Former Red Wiggle Murray Cook and his band Murray and the Movers hits the road across Australia this summer.
Murray and the Movers are heading out on tour this summer. Known as The Soul Movers across four albums, the indie-rock outfit led by original Red Wiggle Murray Cook officially unveils their new band name alongside a string of national dates and power pop single If I’m With You, out 24 October.
Kicking off at Nimbin Music Festival on 24-26 October, the tour spans Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Orange across summer and into 2026. Murray Cook and musical partner Lizzie Mack will perform both as the duo Mack & Cook and as Murray and the Movers, with the full band making their official debut under the new name on 29 October at Metro in Sydney for Murray Cook’s Rocktober.
Murray (Cook) and the Movers
- Friday 24 October – Sunday 26 October, Nimbin Music Festival (performing as Mack & Cook)
- Sunday 26 October, The Cave Inn, Woolloongabba (performing as Mack & Cook)
- Wednesday 29 October, Metro, Sydney, Murray Cook’s Rocktober with Murray and the Movers, The Smoking Ruins and DJ Murray Set
- Friday 28 November, Django Bar, Marrickville (single launch)
- Saturday 6 December, Cherry Bar, Melbourne with The Pearlies and The Brakes
- Sunday 7 December, The Gem, Fitzroy (performing as Mack & Cook with The Brakes)
- Saturday 13 December, A Very Murray Orange Carols in the Botanical Garden, Orange
- Friday 19 December, Smith’s Alternative, Canberra (performing as Mack & Cook)
- 1-3 March 2026, Nannup Music Festival (performing as Mack & Cook)
- 6-7 March 2026, Enlighten Festival, Canberra
- Tickets: here
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New single If I’m With You channels pure 1990s nostalgia, dreaming of an era when vintage cars were affordable, phones stayed out of gigs, and punters hit live music venues four nights a week. Drawing inspiration from the shimmering melodies of 1980s acts The Go-Go’s and The Bangles while embracing the sharp edge of early ’90s power-pop heroes Matthew Sweet and Elvis Costello, the track signals a shift from soul, electro-pop and disco into full indie-rock territory.
Shot at Melbourne’s iconic Forum Theatre, the official video sees Murray Cook and Lizzie racing through Hosier Lane’s graffiti-covered walls in search of a portal to the perfect night. Classic grunge imagery peppers the clip, with a Kurt Cobain mural serving as the gateway that pulls them into a crowd lost in the music.
Tickets to the Cherry Bar show are on sale now, here.
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