooks.

Three acts, three different approaches and one shared appetite for rock that refuses to sit politely in the corner. From Salmon's influential Australian underground legacy to SANDRÉ's punk-fuelled unpredictability and BANANI's double-drummer garage assault, this is a bill that puts adventurous guitar music firmly in the spotlight.

Three bands, plenty of distortion and absolutely no need to polish the edges. Valencia's underground rock faithful know where to be.

For last minute tickets and more information: 16 Toneladas