FIGHT FAIR TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM, CALIFORNIA KICKS ON JUNE 29th TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
Wind the clock back several decades and imagine a California summer of a much simpler time. Even if you weren’t around in those years, it probably isn’t all that tough to picture. In fact, you’ve probably seen it before on television or in the movies—whether it’s Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello injecting a dose of fun in the sun as part of their “Beach Party” collection of films, or perhaps on television in the ‘60s surfer girl comedic hit series “Gidget.” San Diego based party punk rockers Fight Fair look to bring that care free beach aesthetic back on their debut LP, California Kicks, on June 29th through Triple Crown Records. The album came to life in San Diego with Mike Green (Paramore, Yellowcard) on pre-production and mixing. Brian Grider, who also produced the band’s 2008 Settle The Score EP, produced the record. On their 11-track LP Fight Fair fuses their current punk influences with records and lifestyle of the ‘60s surf community.
“We wanted to take music back to its roots and do something that’s classic but original for the modern times right now. And also mix it with a kind of aggressive early punk style—it’s like mixing the Ramones with like The Beach Boys. We just wanted to do our own style and really make something cool that people could relate to and have fun over the summer, go to the beach,” says Alex Bigman, Fight Fair’s vocalist.
Fight Fair is currently on tour alongside Kill Paradise and Honor Bright. They will join the 2010 Van’s Warped Tour on June 25th at Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Confirmed tour dates are listed below.
TOUR DATES:
* Denotes show with Kill Paradise, Honor Bright
** With We the Kings, Hey Monday, and more. See show detail for complete lineup
*May 24th Hangar 84 Vineland, New Jersey
*May 25th Club Hell Providence, Rhode Island
*May 26th Eldolyn Terrace Altoona, Pennsylvania
*May 27th The Basement Columbus, Ohio
*May 28th Mad Maggies Elgin, Illinois
May 29th Bled Fest 2010 Howell, Michigan
*May 30th The Vauderville Mes Des Moines, Iowa
*June 1st The Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado
*June 3rd The Underground Reno, Nevada
*June 4th Club Retro Orangevale, California
June 5th Rockin Roots Fest Bakersfield, California
VANS WARPED TOUR
June 25th Home Depot Center Carson, California
June 26th Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, California
June 27th Seaside Park Ventura, California
June 29th Cricket Pavilion Phoenix, Arizona
June 30th N.M.S.U Practice Field Las Cruces, New Mexico
July 1st AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas
July 2nd The Showground Houston, Texas
July 3rd Superpages.com Center Dallas, Texas
**July 4th Never Daisy Theater Memphis, Tennessee
July 5th Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis, Missouri
July 6th Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Indianapolis, Indiana
July 7th First Niagara Pavilion Burgettston, Pennsylvania
July 8th Time Warner Cabel Amphitheatre Cleveland, Ohio
July 9th Arrow Hall Toronto, Ontario
July 10th Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, Quebec
July 11th Comcast Theater Hartford, Connecticut
July 13th Comcast Center Mansfield, Massachusetts
July 14th Darien Lake P.A.C Darien Center, New York
July 15th Toyota Pavilion Scranton, Pennsylvania
July 16th Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, New Jersey
July 17th Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, New York
July 18th Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey
July 20th Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland
July 21st Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Virginia Beach, Virginia
July 22nd Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, North Carolina
July 23rd Vinoy Park Petersburg, Florida
July 24th Cruzan Amphitheater West Palm Beach, Florida
July 25th Firestone Amphitheater Orlando, Florida
July 26th Lakewood Amphitheater Atlanta, Georgia
**July 27th Expo Five Louisville, Kentucky
July 28th Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, Ohio
July 29th Marcus Amphitheater Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 30th Commercia Park Detroit, Michigan
July 31st First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, Illinois
August 1st Canterbury Park Shakopee, Minnesota
August 2nd Sandstone Amphitheatre Bonner Springs, Kansas
August 5th Northlands Park Edmonton, Alberta
August 7th Utah State Fairgrounds Salt Lake City, Utah
August 8th Invesco Field Denver, Colorado
August 10th Cricket Amphitheater San Diego, California
August 11th Pomona Fairplex Pomona, California
August 12th Sleep Train Amphitheatre Wheatland, California
August 13th Idaho Center Amphitheatre Nampa, Idaho
August 14th Gorge Amphitheater Gorge, Washington
August 15th Washington County Fairgrounds Hillsboro, Oregon
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