THE last time Boy and Bear played in Bendigo, the venue was packed shoulder to shoulder with fans.
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Boy and Bear return to Bendigo this weekend as part of Groovin the Moo.
“We love coming to Bendigo, when we were there last our tech at the time was from Kyneton and it was the first time we were in his neck of the woods,” drummer Tim Hart said.
“It was a pretty rowdy crowd, which was cool so we are looking forward to Groovin the Moo.”
The band has played one GTM show before when they filled in for The Wombats at the Bunbury leg of the tour in 2011.
“We haven’t done a whole run before. It’s going to be great,” Hart said.
“It is such a great idea, going around to regional towns in Australia and doing a festival.
“We always focus on regionals for every tour but it is cool that a festival is doing it and we can be part of it.
“Groovin the Moo is really well organised and sounds good, which makes the punters happy and makes it easier for us to put best show we can.”
Since forming in 2009, Boy and Bear have released three albums – Moonfire (2011), Harlequin Dream (2013) and Limit of Love (2015) – which all reached the top of the ARIA charts.
Moonfire hit number 2 while the other two albums reached number 1.
“We are fortunate to have a wonderful fan base and are so well supported by Australian radio and media,” Hart said.
“We feel we have been fortunate when the reality is we're just five Aussie blokes that wanted to write a few songs.
“We worked hard at that and people seem to connect with it.”
All five members of Boy and Bear are songwriters, which means there is never a shortage of ideas of musical collaboration.
“Having five brains to draw on rather than one is a great thing,” Hart said.
“You can get a different response from drawing on broader database of what we grew up listening to, what we like and what turns us on in a musical way.
“That's what I love, is that openness and willingness to shift and accept other ideas. Five heads are definitely better than one.”
In the lead up to their 8.10pm set, Boy and Bear are hoping to get a chance to enjoy other aspects of the festival.
“When you play the big cities sometimes you're straight in and straight out,” Hart said.
“In regional areas, I always find you can spend more time hanging out and having a few beers.
“That's what Bunbury was like and hopefully the rest (of the tour) will be the same.”
