The Bamboos were a
swamp and
alternative rock band from
Collie, Western Australia which formed in 1984 by mainstays Mark Gelmi on bass guitar and Craig Hallsworth on guitar and vocals. They relocated to Perth by the following year and were joined by Greg Hitchcock (ex-The Go-Starts, Graverobbers) on guitar, and by
Shakir Pichler (ex-
The Kryptonics) on drums in 1986 who was replaced by
Russell Hopkinson in the next year. The Bamboos released an album,
Rarer than Rockinghorse Shit and an EP,
Born Killer, before they disbanded in late 1987.