I Heart Hiroshima final shows for some while aways...

2010 kicks off with a greatly appreciated sojourn for I Heart Hiroshima for rest, travel and song writing. After releasing their second album The Rip amid numerous tours including in late November some dates in Vietnam and Cambodia (see the Mess+Noise tour diary here), they capped off the year with much praised single Shakeytown scoring #1 spot in the 4ZZZ Top 100 (4zzzfm.org.au/events/..hot100) and their version of The Chills Pink Frost coming in at  #4. As Susie departs for some overseas travel, and some eventual tour dates around the 2010 European release of The Rip they play two final shows here in home waters... the Gold Coast Big Day Out and favoured venue the Brisbane Powerhouse.

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2009 has been a big year...actually the last four years have been incredibly busy for us.

We've played over 260 shows in 13 countries.....

Recorded and released 2 albums and 3 EP's.....

Played some amazing festivals and seen some phenomenal show and been lucky enough to play shows/tour with Ratatat, Peaches, Cat Power, The Rakes, Maximo Park, Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band, Stereo Total, The Streets, Tricky, Rogers Sisters, Deerhoof, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah,The Grates and more that I can't remember...

All while maintaining a good inter-band friendship, drinking too much coffee (our hearts now pump caffeine not blood), living in Brisbane and working at our regular jobs.

E.P.I.C. Well, not really on the grand scheme of things, but the point is that we've accomplished a lot and we are really proud of the things we have achieved and we want to show you who are right now, from start to finish. So we are going to play all of our released material in order, kind of like a retrospective i guess!

Also, this will be the last show we will play for ?months? as Susie is headed overseas to travel the US then relocate to Berlin. The boys will join her in Germany at some stage to tour around Europe again.

So yes, if you like our band in any way shape or form this is it.......for the time being. A celebration and a goodbye all in one.

Playing the show also is Dick Diver from Melbourne - the super talented drummer/artist/celeb Steph Hughes also did the poster - and Brisbane's own Bigstrongbrute.

Hope to see you all there for a Sunday afternoon by the river. Ahh summer bliss

xxxx IHH

THE RIP and TUFF TEEF available now on Valve/MGM.

www.ihearthiroshima.com

SUN 17 JAN - GOLD COAST BIG DAY OUT 

Essential stage onstage 11.30am

Playing with Tame Impala, Magic Dirt, Passion Pit, The Horrors, Devendra Bernhardt, Ladyhawke and Peaches.

SUN 24 JAN - BRISBANE POWERHOUSE

4.00 - 8.00pm ALLAGES Last show for a while

2 x one hour sets covering both albums

plus DICK-DIVER (Melb) & BIGSTRONGBRUTE

Tickets from the Powerhouse Powertix, ph 33588600 and www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

I HEART HIROSHIMA

New album The Rip and October Album launch tour.

After the following dates with SHONEN KNIFE and OUCH MY FACE... and a performance on the main stage at SOUNDS OF SPRING in brisbane... they return for the album launch tour!

THUR 24 SEPT The Corner Melbourne 

w/Shonen Knife & Ouch My Face

FRI 25 SEPT Annandale Hotel Sydney 

w/Shonen Knife & Ouch My Face

SAT 26 SEPT Sounds of Spring Festival, Brisbane

SUN 27 SEPT Amplifier 

w/Shonen Knife & Ouch My Face

I HEART HIROSHIMA ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR

Now with special guests FIRE! SANTA ROSA, FIRE! 

(shows as noted)

 

THU OCT 15 - NSW - SYDNEY, UNSW OKTOBERFEST 

Doors: 4.00pm. Tickets: from the venue

 

FRI OCT 16 - BRISBANE, THE ZOO

Doors: 8.00pm. Plus guests WE ALL WANT TO and HEINZ REIGLER (Not From There)

Tickets: all OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545, online at www.thezoo.com.auihearthiroshima.oztix.com.au & www.consume.com.au

SAT OCT 17 - WA - NORTHBRIDGE, ROCKETROOM 

Doors: 8.00pm. Plus guests BULLET HOLES, OFFBEAT ANTICS and WHEN THE SKY FELL

Tickets: venue and usual outlets

SUN OCT 18 - PERTH, ONE MOVEMENT FESTIVAL 

Tickets on sale from Moshtix - details available at www.onemovementmusic.com 

 

FRI OCT 23 - VIC - GEELONG, NATIONAL HOTEL 

Doors: 9.00pm. Plus guests FIRE! SANTA ROSA, FIRE!

Tickets: all OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545, ihearthiroshima.oztix.com.au & www.consume.com.au

 

SAT OCT 24 - VIC - MELBOURNE, NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB 

Doors: 8.30pm. Plus guests FIRE! SANTA ROSA, FIRE! and DIAMOND SEA

Tickets: www.northcotesocialclub.com, ph: 03 9486 1677, ihearthiroshima.oztix.com.au & www.consume.com.au

  

SUN OCT 25 - SA - ADELAIDE, ENIGMA BAR 

Doors: 8.00pm. Plus guests FIRE! SANTA ROSA, FIRE!

Tickets: www.venuetix.com.au (ph 8225 8888), ihearthiroshima.oztix.com.au,

 www.consume.com.au (ph 1300 762 545) & outlets

THU OCT 29 - NSW - GOSFORD, GEE WHIZ 

Doors: 8.00pm. Plus guests

Tickets: all OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545, online at www.consume.com.au

 

FRI OCT 30 - NSW - PORT MACQUARIE, LAURIETON HOTEL 

Doors: 7.30pm. Plus guests FIRE! SANTA ROSA, FIRE!

Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au (ph 1300 GET TIX), ihearthiroshima.oztix.com.au, www.consume.com.au 

(ph: 1300 762 545) & the venue

 

SAT OCT 31 - NSW - BATEMAN'S BAY - NORTH ST CAFÉ 

Doors: 7.30pm. Plus guests

Tickets: all OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545, ihearthiroshima.oztix.com.au, www.consume.com.au & at the venue. Ticket includes food

 

SUN NOV 1 - NSW - SYDNEY, ANNANDALE HOTEL 

Doors: 6.00pm. Plus guests FIRE! SANTA ROSA, FIRE!, SONGS, WHERE'S JEROME 

and HEINZ REIGLER (Not From There)

Tickets: www.annandalehotel.com (ph 9550 1078), at the venue, all OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, 

ph: 1300 762 545, ihearthiroshima.oztix.com.au & www.consume.com.au

FRI NOV 6 - GOLD COAST, NEVER LAND BAR

Doors: 8.00pm. Plus guests FOALS DJs

Tickets: Moshtix and the venue.

SUN NOV 8 - BYRON BAY, GREAT NORTHERN

Doors: 9.00pm. Plus guests

Tickets: venue, OzTix outlets, www.oztix.com.au, ph: 1300 762 545, www.greatnorthern.com.au ihearthiroshima.oztix.com.au & www.consume.com.au

IHH ON THE UK! 

I HEART HIROSHIMA meets the United Kingdom in a thrilling spree of shows!

Brisbane's I Heart Hiroshima fill their weeks up with more shows in the UK after the Euro dates with The Rakes. Sparked off after a near riot at Rics midnight on Good Friday, the threesome made a run for it announcing more UK shows in a wanton display of gratitude. Before their dis-embarkment in late April though... 2 more nights of audience massacre at RICS this Friday and next... playing treats from the brand new second album due out after returning from Europa later this year. More UK and Euopean fare to come soon as.

Thu 21 May UK, London, Barfly 

Sat 23 May UK, Bristol - Dot To Dot Festival 

Sun 24 May UK, Nottingham - Dot To Dot Festival

Mon 25 May UK, Glasgow, Twisted Wheel 

Tue 26 May UK, Manchester, Night & Day 

Also Pink Frost took a stumble of overloaded downloads at iTunes but link to earth should be re-established by the morrow. Stay calm.