Australian rock-punk, alternative stalwart, Ed Kuepper returns to the road in April to celebrate the re-issue of two of his earlier releases.
Kuepper and his band will headline gigs in Melbourne, Hepburn Springs, Archies Creek, Sydney (twice), Cairns, Coffs Harbour, Brisbane, Newcastle, and South Coast.Part of his ongoing collaboration with Remote Control Records – that has seen Kuepper's solo efforts: 1996's 'Frontierland', the previously unreleased 'Mr. MiraKle', 1991's much-celebrated 'Honey Steel's Gold' and the 1984 debut 'Electrical Storm' re-issued – in late March Kuepper's 1992 ARIA Award-winning album (Best Independent release) 'Black Ticket Day' plus 'Law Of Nature', the 1984 post-punk classic from Kuepper's influential post-Saints outfit, Laughing Clowns, will be available on vinyl.
"Kuepper's purple patch of the first half of the 1990s is something extraordinary, and 'Black Ticket Day' (1992) is a jewel in his crown," says John Encarnacao, author of 'Ed Kuepper's Honey Steel's Gold for 33 1/3'.
"It's as expansive as its predecessor 'Honey Steel's Gold' yet more electric; features pop gems 'It's Lunacy' and 'Real Wild Life'; but also wig-out like 'Blind Girl Stripper' and 'All My Ideas Run to Crime'.
"'Law Of Nature' (1984) is a heat-haze of an album, drawing as Kuepper has said on memories of growing up in the semi-rural suburbs of Brisbane.
"It manages to find a perfect fit for the experiential colours of earlier Laughing Clowns releases within a set of disciplined song-forms. A classic of Australian post-punk featuring the original recording of 'Eternally Yours'."
The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper tour will see Ed joined by drummer Mark Dawson, Sunnyboys bassist Peter Oxley, pianist Alister Spence and brass arranger Eamon Dilworth.
Tickets are on sale.
Ed Kuepper 2024 Tour Dates
Fri 5 Apr - Thornbury Theatre (Melbourne)Sat 6 Apr - Palais-Hepburn (Hepburn Springs)
Sun 7 Apr - Caravan Music Club (Archies Creek)
Thu 11 Apr - The Factory (Sydney)
Sat 13 Apr - Tanks Arts Centre (Cairns)
Fri 19 Apr - The Jetty (Coffs Harbour)
Sat 20 Apr - The Princess Theatre (Brisbane)
Wed 24 Apr - Lizotte's (Newcastle)
Fri 26 Apr - Milton Theatre (South Coast)
Sat 27 Apr - Avalon RSL (Sydney)
