When you hear we have a band from Bali playing tonight you probably think ‘oh yeah, another party band playing ‘ Celebration’ and cheesy covers’ - but these guys are not like that.

They are truly the next level performing blues rock with energy and passion.

It’s always a great night of music when Unb’rocken hit our stage.

Doors 7:30pm

Music 8:30pm NOTE THIS IS EARLIER THAN OUR NORMAL 9:00pm HIT THE STAGE TIME

Hoy-Hoy! Everybody, it's Hoy-Hoy!'s Last Hoorah!

The wait is over. The news is here. Book the date in your calendars because this show is going to be BIG!

Doors 3:30pm

Band 5:00pm

$15.00

Tix online available here https://www.trybooking.com/DGDQO

Refund protocol : refunds must be requested prior to 3:30pm Friday 7/11/25.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8

Roadhouse Americana presents: “Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs – A Tribute”

Join Roadhouse Americana and special guest Adelaide blues legend Chris Finnen for an unforgettable night celebrating Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs — the 1970 masterpiece by Derek and the Dominos. Driven by the fiery guitars of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman, the album fused blues, soul, and southern rock into timeless songs of love, heartbreak, and redemption.

Experience classics like Bell Bottom Blues, Key to the Highway, Have You Ever Loved a Woman, Little Wing, and the iconic Layla, performed with triple guitars, twin drummers, rich harmonies, and Roadhouse Americana’s signature rootsy feel.

The Layla legacy lives on through the Tedeschi Trucks Band’s stunning Layla Revisited (Live at Lockn’) — and this tribute keeps that spirit alive right here in Adelaide.

Tickets through Trybooking

https://www.trybooking.com/DGJYE

8 Ball Aitken & Taya Chani are heavyweights of the Australian blues-rock-soul scene and have teamed up with a new album project ‘Nightbird’.
The first single and title-track ‘Nightbird’ immediately hit #1 on the Australian AMRAP Regional Charts in March 2025 for two weeks in a row as did their second single ‘Miss You The Most’ in May. This is proving to be a winning combination.
8 Ball & Taya are embarking on their second national tour over the autumn months and playing the Semaphore Workers Club on Friday 7th November (PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY AND BUY A TICKET!)

If you don’t know them:
8-Ball has toured the world for more than a decade performing across twenty countries to date. 8 Ball moved to Nashville, Tennessee, USA in 2012 and worked for nine years with many of the best in the blues and roots business today. As well a s a collection of Australian music industry awards he acheived second place in the 2021 International Cigar Box Guitar Festival – New Orleans.
Taya is a Sydney based soul singer releasing her debut album 'Restless Heart' in 2019 with widespread airplay and rave reviews.
8 Ball and Taya’s mutual love for Southern American music, blues, country, soul and fancy jazz chords brought them together. In 2023, the duo released their first collaboration, ‘Only Guiding Light’ from album ‘Ice Cream Man 2’ that both hit #1 on the Australian Blues & Roots Charts. While on their first Australian tour in 2022, they began cowriting songs, realising they had an album worth of songs and set a studio date. The cast of musicians on the new ‘Nightbird’ album include USA saxophone legend Buddy Leach (George Thorogood & The Destroyers), drummer extraordinaire Declan Kelly, and 8 Ball’s younger brother Dillion James Aitken on keys.
$30 online/$35 walkups
Tickets via trybooking here
https://www.trybooking.com/DFKIO

Following a longish time off for OS holidays we are happy to announce that Adelaide’s only band to sport a 10 bar blues tune in their set list The Tin Men will be back to excite you.

Australian blues influenced by Chicago styles and with a swampy number that reflects on the Patawalonga they’ve got some good songs with interesting themes.

Doors 3:30pm

Band 5:00pm

$15.00

Online tickets here https://www.trybooking.com/DGKKK

REFUND POLICY : REFUND REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO 3:30pm 31/10/2025

Nathan is a top name in the Australian blues scene known for delivering the blues authentically with his guitar he is also equipped with true powerhouse vocals range, touring with a tight band featuring Davo Fester (drums) and Ben Wicks (bass) Nathan reinforces his rep as one of Australia's top blues guitar slingers confirming his chart topping efforts with two records hitting No.1 on the Australian Blues and Roots Charts.

Doors 7:30pm

Music 8:30pmish

Tix $22.50 online here https://www.trybooking.com/DGBGW

Online sales close 5:00pm 1/11/2025 after that you walkup

Online refund policy : refund must be requested prior to 5:00pm 30/10/2025

Halloween is a worldwide tradition influenced by the Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival of Samhain.

Irish & Scottish immigrants took their Halloween customs to North America and across the USA subsequently influencing the world.

So the SWC is celebrating Halloween with a band featuring Greeks and an Italian playing music that has its roots in Black American music to an audience of patrons comprising many nationalities: geez, talk about multicultural.

You should be there!

Doors 7:30pm

Band 9:00pm

$15.00

Our monthly run at original music by new emerging artists. 

THE SQUALOR

CHOP

OODERAM

THE GREAT GESCHPUGGLE

They don’t have too many (if any) venues in the western suburbs to ply their music so if you have U30 year olds in your house point them in our direction.

Doors 7:00pm

Music 7:30pm (we’ve got 4 bands to get through)

$10.00

The Boogie Men return to the Semaphore Workers Club!

Join the band for a fabulous Friday night that is always the celebration to end your week and open your weekend - made better for this gig because is it the anniversary of Mendelsson’s first concert in 1818. Don’t expect any classical music at the gig but you can expect classic music (did I get that right?) plus you can pick up a copy of the (original music) Katies Lane album if you do not already have one.

Doors 730pm

Band 9:00pm (or maybe a bit earlier - Steve Brown as his own time zone)

$15.00

https://www.trybooking.com/DGCPF

Rod Paine & a smoking hot band - so what's not to love?

They have received a stack of awards including ‘Band of The Year’ at the MBAS Victorian Blues Awards
Had success with a Blues/Roots chart-topping album “Dirt on Velvet”.
Smashed it at the Broadbeach Blues Festival.
And now coming to Semaphore Workers Club cooking up a stew based on dirty electric Blues, Roots and R&B of the early sixties, with splashes of Country balladry, Gospel, Americana and Rock n Roll, you get the full flavour, their sound displays the music evolution of this great mainstay act.Popular across Melbourne's local scene they are a sought-after crowd-pleasing headliner at festivals and events from their home base of Melbourne.

This act is not to be missed!

Doors 3:30pm

Band 5:00pm

Tickets are $20.00 online or $25 for walkups
https://www.trybooking.com/DFWTS

StoneHutt  music is founded on the passion and experience of a group of talented songwriters, musicians, and friends from the deep south of the island continent (Kaurna country / Adelaide).   StoneHutt plays an original and unique blend of honest rock, folk rock, and alt country with lashings of fine vocals and harmonies. The songs are stories from city streets, prints on riverbeds, carvings in the trees, graffiti on the walls, boots on the road, and records of time and place. The songs reflect the musical and social landscape of the times.

StoneHutt’s newly released debut album ‘Watershed’  is garnering strong support nationally from critics, audiences, and community radio networks. Watershed was produced by ARIA award winning guru Matt Fell, and recorded at Wilder Studios in Tasmania, and mastered by Grammy Award winner William Bowden.

Doors 7:30pm
Music 8:30pm
Tix $20 online/wlakups $25

https://www.trybooking.com/DGETW

Talented musicians with a great setlist. You’d be mad to miss them

Doors 7:30pm. Music 9:00pm. $15.00

It’s a Sunday!

I’m not telling you what to do.

Get on the dancefloor or play some pool or sit and chill on the verandah looking at the view - just BE there!

Back in early May we had the Beinke Brothers Band playthe Red Stage - with the bonus of Geoff Achison.

Well they are back!

Geoff is an internationally renowned guitarist/singer/songwriter who first came to prominence playing incendiary lead guitar with Aussie blues legend ‘Dutch’ Tilders, before striking out on his own with his all-star group ‘The Souldiggers’.

He then established himself as a formidable solo act on acoustic guitar.

Recently, in 2023, Geoff joined 70’s hitmakers ‘STARS’ on lead guitar, contributing a tasty solo on their single ‘One More Try’, and featuring on the ‘live’ album ‘Paradise.

It’s a big CV.

The Beinke Bros Band is made up of blokes from the Eyre Peninsula - they are a great export to the Adelaide music scene.

Playing a unique blend of rich, jammy blues/country/rock'n'roll you get the mainstay of (talented Beinkes) Leo, John and Rob plus Craig Fraser on drums.

This is an event which we think you will love.

Tix $20 online
https://www.trybooking.com/DFWVW
$25 for walkups

LAZY EYE with SNOOKS & SAV

This party night being the after party
Snooks & Sav open the night with soulful sounds on guitar and harmonica plus inspired vocals.
Lazy Eye are an unmissable live show. Whats the music like? Think of Booker T meeting B B King at the crossroads after midnight for a whiskey to start the jam.
******THIS IS DOORS AT 7:30pm NOT THE USUAL 3:30PM SWC SUNDAY START TIME******

Its Saturday night at the Semaphore Workers Club and more music for you!

Opening the night is Ville Karvonen, a Finnish born Adelaide based musician. Bluesy guitar, velvety vocals, studied lyrics.
63 Deluxe are a modern blues trio with original tracks, funky rhythms and a rock edge. This band brings energy to the stage.
Kathleen O’Halloran is the 3rd of this triple header - a guitar slinger with swagger.

Tickets online at the Semaphore Music Festival website

Day 1 of the Semaphore Music Festival at the Semaphore Workers Club

Opening night party is Dusty Lee’s Blues Jam featuring
Dusty Lee Stephenson
Stefan Haul
Caressa
Jason Mannix
Milush Priochard

Tickets online via Semaphore Music Festival website

Live music always makes for a good finish to a Sunday

Easy & The Hustlers make a very welcome return to the Semaphore Workers Club.

This is a band of brothers like no others who will present an outstanding selection of some songs - old, some songs - new, some songs- borrowed, and somr sublimely blue.

Come along as these guys bring new life into rhythm'n'blues, funk, soul, and gospel classics.

Once again we have a band to deliver a suburb Sunday Session with grit, passion, grooves and harmonies magic.

Don't miss it.

The line-up is exceptional!

Doors 3:30pm

Band 5:00pm

$15.00

They had a great crowd response at the first gig so we invited them back.
Some swamp.
Some Stax.
Quite some talent.
Get along to dance (or at least tap your toes!