Air Supply in St. Louis

About Air Supply

Air Supply is an Australian soft rock duo that basically defined the sound of 80s power ballads. Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock met in Sydney and built a catalog of melodic, emotionally direct rock songs that dominated both rock and pop radio. All Out of Love became their signature moment—the kind of song that plays at proms and gets stuck in your head for days. Beyond the ballads, they had surprisingly solid uptempo tracks like Every Woman in the World that showed they could do more than just slow burns. Their thing was earnest sentiment delivered with polished production and tight harmonies. They were everywhere in the 80s, less cool than some of their peers maybe, but undeniably effective at what they did. They've kept touring steadily and their songs have aged better than people generally admit.

Their crowds are older, nostalgic, full of people who actually bought these albums in 1980. When All Out of Love starts, the whole room sings along. Russell's voice still holds up. It's polished, well-rehearsed, the kind of show where nothing goes wrong because they've played it a hundred times. Sincere without irony.

Known for All Out of Love, Every Woman in the World, Lost in Love, The One That You Love, Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)

Air Supply + St. Louis

Air Supply rolled through River City Casino on a May evening, working through a setlist that balanced their soft rock credentials with deeper cuts. They hit the expected marks—"All Out of Love" closed things out—but the real moment came when they dug into "Two Less Lonely People in the World," a track that reminded you why these guys built a career on earnest, unironic emotion. The band's been doing this for decades, and St. Louis crowds have always appreciated their unvarnished sincerity. With 18 songs including a guitar solo and drum break, it was the kind of show where they proved they still know how to fill a room.

Air Supply in St. Louis News

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• Russell Hitchcock Is Relishing Air Supply’s Big, Young Audiences St. Louis Riverfront Times · Feb 22, 2024
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Live Music in St. Louis

St. Louis has always had a complicated relationship with soft rock. The city built its reputation on blues, soul, and harder rock acts, but there's a persistent undercurrent of people who came of age with Air Supply and their peers still selling out mid-size venues. The acoustic guitar and yearning vocal harmonies that defined the 1980s haven't aged out of the market here—they've just gotten quieter, more intimate, easier to appreciate without irony.

St. Louis road trip to see Air Supply?

Base yourself in the Central West End, where the tree-lined streets and converted lofts give the neighborhood a genuinely livable vibe. Hit Broadway Oyster Bar for something with actual character, or Park Avenue Coffee if you need to ease in. Spend an afternoon at the City Museum—it's genuinely weird and worth your time, not a tourist trap. The Pulitzer Arts Foundation is also worth an hour if contemporary art is your thing. St. Louis takes itself less seriously than most cities, which makes it easy to move around and find decent food without overthinking it.