 Heald quietly departed from the band in 2012, having stayed on as a member for a remainder of festival commitments following the departure of Griffith and drummer Hamish Rosser.He then went on to play on tour with indie punk band Dune Rats in 2012; whom he had originally met on tour with The Vines.Brad also made an appearance on bass with the surf-punk band Skegss in 2016 at Wonderland Festival in Perth, Western Australia.