WAVE RAIDERS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘CAGE’ – OUT TODAY – WEDNESDAY 1 JULY
Australia’s fastest-rising Neo-Surf Rock disruptors, Wave Raiders, are back with a new single, ‘Cage’. This hard hitting tune will knock your socks off!
The Sunshine Coast trio are creating their own brand of Neo-Surf Rock Psychedelia. Last year, they became the youngest band to ever join the line-up of Good Things Festival in Brisbane, which was attended by over 30,000 fans and headlined by TOOL.
With one of Wave Raiders’ music videos winning an award this year with the prestigious Berlin Music Video Festival, breakout singles gaining international radio play, and unforgettable festival moments (including being called onstage by Spiderbait to play ‘Calypso’ in front of 10,000 fans), this band are rapidly becoming one of Australia’s most exciting new rock exports.
Earlier this year, Wave Raiders went viral on social media when they surprised beach goers with an off-grid pop-up gig on the back of Utes at a remote beach at Double Island, just metres from the ocean. They gained over 1M views, Channel 7 news coverage, and a significant number of loyal followers – cementing their place as influencers in the industry.
Already recognised as one of the country’s hardest-working young bands, Triple J selected Wave Raiders for their 2025 Unearthed High Yearbook, noting previous single ‘My Way’ as a head-banger “most likely to headline a seaside festival”.
“Cage is about feeling locked inside a mental cage. It explores themes of teenage angst and mental health. It’s about feeling trapped in a future shaped by other people’s expectations and wanting to go back to the freedom of the past.” – Wave Raiders
STREAM ‘CAGE’ HERE: https://open.spotify.com/track/3TurCW23kV3k57o4L96Y8R?si=m7lJ876BSVyX3jYABomTqg
‘Cage’ was written by brothers Peter De Waard (16yo) and Thomas De Waard (14yo), and best mate, Jayden Georg (14yo), in collaboration with Pete Robinson (formerly from Electric Mary, now The Screaming Jets), and Rhett James (from Melbourne band, Among The Restless). Internationally acclaimed, ARIA-winning, and Grammy-nominated producer, Steve James (Cold Chisel, The Angels, The Screaming Jets, Skunkhour), produced this track at Red Engine Studios in Brisbane.
As the next generation of rock disruptors, Wave Raiders formed at just 10 – 12 years old. They have skyrocketed from local gigs in pubs and clubs to major festival stages, including Good Things Festival, Airlie Beach Festival of Music, and Bluesfest Byron Bay. In just a few years, they’ve shared stages with New Found Glory, Amy Shark, The Angels, The Beautiful Girls, Jem Cassar Daley, The Choirboys, Middle Kids, James Reyne, Dragon, Tanya George, Pricey, and Kingswood. They are the youngest band to tour with The Screaming Jets and they were hand-picked to support The Superjesus on tour.
Fuelled by a love of alternative rock, surf culture, and the last 30 years of Australian music, this trio is forging a genre they call Neo-Surf Rock Psychedelia – loud, unpredictable, and impossible to ignore.
What’s next for this group of mates ready to take the world by storm? “We’re about to do something that no other Australian rock band has ever done. So jump on board, as we’ll be announcing our big news very soon!” – Wave Raiders
SINGLE LAUNCH PARTY
To celebrate the release of their new single, Wave Raiders are holding a Single Launch Party at a secret Moffat Beach location on Sunday 26 July 2026. The location will be sent to ticket holders one week out from the event.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wave-raiders-single-launch-party-tickets-1991436705795
Cage is out on all platforms on Wednesday 1 July via ONErpm: https://onerpm.link/195017532573