“I will forgive you pretty much anything, but I will never forgive you for not loving The Saints.” – Everett True
50 years on from (I’m) Stranded, their epochal debut album release, The Saints ’73-’78 announce a summer Australian tour in celebration of that poignant anniversary.
The tour follows on from a hugely successful overseas jaunt in late 2025 for The Saints ’73-‘78 which saw founding members Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay playing as The Saints to American, Swedish and German audiences for the first time and in UK for the first time since 1978.
“Out of everything I’ve seen this year, I can’t think of anything more exciting and thrilling. This was one of those performances that makes this longtime fan grateful to be there and to be alive!” – Under The Radar USA
“This has been an awesomely faultless performance from start to finish — utterly gobsmacking.” – Punk in Focus
A who’s who of the alternate music scene were in attendance across those shows, paying respect to their forebears, including members of Dead Kennedys, Fugazi, The Avengers, Bullet La Volta, Mudhoney, Primitive Ring, Earthless, Metz, Pavement, The Hard Quartet, Lubricated Goat, Minor Threat, Superchunk, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, Sonic Youth, The Undertones, The Stupids, Scientists, Loop, Swans and many more we’re sure.
To accompany the Australian shows will be a brand new live album – featuring the original Saints – recorded in September 1976 at The Saints’ famed Petrie Terrace rehearsal space and ad-hoc venue Club ’76. Recorded to cassette, the 15 track performance catches the band just weeks prior to the studio album recording in front of a handful of friends and features much of (I’m) Stranded, a slew of tracks that would end up on follow up album Eternally Yours and a bunch of their famed cover versions. Hear the classic
‘L-I-E-S’ here.
The Saints “L-I-E-S” (from forthcoming album LIVE AT CLUB ’76)
Before all that though, The Saints ’73-’78 will tour the UK this November / December as special guests to fellow Year Zero purists, The Damned on their Final Damnation 50th anniversary tour.
“One of the things that made punk very valid was, when you consider the Saints were doing the same in Australia at the same time and the Ramones in New York, it was obvious that people wanted too do it all over the world. The Saints were totally removed from anything going on anywhere else. They couldn’t get Sounds out NME in Australia, The synchronicity was amazing.” – Rat Scabies / The Damned
THE SAINTS ’73-’78 AUSTRALIA JAN/FEB 2027
Thu Jan 21 – Newcastle, King St + Chimers
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Sat Jan 22 – Sydney, Metro + Antenna
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Sat Jan 23 – Wollongong, Waves + The New Christs
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Fri Jan 29 – Brisbane, Tivoli + Tape / Off
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Sat Jan 30 – Gold Coast, Miami Marketta + Mick Medew & The Ursula 4
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Tue Feb 2 – Perth, Astor + Last Quokka
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Thu Feb 4 – Barwon Heads, Barwon Heads Hotel + dB4
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Fri Feb 5 – Melbourne, Croxton + Public Figures
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Tickets for the Australian shows are on-sale August 14th via feelpresents.com
The Saints Live at Club ’76, Brisbane
will be released Nov 20 via thesaints73-78.com. Details to come.
THE SAINTS ’73-’78 UK TOUR WITH THE DAMNED, NOV/DEC 2026
Wed Nov 25 – Brighton, Dome
Fri Nov 27 – London, British Airways ARC
Sat Nov 28 – Bristol, Deacon
Mon Nov 30 – Manchester Academy
Tue Dec 1 – Newcastle, 02 City Hall
Wed Dec 2 – Derby, Valliant Live Derby
Sun Dec 5 -Birmingham, 02 Academy
Tickets for the UK shows are on-sale now via via thesaints73-78.com.
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THE EXPLODING UNIVERSE OF ED KUEPPER
NEW DATES
Thu Oct 29 – Avoca Theatre
Fri Oct 30 – Canberra, The Street Theatre
Sat Oct 31 – Wombarra Bowlo
Wed Nov 4 – Adelaide, The Gov
Thu Nov 5 – Melbourne, National Theatre
Fri Nov 6 – Barwon Heads Hotel
Sat Nov 7 – Sydney, Factory (matinee & evening shows)
Fri Nov 13 – Fremantle, Freo Social
Sun Nov 15 – Brisbane, Princess Theatre
Tickets on sale now via
feelpresents.com or edkuepper.com
Available now
Ed Kuepper – THE EXPLODING UNIVERSE – LIVE
2LP & CD – New Album!
https://ed-kuepper.lnk.to/explodinguniverselive
Ed Kuepper – Today Wonder LP/CD – Remastered & Expanded
https://ed-kuepper.lnk.to/todaywonder
The Aints – Autocannibalism LP/2CD – Remastered & Expanded
https://ed-kuepper.lnk.to/autocannibalism
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