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Contagion Biography Contagion formed in mid 2017 with four students from Leongatha Secondary College. The band includes Patrick Bier on drums, Aaron Lopez-Freeman on vocals and guitar, Vincent Trease on bass guitar, and Tom Collins on lead guitar.

Their first performance was during the South Gippsland Schools combined band tour in 2017. While on tour, several of the band’s members unfortunately came down with influenza and had to go home early, hence the name Contagion.

They play a wide variety of covers from bands including Goanna, Bryan Adams, Commodores, Stevie Wonder and Skyhooks. Contagion plays at shows, markets and festivals.

Following a series of shortcomings in the rehearsal room and on stage, Congation officially decided to end things as a band in mid 2019. A formal goodbye message was broadcast on their social media pages, thanking their fans and reminding them of the good times.

Contagion is dead. After much deliberation we have decided to end things as a band. The time has come, and we feel it is no longer in our best interest to continue. We simply can not go on this way.
 * Goodbye*

Thank you to all those who have supported us right from the beginning. We are eternally grateful for the support and encouragement which had provided us the will to go on and strive for greatness. May we never forget the good times.

Where are they now? Following the conclusion of the band, Contagions members have since spiralled into a world of depression and alcoholism. Vincent Trease is currently a struggling