To celebrate the 21st Birthday of their debut full- length album ‘Wires’, Art Of Fighting have announced a run of Australian dates this coming September / October. Performing headline shows across the East Coast in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, and visiting regional areas in QLD, NSW and VIC, the 9-date tour will see the band performing every song from the iconic ‘Wires’ album.
The record’s eleven tracks are beautifully crafted melodic gems, from the opening track ‘Skeletons’, ‘Reasons Are All I Have Left’, ‘Just Say I’m Right’, and ‘Give Me Tonight’, the album is a stand-out from start to finish. This record remains one that is etched in the minds and hearts of their fans and peers, so much so, that 20 years later Rolling Stone Australia listed ‘Wires’ as the 159th best Australian album of all time.
Also, one of the band’s most successful albums, ‘Wires’ went on to win an ARIA award for Best Alternative Release in 2001. Not expecting to win, the band headed off on an overseas tour and were famously told of their prize while packing up after a gig in Germany, on their first European tour. The success of the album not only locally but also internationally, with releases in the USA, Japan, Germany, and Taiwan, led to extensive touring both overseas and across Australia.
To coincide with the anniversary and tour ‘Wires’ will be released on vinyl for the first time as a deluxe double album with gatefold artwork through Hobbledehoy Records
Art of Fighting – ‘Wires’ 21st Anniversary Tour
Friday September 30 – The Zoo, Brisbane / Meanjin
Saturday October 1 – Brunswick Picture House, Brunswick Heads / Bundjalung Country
Thursday October 6 – Lizottes, Newcastle / Awabakal Country
Friday October 7 & Saturday October 8 – The Vanguard, Sydney / Gadigal Country
Sunday October 9 – Kambri at ANU, Canberra / Ngunawal Country
Friday October 14 – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine / Djadjawurung Country
Saturday October 15 – Melbourne Recital Centre / Naarm
Sunday October 16 – Archies Creek Tavern, South Gippsland / Boonwurrung Country
Tickets for all shows are on sale @ 11am Friday July 29 and are available Here