Fightstar’s second tour of Be Human has seen them step-up venue sizes, moving into bigger venues that, with any fairness in the world, they should be selling out. Tonight, they stop in Newcastle, with Prego, Kerrang! Tour hopefuls Young Guns, and while Deaf Havana take a break, St. Albans rockers Saving Aimee join in the fun.
Live Review: Fightstar – Newcastle University, October 26th 2009
October 30, 2009
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Photos: Fightstar – Newcastle University, October 26th 2009
October 28, 2009
Check out our photos of Fightstar‘s recent show at Newcastle University, with support from Young Guns and Saving Aimee.
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Interview: Fightstar
October 27, 2009
Into their second tour in support of the brilliant new record Be Human, London rockers Fightstar pull into Newcastle, and George catches frontman Charlie Simpson for a quick chat. They talk about Be Human‘s special edition re-release due soon, the idea behind the strange album art, and a whole host of other bits and pieces, without an Air Hostess or a Year 3000 in sight!
George: Can you say your name, and what you do in the band?
Charlie: My name’s Charlie, and I play guitar and sing in Fightstar.
George: How’s the tour been so far?
Charlie: Yeah, good, man! I think it’s our fifth show, and we had a wicked one last night in Glasgow, I think it feels like the best set we’ve ever done. We were kind of encapsulating songs from right across the back catalogue. One of the songs was one of the first songs we’d ever wrote and then we were playing a song that’s not even out yet, so it seems like it’s a good set.
George: Saving Aimee, Young Guns and Prego; talk us through them, why are you a fan?
Charlie: Well, basically we’re swapping between Saving Aimee and Deaf Havana as well who’ve been doing shows, and first of all Prego, is my brother’s band, obviously, my brother (Ed)’s singing in it and they’re just an epic band, man, and their music’s absolutely brilliant. I was wondering to begin with whether their sound would go down with our fans because it’s more post-rock isn’t it, but they seem to be getting on really good, and Young Guns, and Deaf Havana and Saving Aimee are just really nice lads and they write great songs, they’ve got a lot of good songs.
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Live Review: Leeds Festival, Bramham Park, 28th – 30th August 2009
September 4, 2009
Well, here we are. Three days of unbridled musical joy spaced out over 6 different stages encompassing every genre imaginable and whetting the appetites of tens of thousands of avid festival-goers. This is Leeds Festival, the culmination of the UK’s festival calendar, and a grand display of the UK, and beyond’s musical expertise. Expectations were high. Tickets prices even higher. The amount of fat blokes in wedding dresses even higher still.
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Live Review: Fightstar – O2 Academy 2, Newcastle, April 29th 2009
April 30, 2009
As you’d expect, Fightstar‘s intimate Newcastle show has long been sold out, with many people having queued ridiculously early for the Busted-esque nostalgia of their frontman. Nonetheless, it’s what sells the tickets.
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CTR Exclusive: Fightstar UK May Tour
January 29, 2009
Fightstar will be touring the UK in May with support from In Case of Fire.
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