There are few songs that live in Australia’s bones like ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again’, and now The Angels are taking it back on the road.
The band has locked in a sprawling national run to mark 50 years of the track, hitting more than 25 stops across the country from June through November.
Fifty years of an Australian anthem
Released in 1976, the track’s siren like guitar riff and unmistakable crowd chant have turned it into something bigger than a single, It’s become a ritual, and a moment that belongs just as much to the crowd as it does to the band.
Written by John and Rick Brewster alongside the late Doc Neeson, the song has carried weight far beyond its original release, it climbed again with a live version in 1988, and more recently landed at #12 in Triple J’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs in 2025.
“We were blown away when the song ranked so highly.” John Brewster explains.
The track hasn’t slowed down either, covers from Dune Rats and Ruby Fields have kept it in rotation for a new generation, while international names like Metallica and Jelly Roll have nodded to it live, even Prime Minister Anthony Albanese threw his support behind it, calling it the ultimate singalong.
“The song just seems to get bigger every year.” John Brewster smiles.
The Angels ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again… 50 Years On’ Australian Tour Dates
The Angels ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again… 50 Years On’ Australian Tour ft. Disgraceland Dates
Thursday, June 4th – Coolangatta, QLD, Cooly Rocks
Friday, June 5th – Caloundra West, QLD, Norton Music Factory
Saturday, June 6th – Beenleigh, QLD, Beenleigh Tavern
Friday, June 12th – Hornsby, NSW, Hornsby RSL
Saturday, June 13th – Albion Park Rail, NSW, The Oaks Hotel
Friday, June 19th – Woden, ACT, Canberra Southern Cross Club
Saturday, June 20th – Albury, NSW, The Bended Elbow
Friday, July 3rd – Launceston, TAS, Country Club Showroom
Saturday, July 4th – Hobart, TAS, Wrest Point Showroom
Friday, July 10th – Belmont, NSW, Belmont 16s
Saturday, July 11th – Revesby, NSW, Revesby Workers Club
Friday, July 17th – Fremantle, WA, Freo Social
Saturday, July 18th – Perth, WA, Rosemount Hotel
Friday, July 31st – Caringbah, NSW, Highfield
Saturday, August 1st – Marrickville, NSW, Factory Theatre
Friday, August 7th – Shoal Bay, NSW, Shoal Bay Country Club
Saturday, August 8th – Prestons, NSW, Liverpool Catholic Club
Friday, August 14th – Geelong, VIC, Eureka Hotel
Saturday, August 15th – Melbourne, VIC, Corner Hotel
Friday, August 28th – Kingsford, NSW, The Juniors
Saturday, August 29th – Mona Vale, NSW, Pittwater RSL
Friday, September 11th – Brisbane, QLD, The Triffid
Saturday, September 12th – Capalaba, QLD, Koala Tavern
Friday, October 23rd – Rozelle, NSW, Bridge Hotel
Saturday, October 24th – Rozelle, NSW, Bridge Hotel
Friday, November 6th – Adelaide, SA, Hindley St Music Hall
Further details and your tickets here.
A chant the band didn’t start
Part of the song’s mythology still sits in that infamous chant, the one that erupts every time the chorus hits.
“We had actually dropped the song from our set,” John reveals. “But at the Isa gig, the crowd was going off and kept demanding encores.”
What followed was something the band never planned, “What we do know is the band had nothing to do with the chant,” Rick Brewster adds. “And we love that – it’s something that the audience has given us.”
That’s the thing, this song was handed back to the people a long time ago.
More than nostalgia
Underneath the chant, the song carries something heavier, it was written after a tragedy, shaped by loss, and over time it’s become a way of remembering.
“Fifty years on, the song still has so much meaning for us,” John Brewster says. “When we play the song, we’re thinking about all the people we’ve lost…”
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