Their band Calling All Cars will be the opening act for the supergroup's latest tour of Australia along with Wolfmother, one of the latest Aussie rock bands to storm onto the world scene.

James said the booking agent was letting them know each week that they had made the top 10 list to be the opening act, then the top three and finally they were picked.

Being popular and requested on radio made them the choice and "We know the devil," Haydn piped up in the background.

The boys and their band-mate Adam Montgomery will be playing in front of thousands in arena shows in all the capital cities in the 11-date tour that includes three appearances at Sydney's Acer Arena.

The tour kicks off on February 11 in Melbourne and February is shaping up to be a momentous month for Calling All Cars.

The have hit the big time just as they are recording their first album.

James said they have had a lot of help from Triple J and other radio stations.

They are also mixing it with the best in the music world as their producer and manager is Tom Larkin, the drummer from Shihad and in whose Melbourne studio they are currently recording.

"We are at the studio right now and are two songs away from being finished," James said.

"We've been in the rehearsal room for a week and a half and will be here until February pouring out the same songs over and over again trying to get it right."

They have also just returned from their first major "arena show" opening for Green Day in a big stadium in Auckland, New Zealand and also played the Trackside music festival in Canberra.

"It was a bit of a baptism of fire for the AC/DC show," James said.

These big arenas are a far cry from where they started at Merimbula's Lakeview Hotel and a gig or two in Bermagui.

The Ing boys have lived in Tilba since they were boys and attended Narooma High School before moving more permanently to Melbourne to pursue their music careers.

The still regularly visit their parents in Tilba on their way between the big cities and James was able to have Christmas at home, although Haydn was perhaps paying for his sins and his connection to the horned one by being trapped in the recording studio.

You can catch up with Calling All Cars on their Myspace page.