Rock legends The Angels are hitting the road in June to mark the 50th anniversary of their debut track, Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, a song that is an indelible part of the Australian culture. Kicking off in Queensland, dates have been booked for capital cities and key regional centres across New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia. The tour will appropriately conclude in the band’s beloved, original hometown of Adelaide in early November.
Instantly recognised by its famous ambulance siren guitar riff and released in 1976, Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again was originally produced by Harry Vanda and George Young (of The Easybeats) and was written by current, original band members, brothers John and Rick Brewster and the late Doc Neeson. Further re-recordings followed until a live version of the track was released in 1988 reaching #11 on the charts.
In recent times, the single notably came in at #12 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs in July 2025 and was the oldest title in the Top 40. “We were blown away when the song ranked so highly,” John Brewster explains.
The classic has also been honoured with covers by Dune Rats and Ruby Fields for Triple J’s famous segment, Like A Version with John and Rick Brewster happily obliging to the band’s invitation to feature on the recording in 2023. New York garage rockers Baby Shakes also released a cover of the single with an accompanying video in 2020.
“The song just seems to get bigger every year.” John Brewster smiles.
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