PEOPLE are no doubt still waking up with broken bodies and slowly darkening bruises after the Till The Wheels Fall Off over last weekend.

With a true, unpretentious do-it-yourself ethic, the punk-rock showcase over Friday and Saturday put on display some of the best burgeoning home-grown music on the national scene.

There was the new (Bennylava), the old (Linc Le Fevre – sorry, mate, but you’ve been around a while), and the recently returned (The Gifthorse). 

There was loud and soft–the latter contained in two venues over day-time Saturday before a massive closer at main venue, Club 54, on Saturday night with an album launch from the Gifties and a stage-diving dad mid-set during Luca Brasi.

Organiser and Luca Brasi frontman Tyler Richardson said there was a chance that Launceston could host something similar again.

‘‘The sheer number of people at all shows was completely amazing,’’ he said.

‘‘I feel like showing people that this thing can succeed so massively in an oft-overlooked spot such as Launceston.

‘‘I will say that after just crunching some numbers, it was way beyond what we hoped for.

‘‘The trick is to keep events like this as low saturation, then just go bang and watch it explode.’’

The line-up induced salivation: The Gifthorse for the first time in Launceston, Sinking Teeth, The Sugercanes, Outright, Jen Buxton, and a stack of others, including good local artists.

The show resembled a party among friends more than a rigid rock concert.

Richardson hand-picked  the bevy of bands, many of which he had toured with. 

‘‘It was kind of a way to say thanks and bring them here and have a weekend like this,’’ he said.

‘‘Everyone was completely blow away. Tassie has a reputation as being pretty crazy for shows and parties and I don’t think anyone’s expectations were let down.’’