Dust off the leather, fire up the hairspray, and brace your ear canals, Australia—because real rock ’n’ roll is heading our way, and it’s coming in hot!
Next month the legends from XMusic and MR Touring are unleashing a dual-headlining masterclass in unapologetic rock excess with the RU PRETTY ENUFF Australian Tour ’26. We’re talking about a massive, high-octane double bill featuring power-pop royalty Enuff Z’Nuff alongside Sunset Strip sleaze icons Pretty Boy Floyd. For those of us who grew up with our speakers cranked to eleven, MTV glued to the screen after dark, and cassette tapes worn down to the magnetic ribbon, this isn’t just a tour—it’s a time-machine trip straight back to the glorious days of massive hooks, big choruses, and no mobile devices to use as evidence.
Now, if you know anything about how we do things at HEAVY, you know we live and breathe this stuff. Chatting with Enuff Z Nuff frontman Chip is always a masterclass in survival, passion, and keeping the flame of pure rock ‘n’ roll burning bright. While a lot of their late-80s contemporaries crashed, burned, or dissolved into the history books, Enuff Z’Nuff have stood the test of time, weathering line-up shifts and tragic heartbreaks with absolute class. Decades later, anthems like Fly High Michelle and New Thing still possess that undeniable, swaggering magic that proves why their melodic hard rock influence stretches far beyond the typical glam metal boundaries.
But they aren’t coming alone. Sharing the stage are the infamous Sunset Strip bad boys Pretty Boy Floyd, who are celebrating the 37th anniversary of their cult-classic debut Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz. Armed with a brand-new record and frontman Steve Summers leading the charge, they are ready to show Aussie audiences exactly how they used to set the Hollywood night on fire. Throw in an absolutely stacked rotating roster of stellar homegrown Aussie supports like Karly Jewell, RUNT, Snakebite Whisky and Poizon’Us, and you’ve got a recipe for absolute live chaos.
HEAVY had the pleasure of chatting with Chip ahead of the tour where he opens up about what it takes to keep a band firing globally into 2026/2027, the intricate art of crafting timeless power-pop melodies, and why Australian rock fans hold a completely sacred place in his heart. He also takes us behind the scenes of what to expect from these high-energy live sets, the legendary backstage camaraderie sharing a bus with the Pretty Boy Floyd crew, why this particular run of shows is going to be something truly special and more.
So, crack open a cold one, turn your volume up, and dive in. Here is my full, unfiltered conversation with the one and only Chip Z’Nuff!
