Queenscliff Town Hall will host The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper, as part of the first tour showcasing the ARIA Hall of Famer’s solo material since 2009.
The Saint’s co-founder and his band will perform material from Kuepper’s solo albums Electrical Storm (1985) and Honey Steel’s Gold (1991), both of which have been recently reissued on vinyl as part of Remote Control Records’ project to re-release Kuepper’s extensive catalogue.
One of Australian music’s most influential figures, Kuepper was the guitarist and primary songwriter for seminal punk-rock band the Saints’ first three albums, (I’m) Stranded, Eternally Yours and Prehistoric Sounds.
Following his departure from the Saints Kuepper recorded and released music prolifically, both as a solo artist and as part of bands including Laughing Clowns and The Aints!
Over the last two decades Kuepper has continued to produce his own music, as well as providing sound tracks for radio and film and playing in bands such as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Kuepper said the upcoming national tour, which will run throughout September, would be more than “just a stroll down memory lane”.
“To me, it’s going to be a living experience,” he said.
“Hopefully something really involving that is both nostalgic for people that have heard (the material) before but also kind of takes it somewhere else.
“Going back to the days when you could actually tour a lot, there’d be a special thing that was unique about every show, something that never got repeated. I want to get a bit of that in there.”
Kuepper’s band will include his long-time collaborator and Geelong local Mark Dawson on drums, Peter Oxley on bass, Alister Spence on keyboards and Eamon Dilworth on trumpet.
The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper is at Queenscliff Town Hall on Friday, September 8.
