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MusicBag Raiders are true icons of the Australian dance scene.
After releasing a slew of cult underground cuts (Fun Punch, Turbo Love, Big Fun), Jack Glass and Chris Stracey signed to dance-powerhouse Modular Records and dropped their self-titled debut album Bag Raiders in 2010. With that, the game changed forever. The LP debuted at No. 7 on the ARIA Album Chart, earning nominations for ‘Best Dance Release’ (ARIA), ‘Australian Album of the Year’ (Triple J Awards), and ‘Dance Work of the Year’ (APRA). It featured smash singles Way Back Home, Sunlight, Snake Charmer, and of course festival anthem Shooting Stars – now considered one of the biggest Australian dance tracks of all time.
Shooting Stars has become a global phenomenon, amassing over 4 billion online streams, peaking at No. 11 on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Songs chart, and pulling in 18 million Shazams and counting. Australian music fans voted Shooting Stars the #46 ‘Best Australian Song of All Time’ in Triple J’s 2024 poll. The track has delivered a cultural impact beyond anyone’s wildest expectations, breaking-the-internet a gazillion times through a series of iconic memes. In 2021, Bag Raiders paid homage to the original “man jumping off bridge” meme by creating an exclusive NFT, with proceeds supporting Support Act and Musicians Making a Difference. Overall, Bag Raiders have registered over 245 Platinum and Gold certified discs worldwide. Shooting Stars is 5x Platinum in USA, 7x Platinum in Australia and 1x Platinum in UK.
Following their breakout success, the duo kept the momentum rolling with a string of acclaimed EPs — Waterfalls, Checkmate, and Friend Inside, while teaming up with soul-star Mayer Hawthorne on Beat Me to the Punch. Their second album Horizons arrived in 2019, delivering streaming faves How Long and Lightning.
In 2022, they launched their own label, Broken Head Records — marking a return to their club roots with the Love Me Back EP and double A-side Right Here / Saliba. In 2023, global pop icon Troye Sivan sampled Shooting Stars on his smash hit Got Me Started, which earned nominations at the 67th Grammy Awards ('Best Dance Pop Recording'), the ARIA Awards ('Song of the Year'), and the APRA Awards ('Most Performed Australian Work' and 'Most Performed Pop Work'). Bag Raiders followed up with an official remix that slapped so hard, Troye used their version to open his live show on his monster global tour (with Charli xcx). Cue another major milestone with Shooting Stars cracking the 'Top 50 Most Shazam'd Songs in the World'.
Original music continued to flow with two standout collaborations via Future Classic: the euphoric house heater SAVE ME with French producer Boston Bun, and the introspective, slow-burning gem Flowers with Panama. Since day one, Bag Raiders have toured relentlessly bringing their dynamic live show and euphoric DJ sets to every corner of the globe. From 30-date North American bus tours to European, Asian, and South American adventures, they’ve sold out tours year after year across Australia, supported legends like Duran Duran and Chic/Nile Rodgers in stadiums, and played to massive festival crowds at Ultra Music Festival, Splendour in the Grass, CRSSD, Bestival, Lovebox, TomorrowWorld, EDC Mexico, Parklife, Melt, and Beyond the Valley. From the over-ground plays to the underground raves, they’ve always kept one foot in the club and one eye on the future, with DJ sets across the world, livestreams for Mixmag, and remixes for luminaries like TEED, Banks, Riton, PNAU, The Jungle Giants and Crooked Colours.
Right now Bag Raiders have four feet firmly back on the dancefloor. Back-to-back releases Hold Me and Out of My Mind for UK label The Cross Records have been firm faves at Radio 1 and the duo have re-launched their label Broken Head Records in 2026. New music includes Sunshine (feat XIRA) and Break My Heat (Meg Mac) with a stack of club weapons more international releases to follow!