| Fighting with Wire | |
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| Origin | Derry, Northern Ireland, |
| Genres | Alternative rock Punk |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Labels | Smalltown America (UK) Atlantic Records (International) |
| Associated acts | Jetplane Landing Triggerman lafaro asiwyfa |
| Website | fightingwithwire.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Cahir O'Doherty (musician) Craig McKean Jamie King |
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| Past members | |
| Herb Magee Kevin Nash Robert Elliott oistrout |
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Fighting with Wire (or FWW) are an alternative heavy rock and punk band hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland. They have toured with Biffy Clyro, Million Dead, Reuben, Twin Atlantic, yourcodenameis:milo, Kerbdog, Helmet, You Me At Six, Nomeansno, InMe, Brigade, Against Me! and Seafood. They have also played at the Glasgowbury Festival and Belsonic.
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Formed in late 2003, the band has gone through considerable changes, notably going through 5 different bassists. The band draws influence from such bands as At the Drive-In, Nirvana, Weezer and Fugazi. Machine Parts was their first single and a video was made for its promotion. Fighting with Wire have appeared on numerous Public Service Broadcast editions from Smalltown America. They are considered by many locals as a healthy influence on Derry's music scene and have, on numerous occasions agreed to help out with youth projects. They work in close collaboration with the Nerve Centre, band members Cahir and Jamie mentored over 30 teenagers at the Music Hothouse. The band also maintain a strong link with other Derry bands, including Triggerman and Red Organ Serpent Sound. They launched their album "Man vs Monster" on December 1, 2007 at the Nerve Centre in Derry and subsequently toured the United Kingdom and Ireland. The band have also appeared on stage at Glasgowbury on numerous occasions.
Having toured extensively and released their first album with Smalltown America, Fighting With Wire gained international recognition through not only national radio station, BBC Radio One, but also online with Shadowglobe. They have subsequently signed a deal with Atlantic Records.[1] Fighting with Wire also played a number of festivals including Reading and Leeds, oxegen, T in the park, BBC Radio One Big Weekend, Download Festival at Donington Park. They played at Belfast City Hall on New Year's Eve with Supergrass and The Pigeon Detectives
At a 2008 concert in Spring and Airbrake, Belfast, they stated that if you get anything from this concert, it will be that we are the 'whoohoo' band. This is a reference to the song Cut the Transmission. A show at the Camden Barfly, London, on 9 February 2009, almost ended half way through due to the over-enthusiastic crowd pushing forward on to the stage, repeatedly knocking O'Doherty's microphone stand over and bashing him in the face. They are scheduled to play the Sonisphere Festival with Metallica and Linkin Park among others.
FWW have recorded their new album currently known as "Bones Of The Twilight" at Dark Horse Studios and Blackbird Studios in Nashville with producer Nick Raskulinecz which is due to be released in April/May 2011.
FWW were confirmed by Stephen McAuley on Rory McConnell's BBC Radio One Introducing Show at midnight on Wednesday 26 May to headline the Glasgowbury Festival on the anniversary of its 10th year on 24 July 2010.
They played support to Biffy Clyro at Belsonic in Belfast on August 28, 2010 as well as playing after Twin Atlantic, and before Lostprophets & Biffy Clyro .[2]
They have recently announced a full UK and Irish tour and a "Sneaky EP" to be released at the gigs they play.[3]
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| UK | IRL | UK Rock | UK Indie | |||
| 2004 | "EP1" | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | "EP2" | - | - | - | - | |
| "Machine Parts" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008 | "Everyone Needs a Nemesis" | - | - | - | - | Man vs Monster |
| "All for Nothing" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009 | "Sugar" | - | - | - | - | |