The SUNS are extremely delighted to announce that JBoss returned to Australia today on a new one year entertainment visa. This means The SUNS have the official go ahead from Australia's Immigration department to ROCK Australia in 2005!

A massive reunion show has already been confirmed at Melbourne's HiFi Bar & Ballroom on Saturday 19 Feb 8pm. Billed as one of summer's hottest shows, 'SUNSFest 2005' will feature Streetkid Vandal, Sounds Like Chicken, Twitch, Vaginals & Sweet Revenge. Pre-sale tickets can be purchased directly from The SUNS via email or by calling 0403 130 986. Tickets can also be purchased from HiFi Bar Box Office at $10 presale or at $12 on the night itself. Doors open 8pm.

"This will be the mother of all SUNS gigs. With all the festivals going on this time of year, we thought bugger it, we wanna get in on the action too so we organized our own damn festival! Tickets for SUNSFest 2005 are selling at a ridiculously low price of $10, considering we've got 6 awesome bands, all carefully handpicked by The SUNS. So you know they will rock your socks off - it's gonna be one fun night of great live music from start to finish!" said Wayne Thunder.

The SUNS will quickly embark on a series of warm up gigs beginning with two shows in Sydney supporting Ska bigshots Bagster and Sounds Like Chicken. First The SUNS will rock Empire Hotel (Cnr Parramatta Road and Johnston Street, Annandale) this Sat 29 Feb 10pm. $12, Doors open: 8pm The SUNS Showtime: 10pm. The following Sunday 30 Feb The SUNS head to the Arncliffe Hotel (Cnr of The Princes Highway and Forest Rd, Arncliffe) $10, Doors open 1.30pm The Suns Showtime: 3.30pm.

The SUNS would like to extend an invitation to all SUNRockers in Sydney to come along to the shows and rock along with The SUNS!

In other news, San Singer speaks about JBoss's visa saga in the band diary. Please spend some time out welcoming a homesick JBoss in The SUNS Forum.