2016-2018 & Rising With The Sun - In Review

Despite the wash of hundreds of cities, thousands of stages, millions of miles travelled...some shows remain in your mind forever. The Roundhouse in London was one of those shows. We were the first Australian band to sell out two consecutive nights at that venue, but that's not the only thing that made it special. There was just something in the air, something about that stage, something about that audience. Hands up if you were there.

Make sure you are 'there' when our virtual concert goes to air in December. Tiks via https://thecatempire.com/tour/.

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Filmed at: The Roundhouse, London 15 & 16 November 2018
Filmed by: Offslip Productions UK
Audio: Lachlan Carrick
From the Album: Steal The Light (2013)
Composer: Felix Riebl
Publishing: BMG Publishing
Lyricist: Felix Riebl
Record Label: Two Shoes Records PTY LTD

Lyrics: [F.RIEBL]
First I saw you standing there
Eyes so wild beneath your hair
Coat worn blacker than the sun
Shook your head like Strummer strummed
We stood like soldiers in a line
Heard the bells of midnight chime
We turned grey walls to fields of green
The only fate that we could scream was

While you’re still young
Find your heart and find your song
Now where have you gone?

No matter where you’re going
And no matter where you’ve been
You never needed anybody else’s call now
I never met a one like you, never met a one like you
Never met a one like you, don’t bring me down
There’s a dream that haunts my nights

Of wild black horses out in flight
The kind of free I’d never been
A kind of beast I’d never seen
Why do all things end in pain?
I call the ghosts and ask their names
Is that love you’re running from?
If you lead then I will come

And while you’re still young
Find your heart and find your song
Now where have you gone?

No matter where you’re going
And no matter where you’ve been
You never needed anybody else’s call now
I never met a one like you, never met a one like you
Never met a one like you, don’t bring me down

Basta de cuentos (enough fables/lies) Basta de cuentos
Es tiempo de lo nuestro (It’s time of what is ours) Es-Tiempo de lo nuestro
Tengo tu alma (I’ve got your soul) Tengo tu alma
Bien metida adentro (embedded in me) Bien metitha-adentro

While you’re still young
Find your heart and find your song
While you’re still young
Find your heart and find your song
While you’re still young
Find your heart and find your song
Now where have you gone?
Oh oh oh . . .

No matter where you’re going
And no matter where you’ve been
You never needed anybody else’s call now
I never met a one like you, never met a one like you
Never met a one like you, don’t bring me down

About:
Formed in Melbourne, Australia and adored the world over, The Cat Empire is a musical success story that continues to be written. Throughout their 20 year career, the band's stratospheric trajectory has continued unabated, becoming one of Australia's most successful musical exports, growing an army of ardent fans at home and abroad.

Since their teens, the six bound together by a love of music, and bolstered by the career-long guidance of Manager Correne Wilkie, have gone about the business of crafting infectious, genre-embracing anthems and releasing chart-topping, multi-platinum albums to take to the live stage. It was not unusual to find the band performing on main stage bills at iconic international festivals, selling out the world's most famous arenas, mobbed by supporters and media at airports in Spain, and appearing on top rating T.V. shows like Letterman and Leno.

In September 2021, The Cat Empire announced that after 20 years, the band's original line-up would play their final shows together, culminating in a massive show and virtual concert from their hometown of Melbourne in December.

The next chapter of The Cat Empire begins with founding members Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill stepping forward with "a re-imagined, vibrant, cross-cultural, and joyful collective of musicians and artists", with new music planned for 2022.