Beddy Rays
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Beddy Rays are an Australian rock band from the outer
Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
suburb of Redland Bay, Queensland. With music described as "rollicking coastal punk rock", they are best known for their 2020 single "Sobercoaster". The band have supported
Tones and I Toni Watson, known professionally as Tones and I, is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer. She is best known for her breakout single "Dance Monkey", which reached number one in over 30 countries including her home country ...
on tour, as well as
Dune Rats Dune Rats are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, Queensland. Originally, the band formed as a duo, with Danny Beus on guitar and lead vocals and BC Michael Marks on drums and backing vocals. The band later became a three-piece, with Brett J ...
and Hockey Dad.


Origins

The four band members originally met in 2002 as young children at primary school. Their band name is derived from a
spoonerism A spoonerism is an occurrence of speech in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched (see metathesis) between two words of a phrase. These are named after the Oxford don and priest William Archibald Spooner, who report ...
of "Reddy Bay", which is a common abbreviation for Redland Bay. In primary school the entire band's favourite band was
Green Day Green Day is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. In 1994, their majo ...
. In high school they went through a phase of loving hardcore music and would attend shows at the youth centre shows. The band was started after the members left high school. Their first show they played was at a party at Van Issum's house while his parents were away. All four band members are from Redland Bay, including Van Issum who is a Woppaburra man, and work as
tradesmen A tradesperson or tradesman/tradeswoman is a skilled worker that specialises in a particular trade. Tradespeople (tradesmen/women) usually gain their skills through work experience, on-the-job training, an apprenticeship program or formal educat ...
. Beddy Rays came to play some of their first shows by networking at various Brisbane venues for which they worked as tradies.


Career


2017–present: Career beginnings

Beddy Rays released their first EP ''Lost Found Beat Around'' in 2017. Their 2020 single "Sobercoaster" led the band to be featured as a
Triple J Unearthed Triple J Unearthed is an Australian digital radio station and online music discovery platform. It is a sister station of Triple J, owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Unearthed began in 1995 as a regional talent competition open to ...
Feature Artist in mid-2020. In 2021, Beddy Rays covered
Thelma Plum Thelma Amelina Plumbe (born 21 December 1994), known professionally as Thelma Plum, is an Aboriginal Australian ( Gamilaraay) singer, songwriter, guitarist and musician from Delungra, New South Wales. Her debut album, '' Better in Blak'', was ...
's "Better In Blak" for
Triple J Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten ...
's
Like A Version ''Like a Version'' is a long-running weekly segment on Australian youth radio station Triple J. It involves musicians playing two songs live in the Triple J studio, one of their own songs and then a cover version. The series was created by pres ...
segment. On 19 November 2021, the band released "On My Own". Their self-titled, debut studio album was announced on 2 June 2022 and was released on 29 July 2022. It peaked at number 8 on the
ARIA Charts The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA beca ...
. The '' Beddy Rays'' album cover art was inspired by Green Day’s ''
Dookie ''Dookie'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, by Reprise Records. The band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo, it was recorded in 1993 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, Calif ...
'' cover. In September 2022, it was reported that there was a sexual assault in the
mosh pit Moshing (also known as slam dancing or simply slamming) is an extreme style of dancing in which participants push or slam into each other. Taking place in an area called the mosh pit (or simply the pit), it is typically performed to aggressive s ...
at a Beddy Ray's concert. The band drove the woman that had been assaulted home and had the perpetrator kicked out of the Hobart venue and banned for life. In February 2025, Beddy Rays announced their second studio album '' Do What Ya Wanna'', which was released on 18 April 2025.


Members

*Jackson "Jacko" Van Issum – lead vocals, guitar *Lewis "Lewy" McKenna – guitar, backing vocals *Bradley O'Connor – bass, backing vocals *Benjamin Wade – drums, percussion, backing vocals * Tom Bowie – occasional live guitar


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles


Other Appearances


Awards and nominations


ARIA Music Awards

The
ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...
. They commenced in 1987. ! , - , rowspan="1",
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, rowspan="1", ''Beddy Rays'' , Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist , , rowspan="1", , -


National Indigenous Music Awards

The
National Indigenous Music Awards The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA), also known as the NT Indigenous Music Awards from 2004 to 2008, are music awards presented to recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians in ...
recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004. ! , - ! scope="row" rowspan="1",
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
, Beddy Rays , New Artist of the Year , , , - ! scope="row" rowspan="1",
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
, ''Beddy Rays'' , Album of the Year , , rowspan="1", , -


Queensland Music Awards

The
Queensland Music Awards The Queensland Music Awards (commonly known as QMA and known as the Q Song Awards from 2006 to 2010) are annual awards celebrating Queensland's emerging artists. They commenced in 2006. Each year, the QMA Song of the Year is immortalised in ...
(previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating
Queensland, Australia Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, ...
's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006. (wins only) ! , - ! scope="row" rowspan="1", 2025 , "Stay the Same" , Rock Award , ,


References

{{reflist Australian punk rock groups Musical groups from Brisbane People from Redland City