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Known for their rowdy live gigs, usually at Inner West warehouses, Day of the Meerkat have been on hiatus while members explore other endeavours, including Sydney bands Face Command and Svelte, as well as overseas travel, bringing new humans into the world and relocating to Tasmania … then moving back again. Loved for their rollicking barnstormers, frenzied breakdowns and chicken-pickin'rockabilly-infected bedlam, reviews have drawn comparisons to B52s, Dead Kennedys, Tom Waits and Mr Bungle. They’ve played venues including The Annandale Hotel, Manning Bar, Peats Ridge Music Festival, The High and Dry Music Festival and Luna Park. ‘Day of the Meerkat carve out the good times. Definitely a band to pull up and have a beer with.’ Sydney Drum Media “Day of the Meerkat have built their reputation on spleen-fracturing live shows, their musical ore heated in the furnace and beaten in the smithy of the Sydney warehouse scene.” Music Feeds “Some wild form of raucous and rough stuff is what