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More Crowded House Red Hot Summer Shows Sell Out

More of the Crowded House Red Hot Summer shows have sold out with Toowoomba and Southport, Queensland calling ‘Full House’.

Tagged as: Angus and Julia Stone, Australia, Crowded House, Cruel Sea, Face To Face Touring, Legends on the Lawn, live music, Mark Seymour, Sounds By The River, The Church, Vika and Lina

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Crowded House To Headline The Next Red Hot Summer Series

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House will perform more live shows for 2025 for Red Hot Summer, as well as Mannum’s Sounds by the River and Mackay’s Legends on the Lawn.

Tagged as: Angus and Julia Stone, Australia, Crowded House, Cruel Sea, Face To Face Touring, Legends on the Lawn, live music, Mark Seymour, Sounds By The River, The Church, Vika and Lina

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The Music of John Lennon To Be Performed at Give Peace A Chance Concerts

by Noise11.com

Adalita (Magic Dirt), Diesel, Steve Kilbey (the Church), Isabella Manfredi (The Preatures) and Kevin Mitchell (Jebediah/Bob Evans) will perform the music of John Lennon for the Give Peace A Chance shows in Australia in July.

Tagged as: Adalita, Australia, Bob Evans, Diesel, Give Peace A Chance, Isabella Manfredi, Jebediah, John Lennon, Kevin Mitchell, Magic Dirt, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church, The Preatures

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The Church Already Yesterday Is A Rare Chance To Reconnect With The Band’s Origins

by Paul Cashmere

The current Already Yesterday tour by The Church has showcased the great, mostly overlooked first four albums of the band ‘Of Skins and Heart’ (1981), ‘The Blurred Crusade’ (1982). ‘Séance’ (1983) and ‘Heyday’ (1984).

Tagged as: 80s, Already Yesterday, alternative, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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Steve Kilbey of The Church - photo by Ros O'Gorman

Steve Kilbey of The Church Turns 70

by Paul Cashmere

Happy 70th birthday to Steve Kilbey of The Church. Steve was born 13 September 1954 in the county of Hertfordshire, UK.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Australia, rock, Save Kilbey, The Church

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The Church To Focus On First Four Albums For ‘Already Yesterday’ Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Church will tour Australia in November and December performing a setlist mostly featuring songs from the first four albums.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, classic rock, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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The Church Premiere New Song ‘A Strange Past’

by Paul Cashmere

The Church have made a video for the track ‘A Strange Past’ from the upcoming album ‘Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars’.

Tagged as: 80s, A Strange Past, alternative, Australia, Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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The Smashing Pumpkins photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Smashing Pumpkins Cover The Church On Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Smashing Pumpkins have performed The Church classic ‘Under The Milky Way’ at their first two Australian shows in Queensland over the weekend.

Tagged as: 90s, Amyl and the Sniffers, rock, The Church, The Smashing Pumpkins, The World Is A Vampire, USA

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The Temper Trap Launch Mushroom 50th Anniversary With The Church Cover

by Paul Cashmere

Mushroom Records 50th anniversary has been officially kicked off with The Temper Trap covering The Church classic ‘Under The Milky Way’.

Tagged as: Australia, Matt Gudinski, Mushroom Records, music industry, The Church, The Temper Trap

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The Church Perform First Show Of Australian Tour In Perth

by Paul Cashmere

The Church ‘The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune’ tour of Australia kicked off in Perth this week with Steve Kilbey keeping his promise and resurrecting ‘The Unguarded Moment’ for the Australian audience.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church, The Hypnogogue

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The Church Premiere ‘The Hypnogogue’

by Paul Cashmere

The Church will have a new album in 2023. ‘The Hynogogue’ the album will be out around March or April 2023 but the title track is here now.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church, The Hypnogogue

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The Church Prep 26th Album and an Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Church will have a new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, their 26th soon, and dates around Australia to go with it.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church, The Hypnogogue

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Steve Kilbey, Pure Gold Live at the Palais in St Kilda on Friday 13 May 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Steve Kilbey Recreates The Church ‘Of Skins And Heart’ As An Acoustic Album

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Kilbey has re-recorded The Church’s debut album ‘Of Skins And Heart’ as an acoustic album.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, David Roy Williams, Of Skins and Heart, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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Sydney’s Twilight At Taronga To Return In 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Twilight At Taronga, the Sydney zoo 2022 Summer Series, will return for 2022 with an all-Australian line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, Daryl Braithwaite, Josh Pyke, live music, San Cisco, The Church, Twilight At Taronga, Vika & Linda, Washington & Odette, Winston Surfshirt

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Steve Kilbey Has Made Over 70 Albums (We Think)

by Paul Cashmere

When you add up all of his albums, Steve Kilbey has made probably over 70. I say “probably” because even he has lost count. Steve’s new album ‘The Hall of Counterfeits’ most likely sits as his 70 Somethingth album.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church, The Hall of Counterfeits

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Xavier Rudd, Pete Murray, Kasey Chambers, Josh Pyke, Ben Lee, The Church To Play Sunset Sounds

by Paul Cashmere

Sunset Sounds is heading to Hastings Foreshore Reserve in Victoria in November.

Tagged as: Australia, Ben Lee, D’arcy Spiller, Josh Pyke, Kasey Chambers, Kyle Lionhart, music festival, Pete Murray, Sunset Sounds, The Church, Xavier Rudd

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The Living End, Ross Wilson, The Angels Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 2021 is moving forward with another all-Australian line-up with The Living End, Ross Wilson and The Angels leading the strongest Aussie announcement so far.

Tagged as: Australia, Blue King Brown, bluesfest, Easter, Kate Miller-Heidke, music festival, Peter Noble, Ross Wilson, The Angels, The Church, The Living End

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Announcement: What’s In Store For Delivered Live Season 2 Episode 5

by Announcement

Delivered Live this week brings you another incredible line up of talent with full sets from 3 amazing Sydney artists; Christine Anu (fresh from her appearance on The Masked Singer!), Aus music icon and frontman for The Church, Steve Kilbey, and indie rnb up and comer, Kyva.

Tagged as: Australia, Christine Anu, Delivered Live, music industry, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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Pure Gold Live 2020 Artists Have Had Over 300 Singles

by Paul Cashmere

The line-up of acts for Pure Gold Live 2020 collectively has released more singles that will fit in a jukebox. Over 300 in fact.

Tagged as: 1927, Australia, pop, Pseudo Echo, Pure Gold Live, Richard Clapton, rock, Ross Wilson, Sydney Coliseum, The Church, Wendy Matthews

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New Music Releases for 4 October 2019

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: The Darkness, Mirusia, City & Colour, Lost Frequencies, Wilco, Regurgitator (GH), Simple Minds (live), Mika, Summer Walker, Blood Orange, The Church, Angel Olson, John Schumann and Toby Keith (GH).

Tagged as: Angel Olson, Australia, Blood Orange, City & Colour, John Schumann and Toby Keith, Lost Frequencies, Mika, Mirusia, music industry, new music, new releases, Regurgitator (GH), Simple Minds (live), Summer Walker, The Church, The Darkness, Wilco

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Rare first Mental As Anything EP available again on vinyl

by Paul Cashmere

Mental As Anything’s extremely rare very first release ‘Mental As Anything Plays at Your Party’ has been given a limited vinyl release to mark its 40th anniversary.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Icehouse, Mental As Anything Do Re Mi, music festival, rock, The Church

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Jeremy Oxley, Sunnyboys. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sunnyboys have maintained one annual tour since 2012

by Paul Cashmere

When Sunnyboys regroup for By The C in January it will mark an annual tradition they have kept since 2012.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Do Re Mi, Icehouse, Mental As Anything, rock, Steve Kilbey, Sunnyboys, The Church

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Steve Kilbey explains why The Church’s ‘Too Fast For You’ seems to have disappeared from their history

by Paul Cashmere

The Church song ‘Too Fast For You’ rarely makes it to the band’s compilation albums, it is not available on streaming services and Steve Kilbey has no idea why.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Do Re Mi, Icehouse, Mental As Anything, rock, Steve Kilbey, Sunnyboys, The Church

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The Church added to By The C music festival

by Paul Cashmere

The Church has joined the By The C line-up for Newcastle, Wollongong, Coolongatta, Geelong and Adelaide for 2019.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Icehouse, Mental As Anything Do Re Mi, music festival, rock, The Church

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The Church perform Starfish from start to finish at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre

by Paul Cashmere

‘Starfish’ may not have been the best album for The Church but most would place it definitely in their Top 3.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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The Church’s Steve Kilbey to release ‘Sydney Rococo’

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Kilbey will release a solo album ‘Sydney Rococo’ in November.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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The Church To Perform Starfish To Mark 30th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

The Church will do a round of theatre shows in Australia in November and December to mark the 30th anniversary of the classic ‘Starfish’ album.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, Starfish, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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Steve Kilbey And Kate Ceberano Have Made An Album Together

by Paul Cashmere

The Church’s Steve Kilbey has made an album with Kate Ceberano. Steve says a mutual friend put them together and the entire thing was done without even meeting.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Kate Ceberano, pop, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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The Church and Cookin’ On 3 Burners Share Stories At Noise11 iHeartRadio This Week

by Noise11.com

Steve Kilbey from The Church has made a lot of music. He estimates around 60 albums, counting The Church, solo and side-projects. Steve talks ‘Man Woman Life Death Infinity’ this week at iHeartRadio music news powered by Noise11.com.

Tagged as: Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia, Cookin' On 3 Burners, iHeartRadio, Jake Mason, music industry, noise11.com, Pulp Fiction, Steve Kilbey, The Big Chill, The Church

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The Church Summons Wes Anderson For Undersea Video Inspiration

by Paul Cashmere

The new video for The Church ‘Undersea’ was inspired by American film director Wes Anderson.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, The Church

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Announce Wild God 2026 Tour of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

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