There is simply no keeping a good Bennie down. The four-piece have been a touring juggernaut since their inception in 2011 – the last 18 months alone has seen the band carve their own track up and down the east coast, as well as fitting in tours of China (their second) and New Zealand.

“We have always toured this much, so when people act surprised that we are turning up again to play a show that seems weird to me,” Horgan admits. “We are probably better at telling people about it to be honest. As far as being able to afford to do it, there are a few ways to go about it but [playing shows] is the only thing I enjoy doing all the time, so why not do it? With the little money I get from work I could get myself a great TV or put it towards touring. It's a sacrifice, but nothing major. More like sacrificing your tastebuds where you choose a 7-11 coffee over a café one. It's a risk for sure, but there is a level of popularity that comes from such constant touring, y'know, the rumours circulate and people feel they need to catch the show. So at the risk of sounding cliché, there is nothing we'd rather do, so we make it work.”

There is nothing cliché about The Bennies' musical output, an amalgam of genres creating a sound that is in turns energetic, raucous and flat-out fun. Horgan stresses that the energy that the music and their touring MO dictates is something that is intrinsic to the band. It almost comes down to a science.

“Honestly, there are moments for all of us where we hit that wall, not that frequently, but definitely on tours that are a bit harder than others. For example we just got back from China, and playing in China is such an unbelievable experience, but you don't quite know what going on and anything can go wrong at any time. We did 12 shows in 16 days, so there was a lot of travel in between too, and of course there is the partying afterwards. But you grin and bear it – it's still the best thing that I'd rather be doing.

“There was one morning where I was so exhausted and hungover from the night before, and I had to throw up in some plants at the airport whilst Chinese policemen watched on. That was a pretty low moment. Then there was the time that Jules [Julien Rozenbergs, guitar] was walking around one night and sprained his ankle, and whilst it was fine that night the next day was pretty horrendous. We had to play in this shopping mall, and none of us like going to those things anyway, but hungover in the heat with Jules' ankle we were pretty bummed. But I have to say we work as a really good team, all aware of the moods of the others and what needs to be done to steady the ship or to fire us up. I think that is a massive strength in The Bennies.”