The Grates — Setlists, Tour Dates & Concert History
The last 27 The Grates setlists, newest first — every song in the order it was played, most recently at York on Lilydale, Melbourne, Australia.
The Grates live: key facts
Gigvault documents 26 The Grates concerts from 2010 to 2020 in 11 cities across 3 countries.
- Most played city: Brisbane (9 shows)
- Typical set length: 16 songs (median of the last 20 recorded setlists)
- Last documented show: 2020-02-08 — York on Lilydale, Melbourne
- Next announced show: 2026-11-15 — The Triffid, Brisbane
The Grates — artist information
From the first jagged guitar chord, The Grates ignite a space with unruly energy. It's a glorious, glorious mess – a whirlwind of sugar-spun vocals battling against a surging wall of garage punk. You can practically taste the sweat and glitter as the band whips the crowd into a frenzy, a shared burst of joyful chaos that feels both innocent and electrifyingly dangerous. Each song is a raw, unfettered catharsis, leaving you breathless and grinning.
Genres: australian, indie rock, indie, female vocalists, indie pop.
The Grates setlist — York on Lilydale, Melbourne, Australia (2020-02-08)
14 songs, in the order played:
- Like You Could Have It All
- 19-20-20
- Milk Eyes
- Sweet Dreams
- Young Pricks
- Holiday Home
- Science Is Golden
- Trampoline
- Aw Yeah
- Inside Outside
- Carve Your Name
- Rock Boys
- Turn Me On
- Burn Bridges
Full setlist page for this show
Earlier The Grates setlists
The Grates setlist — Coopers Alehouse Gepps Cross, Adelaide, Australia (2020-02-01)
14 songs, in the order played:
- Like You Could Have It All
- 19-20-20
- Milk Eyes
- Sweet Dreams
- Young Pricks
- Holiday Home
- Science Is Golden
- Trampoline
- Aw Yeah
- Inside Outside
- Carve Your Name
- Rock Boys
- Turn Me On
- Burn Bridges
The Grates setlist — The Triffid, Brisbane, Australia (2020-01-19)
11 songs, in the order played:
- Like You Could Have It All
- 19-20-20
- Milk Eyes
- Science Is Golden
- Trampoline
- Call Me
- Aw Yeah
- Inside Outside
- Rock Boys
- Turn Me On
- Burn Bridges
The Grates setlist — The Factory Theatre, Sydney, Australia (2018-11-24)
21 songs, in the order played:
- Science Is Golden
- Lies Are Much More Fun
- Carve Your Name
- Milk Eyes
- Trampoline
- Earthquake
- Inside Outside
- Howl
- Little People
- Rock Boys
- Seek Me
- Slide
- Two Kinds of Right
- Storms and Fevers
- Wash Me
- Aw Yeah
- Sukkafish
- Feels Like Pain
- Burn Bridges
- Message
- 19-20-20
The Grates setlist — National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (2016-07-08)
17 songs, in the order played:
- Crying All Night
- Dirty Hands
- 19-20-20
- Call Me
- Start Her Up
- Like You Could Have It All
- Seek Me
- Burn Bridges
- I'm Staying
- Milk Eyes
- Howl
- 7-Eleven
- Message
- Science Is Golden
- Rock Boys
- Holiday Home
- Sweet Dreams
The Grates setlist — North Byron Parklands, Byron Bay, Australia (2015-07-25)
16 songs, in the order played:
- 19-20-20
- Wild One
- Sweet Dreams
- Feels Like Pain
- Like You Could Have It All
- Aw Yeah
- It Won't Hurt Anymore
- Science Is Golden
- Trampoline
- Call Me
- Back to Back
- Burn Bridges
- Friends With Scum
- Rock Boys
- Holiday Home
- Turn Me On
The Grates setlist — 291 Foggs Road, Mount Samson, Australia (2013-09-07)
19 songs, in the order played:
- Science Is Golden
- Aw Yeah
- Like You Could Have It All
- Carve Your Name
- Trampoline
- Change
- Feels Like Pain
- I Wish I Was Alone
- 19-20-20
- Rock Boys
- The Night Won't Start Without Us
- Turn Me On
- Sukkafish
- With You
- Break Free (Do You Wanna)
- Young Pricks
- Burn Bridges
- Sweet Dreams
- Inside Outside
The Grates setlist — Daytrotter Studios, Rock Island, United States (2013-04-30)
5 songs, in the order played:
- Carve Your Name
- Two Kinds of Right
- Burn Bridges
- Aw Yeah
- Rock Boys
The Grates setlist — The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, Australia (2011-10-27)
18 songs, in the order played:
- Science Is Golden
- Like You Could Have It All
- Carve Your Name
- 19-20-20
- Change
- Rock Boys
- Aw Yeah
- With You
- Message
- Turn Me On
- Sukkafish
- The Night Won't Start Without Us
- Two Kinds of Right
- Trampoline
- Burn Bridges
- Sweet Dreams
- Young Pricks
- Inside Outside
The Grates setlist — The Delancey, New York, United States (2011-10-22)
7 songs, in the order played:
- Like You Could Have It All
- Change
- 19-20-20
- Sweet Dreams
- Aw Yeah
- Burn Bridges
- Turn Me On
The Grates setlist — Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand (2011-08-01)
7 songs, in the order played:
- Carve Your Name
- 19-20-20
- Aw Yeah
- Borrowed Skin
- Feels Like Pain
- Burn Bridges
- Turn Me On
The Grates setlist — Woodfordia, Woodford, Australia (2011-07-30)
14 songs, in the order played:
- Carve Your Name
- Science Is Golden
- Like You Could Have It All
- 19-20-20
- Change
- Aw Yeah
- Sweet Dreams
- Trampoline
- Young Pricks
- Rock Boys
- Borrowed Skin
- Feels Like Pain
- Burn Bridges
- Turn Me On
- 2019-09-28 — Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia
Back to Back · Like You Could Have It All · 19-20-20 · Milk Eyes · Sweet Dreams · Holiday Home · Science Is Golden · Trampoline · Call Me · Aw Yeah … +3 more - 2018-12-15 — The Tivoli, Brisbane, Australia
Science Is Golden · Lies Are Much More Fun · Carve Your Name · Trampoline · Earthquake · Inside Outside · Howl · Little People · Rock Boys · Seek Me … +11 more - 2017-01-21 — QAGOMA, Brisbane, Australia
19-20-20 · Trampoline · Like You Could Have It All · Turn Me On · Call Me · I'm Staying · Sweet Dreams · Milk Eyes · 7-Eleven · Science Is Golden … +7 more - 2017-01-21 — QAGOMA, Brisbane, Australia
A Show for You · The Clap Clap Club · 19-20-20 · Can You · Trampoline · Patience, Get Up · Inside Outside · Someone New - 2015-12-20 — Southside Tea Room, Brisbane, Australia
Mongoloid · Holiday Home · Trampoline · 7-Eleven · Burn Bridges · Wild One · Message · Friends With Scum · Science Is Golden · Call Me … +3 more - 2015-11-15 — Bulimba Memorial Park, Brisbane, Australia
19-20-20 · Call Me · Wild One · Carve Your Name · Sweet Dreams · Like You Could Have It All · Burn Bridges · Aw Yeah · Back to Back · 7-Eleven … +8 more - 2015-08-14 — Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, Australia
19-20-20 · Wild One · Sweet Dreams · Feels Like Pain · Like You Could Have It All · Aw Yeah · Trampoline · It Won't Hurt Anymore · Science Is Golden · Call Me … +6 more - 2013-12-20 — Southside Tea Room, Brisbane, Australia
Science Is Golden · Blazin' Like The Sun · I Wish I Was Alone · Dirty Hands · Break Free (Do You Wanna) · Back to Back · Echo Pledge 3/4 · It Will All Work Out in the End · Drug Company · Time Is Like a Raven … +4 more - 2012-03-02 — Manning Bar, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Trampoline · 19-20-20 · Like You Could Have It All · Carve Your Name · Change · Rock Boys · Young Pricks · Aw Yeah · With You · Sweet Dreams … +6 more - 2011-11-11 — Triple J Studios, Sydney, Australia
Sweet Dreams · Please Leave - 2011-10-31 — The Hi-Fi, Melbourne, Australia
Science Is Golden · Like You Could Have It All · Carve Your Name · 19-20-20 · Change · Rock Boys · Aw Yeah · With You · Message · Turn Me On … +8 more - 2011-07-01 — The Hi-Fi, Brisbane, Australia
Carve Your Name · Science Is Golden · Earthquake · Like You Could Have It All · Milk Eyes · 19-20-20 · Two Kinds of Right · Change · Sweet Dreams · Rock Boys … +7 more - 2011-06-25 — Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
Carve Your Name · Science Is Golden · Earthquake · Like You Could Have It All · Milk Eyes · 19-20-20 · Two Kinds of Right · Change · Sweet Dreams · Rock Boys … +7 more - 2011-06-24 — Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, Australia
Carve Your Name · Science Is Golden · Earthquake · Like You Could Have It All · Milk Eyes · 19-20-20 · Two Kinds of Right · Change · Sweet Dreams · Rock Boys … +7 more - 2010-08-06 — Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, Australia
Science Is Golden · Howl · Milk Eyes · Earthquake · Two Kinds of Right · Change · Trampoline · The Biggest and Longest Adventure Ever · Rock Boys · Aw Yeah … +8 more
200 The Grates setlists are known in total; the most recent 27 are shown here.
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Songs The Grates plays most often live
Across the last 20 The Grates concerts with a recorded setlist.
| Song | Played at | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 19-20-20 | 18 of 20 | 90% |
| Burn Bridges | 17 of 20 | 85% |
| Science Is Golden | 17 of 20 | 85% |
| Trampoline | 17 of 20 | 85% |
| Rock Boys | 16 of 20 | 80% |
| Aw Yeah | 14 of 20 | 70% |
| Like You Could Have It All | 14 of 20 | 70% |
| Sweet Dreams | 14 of 20 | 70% |
| Inside Outside | 12 of 20 | 60% |
| Turn Me On | 12 of 20 | 60% |
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Upcoming The Grates shows on Gigvault
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- 2026-11-15 — The Triffid, Brisbane
Cities where The Grates played
- Concerts in Brisbane — 11 shows, most recently 2026
- Concerts in Melbourne — 4 shows
- Concerts in Adelaide
- Concerts in Sydney — 5 shows
- Concerts in New York
- Concerts in Auckland
Venues where The Grates played
- The Grates at The Triffid, Brisbane — 2 shows, most recently 2026
- The Grates at Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
- The Grates at The Tivoli, Brisbane
- The Grates at The Factory Theatre, Sydney
- The Grates at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney — 2 shows
- The Grates at Powerstation, Auckland
- The Grates at Corner Hotel, Melbourne
- The Grates at Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane
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Frequently asked questions
Where has The Grates played?
The Grates shows on Gigvault are documented in 11 cities, including Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Auckland. Venues include Oxford Art Factory in Sydney, Southside Tea Room in Brisbane, The Triffid in Brisbane and 291 Foggs Road in Mount Samson.
When did The Grates last play?
The most recent The Grates show on record is 2020-02-08 at York on Lilydale, Melbourne, Australia.
How many The Grates concerts are on Gigvault?
26 The Grates concerts are documented, from 2010 to 2026 across 11 cities.
When is The Grates playing live next?
No The Grates dates are confirmed right now. The most recent show on record is 2020-02-08 at York on Lilydale, Melbourne, Australia; new dates appear on this page as ticketing sources announce them.
Where can I find The Grates setlists?
27 setlists by The Grates are on this page with the full song list in the order played — open any show to see the songs, the date and the venue.
How many songs does The Grates play live?
The Grates typically plays 16 songs — most concerts land between 13 and 18 across the last 20 shows with a recorded setlist.
What song does The Grates open with?
The Grates varies the opener — 10 different opening songs across the last 20 concerts, most often "Science Is Golden" (6 times).
What song does The Grates close with?
The Grates varies the closing song — 8 different closers across the last 20 concerts, most often "Turn Me On" (5 times).
Which songs does The Grates always play?
No song appeared at every one of the last 20 The Grates concerts. The closest is "19-20-20" at 18 of 20.
What rare songs has The Grates played recently?
14 songs appeared only once across the last 20 concerts, among them A Show for You, Blazin' Like The Sun, Can You, Drip Yo Love, Drug Company, Echo Pledge 3/4, It Will All Work Out in the End, Mongoloid.
Does The Grates play the same setlist every night?
No — The Grates changes the setlist a lot. Two consecutive concerts share only about 7 of roughly 15 songs.