Buffalo Revisited at Crossroads Bar

Crossroards Bar is so excited to welcome Buffalo Revisited to it's stage!

After an amazing night at Marrickville Bowling Club to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Buffalo's third album "Only Want You For Your Body", the guys will be live in Dubbo putting on another amazing show!!

Grab your earplugs, this one will be big!!

Buffalo are widely acclaimed as the Australian band that paved the way for hundreds of others in the stoner, hard rock and heavy metal genres. Formed in Sydney in August 1971 from expatriate Brisbane band Head, the original line-up was Dave Tice (vocals), Alan Milano (vocals), Paul Balbi (drums), John Baxter (guitar) and Peter Wells (bass guitar.)

Tice and Wells had played together since 1966 with The Odd Colours and Strange Brew before forming Head in 1968. The name Head was deemed unsuitable by bookers so the Buffalo moniker was chosen by looking at an Australian map.

Alongside Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and Blackfeather, Buffalo pioneered Australia's heavy metal, pub rock and alternative rock movements. The first Australian act to be signed to UK label Vertigo Records, they released five albums but stubbornly remained an underground band.

In May 1972 they issued their debut single, "Suzie Sunshine", which was written by Baxter and Peter Brett. It was followed a month later by their debut album, “Dead Forever...” Both the single and album sold well with the album sales reaching 25,000 despite a virtual commercial radio blacklisting stemming from the band’s uncompromising hard rock sound and a ghoulish LP cover.

After “Dead Forever” appeared, co-vocalist Milano left and Jimmy Economou replaced Balbi on drums to form what would be known as the classic line-up.

In mid-January 1973 Buffalo supported Vertigo label-mates Black Sabbath on the Australian leg of the Volume IV Tour.

In 2013, Dave Tice put together a line-up called Buffalo Revisited to revisit the Buffalo catalogue for the Evil Invaders Festival. The band's music had developed a following of young Metal, Doom Metal and Heavy Rock fans. For various reasons, the band was put to rest.

In mid 2015, Dave reconvened Buffalo Revisited with a fresh line-up of Vince Cuscuna (guitar), Steve Lorkin (bass) and Murray Shepherd (drums). Buffalo revisited plays select shows showcasing the music of the first three Buffalo albums. Shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane reaffirmed the band’s legendary status, blowing away audiences made up of old fans along with young Heavy Rock fans experiencing Buffalo’s raw power live for the first time.

2018 marked the 45th Anniversary of the release of “Volcanic Rock”, the album widely considered the defining record of Buffalo’s 5 album career. To mark the occasion Dave Tice reconvened “Buffalo Revisited” with the strongest line-up yet; comprising Troy Scerri (guitar), Steve Lorkin (Bass) Marcus Fraser (drums) and original singer/songwriter Dave Tice out front. This line-up co-headlined 2019’s “Brewtality” festival in Melbourne to great acclaim.

In 2022 Ripple Music, the iconic US Heavy/Doom/Stoner record label released the live album of Buffalo Revisited’s 2018 performance of “Volcanic Rock”; recorded at The Bald faced Stag on June 6th 2018. The album received rave reviews in Heavy Rock mags across the globe and a second album of live recordings from the same show, featuring songs from Buffalo’s first and third albums is planned for release in future

On July 20th 2024 Buffalo Revisited performed at Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the release of Buffalo’s 3rd album “Only Want You For Your Body” to a packed crowd of old faithful and new young fans. A triumphant night that proved again the power and passion of Buffalo’s music. The line-up of founding singer Dave Tice along with Guitarist Troy Scerri, Bass player Steve Lorkin and Drummer Marcus Fraser left the crowd awestruck and happy.

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