I HEART HIROSHIMA back on the country road…
Susie, Matt & Cameron are finally coming back from their two month long trek across Europe and the UK.
After 40 shows across all quarters of the continent they shift perspectives back to homelands.
In conjunction with the release of new single SHAKEYTOWN – prelude to their second album as currently being finalised by Andy Gill while the band is still in London – they will drive right back on the tour road with a series of dates across of August. Once the single is mastered this week it will make its way to radioworld and beyond later in July… and available beginning of August.
I Heart Hiroshima spent the past month plus coming to terms with an expansive Europe… having spent a large portion of their time on continental Europe with The Rakes and Maximo Park, and parading through with a swagger of their own headline shows… the band had the crowd falling into their garage of rhythmic intoxication. Then under the warming wings of summer they drifted over the UK for a two series of dates that rattled bones and shook psyche’s.
At the same time UK radio singles Got Bones/Crime carved its place on britannia radio waves… getting plays on BBC1,2, 6 and more with Jonathon Ross and Steve Lamacq… as they also conjured interest from various UK labels.
Witness the band’s travelogue as they revealed on the tour blospot – http://ihearthiroshima.blogspot.com
Sunday 24/05/09 Dot to Dot Festival @ Various Venues, Nottingham by Chris Reynolds Tuesday, May 26, 2009
I Heart Hiroshima are no less impressive at the same venue. The Aussie 3-piece are a heady mix of Biffy Clyro guitars and Futurehead rhythms. They take their lead from frontwoman-cum-drummer-cum-goading queen Susie Patten who has more charisma than anyone else on stage at the whole festival. The result of all of this is a collection of short, fast paced pop tracks with a complimentary running commentary from Susie throughout. She even takes to teasing (or possibly bullying whichever way you view it) guitarist Cameron Hawes into changing the set, much to the amusement of the packed audience.
AUSTRALIAN SHAKEYTOWN NIGHTS…
All dates with Brisbane friends… DZ
FRI 7 AUG THE ZOO, Brisbane with DZ and more
Tickets: all OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545, online at www.thezoo.com.au & consume oztix outlet
SAT 8 AUG WOOMBYE PUB, Sunshine Coast with Lost Valentinos, Ghostwood & DZ
Tickets: all OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545, online at consume oztix outlet
THUR 13 AUG TRANSIT BAR, Canberra with DZ
Tickets: N/A – Free entry
FRI 14 AUG OXFORD TAVERN, Wollongong with DZ and more
Tickets: N/A – Free entry
SAT 15 AUG HOPETOUN HOTEL, Sydney with DZ and more
Tickets: all OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545, online at consume oztix outlet
FRI 21 AUG EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB, Melbourne with DZ and Breaker Morant
Tickets: www.eastbrunswickclub.com, ph: 03 9388 9794, online at consume oztix outlet
SAT 22 AUG JIVE, Adelaide with DZ and more
Tickets: all Moshtix outlets, www.moshtix.com.au, ph: 1300 438 849, online at consume oztix outlet
FRI 28 AUG DEL PLAZA, Southport Gold Coast with DZ
Tickets: all OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545, online at consume oztix outlet
SAT 29 AUG BON AMICI, Toowoomba with DZ
Tickets: all OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545, online at consume oztix outlet
Tickets on sale now
SHAKEYTOWN out AUG on Valve.
EURO/UK TOUR past exploits…
SUN 3 MAY – ZAKK Dusseldorf, Germany with The Rakes
MON 4 MAY – BATSCHKAPP Frankfurt, Germany with The Rakes
TUES 5 MAY – ROHRE Stuttgart, Germany with The Rakes
WED 6 MAY – ABART, Zurich, Switzerland with The Rakes
FRI 8 MAY – COVO CLUB Bologne, Italy with The Rakes
SAT 9 MAY – POSTHOF, Linz, Austrla with The Rakes
SUN 10 MAY – BACKSTAGE HALL, Munich Germany with The Rakes
TUES 12 MAY – BIKINI Toulouse, France with The Rakes
WED 13 MAY – ELYSEE MONTMARTE Paris, France with The Rakes
THUR 14 MAY – GRAND MIX Tourcoing, France with The Rakes
FRI 15 MAY – LAITERIE, Strasbourg, France with The Rakes
SAT 16 MAY – THE GREAT ESCAPE Brighton, UK “Artrocker showcase”
SUN 17 MAY – VERA Groningen, The Netherlands with The Rakes
MON 18 MAY – MELKWEG Amsterdam, The Netherlands with The Rakes
THUR 21 MAY – BARFLY, Camden, London UK
FRI 22 MAY – LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY, Bumper, Liverpool UK
SAT 23 MAY – DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL, Bristol UK
SUN 24 MAY – DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL, Nottingham UK
MON 25 MAY – TWISTED WHEEL, Glasgow UK
TUES 26 MAY – NIGHT & DAY, Manchester UK
MON 1 JUNE – LE CARGO CLUB, Caen, France with Maximo Park
TUES 2 JUNE – LA TRABENDO, Paris, France with Maximo Park
WED 3 JUNE – MAGAZZINI GENERALO, Milan, Italy with Maximo Park,
THUR 4 JUNE – THE GREAT RANG TENG TENG, Freiburg, Germany
FRI 5 JUNE – FRI-SON, Fribourg, Switzerland with Maximo Park
SAT 6 JUNE – KOFMEHL, Solothurn, Switzerland with Maximo Park
TUES 9 JUNE – GLEIS22, Munster, Germany with Gregory and the Hawk
WED 10 JUNE – MOLOTOW, Hamburg, Germany
THUR 11 JUNE – MAGNET, Berlin, Germany
FRI 12 JUNE – EXHAUS, Trier, Germany
SAT 13 JUNE – ROTOWN, Rotterdam, Holland
TUES 16 JUNE – BPM, Nantes, France
WED 17 JUNE – 1929, Rennes, France
SUN 21 JUNE – FREEBUTT, Brighton, UK
TUES 23 JUNE – ARTROCKER at BUFFALO BAR, London, UK
THUR 25 JUNE – THE ROYAL, Derby, UK
FRI 26 JUNE – KOROVA, Liverpool, UK
SAT 27 JUNE – BARFLY, Cardiff, UK
TUES 30 – THE BOWERY, Edinburgh, UK
WED 1 JULY – KING TUTS, Glasgow, UK
PINK FROST available on iTunes now.
TUFF TEEF out in the UK on Valve/Weatherbox.
EURO Tour compile EP FRIENDS WITH SWORDS also available at shows and online store.