News · 1 March 2026

Queensland’s Vlads Drop New EP ‘World Domination’, Share National Tour Dates

Catch Vlads performing in Adelaide at The Austral in March.

Emerging Queensland indie surf ratbags Vlads have shared their debut EP, World Domination (listen here).

Chronicling the band’s rapid rise over the last 12 months, World Domination features eight infectious tracks and was recorded over two periods with two different producers last year.

While the EP’s title is tongue-in-cheek, when listening to World Domination, there’s no doubt Vlads have stumbled upon a winning formula with their sun-soaked melodies and catchy hooks that are hard to shake.

The process of writing and recording the EP brought the band – vocalist Kai Vladusic, drummer Callum Watson, bassist Edin Duke and guitarist Matthew Norrish – closer together, with Duke taking a greater role in the songwriting and Norrish and Watson expanding their creative influence on Vlads’ sound.

Each member of the group gets their chance to shine across the eight tracks, with highlights including opener ‘Puppet Master’, the cathartic rock pop of ‘Octopus’ and rollicking ‘Sand In My Suitcase’, a song that’s become a live favourite and was almost left off the EP, with Vladusic fighting for its inclusion.

Not only have Vlads shared their debut EP, but the lads are embarking on a national tour in support of the release.

The World Domination tour kicked off over at Perth’s The Bird last Saturday (28 February) and continues this weekend with two gigs in Sydney at Buddy’s on Friday 6 March and The Loft on Saturday 7 March, with the latter sold out.

Dates follow at Brisbane’s The Brightside on Friday 13 March and Melbourne’s Bergy Bandroom on Friday 27 March, before Vlads wrap things up in Adelaide at The Austral on Saturday 28 March. Tickets on sale now at moshtix.com.au.

The tour gives fans the chance to hear tracks from World Domination live on stage, some for the first time, with the band excited to rock out across the nation over the next month.

Catch Vlads at The Austral on Saturday 28 March. Tickets on sale now at moshtix.com.au. World Domination is out now. Listen here.