Group

Rose Tattoo

Australian hard rock band

From: Sydney, Australia
Since: 1976–present
Rating: ★ 3.65 (3 votes)
Releases: 23

hard rock
classic rock
rock

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About

Rose Tattoo are an Australian rock band which formed in Sydney in 1976 and was led by frontman and sole constant member Angry Anderson from 1976 until his death in 2026. Their sound is hard rock mixed with blues rock influences, with songs including "Bad Boy for Love", "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw", "Nice Boys", "We Can't Be Beaten" and "Scarred for Life". Their first four albums were produced by Harry Vanda and George Young who also worked with AC/DC. They disbanded in 1987, subsequently reforming briefly in 1993 to support Guns N' Roses on an Australian tour. They reassembled again from 1998 and have since released two more studio albums.

According to Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane, Rose Tattoo are "one of the most revered bands of all time. The Tatts played peerless, street-level heavy blues with the emphasis on slide guitar and strident lyric statements". On 16 August 2006, they were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.

From Rose Tattoo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Geordie Leach 1977–1979, 1980–1984, 1992–1993, 1999–1999, 2007–now bass guitar
Robin Riley 1981–1983, 2000–now guitar
Paul DeMarco 1992–1993, 1998–now membranophone
Dai Pritchard 2007–now slide guitar
Mark Evans 2017–now electric bass guitar
Leigh Johnston now · original member background vocals, guitar
Tony Lake 1976–1976 · original member · former lead vocals
Michael "Stork" Vandersluys 1976–1976 · original member · former membranophone
Ian Rilen 1976–1977, 1998–1998 · former bass guitar, lead vocals
Mick Cocks 1976–1981, 1992–1993, 1998–1998, 1999–1999, 2003–2009 · former background vocals, bass guitar, guitar
Dallas Royall 1976–1983 · former drums (drum set)
Peter Wells 1976–1983, 1992–1993, 1998–2006 · original member · former bass guitar, slide guitar
Angry Anderson 1976–1987, 1992–1993, 1998–2026 · former lead vocals
Chris Turner 1977–1977 · former guitar
Neil Smith 1979–1979 · former bass guitar
Lobby Loyde 1979–1980 · former bass guitar
Scott Johnston 1983–1984, 1985–1986 · former membranophone
Greg Jordan 1983–1985 · former slide guitar
John Meyer 1983–1985 · former guitar
Robert Bowron 1984–1984 · former membranophone
Steve Balbi 1984–1985 · former bass guitar
Andy Cichon 1985–1986 · former background vocals, bass guitar, keyboard, piano
Tim Gaze 1985–1987 · former slide guitar
Jake Landt 1987–1987 · former bass guitar
Rick Melick 1987–1987 · former keyboard
Steve King 2000–2007 · former bass guitar