Bondi Cigars

Bondi Cigars is an Australian Blues and Roots band. Their album Down in the Valley was nominated for a 2002 ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album.

Bondi Cigars were formed in Sydney in 1989 by Shane Pacey, Alan Britton, Les Karski and Ace Follington. Over time only Pacey and Britton remain from the original lineup. Many members have come and gone before settling on the current lineup.

• Shane Pacey – Guitar, Vocals
• Alan Britton – Bass, Vocals
• Eben Hale – Guitar, Vocals
• Frank Corby – Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Previous members

• Joel Sutton - Drums
• Andrew Vainauskas – Drums
• Mitch Grainger – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
• Declan Kelly – Drums, Vocals
• Clayton Doley – Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals
• Matt Morrison – Drums, Vocals
• Les Karski – Guitar, Vocals
• Ace Follington – Drums

• Bondi Cigars (1990) - ABC Records
• Bad Weather Blues (1992) - Larrikin
• Got The News (1993) (as Shane Pacey and the Cigars)
• After Closing Time (1995) - Larrikin
• Mercy (1998)
• Down in the Valley (2001)
• 12 Lies (2003) - Thorny Devil
• 32 Premium Cuts (2006)
• Universal Stew (2009) - Only Blues
• Child in the Desert (2015)