Last Show line up:
Bass: Rob,
Drums: Tocs,
Guitar: Alex,
Vocals: Frank
Influences
Stuff we listened to included:
Early punk/thrash, eg. Gang Green, Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Suicidal Tendencies, Minor Threat, Naked Raygun, Pegboy, Husker Du, D.R.I., 7 Seconds, Slayer, Agnostic Front, Black Flag, BGK, Visual Discrimination and pretty much anything from the skate/surf thrash scene.
Later years we listened to stuff like Strife, Mindsnare, Toe to Toe, Trial, Ensign, Downset, Rage Against the Machine, Beastie Boys, Raised Fist, Pennywise, Ten Foot Pole, NOFX, Battery, Better than a Thousand, Hatebreed, Helmet, 59 Times the Pain, Municipal Waste, hey you get the picture! Oh yeah, and the NHL!
Sounds Like
A bunch of guys having too many beers and playing loud and as fast as possible.
Beginning in the mid 80's, Where's the Pope? were a pioneering hardcore punk/thrash band from Adelaide, South Australia known for their energetic and chaotic live performances, and also for bringing a USA type sound to the South Australian punk scene. Together for around 18 years they released four albums, successfully toured the eastern states on numerous occasions, supported international acts and played at two Big Days Out, including a main stage performance in front of thousands of loyal and new fans. The popularity of Where's the Pope? led to increased acceptance of punk/hardcore bands into mainstream venues throughout Adelaide. Although WTP? went through many lineup changes they maintained an intensely loyal following among the skating and surfing crews, and southern and coastal areas of Australia. WTP? also featured on numerous skate/bmx videos and were a staple on the popular Volatile Visions bmx vids.
The line up for their final show was:
Frank: vocals
Rob: bass
Tocs: drums
Alex: guitar
The band split just after releasing their final album/CD entitled PSI, released on Resist Records. Their final show was at the Holdfast Hotel in Glenelg and due to an overwhelming turn out two more shows were scheduled to accommodate all the fans.
Where's the Pope? reunited in January 2005 for a show at Enigma Bar in Adelaide, selling out within an hour of the doors opening. Another wildly successful reunion occurred in 2006, but it now appears that (sadly) the boots have been hung up on the WTP? madness.
1-2 Punch
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Hey chaps! It'd be great to see you at this one, come say hi and get messed up with us! You can buy tickets online at our MySpace page. Hopefully see you there. Fidz.
For our annual xmas rockstravanganza on Friday 19 dec at Jive we’re donating part of the door and food to help put in Christmas day meals for Adelaide’s homeless.
The Dog , The Beards, The Torrens, Nobu the Japanese folk pop fireman and chuggy from the piss weak circus.
What more could you want for Christmas?
$15 entry or cheaper by donating food -
Receive discount off the entry price for every food item you donate to the homeless at the door. • Christmas puddings–$5 off • Coffee–$2 off/tin • Tinned fruit–$2 off/tin • Pasta and Pasta Sauce–$2 off/item • Softdrinks/fruit juice–$2 off/item
All food donations and part proceeds go to the Hutt St Centre to assist with Christmas day meals for Adelaide’s homeless.
Its gonna be a red raw night so hope to see you there.
