11 September 2025

Following the release of their taster track 'Sapphire Boogie', Yugambeh/Gold Coast-based band, Bootleg Rascal, have just unveiled the accompanying music video – directed and shot by Hamish Stephen (Freddy Crabs, Danté Knows).

Shot at Good Loco Studios (Eora/Marrickville) and Websters Bar (Eora/Newtown), the clip embraces the track’s cocaine-cowboy aesthetic, following two city-slicker "cowboys" from a night of whiskey and line dancing into dream-like sequences that oscillate between euphoria and unease. With the use of green screen, strobe and slow-shutter techniques, it mirrors the song's rustic guitars and groove-driven riffs, ultimately transporting viewers into a surreal realm.

Guitarist Jimmy Young describes the motivation behind the clip:

"'Sapphire Boogie' was born on a writing trip to Sapphire Beach, and it felt like the perfect setting for a track that blurs reality a little. We'd been listening to Paul Cauthen's Cocaine Country Dancing and loved that wild, cocaine-cowboy energy, so we ran with it - leaning into the imagery and letting it shape the vibe of the song and video. For us, it's about that point where a night out shifts from ordinary to otherworldly, and you're not quite sure if you've stumbled into heaven, hell, or just the land of boogie."

Off the back of a relentless touring schedule in 2025, the band will embark on an expansive Australian and New Zealand tour, featuring a mix of free entry shows, ticketed events, and headlining festivals Oktoberfest at Polytech Stadium, and Dunedin Beer Festival at Forsyth Barr Stadium. The band have also just added two additional shows in Ōtautahi/Christchurch and Tāhuna/Queenstown for their New Zealand leg.

This follows on from their nationwide Australian 'BOOTY BLOCK PARTY' tour and tremendous 'Steppin Round The World' tour of New Zealand, and the UK/EU, including stops in France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium and England. Additionally, they've played festivals such as Salty Hops, Live At The Pines, Winter Wine, and Spaced Out, and supported reggae legends Steel Pulse (UK).

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