Australian hearts crumbled to pieces when the undisputed party-starting mash-up kings Yacht Club DJs announced that they were splitting up.

Renown for their highly energetic and exhilarating performances that notoriously coax the most wild behaviour from adoring audiences, the Ballarat-bred duo have grown to be one of Australia’s most treasured live acts of the past decade.

Guy Chappell and Gaz Harrison are currently on the road for one last “Hooroo!” and to celebrate the life and times of their career, Gaz compiled a list of the duo’s most memorable tour moments.

As we wipe the tears from our eyes, we want to remind you that this is the last time you can catch the boys live, don’t live in regret that you missed one of the best parties Aussie clubs have ever seen.

Meredith Music Festival 2009

“I think it was 2009 anyway whatever our first one was, wow what a ridiculous thrill that was. I before this had always joked that if I ever got to play Meredith I would take a shovel and bury myself behind the stage. I basically thought there was no way I was ever going to get to do it and to say I was shitting myself before it is a bloody understatement. I can barely remember it I was so excited. I still think our set was shithouse but people liked it enough to get us back and it pushed us to strive to do better and get our show to a whole new level. We owe our career to that show!”

Buckingham Palace London

“We had just flown for 28 hours or something and were maximum stinky. But by the time we arrived in London it was 7am and we couldn’t be stuffed going to bed so we just ran around the city and ended up doing nearly all of the tourist stuff we wanted to do in one go. We also got a pretty strong squat in with a guard and some horse shit.”

Somewhere in Ohio Mumford and Sons pool party, September 2013

“Basically Guy, and our tour manager wanted to go back to our hotel and I didn’t. So I sent them away with all my stuff and said I’d call them in the morning. What happened next was a really really wild party with the likes of The Vaccines, Those Darlins, Mike from the Apache Relay, Mumford and Sons and this girl from Cali.

It was pretty much the best night ever. Until I realised I was covered in mud and beer and wet from the pool. Standing in an empty field where the stage used to be, I realised I had accidentally sent my phone 15 miles back to the hotel with the guys. I was totally fucked basically. And I had no money. Luckily my arse got saved by Hayden the head of the stage crew and a really stoned American guy who drove me to the 25 different holiday in a in Dayton. Hilarious but terrible. Not caring about anything 101. There were heaps of kittens too.”

The Dz Deathrays Guitar & Goon Incident, Prince of Wales 2010

“Basically our Melbourne tour with DZ Deathrays and Hunting Grounds (then Howl) had gone so well we did a 3rd homecoming show at The Prince in Melbourne at the very end of the tour.

It was loose from the get go, with all of us already pissed and closing the Howl set with all three acts covering Bon Jovi or Green Day or something.

DZ played an awesome show that I spent half to show on stage pouring goon all over Simon and his drums and vodka down Shane’s neck.

It ended with a horribly pissed Shane throwing his guitar at the roof at the end of the last song which quickly came down cracking his head open and smashing the guitar to bits. It’s was insane. I then wore his bloody sweaty t shirt on stage. We were pretty wrong back then.

Adelaide, Baton Down The Hatches Tour 2010

“This show was great for so many reasons, for one some guy brought a shit load of confetti, and I crowd surfed from the balcony.

The energy was at fever pitch – everyone was properly insane. But one man was sent to teach the world what boys will be boys truely meant, and that man was Galen from Hunting Grounds, who spent most of the night walking around the venue naked, the bar staff loved him so much they were giving him free beers. Girls loved him, guys wanted to be him.

By the time he passed out in the gutter on front of the police only to wake up pre arrest and say “fuck off piggers” and do the bolt, he was my lifetime spirit animal. Truly one of the greatest road moments of all time.”

The Whole Tour With Step Panther/ The 2013 Tour Of Jäger

“This whole tour was awesome, but it did nearly shut down my liver. We were lucky enough to hit it off with the Step Panther guys pretty much right away, but we really connected over Jäger.

We drank so much Jäger at one venue they ran out and I got asked by the manager how I could still walk. It got to the point where I wasn’t going home on days off just so I could keep my buzz going because I knew if I stopped I would actually die.

As a result I have a tattoo of tucker bag, it serves a few purposes but it has mainly become a reminder of why I shouldn’t drink so much on tour. Such good times, that I can’t really remember. Daniel sent me a message the other day saying he’s still scared of Adelaide. I’m sure it has something to do with Jäger.”

Becoming A Cop In Oklahoma

“Wow where to begin with this one. Basically a huge night of “boys will be boys” style partying ended in me sitting outside a cafe with two cops pointing guns at me. I was pretty shit faced but as I told the officers I thought pointing guns at me was a huge over reaction.

Anyway Brendo, our tour manager came and got me and two cop cars followed us all the way out of town to make sure I left.

Turns out someone did a runner on the bill for breakfast and they though it was me, I rocked up at the police station the next day and was told I was in a world of shit, possibly about to be deported and I had to go and see the chief of police before I did anything else.

So I went, and a lurch of a man was waiting for me with about three other police. I was shitting bricks as they yelled at me and my hangover was so bad I thought I was going to faint, but then after a good five mins of beating me his accent changed to Australian and he said it was all just a joke.

He wanted the others to arrest me so he could de louse me as some kind of weird ‘I’m Australian your Australian’ hazing thing. He was a rad bloke from Adelaide who married into the police and became chief. Then he made me a deputy and gave me a badge. Still one of the reddest pranks that ever been pulled on me. I lost weight I was so scared. I still crack up every time I think about it.

Upcoming Tour Dates

Fri 14 Nov The Cambridge Newcastle NSW
Sat 15 Nov Oxford Art Factory Sydney NSW
Fri 21 Nov Barwon Club Geelong VIC
Sat 22 Nov The Corner Hotel Melbourne SOLD OUT VIC
Sun 23 Nov The Corner Hotel Melbourne VIC
Fri 28 Nov Jive Adelaide SA
Sat 29 Nov Lost at The Vic Darwin  NT
Fri 5 Dec Amplifier Perth WA
Sat 6 Dec ‘Hooch’ at Toucan Club Mandurah WA
Fri 19 Dec Karova Lounge Ballarat  VIC
Sat 20 Dec Karova Lounge Ballarat  SOLD OUT VIC

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