{"id":340,"date":"2015-05-26T09:12:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T09:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=340"},"modified":"2015-05-26T09:14:15","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T09:14:15","slug":"the-saints-uk-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=340","title":{"rendered":"The Saints UK Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Saints - (I&#039;m) Stranded [HQ]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MpMwMDqOprc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the original punk bands, seminal Australian group The Saints visit the UK for a short tour \u2013 with their Liverpool show this coming Thursday.\u00a0<!--more--><br \/>\nA groundbreaking act whose touchstone first single \u2018(I\u2019m) Stranded\u2019 was released prior to The Sex Pistols\u2019 vinyl debut, the Brisbane group were the first Australian punk band to break internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Touring in support of 2014&#8217;s lauded <em>King Of The Sun\/Midnight Sun<\/em> LP which saw the band pair the 2012 studio original with a set of reworked back catalogue classics, Bruce Springsteen\u2019s recent cover version of \u2018Just Like Fire Would\u2019 saw the group reach a massive new audience.<\/p>\n<p>Formed in 1973 and taking inspiration from The Stooges\/MC5 the primitive, driving rock \u2019n\u2019 roll captured on their \u201977 debut LP <em>(I&#8217;m) Stranded<\/em> has been cited by Jesus\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Mary Chain vocalist Jim Reid as a major influence.<\/p>\n<p>After Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay quit the band paid homage to the \u201960s beat\/garage sound that they clearly adored with a faithful cover of The Allusions&#8217; \u201966 single &#8216;Gypsy Woman&#8217; as the B-side of their \u201981 single &#8216;Let&#8217;s Pretend&#8217;. A sound that many of the coming garage revivalists, especially the Oz league would follow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Saints - Gypsy Woman - 1980\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rA7r582g-sI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Moving towards a classic rock sound in the \u201980s and developing an ongoing cult following Stateside, the band have inspired legions of musicians in their home country and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>More info on the UK tour can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/338546-saints\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single 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