Lonely Boys

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Lonely Boys is a band from Ngukurr, Northern Territory, a remote aboriginal community, Ngukurr on the Roper River in Arnhem Land. [1] [2] A six-piece guitar inspired rock band, they play a mix of punk, rock and metal. [3] [4]

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In 2006, they won the Barunga Festival battle of the bands, and in the same year also appeared at the Groovin’ the Moo festival in Darwin. [5]

In 2015, they headlined at the Barunga Festival.

The group won the 2016 NT Rock Song of the Year for ‘Murray Island’ from their EP The Hunter. [5]

In 2017, Lonely Boys were the headline act alongside the Irrunytju Band for the Sand Tracks First Nations contemporary music tour [6] , participated in the Barunga Festival [7] and were the opening act for Queens Of The Stone Age, in Darwin. [5]

Their lead guitarist died in a car crash on October 21, 2018. [8]

Their lead singer died after being struck by a car near his hometown on December 12, 2020. [9]

Members

Discography

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