froggie Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 People probably havent heard of the band, but anyway... The original line-up of the Saints did a reunion show yesterday after it looks like they kissed and made up. they were the first punk band from australia in the mid 70s and havent played together since 1979 in this format. it was part of the Dont Look Back series, where a band plays one their albums in its entirety. I even spotted Nick Cave backstage! they played whole of the Stranded album, plus an extra half an hour or so. fun atmosphere and they were really having fun. the only problem is that one of the speaker stacks had something wrong and it kept cutting out ed's guitar. another highlight was a youngish guy that decided it'd be fun to do a stage dive. he ran up on stage, ran out (nearly bowling kuepper out of the way) and did the dive in a flash. since no one was expecting out, they moved out of the way and splatted on the wooden floor. rumour has it, as i heard after the show, he got taken away in an ambulance! $60 well spent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 People probably havent heard of the band, but anyway... The original line-up of the Saints did a reunion show yesterday after it looks like they kissed and made up. they were the first punk band from australia in the mid 70s and havent played together since 1979 in this format. it was part of the Dont Look Back series, where a band plays one their albums in its entirety. I even spotted Nick Cave backstage! they played whole of the Stranded album, plus an extra half an hour or so. fun atmosphere and they were really having fun. the only problem is that one of the speaker stacks had something wrong and it kept cutting out ed's guitar. another highlight was a youngish guy that decided it'd be fun to do a stage dive. he ran up on stage, ran out (nearly bowling kuepper out of the way) and did the dive in a flash. since no one was expecting out, they moved out of the way and splatted on the wooden floor. rumour has it, as i heard after the show, he got taken away in an ambulance! $60 well spent! Hey how's it going Mende?! Sounds like a fun time! Were you actually backstage? Or did you just spot Cave? Hope all else is well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 i'm ok... i wasnt backstage but i spotted him. i had a chat to Bailey before the show though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 i'm ok... i wasnt backstage but i spotted him. i had a chat to Bailey before the show though Sounds good! Hey I wish I was in Australia right now the temp here is -15 Celsius! Rock on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 one of my fav bandsthanks for the info ! glad they got together Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 they did a reunion show last year as well, but it was in a different state (brisbane)... here are some pics from last year: (i'll post some from wednesday night soon) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Hey Mende, This is good news!!! musta been a helluva show. P.S. I may be planning a wine themed trip to AUS within a year or two!!! -Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 i'll be waiting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 here are some cool photos from last week: http://www.photos.blackshadow.com.au/galle...455805835_rQvsA ps: #38 is directed to me as i was pointing my camera at him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I love, love,love that album. I found it in a dollar bin in a record store I used to work in back in '93. My question for you is was there ever any crossover where ACDC and Rose Tattoo played with The Saints and Radio Birdman. I'm sure you're not that old, but perhaps you have some insight. As you probably know, there was lots of crossover with early punk, glam and rn'r bands playing together in NYC in the early to mid-70's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 i dont think there was anything with ac/dc or rose tattoo... but i remember reading somewhere that the saints and birdman were on the same bill at times. those band members were friends. also, you can download some of the 2009 gigs here: http://stripedsunlight.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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