geez this was an oversight! top band. their debut album is always on high rotation at hacienda de la paulie.

I love this band, and despite being broke, I was thinking about seeing them on their October tour. Then I saw that The Valentinos were the support and nixed the idea.

i wrote a church appreciation thread on the other site. Big fan.

I heard they were crap live. is that a lie?

Last tour was fabulous!!!

Best ever Church tours:
Remote Luxury with Craig Hooper
After Everything, Now This with David Lane

I've seen them 3 times live and loved them every time. Might have to shell out for the upcoming tour.

When are they playing?

According to Marty's MySpace, he's doing a series of gigs with SK...

Nov 21 2006 - Sandringham Hotel (with Steve Kilbey) Newtown (Sydney), New South Wales
Nov 28 2006 - Sandringham Hotel (with Steve Kilbey) Newtown (Sydney), New South Wales
Dec 6 2006 - The Clarendon Hotel (with Steve Kilbey) Katoomba, New South Wales
Dec 13 2006 - Northcote Social Club (with Steve Kilbey) Northcote (Melbourne), Victoria
Dec 17 2006 - The Troubadour (with Steve Kilbey) Fortitude Valley (Brisbane), Queensland

Friday, October 27, 2006

MWP and SK NEW SHOWS

Steve Kilbey and Marty Willson-Piper will be performing together on the following dates in Australia in 2006!
Will it be acoustic, electric, 12 strings at the ready, spark vs the blessed one? all of these questions, questions without answers!

You'll have to go see them to find out. Make it a date! Further updates and news will be posted on our official website.

NOVEMBER 2006
Tues 21st Nov - SANDRINGHAM HOTEL THE SANDO 387 King St. Newtown, Sydney, NSW
Phone 02 9557 1254

Tues 28th Nov - SANDRINGHAM HOTEL THE SANDO 387 King St. Newtown (Sydney), NSW
Phone 02 9557 1254

DECEMBER 2006
Wed 6th Dec - The Clarendon Hotel, 68 Lurline Street, Katoomba (Blue Mtns), NSW
Phone 02 4782 1322

Wed 13th Dec - Northcote Social Club, 301 High St Northcote (Melbourne) VIC
Phone 03 9486 1677

Sun 17th Dec - Troubadour, Level 2, 322 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley, (Brisbane) QLD
Phone 07 3252 2626

I wonder whether he'll play stuff off art attack?

Man, I saw the Church live soooo many times, up until Ploog left the band, and they were never less than amazing. (Although as mentioned on the relevant thread, I did fall asleep during their set the first time I saw 'em...) I once witnessed them bring the entire audience to a collective aural orgasm during When You Were Mine. No kidding, I've never seen a crowd go nuts like that!
Saw them twice post-Ploog and somehow it just wasn't the same. I think the Killer Bee was getting seriously into the horse by then.

always a good band, but far better before they recruited Rohan from the Elton Jack band as a stand-in guitarist. that woosey fuckin blouse ought to stick to his North Sydney cover band.

tickets for the NSC show go on sale on Monday 13th Nov, dirt cheap at $17+bf.

'SK v MWP’ (STEVE KILBEY and MARTY WILLSON-PIPER from THE CHURCH)

Wednesday 13th December
Doors open 8.30pm
Tickets: $17+bf / $20 at the door if still available
Tickets available from NSC Box Office Monday - Saturday 3.00 - 7.00pm (301 High St, Northcote), on 9486 1677 and online here

Best known for the shimmering ‘Under the Milky Way’, The Church combined the jangling guitar pop of 60s icons like the Byrds with the opaque wordplay of frontman Steve Kilbey to create a lush, melancholy brand of neo-psychedelia rich in texture and melody. Founding members Steve Kilbey and Marty Willson-Piper will be playing together in a rare performance of both their respective solo works and much-loved Church favourites. Will it be acoustic, electric, twelve strings at the ready, spark vs the blessed one? You’ll have to go see them to find out.

on sale today!

ooh! i shall be there

Can't wait for this, I've been listening to the Church all week :)

i am confused i was sure their latest album- whatsitcalled?- came out this year.

according to lots of places on the web and stuff teh release date was 2006, yet on the cd it says 2005.

have to do a best of list.

fuck it, i will put it in anway.

univited like the clouds

http://www.thechurchband.com/discography/index.phtml

weird, maybe i just misread the label.

sure it said 05 though.

good album anyway.

yeah its a great album

Does anyone know playing times? Nothing on Forum website.

Went to the Sydney show - was fantastic. Very early start ie 7.30 or so. Imagine Forum would be similar.

pretty sure it starts at 7:30 tonight.can't wait to hear Priest=Aura live.

Great, thanks Looch and Tiger Tiger. And ditto re: Priest = Aura!

add another to the Priest = Aura list. And Untitled #23 should be pretty bloody amazing too...

Having never seen the church live before I'm really looking to hearing Under The Milky Way as well...

you're in for a treat, nedb! they're in rare form.

Up until this morning, the Forum website was saying doors at 7.45pm, show starting at 8.30pm. It wouldn't be the first time, however, that the Forum has changed the starting times on the day of the event.

The tickets say ''Doors 7.30''.

I'll be pissed if they start before 8...

I'll be in my seat by 7.30pm going by whats on their facebook page, website and from whats happen for all the other shows theyve done...

dude on facebook: ''what time to the boys come on stage in Melbourne on Friday night?''
The Church Band: ''7.30pm''

hope you catch'em on a good night nedb, over the years i've found them to be a bit hit and miss but in saying that i do lov'em.

Was awesome...

yep. sure was. for my money Starfish set was the winner. MWP was feelin' it!

untitled #23 took best on ground honours for me last night, but the whole show was pretty sublime. Gig of the year...

How good is Space Saviour live !! Its bloody good.

Space Saviour, On Angel Street, Sunken Sun, Anchorage. Worth the ticket price right there...

For mine, Priest = Aura killed it. That said, there wasn't a weak link all night. Love Steve Kilbey's white boy dance moves.

nedb said 55 minutes ago:
Space Saviour, On Angel Street, Sunken Sun, Anchorage. Worth the ticket price right there...

The beefy guitar from Marty in 'On Angel Street' was fricken ace. And Steve's performance of 'Anchorage' was stunning.... Great stuff.

While I love P=A the album and was thrilled they played it, I don't think it's a real ''concert'' piece somehow.

Starfish, on the other hand... pure magic.

it was fucking awesome is all i can say. a top night. i don't know how anyone managed to stay in their seats though, i had a great seat but i couldn't sit down by the time priest=aura started and had to stand up on the side (and thank you the forum staff who didn't bother to be dicks about it, because so many venues would've )

I fear I may have missed this. Will they do any more shows?

Marty Willson-Piper on tonight at The Toff In Town! Playing songs off his various solo projects.