Ukulele Death Squad
Purbeck Valley Farmhouse, Corfe Castle, BH20 5HU Wareham Kort
fim. 20.08.2026 17:00
Since their 2017 inception, the award winning and critically acclaimed folk band Ukulele Death Squad have grown bigger and better, bringing a new sense of anarchy to the once undistrubed four-stringed instrument – The Ukulele.
Their original song writing, thumping rhythms, outraseous Ukulele & Sax solos and harmonic vocal stylings of the seven piece squad, has garnered attention from audience’s globally, selling out season after season and evening winning The 2019 & 2022 People’s Choice SA Music Award – Best Folk Artist and The 2018 Overall Adelaide Fringe Best Music Award.
In the 6 years that they have been performing, The Squad have recorded, released and nationally toured their EP selling out every show. Additionally their presence has been celerated performing at established festivals such as The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Caloundra Music Festival, Headlining Folkoria Music Festival, WOMADelaide, National Folk Festival to name a few.
Described as “Loud, Raucaus and Infectiously Fun” (The Clothesline), with a “Punk Rock attitude” (InDaily), the UDS guarantee to make any audience jump out of their seats and dance the night away. Expect the unexpected and throw out everything you thought you knew about the uke – The devlish Ukulele Death Squad are coming for you
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Ukulele Death Squad
In a world where there are at least two ukulele orchestras, this slimmer seven-piece extravaganza from the Australian badlands declare themselves to be the planets "most dangerous ukulele band." Their name more then hints the level of menace and peril contained within. Luckily for you their largely armed with several examples of the miniature, titular instrument along with their epic vocal performance, pulsing conga led rhythms and of course their big bold brass battalion ready for combat. The death squad wield their instrument's like master marksmen, hitting their target every time using their arsenal of gypsy jazz, Rnb and folk. There is a strong sense of showmanship, theatricality and raucous energy in their live shows that has gained international recognition and critical acclaim in The Adelaide & Edinburgh Fringe, WoMAD (Adelaide), WoMAD (UK), Boomtown (UK), Dranouter Festival (Belgium) to name only a few.
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AWARDS
Award: 2018 Adelaide Fringe - Best Music
Award: 2018 'Made in Adelaide' Best Music Grant Recipient
Award: 2019 SA Music Awards - Peoples Choice (Folk)
Award: 2022 SA Music Awards - Peoples Choice (Folk)
Award: 2022 Adelaide Fringe Best Music Weekly Award
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REVIEWS
"Thumping rhythms, soulful vocals, and outrageous ukulele and sax solos." - Happy Mag
“Quentin Tarantino-esque Spanish flamenco punk-style music” - ABC
“Attitude, swagger, style and sense of humour” - InDaily.