Snap Scene: The Church, Metro Theatre 8th September 2022 by Mandy Hall - Whats My Scene. Entering their fourth decade of making music and playing live shows with all the fierce creative energy of their early years, ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, The Church treated fans with two remarkable sets over 2 ½ hours with a taste of new songs from the band’s forthcoming 26th studio album, ‘The Hypnogogue’ – plus performing a string of hit songs across their expansive music career including ‘Under The Milky Way’, ‘Reptile’ and ‘Almost With You’. The 2022 epic five-piece line-up is bassist, vocalist and founder Steve Kilbey; with long-time collaborator TimEbandit Powles, drummer and producer across 17 albums since ’94; guitarist Ian Haug formerly of Australian rock icons Powderfinger, who joined the band in 2013 and Jeffrey Cain (Remy Zero), touring multi-instrumentalist who is now a full-time member of The Church since the departure of Peter Koppes in early 2020.
REVIEW: THE CHURCH - NORTHCOTE THEATRE. Greg Phillips Sep 11, 2022 Blog REVIEW: THE CHURCH – NORTHCOTE THEATRE Saturday September 10,2022.Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne The combination of Church main man Steve Kilbey’s fervent preference to play as much new and more recent material as possible and longtime fans’ need to hear the older hits, meant that the setlist for this Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune Australian tour was always going to be a long one, much like the tour’s name!
After loosening up with No Ascension, Kilbey welcomed the crowd by announcing ‘Melbourne my spiritual home. I just couldn’t hack the weather’ and noted that the night was going to be ‘Bruce Springsteenian’ in it’s length. A relatively new gig venue, the ornate Northcote Theatre (originally a cinema) is known as being Northcote’s first electrified building, an apt moniker for tonight’s psychedelic rock fare. In their 4+ decade history, I don’t think The Church has ever sounded as good as this.
Encore: Grind You Took. The Church review: new congregation, new life for revered rockers. Review: The Church, Metro Theatre Sydney, September 8 The Church are a new congregation these days, but on tonight’s evidence, there is still plenty for lovers of literate, textured, melodic and powerful music to worship. Singer and main songwriter Steve Kilbey, who has been there from the start in Sydney in 1980, has lost two of his fellow founders within the last decade - guitarists Marty Willson-Piper and Peter Koppes. But such is the status of The Church in Australia’s classic rock canon that Kilbey seems to have had his pick of replacements.
Tonight, no less a figure than Powderfinger’s Ian Haug easily matched Willson-Piper’s beefy gravitas at stage right, peeling off the riffs from majestic to mystic that the Kilbey songbook requires, and adding lyrical and crowd-pleasing layers of his own. With an epic two-and-a-half hour, 24-song setlist, there was something for everyone at this show - perhaps too much. StackPath. StackPath. [Interview] STEVE KILBEY. Ahead of their ‘The Slings and Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune’ Tour, The Church lead singer Steve Kilbey sits down with Sean Fraser to talk about Canberra in the late ’70s and working in the public service, to getting a standing ovation before playing a note and painting the new The Church album album cover using pastels. The podcast of this interview can be found HERE. [Sean Frazer] How are you been mate? What have you been up to today? [Steve Kilbey] Today, I went and jumped in the ocean. And then I did a little bit of body surfing, which surprised me how quickly that tired me out so that wasn’t a great feeling.
Yeah, absolutely. Did you like it? What I get out of this is a really inspiring story though, you hated your job, you thought, you know, maybe one day this music thing will work. I’m glad that Canberra didn’t have anything to offer so I could turn inward on myself. I think you’re 100% correct. Were the people around you saying the same thing? And you got stuck there. It’s good. STEVE KILBEY: THE CHURCH 2022 AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW. Greg Phillips Aug 18, 2022 Artists, Interviews Australian seminal psych-guitar masters, The Church have announced a national headline tour of Australia – their first in four years, playing shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Margaret River this September.
Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips caught up with The Church main man Steve Kilbey to discuss the ‘The Slings And Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune’ tour, songwriting methods, the new lineup (which has recently become a 6 piece band featuring two drummers), their upcoming album The Hypnogogue, and his dislike for nostalgia. The group has an unwavering desire to carry on performing the immense body of work that stretches back in a continuous line to classic early albums such as ‘Of Skins and Heart’, ‘The Blurred Crusade’, ‘Starfish’ that has been put together from past to present to future. Kilbey says: “A band is like a family and over 40 years it is only natural that families will change. X-Press Magazine – Entertainment in Perth – THE CHURCH Almost with us. Seminal psych-rockers The Church have just announced their first national headline tour of Australia in four years.
Western Australia has scored two dates on the tour, with shows lined up at Perth’s Astor Theatre on Thursday, September 1, and The River, Margaret River, on Friday, September 2. Entering their fourth decade of making music, ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, The Church will treat fans with two remarkable sets over two and a half hours with a taste of new songs from the band’s forthcoming 26th studio album, The Hypnogogue – plus performing a string of hit songs across their expansive music career including Under The Milky Way, Reptile and Almost With You. “A band is like a family and over 40 years it is only natural that families will change,” said Steve Kilbey. “It’s too big a body of work not to keep exploring it. It’s a psychedelic walk down memory lane from a band that spans four decades – and continues to create thought-provoking music in the Millennium.”
INTERVIEW: Steve Kilbey, The Church – August 2022 - 100% ROCK MAGAZINE : 100% ROCK MAGAZINE. INTERVIEW: Steve Kilbey, The Church – August 2022 By Shane Pinnegar This week ARIA Hall of Fame inductees The Church begin their first headline tour of Australia in four years, an epic undertaking promising to feature tracks spanning the band’s stellar career forty-plus year career, including new material from their soon-to-be-released 26th studio album Hypnogogue.
A recent press release described the brand spanking new single The Hypongogue as “retro-futuristic”, going on to note that it’s “capturing the band’s trademark psychedelia-tinged and dream pop sound, the new track transports listeners to another realm with a striking science fiction storyline.” Read more about the single and watch the new video at the bottom of the page, for now, let’s talk with band founder, bassist, singer, primary songwriter and leader, Steve Kilbey.
‘The Slings And Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune’ Australian Tour, September 2022 Absolutely. That’s a good point. We did, we did. It is, you know, it is. Yeah. No. Steve Kilbey (The Church) – Scars and Guitars. THE CHURCH ‘The Slings and Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune’ Tour Starts Next Week! - The Rockpit.
Australian seminal psych-guitar masters, The Church kick off The Slings and Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune tour next week in Perth! The band’s first in four years sees them playing shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Margaret River. The Brisbane show is now SOLD OUT and all other shows are selling fast with limited tickets remaining so get in now or miss out! Tickets are available fromsbmpresents.com/tour/the-church-2022 Entering their fourth decade of making music and playing live shows with all the fierce creative energy of their early years, ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, The Church will treat fans with two remarkable sets over 2 ½ hours with a taste of new songs from the band’s forthcoming 26th studio album, ‘The Hypnogogue’ – plus performing a string of hit songs across their expansive music career including ‘Under The Milky Way’, ‘Reptile’, ‘The Unguarded Moment’ and ‘Almost With You’.
TICKETS ON SALE NOWsbmpresents.com. Sarah Brookes | WAtoday. STEVE KILBEY: THE CHURCH 2022 AUSTRALIAN TOUR INTERVIEW. Steve Kilbey (The Church) – Scars and Guitars. Youtube. The Church - Noise11.com. The Church will have a new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, their 26th soon, and dates around Australia to go with it. On 1 September, The Church will kick off ‘The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune’ tour of Australia. TOUR DATES Thursday, September 1: The Astor, Perth Friday, September 2: The River, Margaret River Sunday, September 4: The Gov, Adelaide Thursday, September 8: The Metro, Sydney Friday, September 9: The Princess Theatre, Brisbane Saturday, September 10: Northcote Theatre, Melbourne The tour line-up features mainstay Steve Kilbey on bass and vocals, Tim Powles on drums, Ian Haug on guitar, multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Cain and Ashley Naylor on guitar.
Kilbey founded The Church in 1980. Powles joined in 1994. Powderfinger’s Haug has been with The Church since 2013. Cain, formerly of Remy Zero joined in 2017 and Naylor from Even joined in 2020. TICKETS ON SALEsbmpresents.com Like this: Like Loading... Tagged as: SBM Presents, Steve Kilbey, The Church. INTERVIEW: Steve Kilbey, The Church – August 2022 - 100% ROCK MAGAZINE : 100% ROCK MAGAZINE. Unsupported browser. Tim Powles of The Church talks touring in 2022 | RRL. “Rock ‘n roll was never designed to get old”, laughs Tim Powles – drummer, producer, and rhythmic backbone of Australian rock royals The Church, who are kicking off their latest Australian tour in September of this year.
“But it has got old; with the sheer passing of time and earth cycles, people find themselves in a position where they still love what they do, but they are ancient!” Tim is of course, reflecting on the reality of life in a band now in its 40s, preparing for the release of their 26th studio album as we approach the last quarter of 2022. “It’s going to take some time for people to hear it” says Powles. “We’re disappointed that we couldn’t get the record out this year, but the universe is in a fluctuating state; it’s speeding up and slowing down a lot lately – certain things were tangible and logistical things cannot be relied on, so what’s happening is the right thing for the band.”
While we’re on the new album, the only question that matters, is What does it sound like? FULL INTERVIEW: Steve Kilbey Of The Church - Triple M Rock. The Church Prep 26th Album and an Australian Tour. The Church will have a new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, their 26th soon, and dates around Australia to go with it. On 1 September, The Church will kick off ‘The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune’ tour of Australia. TOUR DATES Thursday, September 1: The Astor, Perth Friday, September 2: The River, Margaret River Sunday, September 4: The Gov, Adelaide Thursday, September 8: The Metro, Sydney Friday, September 9: The Princess Theatre, Brisbane Saturday, September 10: Northcote Theatre, Melbourne The tour line-up features mainstay Steve Kilbey on bass and vocals, Tim Powles on drums, Ian Haug on guitar, multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Cain and Ashley Naylor on guitar.
Kilbey founded The Church in 1980. Powles joined in 1994. Powderfinger’s Haug has been with The Church since 2013. Cain, formerly of Remy Zero joined in 2017 and Naylor from Even joined in 2020. EARLY BIRD TICKET PRE-SALE Friday, June 17 @ 12PM Local Timesbmpresents.com/tour/the-church-2022 Noise11.com Noise11 on Instagram Like this: The Church announce ‘The Slings And Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune’ Australian Tour - Metal-Roos.
The Church announce Australian tour for September - Music Reads - Double J. They'll play six dates around the country Australian indie rock royalty The Church are getting back on the road, today announcing a six-date Australian tour for September. The band will play two sets at each show, packing their two and a half hours of stage time with highlights from across their 40+ year existence. Part of that will be a bunch of new material taken from their 26th studio album The Hypnogogue, which will be their first album in half a decade when it sees the light of day later this year. Skip YouTube Video FireFox NVDA users - To access the following content, press 'M' to enter the iFrame.
If you haven't seen them since the world shut down, rest assured the band remain in great form, as we learned from their astounding set at Bluesfest this year. There are few bands with the depth and quality of The Church and their enduring excellence remains something to be both in awe and very proud of. Catch The Church playing the following shows around the country this September. THE CHURCH Announce National Tour. THE CHURCH Announce National Tour Written by HEAVY Share This: Australian seminal psych-guitar masters, The Church have just announced a national headline tour of Australia – their first in four years, playing shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Margaret River this September.
Fans can access early bird tickets by signing up prior to pre-sale commencing here.Pre-sale starts Friday, June 17, 12pm local time. General public tickets on sale Tuesday, June 21, 12pm local time. Entering their fourth decade of making music and playing live shows with all the fierce creative energy of their early years, ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, The Church will treat fans with two remarkable sets over 2 ½ hours with a taste of new songs from the band’s forthcoming 26th studio album, The Hypnogogue – plus performing a string of hit songs across their expansive music career including Under The Milky Way, Reptile, The Unguarded Moment and Almost With You. Discover more like this on HEAVY: Menu. The Church announce first Australian headline tour in four years. Australian seminal psych-guitar masters The Church have just announced a national headline tour of Australia, in what will be their first in four years. Kicking off on September 1, the legendary band will be playing shows in Perth, Margaret River, Adelaide, Sydney, and Brisbane, before finishing up in Melbourne at Northcote Theatre on September 10 2022.
Entering their fourth decade of making music and playing live shows with all the fierce creative energy of their early years, ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, The Church will treat fans with two remarkable sets over two and a half hours with a taste of new songs from the band’s forthcoming 26th studio album, ‘The Hypnogogue’ – plus performing a string of hit songs across their expansive music career including ‘Under The Milky Way’, ‘Reptile’, ‘The Unguarded Moment’ and ‘Almost With You’.
Check out Melbourne’s most comprehensive gig guide here. “It’s too big a body of work not to keep exploring it. The Church Australian Tour.