Vacations is an Australian indie rock band formed in 2015 in Newcastle. The group consists of lead songwriter and vocalist Campbell Burns, bassist Jake Johnson, lead guitarist Nate Delizzotti and drummer Joseph Van Lier. Esquire called Vacations "Australia's Greatest Boy Band."[
Vacations curated the 2024 festival MATES, held in Los Angeles, featuring Puma Blue, Claud, Yot Club, Ian Sweet, Kacy Hill, Jaguar Jonze, and Waax. Vacations have performed at festivals like 2025's Harvest Rock BottleRock, Kilby Block Party, 2024's Portside Festival, Outlandia Festival, London Calling, 2023's All Things Go, All Points East, 2022's Austin City Limits, and in 2018, SXSW.
History 2015: Formation and early history After leaving Newcastle High School, Burns began writing and recording "sad boy songs" and posting them to his Tumblr account. His friend Jake Johnson heard the tracks and the two started creating music alongside Nate Delizzotti and Joseph Van Lier, forming Vacations in 2015.
They describe their sound as "woozy guitar pop", combining indie pop with elements of jangle and lo-fi. With the release of their EPs, Days in 2015 and Vibes in 2016, Vacations started gaining a following on SoundCloud and YouTube.
2016–2022: Changes In 2018, they released their debut studio album Changes. The single "Telephones" is certified Platinum in the US. The band recorded and published their first two EP's and their debut studio album by themselves with no management nor PR. Their sophomore album, Forever in Bloom, was released in 2020.
In April 2022, their single "Young" from 2016 went viral from a TikTok trend, when fans used the song to soundtrack scenes from series Skins, featuring the character Cassie. "Young" was certified gold in the United States, Canada and Poland. It has over 420 million streams as of June 2023 and placed the band on Australia's most-played artists on Spotify.
2023-present: No Place Like Home to Pursuit of Anything In mid-2023, Burns moved to Los Angeles, saying that "[t]here's a lot more going on in the [United] States for the band right now compared to Australia". The move as well as his diagnosis with obsessive–compulsive disorder, influenced the themes of the band's third studio album, No Place Like Home, released in January 2024.
In 2024, Vacations was named as one of Pandora's "Artists to Watch" in the rock category. They made their American television debut on CBS Morning's Saturday Sessions in 2024, performing "Next Exit" and a few weeks later, on Jimmy Kimmel Live. "Next Exit" has 2.6 million views on YouTube. Vacations performed "Midwest" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
In May 2026, the group announced their fourth studio album Pursuit of Anything. With three songs out on the album as of September 2026, Holy Grail, I See Myself In You, and Last Call. The album was released on October 2, 2026.
Discography Albums + Albums Title Album details Changes Released: March 2018 Format: CD, cassette, digital Label: Human Sounds Records (HSR-30) Forever in Bloom Released: September 2020 Format: CD, LP, digital Label: No Fun, Believe No Place Like Home Released: 12 January 2024 Format: CD, LP, digital Label: No Fun, Nettwerk Pursuit of Anything Released: 2 October 2026 Format: CD, LP, digital Label: No Fun, Nettwerk
Extended plays + EPs Title Album details Days Released: September 2015 Format: CD, digital Label: Campbell Burns Vibes Released: December 2016 Format: CD, digital Label: Campbell Burns Vacations on Audiotree Live Released: 21 May 2025 Format: digital Label: Vacations, Audiotree Music
Certified singles +Certified Singles Title Album Certification "Relax" Vibes RIAA: Gold "Young" ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum ZPAV: Gold"Telephones"Changes ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Platinum SNEP: Gold
Awards and nominations Rolling Stone Australia Awards The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.
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