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IF you are trying to banish the winter blues, the Astor Theatre has some great shows on this month.

Don’t miss Scottish indie legends The Jesus And Mary Chain on their special 40th anniversary tour. 

From their origins on the outskirts of Glasgow, The Jesus and Mary Chain have gone on to influence many of music’s greatest bands, and are consistently referenced as a chief source of inspiration for the likes of My Bloody Valentine and Nirvana. 

1985’s Psychocandy is widely considered to be one of the most influential post punk records ever released.

With their new album Glasgow Eyes, the duo continue to fuse electronica and rock with as much innovation as they’ve always had. Embracing their punk roots, while maintaining their anarchic spirit.

The Jesus And Mary Chain (support Merryn Jeann) are at the Astor Theatre on August 8.

There’s more classic pop when The Beatle Boys hit the Astor and play a special two-hour tribute show.

Direct from sold out concerts in Canada, North America, South Africa and Asia, The Beatle Boys transport audiences back to those incredible days when the Beatles dominated the music charts with as many as seven songs in the Top 10.

Hear every classic Beatles song that made it to number one and relive the magic and unique sound that made the Beatles one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band the word has ever known.

They’ll play 35 chart toppers that made the ‘mop tops’ a household name in the 1960s, plus  timeless hits by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

The Beatles 50 Years On starring The Beatle Boys is at the Astor on Saturday August 10.

If you like super-dark debates then Last Podcast on the Left will be right up your grim alley.

Hosts Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks and Henry Zebrowski cover macabre subjects including Jeffrey Dahmer, werewolves, Jonestown, iconic hauntings, the history of war crimes and more.

Whether it’s cults, killers or cryptid encounters, Last Podcast on the Left laughs into the abyss that is the dark side of humanity.

They’re appearing at the Astor on August 17. 

There’s more Scottish pop royalty on the bill with Belle and Sebastian playing the Astor on August 27 and 28; their first concert in Australia in more than six years.

Originally the masters of twee, chamber-pop, over the years the band has evolved to embrace electronica, soul and dance.

The release of their twelfth studio album Late Developers, coming hot off the heels of their 2022 album A Bit Previous, showcased Belle and Sebastian’s continued sense of artistic growth and songwriting talent.

The band will be supported by Badly Drawn Boy.

If you like classic rock, don’t miss the Zep Boys on August 31.

Regarded as Australia’s premier Led Zeppelin tribute band, they have been fine-tuning their act since 1986.

“Our set used to be about 75 minutes, but now with the added acoustic set, the drum solo in Moby Dick, a guitar solo and an extended version of Whole Lotta Love to add to all the classics like Rock N Roll, Black Dog and Stairway To Heaven plus obscure Zeppelin like Ten Years Gone, Custard Pie and Misty Mountain Hop the entire performance can be two and a half hours long,” says Zep Boys vocalist Vince Contarino.

“The challenge of playing Zeppelin never decreases, no matter how many performances we have under our belts, we still get an enormous thrill and great satisfaction delivering the goods to the people that have been coming to see us for almost decades now”.

For the full list of shows at the Astor Theatre, situated on Beaufort Street in Mt Lawley, see http://www.astortheatreperth.com.