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Concert Review: The Saints ’73-’78, November 13, Phoenix Concert Theatre

Posted on
14 Nov 2025
by
Paul

The Saints ’73-’78 is the latest iteration of classic Aussie punk band The Saints, featuring original members Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay making their return to the fold following vocalist Chris Bailey’s death in 2022. They’re joined this time around by ringers Mark Arm (Mudhoney), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) and Peter Oxley (The Sunnyboys) to play songs off The Saints’ first three albums and are currently on a tour of North America. Oh, and did I mention that they also have a killer 3-piece horn section? Well, they do. And they sound great.

Speaking of sounding great, Mark Arm made for a solid stand-in for the late Chris Bailey. Based on some interviews I’ve seen, it sounds like Arm is a longtime Saints fan who’s clearly lived with these records for a long time, so taking on the role of frontman comes quite naturally. For their part, the rest of the band sounded fantastic too, with some of my favourite moments coming when Arm, Harvey and Oxley all harmonized together on a few songs.

Keeping the stage banter to a minimum, the band ran through a set of classics like “The Chameleon,” “No Time” and “I’m Stranded” with a certain ferocity. Not too much ferocity though – they’re all getting up there in age, so not a lot of jumping around or thrashing about the stage. Still, it was an impressive set that reminded us what was so great about The Saints the first time around. They may be getting older, but The Saints ’73-’78 still delivered a straight-up shot of rock and roll with their bracing garage-punk sound. 

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