“This band will knock your socks off.” – Kram, Spiderbait

“Wave Raiders set the crowd alight. Every time I’ve seen them, people stop in their tracks to watch and listen!” – Sarah McLeod, The Superjesus

Introducing Wave Raiders, a trio of alternative rock disruptors from the Sunshine Coast. They aren’t here to blend in – they’re here to smash cliches and carve out their own identity as they produce their style of Neo-Surf Rock Psychedelia, taking from the last 25 years of Australian rock music.

With a few singles under their belt, including their debut single ‘Fun’ (October 2024), ‘A Punk Rock Christmas’ (a collaboration with Sarah McLeod from The Superjesus, December 2024), and ‘Don’t Wanna Be Late’ (April 2025), the band may already be one of Australia’s hardest working bands. Between school and surfing, the trio can be found meticulously honing their skills to create a show that is equal parts instrumentally tight and entertaining.

“We want people to come to our shows and to see it as an experience. We want people to be excited by what we’re going to do next. We want to create a community where everyone can freely express themselves and have a good time with their mates.” – Wave Raiders

As Australia’s newest generation of stage shredders, it hasn’t taken long for the band to graduate from their first show at the local RSL to huge shows and stages across the country, from Bluesfest Byron Bay to Airlie Beach Festival of Music. The three-piece have been called up to perform for over 10,000 fans alongside legends Spiderbait and have shared stages with the likes of Pricey, The Choir Boys, The Beautiful Girls, James Reyne, Dragon and Kingswood. They have also snagged coveted support slots with The Screaming Jets on the QLD leg of ‘The Life Blood’ and Rock N’ Roll on Summer’ Tours, and were handpicked by The Superjesus as the main support on their recent ‘The Album’ tour.

“At 10-12 years old, we formed Wave Raiders, and one of our goals was to play at the Caloundra Music Festival in our hometown. We devised a plan for the final night of the festival. We smuggled a sign into the venue and waited for hours at the front of the mosh pit for Spiderbait to perform, and held up a sign asking them if we could play ‘Calypso’ with them.

We had practiced ‘Calypso’ about ten times that day, and when Spiderbait called us up, from the side stage, Janet checked with us that we could actually play ‘Calypso’, and we reassured her that we could. We jumped up on the main stage and, much to the shock of the 10,000 fans, we nailed it!” – Wave Raiders

With their debut single ‘Fun‘ selling out its launch show, “The Raiders” quickly earned nominations for ‘Rising Star‘ and ‘Young Artist of the Year‘ at local music awards, propelling them to start creating their debut EP, with production overseen by Cameron McGlinchey of The Screaming Jets and Rogue Traders, and the internationally acclaimed, ARIA-winning, and Grammy-nominated Steve James, known for his work with The Angels, Cold Chisel, Skunkhour, and The Screaming Jets.

What’s next for this group of school friends who are ready to take the world by storm? “Now we’re bringing some attitude into our songs, so you’ll hear a bit of rebellion against the system whenever it tries to hold us back. That’s what our new single, ‘My Way’, is about.”

Wave Raiders are channelling a groundswell of local support towards a full-blown siege on the Australian music scene. Unpredictable. Loud. Impossible to ignore. They aren’t just riding the wave; they are the wave.