Editing The Saints (Australian band) (section)

===1990–present: Later years, reunions, spinoffs and deaths===
The Saints issued a compilation album, ''Songs of Salvation and Sin 1976–1988'' in 1990 on [[Raven Records]] with liner notes penned by [[Glenn A. Baker]].<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="Baker3"/> Over the years, Kuepper had grown unhappy with Bailey's ongoing use of the Saints name and, in particular, with Baker crediting Bailey for the band's original creative direction.<ref name="Baker3"/> In April 1991, Kuepper formed [[the Aints]], which performed versions of vintage the Saints' material.<ref name="McFTA"/> The Saints issued ''Permanent Revolution'' in 1991 on Mushroom Records, and while Bailey released solo albums, the group went into hiatus.

By 1994, Bailey had moved to Sweden where he recorded a solo album, ''54 days at sea'', and in 1996 issued the Saints' album, ''[[Howling (The Saints album)|Howling]]'', which was produced by the band for Blue Rose Records.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFCB"/> Bailey provided vocals, guitars and organ, and was joined by Andreas Jornvill on drums, Joakim Täck on bass guitar, Ian Walsh on guitar and Mons Wieslander on guitar.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFCB"/> The group toured Australia in February 1997 – their first tour there in eight years.<ref name="McFCB"/> ''[[Everybody Knows the Monkey]]'' followed in May 1998 on Last Call Records with Bailey were Michael Bayliss on bass guitar, Martin Bjerregaard on drums and Andy Faulkner on guitar – it was produced by Bailey and Martin Hennel.<ref name="ARDb"/>

Mushroom Records celebrated their 25th anniversary with the [[Mushroom 25 Live]] concert in November 1998; Bailey performed "Ghost Ships" and "Just Like Fire Would", and a duet with [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]] on "[[Wide Open Road (The Triffids song)|Wide Open Road]]", as a tribute to [[David McComb]] of the Triffids.<ref name="Lee"/>

''[[Spit the Blues Out]]'' was issued in 2000 in France by Last Call Records with production credited to Debris.<ref name="ARDb"/> It displayed "'60s-era blues-rock" and "Brit-pop" influences, with Patrick Mathé of French label New Rose providing [[harmonica]] and guitar.<ref name="AMGSpit"/>

On 11 September 2001, the original line-up of the Saints came together for a one-off reunion when the writer [[Clinton Walker]], a long-time friend and champion of the band, inducted them into the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) Hall of Fame.<ref name="ARIA2001"/><ref name="Reunion"/>

By 2005, the group had re-located to [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands - with Bailey were the line-up of [[Marty Willson-Piper]] on guitar, Caspar Wijnberg on bass guitar and [[Peter Wilkinson (drummer)|Pete Wilkinson]] on drums. They issued ''[[Nothing Is Straight in My House]]'' in 2005, and after Willson-Piper left they released ''[[Imperious Delirium]]'' in 2006. They undertook a European tour to promote it and continued to tour America through late 2007.

On 14 July 2007, Bailey, Kuepper and Hay re-united for another one-off gig at the [[Queensland Music Festival]], with current member Wijnberg on bass guitar.<ref name="Connors"/> In January 2009, as part of the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrows Parties]] touring festival, in this instance curated by [[Mick Harvey]] formerly of The Birthday Party, the Saints with Bailey, Hay, Kuepper and Larizza played shows in Brisbane, Sydney and in [[Mount Buller (Victoria)|Mount Buller]], Victoria. This was followed by a Melbourne show on 14 January as part of the Don't Look Back sideshow concerts, where they performed the ''I'm Stranded'' album in its entirety.<ref name="ATP2009"/> In 2010 the band returned to a three piece with Wilkinson returning as drummer and to the line-up, and the addition of new bassist Jane Mack. In May 2010, Kuepper and Bailey reunited for a month-long tri-residency series of shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. With Kuepper on electric guitar/vocals and Bailey on acoustic guitar/bass guitar/vocals, they played a selection of songs from early Saints, both solo careers, and post-Kuepper Saints, as well as a few covers.

2012 saw the recording of "King of the Sun". The album was recorded at the Trackdown studios in Sydney, where Bailey had previously recorded "Savage Entertainment". Released in Australia in late 2012, "King of the Sun" was delayed in European countries until April 2013.

On 7 November 2013, the Saints appeared as a 4-piece at the Borderline club in London, England. Alongside Bailey were stalwart Saints Barrington Francis and Peter Wilkinson. The band was augmented with Chris Dunne on keyboards.

In 2017, a mural dedicated to the Saints and their song "(I'm) Stranded" was enacted on [[Roma Street, Brisbane]]. The mural included lyrics from the song and is situated close to 4 Petrie Terrace, the location previously used by the band as an unlicensed venue.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Renault |first=Hailey |date=2017-12-06 |title=Mural honours Brisbane punk royalty The Saints |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-06/brisbane-mural-honours-musical-legacy-of-the-saints/9230768 |access-date=2023-05-22}}</ref>

In 2021, the [[State Library of Queensland]] named its copy of "(I'm) Stranded" as one of the treasures from its John Oxley Library collection, citing the 7” vinyl single represented a piece of Australian and Queensland music history, influencing generations of bands around the world.<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/im-stranded-no-time-saints-1976-treasure-collection-john-oxley-library|title=(I'm) Stranded / No Time, The Saints 1976: treasure collection of the John Oxley Library|author=Anna Thurgood|date=24 February 2021|website=John Oxley Library Blog|access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref>

Chris Bailey died on April 9, 2022, aged 65.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chris Bailey, lead singer of The Saints and 'co-creator of punk', dies |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-11/the-saints-chris-bailey-dies/100981356 |website=ABC News |date=10 April 2022 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> 

In mid-2024, a remastered box set edition of The Saints' first album was announced, with Kuepper and Hay forming a new spinoff, The Saints 73–78, to tour the 50th anniversary of ''(I'm) Stranded''. The band also featured [[Mick Harvey]] of [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]] on keyboards and guitar, [[Peter Oxley]] of [[Sunnyboys]] on bass and [[Mark Arm]] from [[Mudhoney]] on vocals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Original The Saints Members Reunite With Special Guests For Australian Tour |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/original-the-saints-members-reunite-with-special-guests-for-australian-tour |website=The Music |date=12 June 2024 |publisher=The Music Press |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref>