“JJ was awesome and played Automobile during the pre-show. After that, as we waited for the band to go out, they were recording fans listening to unreleased songs and filming our reactions.
You can follow Mayela on Instagram @mayelamartinezt
"I got into Kaleo back in 2019 when I was trying to discover new music. I discovered them the same week 'Surface Sounds' was released worldwide, so I had already listened to songs from A/B, and then listened to all of Surface Sounds the same week after that. I listened to every song whilst I travelled on public transport to work.
In Melbourne Australia, either most people ether haven't heard of them or don't like that style of music. So most people who went to the Kaleo concert were music-orientated, or had good taste in music. I just don't understand why Kaleo is so underrated. I love their music and have listened to every single song; their music is real music. This band means the world to me."
You can follow Nick on Instagram @dem121251 Kaleo performed in Australia for a few dates as part of the Payback Tour, and we're lucky to have had a front row view from their show in Sydney! Photographer Jordan Newton was granted access to the Sydney Opera House on 20 February 2025, and wanted to share these photos of Kaleo with the fandom, all shot with Nikon Z Fc and Z5 cameras.
"As you know, we come from Iceland. It's currently winter there, so we gratefully enjoyed spending time here in the Australian Summer" - Jökull Júlíusson
You can read follow Jordan on Instagram @jordan_newton95
and also read his official concert review with more photos here: REVIEW+ GALLERY: KALEO Live at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall 20/2/2025
I’ve been a fan of the band for a while now, and I had been wanting to try drawing real people rather than objects. When I was thinking about it, I immediately thought to draw the band! I started out by drawing JJ, but I’m currently working on drawing the others as well. I didn’t use many materials, just regular cartridge paper, B, 3B and 6B pencils, and a blending stump. I don’t have a lot of social media, but I am on tiktok @strawberrytunes_1.
Hi! My name is Haylee Turner, I'm from North Carolina, and I have some fan art that I would like to share. I thought it would be cool to share them. These paintings are actually based off of KALEO’s new song, Lonely Cowboy. Seeing the cover art of the song really inspired me, and I wanted to try to recreate it from my perspective. One is supposed to be similar to the cover art, and the other is a bit more abstract, but has the same idea to it. That’s all, thanks!
See more of Hayley's art at https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeaVMkvE/
 "I started this series of posters to document concerts I had been to. I try to capture specific moments I remember from the show and only go from memory or from references I took from the show I attended." Artist Pearce Landfear was standing just one row from the front when he went to see Kaleo on 15 August 2022. His sister was the one who got him into them, and he repaid her by taking her to see them at The National in Richmond, Virginia for her first ever concert! This piece was inspired by his experience from that concert. "My sister introduced me to Kaleo when I was in high school and I hated them. I was listening to hair metal bands at the time and thought they were too alternative. Flash forward to college, I started listening to them again and wham! 2nd favorite band ever. The only reason Led Zeppelin still has the lead is because Kaleo only has the 2 (3-ish) albums.
JJ's voice is just incredible. His range and the bluesy rasp is just gorgeous. It’s interesting. As I have gone to learn their songs on guitar, they are pretty easy. They (for the most part) use the very simple chords (Am, Em, G, C, D) but it shows how crazy talented and tasteful they are because each song is super intricate and different sounding from the last.
You can see more of Pearce's artwork at https://www.landfeardesigns.com/
Illustrator and Draw-tographer Diane Roka now has Merch! OG followers of this site will know that she saw Kaleo back in September of 2015 and drew them each individually while playing live! She's put them together on both a sweatshirt and pillowcase so you can have the whole band together -- but if you want to see them on any other merch, just let her know! If you’d like Diane Roka to create a personalized drawing for your merchandise design, you can contact her through her website: dianeroka.com or DM on Instagram: @dianeroka For the month of December, Customized Girl is offering 15% off of your entire order, plus free shipping for all orders over $70. Time for holiday shopping! VISIT --> https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/rokarocks Diane Roka's signature artwork and original portraits are now available on clothing and specialty items, with an emphasis on the bands and musicians she captures during live shows. If you don't see your favorite @DianeRoka illustration, special orders can be made. Contact her through her website: dianeroka.com or DM on Instagram: @dianeroka
SIDALI WRITES: Alors on est un groupe de musiciens originaires de kabylie, Amizour plus exactement, constitué de : Sidali Zaïdi (moi même) (voix principale et guitare) Adel Abdelli (guitare solo et voix) Mohammed Saïd Merzeg (guitare basse et voix) pour l'instant nous sommes 3 (nous cherchons encore un batteur à l'heure actuelle), on partage un réel amour pour la musique, le rock le blues, le reggae et pleins d'autres styles, nous nous considérons avant tout comme étant des artistes, avant d'être musiciens Car nous aimons réellement cela, je suis moi même un grand fan de kaleo, à mon avis c'est l'un des meilleurs groupes de l'histoire, et ma chanson préférée du groupe est "I can't go on without you", mais j'aime aussi une chanson qui n'est pas très connue, " that's all how it feels". On espère avoir un jour l'opportunité de les rencontrer et peut être même de travailler avec eux Nous avons créé notre page sur facebook NOMADIX aussi si vous voulez voir ! Alors on est un groupe de musiciens originaires de kabylie, Amizour plus exactement, constitué de : Sidali Zaïdi (moi même) (voix principale et guitare) Adel Abdelli (guitare solo et voix) Mohammed Saïd Merzeg (guitare basse et voix) pour l'instant nous sommes 3 (nous cherchons encore un batteur à l'heure actuelle), on partage un réel amour pour la musique, le rock le blues, le reggae et pleins d'autres styles, nous nous considérons avant tout comme étant des artistes, avant d'être musiciensCar nous aimons réellement cela, je suis moi même un grand fan de kaleo, à mon avis c'est l'un des meilleurs groupes de l'histoire, et ma chanson préférée du groupe est "I can't go on without you", mais j'aime aussi une chanson qui n'est pas très connue, " that's all how it feels". On espère avoir un jour l'opportunité de les rencontrer et peut être même de travailler avec euxNous avons créé notre page sur facebook NOMADIX aussi si vous voulez voir ! |
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