Boots & Beats logo: two lads back to back with guitars, a footy ball between them and footy boots below

Sunshine Coast, QLD · Two-piece band

Boots & Beats

Game day. Gig night.

Two mates who spend the weekend on the rugby league field and the rest of the week making music. The boots stand for the game. The beats stand for the music. Boots & Beats is where both meet.

Two mates.
One rhythm.

Boots & Beats started the way most good things do with mates: muck around with a couple of guitars after training, find a sound you both like, and keep going. They bring the same energy to a stage that they take onto the paddock: turn up, back each other, give it everything.

Expect acoustic covers you can sing along to, a few originals in the works, and plenty of footy talk between songs.

“From the field to the stage.”

The boots

Rugby league. Training nights, Saturday games, mates for life.

The beats

Two guitars, two voices, and songs that get a crowd going.

Team sheet

Starting line-up

Tai Henare

On stage
Guitar & vocals
On field
Lock · Second row · Prop
Fave songs
Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
Iris (Goo Goo Dolls)

Kane Hensley

On stage
Guitar & vocals
On field
Second row · Lock · Prop
Fave songs
Somebody to Love (Queen)
Forever and Ever, Amen (Randy Travis)

Set list

Top five
  1. 01Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin · Watch live
  2. 02Rein Me InSam Fender & Olivia Dean
  3. 03Wagon WheelDarius Rucker
  4. 04Human NatureMichael Jackson
  5. 05Upside DownJack Johnson

Catch clips from rehearsals and gigs on Instagram and Facebook.

Fixture list

Upcoming gigs
DateTBC
First gigVenue to be announced · Sunshine Coast
Coming soon
YourEvent
Club functions, presentation nights, markets, partiesGot a spot for a two-piece? Get in touch below.
Taking bookings

Book Boots & Beats

Footy club presentations, birthdays, school events, markets and community nights. Bookings are handled by family, so send the date, venue and what you have in mind and we’ll get back to you.

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