“We pulled an all nighter with some of the locals at our motel. It was a bit hazy,” lead singer Sam Baker said.

“The following morning we were told we received complaints from every room in the hotel, so we have to find somewhere else to stay this year.

“But you only live once, so you might as well make it a good time.”

But Lepers and Crooks are happily returning to town on October 2 as part of the biggest tour they have played so far.

It starts tonight in Sydney and with the AFL grand final potentially adding more of a reason to celebrate, the boys are pumped for the show.

Lead singer Baker makes up the band along side Patrick Reuter-Town (guitar/vocals, Alex Court (guitar), Nick Burg (bass) and Damien Jones (drums). 

Lepers and Crooks decided to build a massive tour after seeing a special screening of the INXS mini-series Never Tear Us Apart.

The band approached CM Murphy, who had manged and guided INXS to the top of the rock and roll world, about setting up a tour.

Murphy and INXS prided themselves on continuously touring and playing to as many audiences as possible.

“I have always been a big fan on INXS and had read a lot about Chris when I was young,” Baker said.

“He has a hard work ethic and seeing what INXS did was inspiring.

“We have 30 shows lined up and are always adding more. We want to connect with as many people as possible.”

The Lepers and Crooks boys formed the current line-up when they were in boarding school in 2012.

“We were friends away from music before (the band), which is good because we are going to be stuck in a van for X amount of hours every day,” Baker said.

“If you can’t talk s**t or cop it then it won’t work. I don’t want to stop touring, I’m really digging the gypsy vibe.”

As far as shows go, Lepers and Crooks have been working hard on making it entertaining.

“You need energy, passion and a reason to do what you’re doing and I think we’ve got that,” Baker said.

“It’s definitely an evolving aspect for us. We try and put those old school musical vibes like The Doors or Pink Floyd into today’s scene."

Fittingly, the music is what matters for Lepers and Crooks.

“We always write what we are feeling at the time, we don’t want to change that because art and music gives you a sense of freedom,” Baker said.

“We don’t want it to be about business (with music). Obviously you need to be smart with business when it comes to marketing and other aspects but the music needs to be true to the moment.”