The Superjesus, BEKS, The After, Townhouse @ The Gov, Adelaide 20/6/2026
Saturday night was absolutely wild at The Gov and that comes of no surprise with The Superjesus in town to celebrate twenty five years of their second album Jet Age. There was no such thing as the second blues continuing the momentum of their debut album Sumo. Like any band they have navigated their way through the ups, the downs and the in-betweens making this celebration all the sweeter. For the fans looking to make their gig dollars work equally as hard there was super value for money with this stacked line up with filled with four bands spearheaded by The Superjesus and supported by BEKS, The After and Townhouse. Assuming the ‘elder statesmen’ role they unearthed some genuine talent that grabbed their moment to thrive and shine on the big stage with both hands.
Indie punk rock trio Townhouse are starting to make some serious inroads making all the right noises. I have no doubt that we will be hearing a lot more about these guys this year in to 2027 who melted faces and charmed the pants off this receptive Adelaide crowd. If new EP Look At Me Now is anything to go by, watching out!
The After from New Zealand are a real find winning the hearts and minds of the Adelaide faithful slotting in on this line up seamlessly. Easily considered as the rock ‘n roll underdogs and but reigning triumphant with a legion of new followers that will be seeking out this band. Making their thirty minutes count it will be the dark rock cover ‘flipped on its head’ in Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head that will be remembered. A ballsy cover to take on but they did it so well.
Bringing the glitz and glamour to The Gov was indie-popster BEKS. For many this would have been something that was not expected and maybe thinking ‘what the…’. The vibe in The Gov changed completely and what looked like a potentially tough crowd to win over she had them in the palm of her hand by set’s end. Turbo charged opener Turn This Shit Up set the tone flanked by her all female posse with guest cameos from Sarah McLeod and Ruby Fraser (The After). This was the moment and one for the highlights reel and that was the opener. Bold, daring, adventurous… it was great to see something out of the box. BEKS is literally one song away from breaking in a big way with some gems already in the kit bag that were played including the likes of All The Good Boys Are Gay, Butter, A Love Like This and Melodrama.
With the stage well and truly warmed it was time for The Superjesus to get ready for departure and play Jet Age in full. Whilst there were no surprises with the set list is was great to hear a few of the songs that ordinarily would not make the set list. Literally taking off there was a distinct aviation theme with everyone getting decked out in flight suits adding a really cool touch to the show walking out to the iconic Dangerzone. Hearing this album in full really does make you wonder what could have been possible for this much loved band as this bats deep well beyond just the singles.
After opener Over To You it was a “holly shit Adelaide, take a look at yourselves” in response to a huge Adelaide welcome. Looking for their “jet carrier” Sarah spoke of almost becoming a metal band before knocking over Gravity and Enough To Know. Spreading some Holy Water on the congregation it was the likes of Safer Emergency and In Harms Way which rarely played were great to hear live. Asking whether there were any “Superjesus virgins” in the crowd it was a welcome to “rock ‘n roll”. The crowd sing-along in Second Sun really did bring this one to life. Fall To Rescue was another gem that stood out with single Secret Agent Man proving popular. Speaking of being influenced by Massive Attack and Sneakers Pimps and experimenting with their sound on Checking In. Flash back to Big Day ’99 and Everything Turns which was meant to be on Sumo but was better suited to Jet Age followed. Finishing Jet Age on Everybody Calls Me Lonely completed a ripping set which had a few subtle changes to the order of songs played compared to the original track listing.
There was no way that The Superjesus were going to be able to leave The Gov without an encore pulling out some of the “essentials” in Down Again, Shut My Eyes and Generation X cover Dancing With Myself. Night complete! Raise a glass to twenty five years of Jet Age.
Live Review By Rob Lyon