Win a Meet & Greet with the church

See the church play their defining album The Blurred Crusade in full this July, followed by a second monster contemporary set of highlights from their recent Further/Deeper album. To help celebrate this iconic tour, Oztix are giving you the chance to win a meet and greet with the band before the show. All you have to do is buy tickets before June 10 and you could win!

T&Cs:

Two winners (one double) meet & greet opportunity per show in WA & SA only. Venues include The Gov Adelaide, Settlers Tavern Margaret River, The Prince Of Wales Hotel Bunbury and Rosemount Hotel Perth. Competition is open to all ticket holders for the participating venues. Winners will be notified by Oztix with phone and email details passed on to Mucho Bravado to arrange meet & greet. Meet & greet times to be decided closer to show date.

It's a unique band that finds itself cherished as a bona fide legend in the ARIA Hall of Fame while not only remaining a virtual enigma to the world that knows its name but also remains as consistent and as relevant as any band even half their age.

This year sees the church celebrate their 35th year of making music and it's nothing short of incredible to consciously consider what this band has seen, done and where they find themselves sitting in a comfortable place in the otherwise fickle industry today. For example, how many Aussie bands (or any band for that matter) can boast the aforementioned South By South West performance and interview (with legendary US Rolling Stone Editor David Fricke), and a coveted slot at Spanish tastemaking festival Primavera Sound after 35 years of making music? How many bands can boast an accidental signature tune and certified classic while releasing an equally relevant and universally-acclaimed 25th album and then embarked on a near sold-out US and European tour? How many bands can boast a star-swollen guest list of famous fans like The Smiths, The Killers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Afghan Whigs and Brian Jonestown Massacre?

All these accolades and all these fans are the beyond-crazy culmination of 35 years of trials and tribulations and, most recently, the triumphant release of their 25th studio album Further/Deeper.

Now, the band - along with newest member, guitarist Ian Haug of Powderfinger - are excited to announce the once-in-a-lifetime national concert tour presented by TheMusic - Further Deeper - The Blurred Crusade this July to all five major cities in Australia.

the church will play two sets - the first revisiting one of the band's most notable and loved albums The Blurred Crusade and the second a monster contemporary set of highlights from the future classic Further/Deeper album, plus a few other favourites.

The Blurred Crusade features some of the band's most defining songs including 'Almost With You' and 'Don't Look Back'. Frontman Steve Kilbey explains the idea behind highlighting The Blurred Crusade again as part of this historical time in the band's life.

'The Blurred Crusade was where the church turned into themselves. Lushly produced by Bob Clearmountain, this album is obviously one of our early highlights and still remarkably sounds fresh 33 years later.'