If Game Of Thrones’ King Robert Baratheon dressed like a Blues Brother and played guitar by thrusting his beard against the strings, he could be The Beards’ guffawing Facey McStubblington.
Yet for a comedy band who only play songs about facial hair, the Australian four-piece are great musicians.
The reverential atmosphere saw bearded audience members invited to the front, Best Beard trophies distributed and hands reaching forward to fondle the musicians’ facial hair appreciatively.
The set list ranged from shaving-trauma singalong If Your Dad Doesn’t Have A Beard, You’ve Got Two Mums, to power ballads.
Punching the air during the rollicking Born With A Beard, the mosh pit lurched gleefully to the impassioned refrain: “I was born with a beard and I’ll live with a beard, and I’ll die with my pride and my beard.”
The triumphant encore was the Tenacious D-style hit You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man. From the 1980s keytar solo to the lyrics’ erotic promise of “He rubs his bristles on your mammary glands”, the crowd rose as one to cheer.
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