# Lydia Lunch Performs The Songs Of Suicide And Alan Vega With Andrew Coates

**New Music** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 26 March 2026  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/new-music-releases/lydia-lunch-performs-the-songs-of-suicide-and-alan-vega-with-andrew-coates/

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**LYDIA LUNCH, TOGETHER WITH BLACK CAB’S ANDREW COATES, WILL PERFORM THE SONGS OF NEW YORK CITY’S LEGENDARY ELECTRONIC EXPERIMENTAL DUO SUICIDE AND ITS LATE VOCALIST ALAN VEGA IN AUSTRALIA IN JUNE TO COMMEMORATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF VEGA’S PASSING**

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New York No Wave Queen **Lydia Lunch** returns to Australia to perform the songs of synth–punk duo** Suicide **and **Suicide** vocalist** Alan Vega**.

Lydia will be joined on stage by **Andrew Coates** of revered Melbourne electro trio, **Black Cab** to commemorate the tenth anniversary of **Alan Vega**’s passing, with special guests. (The Melbourne show will actually feature both principals of **Black Cab** – **Andrew Coates**and **James Lee.**)

**Lunch** originally met **Suicide** – the duo of late vocalist **Alan Vega** and multi-instrumentalist **Martin Rev** – in the 1970s, when **Lunch** moved to New York City from Rochester as a teenager. She formed a lifelong bond with the pair, often joining them on-stage to perform the song **‘Frankie Teardrop’** and recording a duet as part of **Vega**’s solo album ***Sniper***, a collaboration with French experimental artist **Marc Hurtado**. Since [Vega’s passing in 2016](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=154f2bfd3b&e=3758bcc5db), **Lunch **has performed several **Suicide** tribute shows, most often with **Hurtado**; together the pair recently released the live album** *****[Metempsychosis: Reincarnate the Music of Alan Vega + Suicide](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=c08c8619d1&e=3758bcc5db)*****.**

Having previously never performed the show in Australia, **Lydia** surprised fans on a night off in Melbourne during her 2024 Spoken Word tour with an impromptu appearance at the Tote, backed by acclaimed Melbourne electronic duo **Black Cab**. It sold out in 3 days so she decided to bring it back for Vega’s anniversary in 2026, working again with **Black Cab**‘s **Andrew Coates**.

Passionate, sexual, confrontational and bold, **Lunch**, **Vega** and **Rev** are all cut from the same grimy cloth of **1970s New York**. This show is more than a tribute. It’s an offering.

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**LYDIA LUNCH **  
**PERFORMS THE SONGS OF SUICIDE AND ALAN VEGA**  
**featuring Andrew Coates (Black Cab)**  
**AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 2026**  
  
Sun 14 June – Meow, Wellington, NZ (as part of Lōemis)  
Wed 17 June – The Tote, Melbourne (with Black Cab)  
Sat 20 June – Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane  
Sun 21 June – Factory Floor, Sydney  
Wed 24 June – Ed Castle, Adelaide  
Thurs 25 June – The Milk Bar, Perth  
  
***On sale Monday March 30th at 9:00AM AEDT***  
***via**** **[pressplaypresents.com](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=c3c6f748c8&e=3758bcc5db)*

**Lydia Lunch:**

***“A truly extraordinary artist”***** **–** Anthony Bourdain **(on** Lydia Lunch**)

Passionate, confrontational and bold. Whether attacking the patriarchy and their pornographic war mongering, turning the sexual into political or whispering a love song to the broken hearted, **Lydia Lunch**’s fierce energy and rapid-fire delivery lend testament to her warrior nature.

**Queen of No Wave**, muse of **The Cinema of Transgression**, **Lydia Lunch** has released too many musical projects to tally, has been on tour for decades, has published dozens of articles, half a dozen books and simply refuses to just shut up. She performs in a variety of mediums and continues to release new music as well as re-issuing classic material from her vast catalogue of written and musical works.

A rabid collaborator, Lunch has famously worked with the likes of **Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard, Henry Rollins, Sonic Youth, Einstürzende Neubauten** among others. Her decades long career is the subject of a recent feature length documentary ***Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over***.

**Andrew Coates:**

**Andrew Coates** is the co-founder of Melbourne electronic group **Black Cab**. Its sound has ranged from psychedelic kraut rock to driving electronica, often drawing inspiration from Europe and American culture of the ’70’s and ’80’s. The group has released six full-length albums (***Altamont Diary*****, *****Jesus East*****, *****Call Signs*** (featuring guest, **Ron Peno** from **Died Pretty**), ***Games of the 21st Olympiad*** and an original score to cult Anime’ film ***Akira***) plus 2022’s ***Rotsler’s Rules***. In 2013, they performed Suicide’s first album in its entirety for **Pure Pop’s “Summer of Classic Albums”**. They reprised it in 2020 to support **Lydia Lunch** and eventually backed her in 2024 as she performed the **Suicide/ Alan Vega**show as a one off in Melbourne 2024. In addition to **Lydia Lunch**, they have shared the stage with **Tangerine Dream**, **Brian Jonestown Massacre**, **Damo Suzuki **and **Ratatat **among others and performed at **Golden Plains, Sugar Mountain, Paradise Festival, NGV, GoMA, White Night Festival** and **Supersense Festival of the Ecstatic** at **Melbourne’s Arts Centre**.

**For more information about Alan Vega & Suicide:**

[Requiem For A Scream: Suicide’s ‘Punk Mass’ | The Quietus](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=f0fc468c71&e=3758bcc5db)

[Suicide’s Alan Vega: a punk pioneer who shoved the streets back in people’s faces | Music | The Guardian](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=d7b74caa19&e=3758bcc5db)

[The Second Coming of Alan Vega, the Charismatic Frontman of Suicide | AnOther](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=cbc92d4073&e=3758bcc5db)

[Remembering Suicide’s Alan Vega: Screamer of Truths, Dreamer of Dreams](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=1776247d0a&e=3758bcc5db)

[Blondie, Thurston Moore, Jim Jarmusch, and more pay tribute to Suicide’s Alan Vega](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=cb4e7db13f&e=3758bcc5db)

[Infinity Punk: A Career-Spanning Interview With Suicide’s Alan Vega | Pitchfork](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=b296c7c218&e=3758bcc5db)

[Alan Vega | Sacred Bones Records](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=7970a1db42&e=3758bcc5db)

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