To celebrate the tenth anniversary of their critically-praised and fan-adored debut album ‘Asleep In The Machine’, Yugambeh/Gold Coast-based duo Bootleg Rascal have just revealed a 13-date Australian tour taking place from September to November.
Stopping off in metropolitan and regional centres, the band will perform tracks from ‘Asleep In The Machine’, plus their most recent and fourth self-titled studio album, and all the classics from their extended discography.
The group have also announced a deluxe edition of the record (due August 12) that will feature renditions of album tracks Drop The Gun and Bones N Bricks in Spanish, an acoustic version of the title track, and I’d Do Anything – previously only available on a vinyl compilation and never released digitally. Today, the band offers a glimpse via Baja El Arma – the Español version of Drop The Gun.
Frontman Carlos Lara describes the motivation behind the rendition: “‘Drop The Gun’ has been a staple in our live sets for a decade now, but singing it in Español completely changes the flavour. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do to bring a bit of my own heritage into the Bootleg Rascal repertoire.”
Alongside the track is the accompanying music video for Baja El Arma. Carlos continues, “The clip features footage from the original ‘Drop The Gun’ music video, which was famously shot in a hot-air balloon. Since I sing in Spanish for this new version, it made perfect sense to re-shoot my performance parts. Ultimately, we loved the idea of blending the old and new footage together to bridge the track’s past and present.”
‘Asleep In The Machine’ is one of Bootleg Rascal’s most career-defining moments. Performing the title track on triple j’s Like A Version, and amassing 35 million streams across Spotify and Apple Music, the record solidified the duo’s signature blend of indie-rock, hip-hop, electronica and dub, ultimately serving as the catalyst for a decade of relentless touring and a fiercely loyal global fanbase.
Since forming in late 2012, Bootleg Rascal (Carlos Lara and Jimmy Young) have carved out a global footprint with their genre-bending music, praised by the likes of Rolling Stone, NME, Spotify, Apple Music and triple j.
With four studio albums under their belt, including their recent 2025 self-titled record, the group has spent over a decade selling out headline shows across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the USA, cementing their reputation as one of the country’s most consistent and essential independent live acts.
Baja El Arma IS OUT NOW
‘Asleep In The Machine’ (deluxe edition) will be released on August 12
BOOTLEG RASCAL
‘ASLEEP IN THE MACHINE’ TOUR
Tickets onsale at www.bootlegrascal.com
FRI 11 SEP | ARTS FACTORY, CAVANBAH/BYRON BAY NSW
FRI 25 SEP | FREO SOCIAL, BOORLOO/FREMANTLE WA
SAT 26 SEP | THE RIVER, WOODITCHUP/MARGARET RIVER WA
SUN 27 SEP | PRINCE OF WALES, GOOMBURRUP/BUNBURY WA
SAT 3 OCT | BURDEKIN BANDROOM, EORA/SYDNEY NSW
SUN 4 OCT | YOURS & OWLS, DHARAWAL/WOLLONGONG NSW
FRI 9 OCT | THE BRIGHTSIDE, MEANJIN/BRISBANE QLD
SAT 10 OCT | MAYBERRY, LARRAKIA/DARWIN NT
FRI 23 OCT | ALTAR, LUTRUWITA/HOBART TAS
SAT 24 OCT | LEADBEATER HOTEL, NAARM/MELBOURNE VIC
FRI 30 OCT | MIAMI MARKETTA, YUGAMBEH/GOLD COAST QLD
SAT 31 OCT | KINGS BEACH TAVERN, KABI KABI/SUNSHINE COAST QLD
SAT 7 NOV | ED CASTLE, TARNDANYA/ADELAIDE SA
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