Review by Markus Hamence – Fuccbois: Live in Concert – Performance date: Wednesday 11 March 2026. Gluttony, Adelaide, South Australia.
The Fuccbois are the world’s biggest boyband. They’ve sold more tickets and broken more hearts than anyone, but now it’s time to say goodbye to their frosted tips forever; they’re done.
With their record label demanding one last show, Brendan, Brandon, Tyler and Also Brendan will pelvic thrust their way through their back catalogue…providing their professional and personal rivalries don’t derail it all.
From ARIA award-winning writer Bridie Connell, FUCCBOIS: LIVE IN CONCERT is a massive comedy-boyband-extravaganza – an hilariously irreverent satire of toxic dating culture…but most importantly: the music is banging!
Here’s my take on the MASSIVE concert…
At the wild, anything-can-happen playground that is the 2026 Adelaide Fringe, ‘Fuccbois: Live in Concert’ takes stage with perfectly manicured facial hair and the parody of every boyband fantasy you’ve ever secretly loved. Loud, outrageous and sharply self-aware, this satirical pop musical spins the familiar boyband formula on its head and then moonwalks over it for good measure.
The premise is deliciously ridiculous. The Fuccbois – the ‘world’s biggest boyband’ – are playing their final farewell concert (to a crowd of 90,000 punters in the Gluttony tent), blasting through a back catalogue of supposed chart-toppers while barely containing the rivalries, egos and emotional chaos bubbling beneath the choreography. Brendan, Brandon, Tyler and Also Brendan swagger through the show with frosted-tip confidence, pelvic thrusts and pitch-perfect pop theatrics, parodying decades of manufactured pop stardom.
Special guest star, Kylie Minogue, even suffered the wrath of their out-of-control egos. Brilliantly played.
“The writing is quick, cheeky and unapologetically bold, peppered with lyrics that make you laugh out loud one moment and nod in recognition the next…”
Markus Hamence
But beneath the glossy pop façade is the real engine of the show: razor-sharp comedy. Created by ARIA award-winning writer Bridie Connell, the production gleefully skewers toxic dating culture, situationships and the performative masculinity often wrapped up in modern pop idols. The writing is quick, cheeky and unapologetically bold, peppered with lyrics that make you laugh out loud one moment and nod in recognition the next.
The cast, all female – performing the boyband personas in masculine drag – commits completely to the bit. Not gonna lie, as a gay man, I may have fallen head-over- heels in lust with all four of them. Every exaggerated hip-thrust, smouldering stare and synchronised dance move is delivered with comic precision. It’s the kind of performance style that invites the audience to laugh at the clichés while still enjoying the spectacle of them. The result is a pop concert that feels equal parts parody and genuine party.
Musically, the show punches well above its comedic premise. The songs are slick, infectious and staged with the same over-the-top energy you’d expect from a stadium tour. By the time the chorus lines kick in and the choreography explodes across the stage, the room feels less like a theatre and more like a late-night Fringe pop rave.
“It’s silly, smart and surprisingly addictive…”
Markus Hamence
What really makes ‘Fuccbois’ work, though, is the clever balance between satire and celebration. Yes, it gleefully dismantles the absurdity of boyband culture – but it also taps into the nostalgia of screaming fans, catchy hooks and glittery pop escapism. It’s silly, smart and surprisingly addictive.
In the endlessly inventive chaos of the Adelaide Fringe, this show stands out as a high-energy comedy musical that refuses to behave. ‘Fuccbois: Live in Concert’ is cheeky, chaotic and ridiculously fun – the kind of Fringe night where you laugh, cringe, sing along and leave wondering why every boyband concert isn’t this self-aware.
Fuccbois: Live in Concert
Tuesday 10 March – Sunday 22 March 2026
The Kingfisher at Gluttony – Rymill Park
Tickets
My INTERVIEW with Bridie Connell
