The Onyas are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1991 in
Brisbane
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. The members are John "Mad Macka" McKeering (vocals, guitar) and the brothers Richard "Stanners" Stanley (bass) and Jordan "Jaws" Stanley (drum).
On 19 October 1996 they supported the
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they were one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music. They were responsible for ...
on their
Filthy Lucre Tour
The Filthy Lucre Tour was the 1996 reunion tour of the pioneering British punk rock band Sex Pistols. The 78-date world tour lasted for almost six months.
A live album, ''Filthy Lucre Live'', was recorded at Finsbury Park in London and reach ...
, at the
Festival Hall in Melbourne.
They made five international tours, with three to Europe (1996, 1997 and 1998), and two to the
United States
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(1997 and 2000).
In 2006 John McKeering also joined Melbourne band
Cosmic Psychos on guitar, after the death of Robert John "Rocket" Watts.
In 2016 the band celebrated its 25 year anniversary with a concert on 1 April at
The Tote,
Melbourne
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.
Members
;Current line-up
* John McKeering – vocals, guitar
* Richard Stanley – bass
* Jordan Stanley – drum
;Occasional line-ups
;1992
* John McKeering – vocals, guitar
* Anton Bladwell – guitar
* Richard Stanley – bass
* Jordan Stanley – drum
;1997
* John McKeering – vocals, guitar
* José Bernardo "Joseber" Tolosa – guitar
* Richard Stanley – bass
* Jordan Stanley – drum
Discography
Cassettes
* ''Brack'' (1991) – Self-editing
Albums
* ''Get Shitfaced With The Onyas'' (1996) – Au-Go-Go
* ''Six!'' (1998) – Au-Go-Go
Live albums
* ''Heterospective'' (2000) – Dropkick
Singles
* "Beer Gut" (1994) – Au-Go-Go
* "Live For Rejection" (1994) – Lance Rock
* "London... Paris... Bracken Ridge!" (1997) – 1 + 2
* "Live For Rejection" (1996) – Man's Ruin
* "Hit You Up The Guts" (1996) – Rock & Roll Inc.
* "Drink 'Em Up Motherfuckers!" (1998) – Sheep
* "Three More Hits From The Onyas" (1999) – Junk
* "Admission Of A Lifestyle" (2000) – Dropkick
Splits
* With Big Bongin' Baby: "The Onyas & Big Bongin' Baby" (1994) – Destroyer
* With The Rockford Files: "Pissin' & Peckin' With The Onyas" (1995) – Knuckledrag
Further reading
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External links
The Onyas celebrate their 25th anniversary at ''The Beat''Interview with John McKeering at ''Sseennsseess blog''Interview with Richard Stanley at ''The Music''Interview with John McKeering at ''Ruta 66'' (in Spanish)
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Musical groups from Brisbane
Australian punk rock groups
Man's Ruin Records artists
Au Go Go Records artists