# Melbourne Ska Orchestra brings Monte Loco back to Adelaide with Nicky Bomba

**Interview** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 6 August 2026  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/interview/melbourne-ska-orchestra/

Melbourne Ska Orchestra plays The Gov, Adelaide on Friday 07 August 2026 for the Monte Loco Rides Again tour. Band leader Nicky Bomba discusses the new material and extended album edition with Markus Hamence.

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INTERVIEW: **The Jungle Room** with **Nicky Bomba** and **Markus Hamence** for **Melbourne Ska Orchestra**

[Watch on YouTube](https://youtu.be/Y8pO2SZvJlI)

The band is in Adelaide tomorrow night (Friday 07 August 2026) at The Gov for the Monte Loco Rides Again tour and Nicky Bomba and Markus chat it up.

![Melbourne Ska Orchestra logo and "The Ballad of Monte Loco" title overlaid on a Western townscape illustration.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/08/7cca7ff1-761c-406d-8b27-6e4ae86f6ec4.jpg)

Hot off the heels of a wild year touring Canada and Australia in 2025, Melbourne Ska Orchestra just can't keep still. The spaghetti western wagon trail rolls on with the super deluxe edition of their acclaimed album *The Ballad of Monte Loco with *all the faves, plus a swag of brand-new tracks, blistering live recordings, and honky tonk renditions of MSO staples. It's braver, meaner and wilder than anything they've done before. So saddle up, partner: this here posse is riding into a town near you, and you do not want to miss the showdown.

**[Tickets](https://www.melbourneskaorchestra.com/shows/)**

[Watch on YouTube](https://youtu.be/CVyJkKKfRFs?si=Ew6VlwXlZDylUI7U)

![Large ensemble of performers in formal attire standing together in a backstage corridor.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/08/ec847a57-c809-4cfd-95cc-98891fdb59bd.webp)

![Melbourne Ska Orchestra tour poster featuring bold red background with gold lettering and silhouette graphic.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/08/feb2aee1-a46b-46af-b790-3c966a7a2697.jpg)

![Person in dark jacket and patterned trousers holding a large red and striped umbrella against a teal background.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/08/ee296a70-2579-47f9-9be4-4451d2fd8107.jpg)