Mop and the Dropouts were an Indigenous Australian rock band with a significant impact on the music scene and cultural activism. Formed by a teenage Dennis ‘Mop’ Conlon, who grew up in Cherbourg in the late 1960s. Conlon's musical journey began, playing alongside his uncle Doodie Bond and other uncles in band The Magpies, which was a precursor band that eventually evolved into the well-known Mop and the Dropouts. Conlon started the group to help promote "goodwill and understanding between Black and White cultures" through music.