The all-ages gig is back as young fans demand matinee concerts by their teen idols

Little Sea kicked off their first sold-out Sydney gig this week at 2pm

THE queue for Little Sea started at dawn for their sold-out gig at the very un-rock hour of 2pm.

The up and coming pop rockers are the latest local act to find favour with Australia’s most powerful hitmakers, teen girls and young women.

Pop rock bands, electronic artists and singer songwriters embraced by these fiercely loyal early adopters have resurrected the matinee gig to cater for under-aged fans who wouldn’t be able to go to clubs at night.

Matinee gig ... The kids rocked at Little Sea’s Sydney show which kicked off at 2pm. Picture: Rohan Kelly. Source: News Limited

The Sydney band sold out gigs in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth on the national tour to support their major label debut EP With You, Without You.

These were their first headlining shows since opening on the recent Australian arena tour of their mates 5 Seconds Of Summer, with drummer Ashton Irwin dropping into the Sydney gig yesterday to show support.

Early adopters ... Little Sea fans started lining up before dawn to see the up and coming rockers. Picture: Rohan Kelly.Source: News Limited

Other musicians in the crowd checking out the young rockers included Taylor Henderson, Jai Waetford and Tonight Alive frontwoman Jenna McDougall.

Little Sea’s bassist Dylan Clark said not all of their fans were happy about the afternoon concerts during school holidays.

“A lot of people couldn’t make it because it was early and they have jobs,” Clark said.

More pressure ... Japanese Wallpaper said teenagers expect more from him at gigs than older music fans. Picture: Eugene Hyland Source: News Corp Australia

Melbourne electronic artist Japanese Wallpaper, known as Gab Strum to his mum, staged his self-titled EP launch gigs last week to coincide with his own school holidays.

The sold-out tour is his last before dedicating himself to his HSC studies for the rest of the year.

The respected teenager who won Triple J’s Unearthed High competition said he felt more pressure at the matinee under-age gigs than regular concerts at night.

“I think people cut me a bit of slack at the older gigs because I am 18 but at the under 18 shows, it doesn’t matter to them,” Strum said.

“The difference is that at the under age shows more people come up to me to ask questions about my production techniques, how I got started and how to get into Unearthed High,” he said.