The Go Set

The Go Set are a five-piece punk rock band formed in 2002 and is built around founding member and main songwriter Justin Keenan. The band was formed after the demise of Justin's previous band Eddie Would Go. Since 2002 the band has released 6 albums, consistently toured Australia as well as embarking on 3 tours of Europe and the UK. The Go Set are often compared to groups like The Clash, The Pogues and Dropkick Murphys with a unique Australian pup rock character.

The Go Set have also supported bands like The Living End, The Bouncing Souls, Flogging Molly and performed at major festivals. The group main influences are punk rock and folk with a particularly Australian social and political emphasis within their lyrics.

Debut album "Sing a Song of Revolution" was produced by Lindsay Gravina. This album fuses traditional influences with 1970s punk rock. The follow up album "The Hungry Mile" was produced by Radio Birdman frontman Rob Younger and featured the singles 'Davey', 'Union Man' and 'Power of Youth'.

In 2007 the band worked with Mick Thomas from Weddings Parties Anything to produce "A Journey for a Nation", released in May 2007 this album took a distinct folk direction. Featuring the singles "The Rising Tide". A Journey for a Nation also featured a cover of Billy Bragg song "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards".

The band released their fourth studio album in 2008 entitled "Rising." This album saw a return to their punk origins featuring a cover of Radio Birdman song "New Race". In April 2010 the Go Set released their live album "Another Round in Melbourne Town".

Current band members

• Justin Keenan - Vocals, Guitar
• Agostino Soldati - Drums
• Lachlan McSwain Bagpipes, Tin whistle,
• Evan Young - Bass
• Ben Fraser - Guitar, Mandolin

Former band members

• Andrew Baxter-Smith - Guitar, Mandolin
• Jesse Beaton - Guitar, Mandolin
• Mark McCartney - Guitar, Mandolin
• Ben Cuthbet - Drums
• Dave Foley - Drums,
• Mark Moran - Bass,
• Tom Fisher - Bass,
• Johnny - Bagpipes,

Discography

Studio Albums

Sing a Song of Revolution

• Released: 2004
• Tracks:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"1788"
2.	"Old Dark Brown"
3.	"Wandering Man"
4.	"Sing Me a Song"
5.	"5am"
6.	"Raymond O'Byrne"
7.	"Breakdown"
8.	"Away Away"
9.	"Fade"
10.	"Coming Down"
11.	"Macpherson's Rant"
12.	"The Panda / Gravel Walk (Secret track)"

The Hungry Mile

• Released: 2006
• Tracks:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jig of Slurs"
2.	"Bordeaux"
3.	"Davey"
4.	"Tale of a Convict"
5.	"Salamanca"
6.	"All the Truth and Lies"
7.	"Union Man"
8.	"The Hardness of His Hand"
9.	"The Power of Youth"
10.	"Scarlet Snow"
11.	"Learning Slowly"
12.	"The Longest Holiday"
13.	"Bombs Falling"
14.	"Scots Wha' Ha'e"

• A Journey for a Nation (2007)
• Rising (2008)

EPs

Welcome to the New Dimension

• Released: 2003
• Tracks:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hey Good Morning"
2.	"New Dimension"
3.	"1,2,3,4"
4.	"Standing Out In The Rain"

• Fallen Fortunes (2010)

Live album

• Another Round in Melbourne Town (2010)

External links

Brad West 'Crime, Suicide and the Anti-Hero: "Waltzing Matilda" in Australia' in Journal of Popular Culture. 353 (winter 2001). 127 - 141. Annie Harper 'Sedition laws' song and dance' in The Bendigo Minor (11 January 2007). 10.

• The Go Set @ MySpace