Grinspoon guitarist Pat Davern is at peace with now being classified as a "nostalgia or heritage act" and happy to still be selling out shows like yesteryear.
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The flavour of the '90s is releasing an album of greatest hits and hitting the road to celebrate.
Their first Illawarra date at Waves sold out quickly, with the group choosing to add a second date for Towradgi which is nearly at capacity.
Davern explained they'd been "off the road" from 2013 until their record company management suggested a come-back in 2017, which went better than expected.
"The response to that tour was unbelievable, I mean, it was the biggest tour we've ever done in Australia, it was much bigger than the original Guide To Better Living tour, that's for sure," he said.
"There was talk of doing a 20th anniversary of Easy, the next album ... but really it's kind of lame just kind of wheeling yourself out each time you have an anniversary."
So they released a "best of" instead.
"It is what it is, I'm at peace with it," Davern said.
The upcoming Chemical Hearts tour will have only the best work they've ever done, he said, with all hits and no misses. Fans can expect favourites like Just Ace, Better Off Alone and Chemical Heart.
They've racked up several ARIA Awards and nominations over the years; have played the Big Day Out (seven times), Falls Festival and Splendour in the Grass; as well as asked to perform at an NRL Grand Final and the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony in Melbourne.
Now aged in their 40s, the foursome have been getting together more regularly over the past two years. But their catch-ups are more like a "family reunion" rather than serious musicians pushing to make new music.
"We've had a good run, unless we take it upon ourselves to write a comeback album of all comeback albums ... reinvent ourselves as this ageing but still youthful rock and roll band," Davern said.
"Just waiting for the perfect bunch of songs ... there would be no point in putting out a record that wasn't better than anything we've ever done before."
When he's not making soundtracks to children books or movies, Davern is still content to be jam with his mates nearly 25 years after they began.
There's plenty of 40-year-olds "trying to crowd-surf" at their shows, he said, though there is a new breed of younger fans too.
Grinspoon, with support act Gooch Palms and Bugs, Waves in Towradgi, October 19 and October 31 (sold out).
Fro tickets and other tour dates: www.grinspoon.com.au