# The Hard-Ons bring Jerry A to Australia for March tour **Tour Announcement** — On Your Markus **Event:** The Hard-Ons **Dates:** 5 March 2027 **Tickets:** https://us.list-manage.com/17b8DWSN5tb?e=3758bcc5db&c2id=d8fc69bf59de4d11215c8d6988e0877f **Published:** 21 October 2026 **Author:** Markus Hamence **Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/tour-announcements/the-hard-ons/ Australian punk rock legends the Hard-Ons tour nationally in March 2027 with Jerry A of US hardcore outfit Poison Idea on lead vocals, following their collaborative album released in 2026. The tour visits Ed Castle in Adelaide on March 5, with shows across Australia from March 4 to March 21. --- Australian punk rock legends **the Hard-Ons** are hitting the road in **March 2027 **for an extensive national tour, joined by hardcore punk royalty **Jerry A of iconic US outfit Poison Idea **on lead vocals. The tour follows the release of their collaborative album in 2026. ![Black Keys Australian tour poster featuring band logo and gold lettering against dark background with March 2027 dates and venues listed.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/10/597621cf-a186-4840-8e39-f6ba7d781f4b.jpg) [Watch on YouTube](https://youtu.be/fTEo-TPjiAw?si=KxeBPTNzSGz4v0F0) Formed in 1982,** the Hard-Ons **have spent over four decades carving out a reputation as one of Australia's most influential and explosive live bands, blending punk, heavy metal, power pop and psychedelia into their own unmistakable sound. Now entering an exciting new chapter with** Jerry A** at the helm, **the Hard-Ons** remain as relentless and infectious as ever. Armed with a legendary back catalogue spanning over four decades, the band continue to push forward with the same ferocious energy that has earned them a devoted following around the world. **The Hard-Ons with Jerry A, live across Australia this March** March 4 - Link & Pin, Woy Woy  March 5 - Ed Castle, Adelaide  March 6 - Milk Bar, Perth  March 7 - The River, Margaret River  March 10 - Dissent, Canberra March 11 - Barwon Club, Geelong March 12 - The Tote, Melbourne March 13 - Singing Bird, Frankston  March 14 - Altar, Hobart March 18 - The Hamo, Newcastle  March 19 - Paddo RSL, Sydney  March 20 - Vinnies Dive, Gold Coast  March 21 - The Brightside, Brisbane **Tickets on sale now! From ****[https://linktr.ee/thehardons](https://linktr.ee/thehardons)** [Watch on YouTube](https://youtu.be/89d9bH21U6s?si=ezFrlvCwVXvlnoGf) **The Hard-Ons** first toured with** Poison Idea** back in the late '80s and first recorded with **Jerry A** as guest vocalist back in 1993. The first product of their new collaboration came out in the form of single -** "You Won't Shut Up"/"Dead End Turnaround"** - released ahead of the American dates last year. And in August of this year, having just shared stages together in Europe, the team, which is known forthwith as **Hard-Ons/Jerry A,** released their long-awaited album, on **Cheersquad Records & Tapes**in Australia and NZ and **American Leathe**r for the ROW. Of the collaboration, **Blackie** from **the Hard-Ons** says, ***"We toured and collaborated a few times before and always talked about getting serious... well here's the start of that.  Hard-Ons with Jerry A!! It's happening."*** The two bands -** Jerry A **and **Poison Idea** and **the Hard-Ons** - shared not only a mutual history and a significant level of influence but a mutual love of all things hard and fast. Both bands formed in the early '80s, having been weened at a young age on the classic punk of the late '70s as well as its high energy rock'n'roll precursors. Both bands quickly became iconoclastic transgressors of both good taste and punk convention as they moved into harder/wilder realms later in the decade, and both bands spent much of the '90s sitting atop - and at the same time somewhat apart from - the international hardcore scene.  **Jerry** and **the Hard-ons** both are noted *fans* as well as being musicians. **Poison Idea** released an acclaimed covers LP of favourite songs in '92 while **the Hard-Ons**, as well as having done the odd cover over the years (perhaps most notably a version of **AC/DC**'s **"Let There Be Rock"** with **Henry Rollins **on vocals) have more recently put their money where their mouths are, backing recent Australian tours by both **Redd Kross **and legendary **Adverts **mainman **TV Smith**, for whom they became the Australian **Adverts** earlier this year. The fact that **Jerry** and **the Hard-Ons** are massive fans of *each other* is why this collaboration is happening.  The subject of a two-part documentary film, the first standalone part of which coincided with their 40th anniversary in 2024, **the Hard-Ons** released their latest album ***I Like You Getting Older*** and the film soundtrack ***The Most Australian Band Ever! - The Secret Origin of the Hard-Ons*** in 2025 and released a new ***Korean Language*** mini-album this year, before their first tour of Korea.  ***Hard-Ons/Jerry A*** is a sledgehammer hardcore punk rock'n'roll assault which will appeal to fans of ***Dickcheese**** *and* ****Feel the Darkness**** *both, and it provides an explosive taste of what fans will hear when **Jerry A **and **the Hard-ons** will bring to Australia together in 2027.   [Watch on YouTube](https://youtu.be/_2jyU06adQ8?si=WJCJxn-3UKJFfuBd) ![Colourful tour poster for Wharped Jerry with stylised cartoon character and Australian dates listed on black background.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/10/111789df-80c3-4030-8704-88bd48e140c7.jpg) ![White line-drawn logo of a grotesque horned creature with "Wharfdogs" text above and "Ferry" below on black background.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/10/7e8736b8-7da5-4bfc-8bb5-25db7b9048cf.jpg) ***HARD-ONS/JERRY A***** IS OUT NOW ON CHEERSQUAD RECORDS & TAPES** **THE HARD-ONS ONLINE:** **[Instagram](https://us.list-manage.com/p0FOeI2a98N?e=3758bcc5db&c2id=d8fc69bf59de4d11215c8d6988e0877f)**** | ****[Facebook](https://us.list-manage.com/BBfFt8obCpE?e=3758bcc5db&c2id=d8fc69bf59de4d11215c8d6988e0877f)**** | ****[Bandcamp](https://us.list-manage.com/puWL24WJAoO?e=3758bcc5db&c2id=d8fc69bf59de4d11215c8d6988e0877f)**** | ****[Linktree](https://us.list-manage.com/c_9o9ZzQEUD?e=3758bcc5db&c2id=d8fc69bf59de4d11215c8d6988e0877f)** **[The Hard-Ons on YOUTUBE](https://us.list-manage.com/yclROUK91yS?e=3758bcc5db&c2id=d8fc69bf59de4d11215c8d6988e0877f)** **JERRY A ONLINE:** **[Instagram](https://us.list-manage.com/DTS4EUVMRNQ?e=3758bcc5db&c2id=d8fc69bf59de4d11215c8d6988e0877f)**** | ****[Facebook](https://us.list-manage.com/lvuS4ONl9mi?e=3758bcc5db&c2id=d8fc69bf59de4d11215c8d6988e0877f)** **[https://www.instagram.com/damaged.music/](https://www.instagram.com/damaged.music/)**