Illicit Tongues

McMinnville, TN

$200 and up

Travels up to 150 miles

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Overview

Illicit Tongues is a hard-hitting, high-energy rock band tearing it up out of McMinnville, Tennessee. Known for explosive live shows and gritty, guitar-driven sound, the band blends raw emotion with a careless attitude.


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Joe T.

December 15, 2025

Bday party review

I asked illicit tongues to perform at my bday event for Dec 6th 2025. Without hesitation they accepted.. this was kinda pretty much their first gig and they killed it.. live music from them and skateboarding made for a killer event.. I look forward to hearing and seeing them play in the future

Hired as: Punk Band, Rock Band

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Booking information

Price range: $200 and up

Languages: English

Gig length: 30 - 60 minutes

What to expect

When Illicit Tongues hits the stage, expect a full-throttle blast of raw, unfiltered rock ’n’ roll. The band plays like the room is on fire — guitars snarling, drums smashing, and vocals cutting through the mix like broken glass. Their shows are loud, sweaty, and unapologetically chaotic in the best way possible, fueled by pure adrenaline and a no-BS attitude. Whether it’s a dive bar, a DIY floor show, or a packed venue, Illicit Tongues turns every performance into an all-out sonic assault that leaves the crowd buzzing, breathless, and wanting more. If you book them, be ready for noise, energy, and a stage presence that refuses to be ignored.

About

With Frontman Austin Newby providing vocals while grinding out filthy rhythm guitar, , Logan Fincher tossing riffs around like chairs in a biker bar, Jeremy Ward holding the whole thing together with basslines that hit like a gut punch, and Draven Winter treating his drums like they owe him money — Illicit Tongues is a pure shot of chaos, chemistry, and no-nonsense rock ‘n’ roll.

Whether they’re ripping through dive bars or shaking the walls of bigger stages, Illicit Tongues brings a no-BS, leave-it-all-on-the-stage mentality that hits hard and stays with you. Loud, loose, and lethal — this is hard rock the way it’s meant to be.

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Team

Austin Newby Vocalist, Guitarist
Logan Fincher Guitarist
Jeremy Ward Bassist
Draven Winter Drummer

Set list

•Bloodstains - Agent Orange
•Gonna Leave You - Queens of The Stone Age
•Fix Me - Black Flag
•New Rose - The Damned
•Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots
•Tourniquet- Marilyn Manson
•Go With The Flow - Queens of The Stone Age
•Tick Tick Boom - The Hives
•Dead End Friends - Them Crooked Vultures

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