21 Jan 2010 In February 2010 we see Johnny Foreigner and their team of ghosties will be hitting African soil for the first time for their “Shut up and Choose your Side!” SA Tour.

A year after the release of the critically lauded and much blogged about debut album ‘Waited Up Till It Was Light’, JOHNNY FOREIGNER return with their brilliant second record ‘Grace and the Bigger Picture’, set for release through Best Before Records (Franz Ferdinand, Crystal Castles, Dananananaykroyd, Kaizer Chiefs). The album was recorded in NYC, produced by Alex Newport  also the producer for Death Cab, Rival Schools, At the Drive In and The Mars Volta.
 
After an incredible 2008 including a debut album, 2 full headline tours and shows and support slots with Idlewild, Los Campesinos, Young Knives, Blood Red Shoes, The Subways, Forward Russia, Dinosaur Jr and the Futureheads, appearances at SXSW, Great Escape, Lounge on the Farm, Truck, Lovebox, Lattitude, Standon Calling, Hurricane & Southside (Germany), T in the Park, Summersonic (Japan), Reading and Leeds, CMJ (Fader Party NYC) Offset and Sugarhill festivals and a few more, JOHNNY FOREIGNER start the onslaught all over again.
 
TOUR INFO
13th FEB – The Assembly, Cape Town
with – Kidofdoom, She Man Lion, Yesterday’s Pupil, Bruce Willis, Sassquatch and Moe Joe
Presale tickets with www.webtickets.co.za/assembly - R80
Door – R100

17th FEB – Klein Libertas Theatre, Stellenbosch
With  - Ashtray Electric, Pretty Blue Guns, The Lottery Tickets, The Revelators, Bruce Willis, El Gordo and Sassquatch

19th FEB – HotBox Studios, Pretoria
With – Isochronous, Sticky Antlers, Wrestlerish, Moe Joe, Kodiak, Nathan Scott Philips and Sassquatch

20th FEB – Roxy’s, Johannesburg
With – Desmond and The Tutus, Yesterday’s Pupil, Us Kids Know, Eyes Like Mirrors, Nathan Scott Philips, Sassquatch, Moe Joe, Marc Latilla, Kodiak, That Girl and Data Takashi

The band will conclude their SA tour back in Cape Town as headliners at RAMFEST along side acts like LARK, Pendulum, Boo!, Isochronous and Heuwels Fantasties.

Both albums “Waited up till it was Light” and “Grace and the Bigger Picture” are due to be available at Look n Listen country wide from February, look out for their singles ‘Criminals’, ‘Feels Like Summer’, ‘Salt, Pepper and Spinderella’.

Download their “This Summer!” promo EP and album art work specially designed by Lewes Herriot for their SA tour! http://www.mediafire.com/?nmwzyzjoi2y

Griet would like to thank MK for their involvement as official media sponsors for the tour and showing their support for great music!

Listen to "Feels Like Summer" below


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