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You guys toured with one of the biggest bands in the world 'Them Crooked Vultures' how was this whole experience ? and how did this offer come about ?

How excited are you for your UK tour dates ?

Really excited,we haven't been out on a headliner in uk since feb,so it's gonna be fun to get back to where we Their agent knew us guys and had seen us play a few started this touring malarky a few years back in a times so after a chat with our manager he stuck us mitsubishi charisma with a roof rack,after being out under their noses and they were into us and asked us to in come along.we'd just got back from 10weeks in Europe Europe and US all year.we've a lot of friends in the for literally a day and we start getting all these calls from uk so it's always a treat to see em all again. our tour manager,our booking agent and our manger and finally our drummer Chris pick up to one of them and he was like "pack your bags boys we're headin out to play with dave grohl, Josh homme and John Paul What can you tell us about the album 'And jones!",4 days later after a 48hr straight drive we were So I Watch You From Afar' ? there.predictably it was one of the most incredible experiences of our lives,playing to 7000 people a night,being treated like royalty and of course getting to It was our first full length,we were and still are so hang out with the guys every night was just proud of it,it definitely sums up the band at that ridiculous.those 3 guys have played in bands which time,it shaped ours, and most of our friends lives,I remember reminds me of some of the most incredible points in sharing tour stories with John Paul jones back and forth the bands history.it was all the best tunes we'd for hours one night then having that sudden realisation written up that I'm talking to the bassist from led zeppelin?it was until that point all crammed on one cd and it worked.I pretty mental. listened to it for the first time in so long on this tour whilst we were driving through the rocky mountains,it was What should fans expect heading out to one a cool moment

of your UK dates ? We're gonna be headin out with a ltd Ed tour single,so there will be some new music to get your hands on ahead of album 2.apart from that same as usual,noisey Irish fellas and sweat.

�I remember sharing tour

stories with John Paul jon es back and forth for hours o ne Finally, after the UK tour what's next for 'And night then having that So I Watch You From Afar' ? sudden realisation that I'm Well i can now tell everyone that we've just finished talking to the bassist from recording an album,no release date yet,most likely early 11,and we're very excited about it.we're gonna be doing led zeppelin?it was pretty some interesting shows over Xmas so keep an ear out and it's looking like 2011 will be the most touring we've ever done,which after doing 180 shows last year and its mental� looking like even more this year is worrying as I'm not sure where we'll fit them all in?either way we'll be busy boys and we're gonna get to see some more of the world together, meet people and play music so we're happy.


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