14.12.11
Signed Fight Like Apes Merch for Christmas!
This week only - until Saturday 17 December we're offering the chance to buy signed FLApes merch to bestow upon your loved ones this season. Take a look at what's on offer over in the shop page. Place your order as normal, choose your size etc. We'll send you an email, you give us some valuable details on the giftee and we'll throw in a personalised note out of the kindness of our hearts.
We are very sorry to say there isn't enough time to take Uk orders for Christmas as we're not sure they'll arrive on time so this is Ireland only. Soz.
10.10.11
New London Show Announced
Fight Like Apes return to London this November with a show at The Old Queen's Head on Tuesday 29th November. Stay tuned for more UK shows to be announced soon. In the meantime tickets for The Old Queen's Head are available here.
15.09.11
Fight Like Apes for Arthur's Day
The Apes will join a host of top international talent on Thursday 22nd September for the annual Arthur's Day celebrations. Limerick will be the lucky city this year as the Apes take to the stage in The Big Top at The Milk Market before they head off to a secret pub location only revealed on the day.
18.08.11
Fight Like Apes Facebook Gig to be streamed live on FLA Facebook page.
Fight Like Apes have been confirmed for a Live At Facebook Dublin gig, which takes place on the aforementioned social networking company’s roof on Friday September 16. While it’s only Facebook employees and roosting pigeons that’ll be able to attend, all-comers will be able to watch live from 9pm at facebook.com/fightlikeapes.
08.08.11
Fight Like Apes for Wilderness Festival
The Apes have been added to the bill for the WIlderness Festival taking place at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. They will play the main stage alongside Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Gogol Bordello on Saturday 13th August. For more information click here.
05.7.11
Stage Times for Oxegen and T in The Park
Following on from much talked about sets at both Glastonbury and Wireless festival it's another busy weekend for the Apes this weekend as they crash two of the biggest festivals around. On Saturday they open the Radio 1 / NME Stage at Scotland's T in The Park and an Sunday they hit The Vodafone stage at Oxegen. Their stage time for Oxegen is half four.
15.6.11
More UK Festival News
Fight Like Apes have been added to the bill for The Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, Reading and Leeds and Latitude. Closer to home they will be stopping making appearances at Clonmel Junction Festival and Belsonic in Belfast where they will support Beady Eye. Check out the Tour Dates page for full listings.
17.5.11
Summer Festivals
Check out the Tour Dates page for the latest summer festival announcments. Fight Like Apes will be hitting up Oxegen, T in The Park, The Big Chill and The Bandon Festival with more to be announced soon. The band will also be playing two dates on the Hot Press Freezer sessions tour. Apply for free tickets for the shows in Cork and Limerick here.
19.4.11
Fight Like Apes at Glastonbury
Fight Like Apes have been added to the bill for this year's Glastonbury festival. The band will be taking to the legendary John Peel Stage on Saturday 25th June. Tickets for the festival are unfortunately now sold out.
06.4.11
Jenny Kelly Video
05.4.11
Jenny Kelly Video Premiere
Head over to NME.com who are premiering the brand new video for Jenny Kelly right now.
31.3.11
NME Tour Preview - catch the "rowdiest live band in the world" near you.
Have you got your tickets for the April and May Irish and UK dates? The tour kicks off tomorrow in Belfast and finishes up in London on the 10 May. Check out the tour preview in the latest NME which has branded the Apes "the rowdiest live band in the world".
Tickets here
25.3.11
The Body Of Christ And The Legs of Tina Turner now available to pre-order on iTunes UK
The international relese date for TBOCATLOTT is April 25th. It is now available to pre-order on iTunes here.
10.3.11
Summer Festival Announcements - Oxegen and Latitude
First Summer festival announcement as Fight Like Apes are pleased to announce they will return to Oxegen this summer. Tickets on sale now right here.
The band have also just been announced for the Latitude Festival in the UK. Tickets on sale here.
04.3.11
New Irish Tour Dates Announced
No need for Irish fans to feel hard done by with the announcement of the FLA UK tour for this May. The Apes have just annouced a full tour of Ireland for April stopping off in the following salubrious salons.
April 1st - Belfast: Stiff Kitten
April 2nd - Waterford: Traffik @ The Forum
April 9th - Derry: Nerve Centre
April 10th - Dundalk: Spirit Store
April 14th - Galway: Roisin Dubh
April 15th - Newbridge: Judge Roy Beans
April 16th - Mullingar: The Stables
April 23rd - Cavan: Gonzo Theatre
April 24th - Cashel: Brian Boru .
21.2.11 The Body of Christ and The Legs of Tina Turner Released in the UK on the 25th April - UK Headline Tour Announced
Fight Like Apes are pleased to announce the release of The Body Of Christ And The Legs of Tina Turner in the UK on the 25 April. Fresh from the success of the album in Ireland, including a nomination for the 2010 Choice Music Prize for Album of the Year The Apes are chomping at the bit for a return to the UK shores.
To coincide with the album release the band have just announced a full UK headline tour this May.
April
30th - Leeds, Live at Leeds, Joseph Well Tickets,
May
1st - Glasgow, King Tuts Tickets 08444 999 990
2nd - Sheffield, O2 Academy 2 Tickets 0844 477 2000
4th - Liverpool O2 Academy 2 Tickets 0844 477 2000
5th - Manchester Night & Day Tickets 0161 832 1111
6th - Nottingham, Bodega Tickets 0845 413 4444
8th - Birmingham, O2 Academy 3 Tickets 0844 477 2000
9th - Bristol, O2 Academy 2 Tickets 0844 477 2000
10th - London KCLSU Tickets 0870 90709
Fight Like Apes on The View
Check out this epic performance of Jenny Kelly live on RTE's The View
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Choice Music Prize
The Body of Christ and The Legs of Tina Turner has been nominated for the Choice Music Prize for Irish album of the year 2010. The winner will be announced at the live show in Vicar St. on 3 March. .
Phantom 105.2 New Year's Eve Bash!
Fresh from slaying all in Dublin at Tripod in November prepare to rock your way into 2011 this New Year's Eve at what promises to be the best NYE party in the city! Phantom 105.2 presents Fight Like Apes plus guests live at The Village to welcome 2011 in style!
Tickets priced €15 are onsalehereand from the WAV box office.
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24.11.10
FLA Shoot Interview The results are in. The people have spoken.
Get your questions in for round 2 by emailing your questions to flashootinterview@gmail.com .
10.11.10
FLA Shoot Interviews! Your own FLA Q&A round! You have 24 hours to get back to me with any questions you've wanted to ask us, on ANY topic you want, to flashootinterview@gmail.com
They can be directed at an individual band member or to the bunch of us & we'll only have 10 seconds to answer each question.
We won't see them before hand (well I will for a brief moment) so you get proper off the cuff answers.
This will happen once a week & every week we'll pick the best question to win a prize.
This could be anything from a signed pair of used underpants to Pockets' chest hair.
Maths problems are also welcome, Lee says. And Tom's a trekky.
Don't waste this golden opportunity.
Your time starts now. MK
Email questions to: flashootinterview@gmail.com
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1.11.10
FIGHT LIKE APES ANNOUNCE FULL IRISH WINTER TOUR
“Get A Rip On This Yiz Geebags” jaunt coming to a grotto near you soon. Fight Like Apes will be hotwiring the Transit and running the gaunlet of fascist, jobsworth traffic wardens to bring their finest racket and best evening wear to the good people of Ireland.
The band's second album – 'The Body Of Christ And The Legs Of Tina Turner' has just been released to tumulutous praise:
“This album is evidence that the group has truly arrived” - (4 stars) The Dubliner
“This is their dirty heart. And it's beating hard” - (4 stars) Sunday Tribune
“A flawless follow-up to their debut” - (4 stars) Irish Mail On Sunday
“An explosive and triumphant return” - (4 stars) Sunday Business Post
“A head-spinning slice of twentysomething life” - (4 stars) Hot Press
“Superb songs, quick-witted lyrics and a savvy poke-yer-eye-out attitude” - Irish Times
Having played one of the defining gigs of the summer at the Electric Picnic, fans can see FLA talk about their feelings and other shit on these days in these rooms:
27th November – Dublin Tripod
3rd December – Sky And The Ground Wexford
4th December – Cork Opera House (as part of Murphy's Big Night Out)
10th December – Dolans Limerick
17th December – Derry Nerve Centre
18th December – Belfast Spring & Airbrake
19th December – Dundalk Spirit Store
23rd December – Galway Roisin Dubh
27th December – Mullingar Stables
Tickets for Dublin onsale now. Tickets for the rest of the tour go on sale Wednesday 3rd November. Get A Rip On Indeed.
26.10.10 The Body Of Christ And The Legs of Tina Turner is now available for download in the U.S.A. from iTunes. Check it out here. . 20.10.10
Fight Like Apes return to London on the 18 November for a special show at Steve Lamacq's club night Going Deaf For A Living at The Bull and Gate. Tickets priced £7 are very limited so get yours now. Tickets On Sale Here .
08.09.10 Fight Like Apes play their biggest gig to date in Dublin's Tripod on November 27th. Tickets on sale tomorrow morning at 9am via Ticketmaster.ie. Tickets 19.50 inc booking fee. On sale here .
30.08.10 / New 'Hoo Ha Henry' video posted below under 'Videos' . Scroll down or click on Videos above. .
23.08.10 / Pockets from FLA writes a new blog ( Scroll down the page to read it under the 'Blog' heading. ) .
Attention FLA fans in the UK! We are delighted to announce we will be playing a special one-off show at The Barfly in Camden, London on Tuesday 21st September. We'll be previewing new songs from 'The Body Of Christ And The Legs Of Tina Turner' ahead of its full UK release early in 2011. Tickets are on sale now here
See you down the front! .
DECK THE MALLS! FIGHT LIKE APES ANNOUNCE IRISH INSTORE DATES TO COINCIDE WITH NEW ALBUM RELEASE. Fight Like Apes will be playing a select number of special instore gigs around Ireland in support of the release of 'The Body Of Christ And TheLegs Of Tina Turner'. The new album is released on Friday 27th August on CD, limited edition CD + T-shirt package and download on Model Citizen Records. FLApes have already announced a unique'Midnight Mass' event at Tower Records Wicklow Street, in association with RTE 2FM and Hot Press, on Thursday 26th August. The instore shows around the country are a chance for some of FLA's younger fans to meet the band, as they showcase songs from the new album in a one-of-a-kind, semi-acoustic setting. Fight Like Apes will be appearing at:
DROGHEDA – HMV Scotch Hall Shopping Centre, 1pm, Tuesday 31st August
KILKENNY – Rollercoaster Music, Kieran Street, 1pm, Wednesday 1st September
WATERFORD – BPM Records, Blackfriars, 5.30pm, Thursday 2nd September 'The Body Of Christ And The Legs Of Tina Turner' can be pre-ordered from any of these stores or from www.towerrecords.ie