Former Melody Maker journalist and Uncut magazine founder Alan Jones was more than impressed with Chimers debut show in Ireland by Wollongong duo Chimers “Irish Australian duo Chimers just now blowing the fucking roof off an absolutely rammed Billy Byrne’s Bar at Kilkenny Roots 2025. What a brilliant racket. Heavy on the Japandroids vibe. Ferociously loud, incredibly infectious, quite glorious.” Their tour now takes on the UK proper before returning for more Irish shows.

Due to demand, Ed has added a 3rd date: Wednesday May 14 again at Camelot Lounge and again with Darren ‘D.C’ Cross in support. Tickets on-sale now via https://www.stickytickets.com.au/heck4/ed_kuepper__special_guest_dc_cross.aspx

The Saints ’73-’78 celebrate 50 years since their first-ever shows this November with a month-long tour taking in New Zealand, USA, Canada, the UK, Sweden and Germany.

In their original guise The Saints only ever played the UK, two shows in the Netherlands and a single French show outside Australia, while their home country performances were reduced to just Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne. Australia has since been humbled by the explosion that is The Saints ’73-’78 while New Zealand, the USA, Canada, Sweden and Berlin (Germany) bear witness to the joy for the very first time.

Australian band Chimers join The Saints ’73-’78 for all US and UK appearances

All UK shows on-sale now
US and Canada are on-sale 9AM PST/12 noon EST Friday 21st February
Sweden / Germany on-sale 11am CET Friday 21st February
New Zealand on-sale 9am Wednesday 26th February

Tickets for all shows via feelpresents.com

“We haven’t done this in years… time flies, surprisingly it’s been some years since I’ve done any solo shows, so lo and behold… that is what I’m going to do in April/May.”  – Ed Kuepper.

The tour comes off the back of a new album After the Flood, recorded with drummer Jim White in May 2023 and released this March 21 via Remote Control. After The Flood features eight Kuepper originals digging on the material from his past; The Saints, Laughing Clowns and his own lengthy solo career. The first single for Ed and Jim is The Crying Dance. A Laughing Clowns track originally, released in 1980 on the 7” ep Sometimes, The Fire Dance. Hear it here. Pre-order the album here.

Don’t miss Ed Kuepper. Solo. At last!

The box set reissue of The Saints seminal 1977 (I’m) Stranded album is finally here! 4 slabs of shiny black vinyl plus a 28 page 12” x 12” photo / archival essay of the band plus early band history, an (I’m) Stranded sticker and a 1976 8” x 10” promo shot, same as the one(s) Ed Kuepper sent to the UK press in August that year. Pre-order now for shipping in November via one of the below.

And to top it off we have two new t-shirt designs available in 2 different colours each.

1. 1976 Brisbane. The original album cover of (I’m) Stranded as selected by the band but vetoed by EMI Australia. Finally this image is let loose on the world. Available in black or charcoal.

2. 1-2-3-4. The same image and design as The Saints 1-2-3-4 double 7” recorded in the UK with the legendary Bill Price and released in September 1977. Beautiful pink lettering on black or cobalt blue.

Also available is The Saints (I’m) Stranded logo T and the original Fatal label record centre as per the original release in August 1976.

All designs in limited quantities. Get ‘em while they’re hot!

AUSTRALIAN T-SHIRTS
AUSTRALIAN BOX SETS (or your fave record store)
UK T-SHIRTS
UK BOX SET
USA BOX SET & T-SHIRTS