The Aces and Eights Car Club was started in 1995 due to a lack of venues (not a lack of Rockers) promoting rockabilly. Many venues either closed or changed management and the rockabilly scene hit a flat spot.

Two cats started talking about how dead the scene was, despite the number of Rockers and the bands that wanted to play - there was nothing to do. They came up with an idea: a club for Perth Rockers. We could organise Record Hops when the bands weren't playing, promote and support bands when they did play, attend (not necessarily compete in) major car and hot rod events and meet on a regular basis whether it be on a car run, at the drive-in or at a pub or club. The Aces and eights was consequently formed with the main aim of the club to keep rockabilly alive in Perth.

Members actively searched for and found venues to hold record hops and meetings, soon resulting in bands getting gigs due to the large numbers of rockers that were attending functions and all the passers by who were attracted to entire car parks filled with classic cars, bikes and rods.

The Aces and Eights is a crowd of Rockers, Greasers, Rockabillies and Physchobillies with interest in cars, bikes, rods, tattoos, anything 50's and of course supporting live music, whether it be rockabilly, rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, neo or psychobilly.

PERTH - SYDNEY