Brisbane indie-rockstars Custard brought some pre-Christmas cheer to a sold-out home crowd on Saturday night.

Wrapping up their regional tour, they gave fans a final salute to remember at Woolloongabba’s The Princess Theatre.

The Stress of Leisure – who are close mates of Custard – and Melbourne rockers The Fauves, gave some solid warm-up sets.

I sadly missed getting shots of the Leisure due to being held up in the ticketing line. But I did manage to catch a few songs from their 80s post-punk vault.

Their sound is kinda punk and funk, with a twist of freaky-cool. Frontman Ian Powne and his band had the crowd hooked, with their catchy tunes and killer synths.

They were definitely in the same musical genre of Custard! Their song “Pulled Pork” stood out as a crowd favourite, with punters screaming the words at them throughout the song.

Certainly, an ear worm for the ages.

But first, a little about The Favues

Next up, The Fauves – who formed in 1988 – are showing no signs of slowing down.

With the release of their latest album, “Tropical Strength”, they offer raunchy guitar and satirical lyrics.

The Fauves played all the best tunes from their much-loved albums “Un-Australian” and “Dogs Are The Best People”.

As frontman Andrew Cox strutted around the stage like a true rockstar, he got cheeky with the punters: “We do pretty good for some old guys…”

Their high-energy perfectly elevated the crowd’s anticipation for Custard.

Custard takes the stage at The Princess Theatre

Striking into some newer tunes, Custard kick things off with “Someday” and “Never Loved Melbourne”.

Fans unleash their inner-dancers to their funky new material, as Dave McCormack takes the spotlight bringing humour and a boyish charm.

Dressed like a true Queenslander, it was hard to tell whether Dave had just come back from a Christmas family barbecue. Or if he was simply bringing the fashuuuuun.

Rocking a trucker cap, novelty shirt, and iconic bold glasses, he followed into an old-favourite – “Lucky Star”.

Nostalgia brews as Custard bring back the glory days

Taking fans straight back to the prime-times, it was unsurprising these fans knew all the lyrics.

You can just tell these boys love what they do. Even bassist Paul Medew couldn’t wipe the smile off his face all night.

In a star-to-fan moment of appreciation, Paul took his mobile phone out of his pocket to snap some shots of the crowd (so cute!).

As Dave exited the stage, drummer Glenn Thompson hopped behind the mic to lead the band through “Black Rine”, “Molecules Colliding”, and their all-time classic “Music is Crap”.

Stirring the crowd into a frenzy, Dave took over again as frontman busting into crowd-favourite, “Girls Like That (Don’t Go For Guys Like Us)”.

From a fan’s requests, they dedicated the next heartfelt melody to a musical friend, and the boys
strummed into “Ladies And Gentlemen”.

As fans watched in awe, they knew the night was soon to come to an end.

But Custard wasn’t finished yet, ending the night off with the song that started it all: “Apartment”.

It was everything the fans wanted. With their rhythmic guitars and sly vocals it was simply the perfect way to end a (very) late night.

If you missed Custard on their recent tour, worry not I say! Seeing the fun these guys were having on stage makes me think they won’t be stopping any time soon…