Livid in the Laneway - Bobby Alu - Take It Easy My Brother Tour

Livid Skate Presents - Bobby Alu on his Take It Easy My Brother Tour

Supported by:
ODETTE MERCY AND HER SOUL ATOMICS
REUBEN DE MELO
ANIMAL VENTURA
SCARBOROUGH ROOTS - DJ SET

The great Jorge Ben Jor's 1969 Brazillian classic 'Take It Easy My Brother Charles' has become a much loved live favourite whenever Bobby Alu and Fernando Aragones (Animal Ventura) cross paths on the tour trail. The musical delight between the friends is magical, and best summed up with the lyric "Eu canto a alegria" - I sing of joy.

With summer approaching, it felt like just the right time to capture a recording of the ode to joy and take it on the road for a 10-date spin across NSW, QLD and WA. 
Join Bobby and his band of musical soul brothers for a dose of audio sunshine to make young and old feel truly happy in the heart.

"Whether youre on, near, or simply pining for a body of water and a calmer frame of mind, Bobbys brand of coastal folk will take you there. It takes a lot of skill to make something this good sound so effortless."
Dorothy Markek Double J

His chilled out Pacific tunes have a long-lasting feel good effect and his finely crafted songs have instant appeal.
ABC Radio Australia

Smooth hammock music genius.
The AU Review


::Bobby Alu::
If you ask Australian/Samoan singer, ukulele strummer and drummer Bobby Alu what his music sounds like, hell tell you how he hopes it makes you feel: like you have your favourite drink in hand, sipping as the sun sets on a warm evening thats laden with the promise of adventure. In an ideal world, hed follow summer around the earth, in his endless quest to nail that feeling in his songs that ride the groove spectrum from Polynesian folk, through roots, reggae, harmony laden soul to tropical pop.

 

With a reputation as a world-class performer touring as Xavier Rudds percussionist for five years, and supporting the likes of Xavier, John Butler Trio and Trevor Hall across North America and Europe Bobbys most recent album Keep It Tropical debuted at #3 on the ARIA Australian Albums Chart. Though its primarily a mission statement: Take naps. Be generous. Go on adventures. Have gratitude. Enjoy the little things. Strive to be better. Dont be so serious. Love. Laugh a lot. Eat the odd donut. Swim in the ocean. Enjoy the sunshine and warmth.
 

::Odette Mercy & her Soul Atomics:: 
6-piece soul act Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics might have been one of Perths best-kept secrets.
Emerging from the flat, dry landscape of the West Coast scene, this band is like a gritted-up old Stax record come to life.
Suave and smooth, the rhythm section chugs effortlessly under infectious horn lines, while frontwoman
Odette Mercy reels you in with impressive vocal swagger and disarming, unguarded storytelling.
With 2 nominations for best RnB/soul act at the National Live Music Awards alongside Ngaiire, Mojo Juju and Kira Puru, plus national tours, festival appearances and radio play, the lid is now being lifted on this
bands potential. 
Helpmann Award-winning Odette Mercy (aka Ofa Fotu of Hot Brown Honey) is endlessly charming and sharp as a tack. Her band will leave you grooving in a wake of neatly-arranged heartbreak.
Seriously moving, leaving you slack-jawed and in constant awe of every single vocal embellishment." - The West Australian

::Reuben De Melo:: 
Born in Goa, India and now based in Western Australia, soulful pop artist Reuben De Melo brings heart, honesty
and raw emotion to everything he creates. A proud father of three and a former FIFO worker in WAs mining
industry, Reuben traded in his steel-caps for a guitar and hasnt looked back. His powerful vocals and grounded
songwriting have earned him over 7 million Spotify streams and sold-out headline shows across WA.
Reubens music speaks to lived experience - drawing from love, loss, and learning and has quickly positioned
him as one to watch in Australias pop-soul scene. In December 2024, he represented Australia at the India
International Film Festival, performing at the opening ceremony. Reuben also joined LeAnne Rimes on her 2025
Australian tour before he embarks on his Co-headline tour with Voice Winner Lachie Gill in October.

When The Shows All Over is a raw, honest collection of songs about life beyond the spotlight. From stripped-
back confessions to warm indie folk and chilled grooves, Reuben explores love, family, and the cost of chasing fame. This EP is about stepping away from the spectacle and showing up as your true self in the space that comes when the shows all over.
With the newest EP on the horizon, marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter- raw, honest, and unmistakably Reuben De Melo.

Animal Ventura::
Animal Ventura is the brainchild of Byron Bay-based singer-songwriter Fernando Aragones. Growing up playing punk and reggae in noisy garage bands in Southern Brazil, Aragones ventured to Australia where the eclectic sounds of the Sydney music scene beckoned.

What sets Animal Ventura apart is a unique ability to effortlessly fuse funk rhythms from his native South America with the coastal indie folk of Australian shores, combined with the new wave of live looping and his thirst for solid neat beats. To top it off his soothing and timeless vocals hold strength and passion in their delivery.