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Public recordCompiled from 15 credited sources · Updated Sep 29, 2026

Royal Headache

Rock band from Sydney, NS · formed 2009

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Royal Headache photo
Photo: Spotify
Shows on record
7
Rooms played
7
Cities
7
Releases
12
Last show
Jul 16, 2017Horseshoe Tavern

About

Royal Headache is a band from Sydney, NS, formed in 2009, tagged garage punk, garage rock, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2017, across 7 rooms in 7 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

7 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20101 show
  2. 20112 shows
  3. 20121 show
  4. 20131 show
  5. 20151 show
  6. 20171 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 16, 2017Horseshoe Tavern · TorontoHeadlinerwith Career Suicide, Kiwi Jr.
Aug 13, 2015Rickshaw Stop · San FranciscoSupportwith Total Control, POW!, Flesh World, +1
Jul 19, 2013The Imperial Hotel · SydneyHeadlinerwith Straight Arrows, The Daylight Robbery, Model Citizen
May 26, 2012Vitus · OaklandSupportwith Personal and The Pizzas, Mean Jeans, King Louie's Missing Monuments, +2
Sep 22, 2011Hi-Tone Cafe - Old Old Location · MemphisSupportwith Ty Segall, OBN III'S, Mikal Cronin, +2
Sep 8, 2011Death By Audio · BrooklynSupportwith Cheveu, Black Marble, The Family Curse
Jun 2, 2010Corner Hotel · RichmondHeadlinerwith Woollen Kits

Where they play

7 rooms in 7 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Brooklyn1 show
  • Memphis1 show
  • Oakland1 show
  • Richmond1 show
  • San Francisco1 show

and 2 other cities

Releases

12 releases, 2008–2024

  • Live In America

    2024 · Album

  • High

    2015 · Album

  • STAND AND STARE / GIVE IT ALL TO ME

    2013 · Single

  • Stand And Stare

    2013

  • Royal Headache

    2011 · Album

  • 7" EP

    2010 · Ep

  • Royal Headache

    2010

  • 2010 Winter Tour

    2010

  • Adelaide / Melbourne 2010 July Tour

    2010

  • Launch Show Tape

    2010

  • Demo Tape

    2009

  • Boatshed Demo

    2008

Lineup

  • Chris Shortt
  • Lawrence Hall
  • Joe Sukit
  • Tim Wall

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2015-10-09–2026-04-25 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Dr. West) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Royal Headache — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Royal Headache — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Royal Headache — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Royal Headache — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Royal Headache — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Royal Headache — Horseshoe Tavern, 2017-07-16
Poster · Horseshoe Tavern, 2017-07-16 — Songkick
Royal Headache — Rickshaw Stop, 2015-08-13
Poster · Rickshaw Stop, 2015-08-13 — Songkick
Royal Headache — Death By Audio, 2011-09-08
Poster · Death By Audio, 2011-09-08 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Royal Headache on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Royal Headache on Last.fmArtist facts
Royal Headache on DiscogsArtist facts
Royal Headache on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.