That’s it folks…

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Bluesfest is done and dusted, and what a show it was, with huge gratitude to the Byron Bay community, Peter Noble and team who rallied against so many difficulties to deliver this Festival and triumphed against the odds.

That’s it folks, the final show of THE CAT EMPIRE original line-up has now been celebrated. It is almost 21 years since our very first show together (May 2001). We have had an extraordinary ride, a blessed career, a lifetime full of experiences and we have a world of memories to take with us.

“Thank you” feels inadequate today.

You asked….

Monday, April 18, 2022

…we have delivered…the live recording from our final Melbourne show. Available on your fav streaming service HERE now.

THANK YOU Our ‘other’ band members

Monday, April 18, 2022

The show must go on right? Thank you to those of you who subbed in when needed to keep the show rolling on! In no particular order: Phil Noi, Jordan Murray, Greg Spence, Nick Wilkins, Danny Farrugia, Ben Hendry, Hugh Harvey, Yuri Pavlinov, Dave Symes.

Stream our final hometown show until 2023

Sunday, April 17, 2022

Follow the link HERE to view the final Melbourne show of the original line-up. This footage will live on for you to re-visit as you wish. Thanks for watching.

THANK YOU from the Original Line-up of The Cat Empire – Larger Than Life Characters we met

Sunday, April 17, 2022

There’s just something about The Cat Empire that managed to repeatedly attract larger than life characters into our midst. Maybe it’s the recklessness of the adventure we threw ourselves into, and certainly, it has something to do with the spirit of the music, but we have constantly met some of the wildest, weirdest, wackiest, cleverest, bravest, most adventurous people that the world has on offer. Inevitably these people would deliver us an idea, an opportunity, an adventure, a temptation, or a chance to take. More often than not we said “yes”. Miraculously, we didn’t die! You all know who you are –

The set list from our final hometown show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne Dec 2021

Saturday, April 16, 2022

1. How to Explain
2. Bulls
3. Oscar Wilde
4. The Crowd
5. Brighter Than Gold
6. Daggers Drawn
7. Two Shoes
8. The Lost Song
9. The Darkness
10. The Rhythm
11. Going To Live
12. In My Pocket
13. Hello
14. The Car Song
15. Still Young
16. Wine Song
17. Steal The Light
18. The Chariot

Listen to the live recording on your fav streaming service HERE.

THANK YOU from the Original Line-up of The Cat Empire – Album Engineers and Producers

Saturday, April 16, 2022

Andy Baldwin with your bangles, your dancing and your out loud yelps of delight. Jan Skubiszewski with your twinkle in the eye that always knows best and delivers even better. Jerry Boys who agreed going to Cuba to record an album was a great idea, and then helped us do it. John Porter for introducing us to Malibu and new ways of doing things in the studio. Adam Rhodes whose perfectionism and doggedness always delivered results and wry smiles…and all of the people who assisted all of you in studio and made the equipment work. Thank you for always performing the impossible feat of trying to translate what we do live onto a cd,

THANK YOU from the Original Line-up of The Cat Empire – Our partners and kids

Friday, April 15, 2022

When people have big dreams that take them away from home repeatedly, there are inevitably people that get left behind, and people who are called upon to support sometimes difficult situations. We could truly not have had this adventure without the very big love, large sacrifices and enormous levels of support we have had from our partners, our kids, and our extended families. Sarah Hull-Brown + Ben + Harry + Patrick + Miles, Eloise Mignone + Anya + Fidel, Meg + Edie + Deliliah + Fredi, Emily Lubitz + Louis, Sami, Remi, Leander Kreltszheim, Dave Strong + Frankie + Bella.

This merch never saw the light of day due to our Euro 2020 tour getting smashed by COVID

Friday, April 15, 2022

This is your last chance to get merch from the original line-up – order HERE.

Now streaming on your favourite streaming service …

Friday, April 15, 2022

….the audio recording from our final hometown show with the original line-up – Sidney Myer Music Bowl Live Dec 2021. With a killer setlist and special guests, this live recording will live on…listen HERE.