FUTUREMAG MUSIC: Can fans expect any kind of crossover between the two bands during the tour?

BEAU BOKAN: Oh, that’s something we have to talk about. I would love for Matty to come up and do a part on one of our songs. It would be fun. There’s definitely a possibility.

FUTUREMAG MUSIC: Any particular song you reckon he’d be great at?

BEAU BOKAN: His voice is incredible, so he could sing or scream pretty much anything, so it’d be nice to have him out for… even if we played a really old song or something that was like heavy screaming, it’d be so sick to see him and Jared get in there and do those parts together.

FUTUREMAG MUSIC: Your shows are often described as raw and emotionally intense. What’s the key to creating that kind of connection with your fans?

BEAU BOKAN: I think just being authentic and being yourself. I still struggle with the stage voice, like, some people get up there and there’s some bands that can really pull it off. I saw Parkway Drive recently, and I used to listen to Parkway way back in the day when they sounded like a garage metal core band. And we watched them at this festival, and there’s fire and there’s freaking… it’s just the craziest set. And he just has this, like, commanding crazy and I know Winston’s such a chill dude, and it’s like, man, that’s something that I need to work on because I think I’m just more down to Earth. Like, try to connect with the fans and let them know they could be doing what I’m doing. It’s nothing crazy if they just put their minds to it. So, I feel I connect in that way. But I think they enjoy doing that and you could see that it brings that out in them. You know, it lets the guard down a bit. They don’t have to act too cool or something in the crowd. It’s like, we’re all here to have fun. Let’s just not pretent we’re too cool.

FUTUREMAG MUSIC: Absolutely! Do you approach live shows differently now compared to how you did in your earlier days?

BEAU BOKAN: In a way, yeah, I think just trying to sound better live. I think that kind of was secondary back in the day. It was more like; how do we just do the craziest possible… Like, I remember doing a front flip off the speakers at Roadhouse in Sydney and was surprised I didn’t break my neck. Like, I literally thought I was… I was like mid-air, like, I’m gonna break my neck. Why did I just do this and ended up being okay? So, I think like, obviously putting on a good show and having the energy, but focusing on just sounding good. We take a lot of pride in how we sound and how we come across. We don’t want to put on a shitty show. I think especially now that everything goes on the internet. It’s like you have a bad night or you sound like trash, like you’re gonna get roasted. So, I think just trying to sound as good as possible but keeping the energy. I think that’s the balance. You know what I mean? I think some people sacrifice sounding good for losing some of that energy, and I just love to see a band go off on stage. That’s my taste.

FUTUREMAG MUSIC: You’re coming back with a brand-new album — how does that differ from what fans heard before?

BEAU BOKAN: I think again, it’s just growing and maturing. And I know that’s a story for a lot of us bands that have been around for a minute is just trying to grow but grow with our fans and not lose that identity that we have and not lose whatever that thing is our fans have connected with in the first place. You don’t want to throw that all away, and at the same time, you want to show growth and maturity in a way. I think that comes with the songwriting. I think it comes with performing and all that stuff. So that’s, yeah, that’s pretty much it. I think we’re doing a more updated version of ourselves. And we saw some of those… it’s interesting, like some of the comments and people will be like, I don’t know how they did it. It sounds like nostalgic, but it sounds modern. So, I think that was the best compliment because we were like, how are we gonna update our sound without bailing on who we are as a band and what got us to this point? And, you know, it’s fun to write those poppy and radio-ish songs sometimes, but it’s not who we are. We won’t ever put out a whole album of that, and that’s just us. There’s no offence to anyone who’s done that, and awesome bands that are very successful with that formula. But, we only do what we enjoy and what we think our fans would enjoy.

FUTUREMAG MUSIC: I actually think it’s a good mix because there’s something in there for the older fans, but something for any new fans discovering you for the first time through this tour.

BEAU BOKAN: Yeah, I agree.

FUTUREMAG MUSIC: What’s the main thing you hope Aussie fans take away from you’re shows while you’re here?

BEAU BOKAN: That we love doing what we do. I hope people leave the show going like, damn, that band loves to play shows, because it is awesome. We are very lucky that we can still do this, this far into our careers. We don’t take it for granted. I just hope people can leave, just feeling inspired and knowing it’s never too late to start doing something and chasing a passion or dream.

FUTUREMAG MUSIC: Anything else on the horizon?

BEAU BOKAN: We do have a music video coming out. We have a song called Venom, and we’re gonna put that out before we come out there. We filmed it a while back, but it’s finally coming out. We had to wait for the right time. We’re like, well, we better drop it before this tour, because we’re going to be playing that one on the tour.

MEMPHIS MAY FIRE and BLESSTHEFALL April 2026 Australian Tour Dates

Friday 24th April MELBOURNE, Northcote Theatre

Saturday 25th April SYDNEY, Manning Bar

Sunday 26th April BRISBANE, Princess Theatre

Tuesday 28th April ADELAIDE, Lion Arts Factory

Wednesday 29th April PERTH, Magnet House