The Saints '73-'78 Release 'Live Nights in Venice Vol.1' EP

In October 2024 The Saints '73-'78 played a 3-night stand at Brisbane's Princess Theatre. All 3 shows were recorded by long time Ed Kuepper affiliate Derek Bovill with 4 songs from night two mixed by 4ZZZ's Branko Cosic. The result?

"This wasn't a tribute to the Saints … it was something else. It was eight guys on stage reaching for magic, devoted to the moment and delivering one of the greatest final furlongs I've seen in four decades of watching live music." – Sean Sennett

Nights in Venice Live… Vol. 1 features two songs each from The Saints first two albums; 1977's (I'm) Stranded and 1978's Eternally Yours sounding as vital and in-your-face as ever. For these recordings though, the band expanded to a full eight-piece line-up featuring original guitarist / songwriter Kuepper, original Saints drummer Ivor Hay, bassist Peter Oxley, guitarist Mick Harvey, singer Mark Arm and a 3-piece brass section comprising Eamon Dilworth (trumpet), Julian Wilson (tenor sax) and Mark Spencer (baritone sax).

"… this was no tribute band… no hackneyed cabaret act. This was a band on fire!" - Backseat Mafia

"The towering impressions left by the night's proceedings? That Kuepper is a motherfucker of a guitar-player, his sound just as molten and unrelenting as back in the day". – UNCUT

In November 2025 The Saints '73-'78 will tour New Zealand, USA, UK, Sweden and Berlin presenting the music of the band's seminal years. Live Nights in Venice….Vol.1 is just the entree, wait until you get the full meal...