# 40 years in the making, Boom Crash Opera hit the road for Hands Up In The Air – The Singles Tour 2025 **Tour Announcement** — On Your Markus **Dates:** 3 October 2025; 4 October 2025; 10 October 2025; 11 October 2025; 17 October 2025; 18 October 2025; 24 October 2025; 25 October 2025; 31 October 2025; 2 November 2025; 7 November 2025; 8 November 2025; 14 November 2025; 15 November 2025; 21 November 2025; 22 November 2025; 28 November 2025; 29 November 2025; 12 December 2025; 13 December 2025 **Venues:** The Gov **Published:** 2 July 2025 **Author:** Markus Hamence **Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/tour-announcements/40-years-in-the-making-boom-crash-opera-hit-the-road-for-hands-up-in-the-air-the-singles-tour-2025/ --- hey say life begins at 40 – and that may just be true for **Boom Crash Opera**. To celebrate their 40th anniversary, the beloved Australian band is embarking on a massive national tour: **Hands Up In The Air – The Singles Tour 2025, presented by Triple M.** ![Boom Crash Opera tour promotional graphic featuring album artwork tiles and "Hands Up in the Air: The Singles Tour 2025" text on black background.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/26620/Screenshot2025-07-01at8.36.49pm-9900000000079e3c.png) The tour will hit every state, kicking off in Queensland on October 3, and running until mid-December. As the name suggests, this will be *Great Wall*-to-wall hits, starting with the band’s debut single, the Top 10 smash Great Wall, and running through a cavalcade of classics, including Dancing In The Storm, The Best Thing, City Flat, Get Out Of The House, Onion Skin, Bettadaze and Hands Up In The Air. The show will also feature BCO’s new single, Latest Hustle, a stomping glam rock treat, which Pete Farnan says is like Onion Skin “but with a contemporary twist”. Boom Crash Opera formed in Melbourne in 1985. As Pete Farnan notes, “We sounded like our name.” It’s an intoxicating mix of indie pop and stadium rock, fusing quirky song structures with exuberant choruses. ![Four men in casual and smart-casual attire standing together against a neutral grey background.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/26623/Xiazd6Gg.jpg) The result has been 13 Top 50 singles and five Top 50 albums. Boom Crash Opera’s songs are ingrained in Australian culture – go to any sporting event and chances are you’ll hear The Best Thing or Dancing In The Storm. Four decades after the band began, the start of Onion Skin remains an irresistible rallying cry: *Keep it in! Cut it out! Kick it out!* Boom Crash Opera – Dale Ryder, Pete Farnan, Peter “Maz” Maslen and John Favaro – put huge smiles on punters’ faces across the country earlier this year when touring with the Models. One person leaving the Prince in Melbourne was overheard saying, “That wasn’t the best BCO gig I’ve ever seen – it’s the best gig I’ve ever seen.” **Boom Crash Opera** **Hands Up In The Air – The Singles Tour 2025** **With Special Guest Nick Barker / unless noted as Models** **Presented by Triple M** ![Triple M radio station logo with stylised red and orange striped lettering on white background.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/26619/Screenshot2025-07-01at8.20.32pm1-990145079e028a3c-edited.png) Tickets on sale at 10am – Friday July 4 Head to** ****[boomcrashopera.com](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-skkkrik-ikttmjjlt-r/)** Friday 3 October – Wallaby Hotel, Mudgeeraba QLD Saturday 4 October – Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba QLD Friday 10 October – The Gov, Hindmarsh SA Saturday 11 October – Brunswick Ballroom, Brunswick VIC Friday 17 October – Carine Glades Tavern, Duncraig WA Saturday 18 October – Gosnells Hotel, Gosnell WA Friday 24 October – Kings Beach Tavern, Kings Beach QLD Saturday 25 October – Koala Tavern, Capalaba QLD Friday 31 October – Corner Hotel, Richmond VIC *with Models* Sunday 2 November – Corner Hotel, Richmond VIC *with Models* Friday 7 November – Belmont 16s, Belmont NSW Saturday 8 November – Blue Mountains Theatre, Springwood NSW Friday 14 November – Torquay Hotel, Torquay VIC Saturday 15 November – The Whalers Hotel, Warrnambool VIC Friday 21 November – Launceston Country Club, Launceston TAS *with Models* Saturday 22 November – Odeon Theatre, Hobart TAS *with Models* Friday 28 November – Wallsend Diggers, Wallsend NSW Saturday 29 November – Factory Theatre, Marrickville NSW Friday 12 December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC Saturday 13 December – The Palms at Crown, Melbourne VIC **Connect with Boom Crash Opera:** [Facebook](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-skkkrik-ikttmjjlt-j/)  [Instagram](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-skkkrik-ikttmjjlt-t/) ![Five musicians pose together with a bass drum labelled "South Australian Opera" beside them.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/26621/3YAINZwA.jpg)