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ARIA Award winning rapper 360 will bring his Back N Forth Tour to Avalon RSL, giving local fans the chance to see the Australian hip hop artist at their community venue.

Tour Background

The tour runs from 5 February to 27 June and includes 43 regional stops across the country. The Avalon RSL date forms part of a national run announced after his sold out Out Of The Blue capital city tour and the chart success of his fifth studio album.

360’s regional tour follows the strong chart debut of his album Out Of The Blue, which entered at number one on the ARIA Australian Hip Hop Albums Chart. The tour schedule places his focus on regional towns after the release of the new record and the completion of his capital city series.

The announcement states that his live set will feature tracks from the album along with earlier favourites that shaped his rise in Australian hip hop.

Partnership With PEZ

The tour bills longtime collaborator PEZ alongside 360 across the full regional run. Both artists began working together as Forthwrite in the late 2000s and have continued releasing collaborations throughout the past decade.

Their onstage dynamic is close and energetic, and 360 has said they plan to revisit classics and older tracks they do not usually perform on solo tours. Their recent work on the track Broken from Out Of The Blue adds to their shared history.

What Fans Can Expect

Tour announcements describe a high energy, career spanning show built on new material from Out Of The Blue and older hits such as Falling and Flying and The Festival Song.

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The event listing emphasises storytelling, familiarity between the two performers and a mix of songs that reflect their long working partnership.

Local Community Interest

The Avalon RSL date means fans in the area have access to the Back N Forth Tour without travelling to larger venues. As a club venue, Avalon RSL offers a closer view of the stage than major arenas, offering a different live setting for long time listeners.

Shows of this scale can support local hospitality and entertainment businesses by drawing visitors into the surrounding neighbourhood.

Published 02-December-2025

Have you seen the beautiful mural on display on the wall of the Bowling Green Lane across the carpark at the Avalon RSL?

The amazing artwork is the handiwork of mural artist Daniel Hend who was tasked to paint the Australian Bush landscape and depict the stunning wildlife, flora and fauna of Avalon.

Mr Hend was contacted by Jasmine Hopcraft, who organised the fundraiser to get this project done. She saw a post from the artist offering his services at one of the community groups.

Ms Hopcraft thought that the Avalon community would be proud to have artwork depicting their amazing surrounding and believed they could raise $3,000 for the project. The Avalon RSL has contributed $1,000 to kickstart Hend’s work.

Ms Hopcraft also tapped local ecologist Jayden Walsh for the painting’s vision, which features some of the wonderful residents of Avalon, such as the owls, possums, bush turkey, kookaburra, and king parrots. The ghosts of koalas, wallabies and echidnas will also feature in the mural. These animals were once inhabitants of the suburb but are no longer missing due to the effects of development and human settlement.

As a child, Mr Hend, originally from Mullumbimby, learned to paint landscapes from his father, Len Hend and he developed his own style and familiarity with many mediums to become a multi-faceted visual artist.

Mr Hend has won heaps of recognition for his creativity and has raised funds by painting. He has murals and paintings in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania.

His work on the Avalon RSL mural is expected to be completed by the end of February 2023.

Published 13 February 2023

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