Happy Hour

Happy Hour is a 5-piece hard rock band based on the Northern Beaches, Sydney. We started out in early 2006 as a 4-piece consisting of brother’s Luke and Peter McDermott with fellow school friends Nick Todd and Ivana Popovac. Happy Hour played our first gig at the Roundhouse, UNSW. Since then we’ve played at a few cool venues including the Gaelic club, Manly Fisho’s, Mona Vale pub and of course a couple more times at the Roundhouse.

At the start of 2007, Happy Hour recorded our first EP, ‘Long Time Coming’, featuring four of favourites at the time). During the recordings we decided to add to our sound with the addition of keyboardist Paul Taylor.

Happy Hour debuted our new 5-piece outfit at the 2007 UNSW band comp where we took second place. We like melody, harmony, time changes and kick ass guitar solos. Have a listen to the songs 'Going Nowhere', 'Crowd Control' and 'Flowers' on Triple J Unearthed and while you are there get in and vote for us.

We influenced by artists such as Metallica, Joe Satriani, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Nirvana, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, NOFX, Yngwie Malmsteen and Iron Maiden as well as many classical and jazz composers.