Amyl and the Sniffers have gone a long way to rock ‘n’ roll over the past few months, playing California’s famous Coachella festival in April and appearing on US television before wrapping up a three-month international tour in Madrid last week.

They flew home the next day, but there was little downtime for the hard-working Melbourne band who have become one of the country’s biggest acts. Their Australian tour cranks up this weekend in Queensland, and includes a July 24 show at Byron Bay’s Splendour in the Grass, ahead of hometown shows at The Forum Theatre.

Amyl and the Sniffers will be playing alongside Gorillaz, the Strokes and Glass Animals for Splendour in the Grass, which also features local stars Tim Minchin, the Avalanches, DMA’s, G Flip and Genesis Owusu among more than 100 live performances across three days and nights.

Among their many tour highlights, Amyl and the Sniffers supported Liam Gallagher at Knebworth and had a television appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Since storming the Coachella stage, the band played almost 50 shows across the US, Europe and the UK.

“That [Seth Meyers performance] feels like three years ago,” vocalist Amy Taylor said. “It was pretty cool ... and Seth was really nice. He came into the green room and took a selfie with us.

“Looking out at the audiences, there’s been all different age groups, different sizes and shapes ... and that’s what’s really special, bringing a bunch of different people together.”

Looking out at the audiences ... that’s what’s really special, bringing a bunch of different people together

Amy Taylor

Taylor, guitarist Dec Martens, Gus Romer (bass) and Bryce Wilson (drums) are headlining a dozen shows around the country, before returning overseas in September for more dates in North America, the UK and Europe.

And they’ll reunite with Gallagher in Byron Bay, where the former Oasis frontman is also performing on the final day of the festival.