About

Australia’s Lillye are a powerful, hard rock and heavy metal-influenced band featuring the dynamic lead vocalist Virginia Lillye. They have shared the stage with CrazyTown, Skid Row, Theory of a Deadman, Guns ’N’ Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, Electric Mary, Palace of the King and have toured regularly with high-profile appearances at various festivals across Australia. Virginia also sang with Gene Simmons on his 2018 Australian tour.

Lillye travelled to the Middle East to play for the Australian, American, English, Italian and Dutch troops. They have won a Global Music Award and were nominated twice at the Australian Independent Music Awards accompanied by a performance at the awards night held at the iconic Enmore Theatre.

Formed in Sydney, 2013, Lillye also feature guitarist Matt Ellis, bassist Christian Lauria and drummer Stef Billimoria.

2014 they independently released their debut Lillye EP and in 2018 they signed with US label Eclipse Records and delivered their full-length debut album, Evolve.

In May 2020, the band hit #1 on the Australian Rock iTunes Charts with their single release ‘Better’, a cover version of  Screaming Jets classic song. The band are back in the studio working on their second album with its release due before the end of the year.

“There’s never been a better time for a female fronted band to break into the scene than now; but Lillye aren’t breaking anything, they’re stampeding – ‘Hysteria Magazine”