APRIL 5TH GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL NEWCASTLE

W/ Bloody Kids

APRIL 5TH MONA VALE HOTEL. Sydneys Northern Beaches

W/VALLEY FLOOR + BLOODY KIDS

Details in gigs page…

After a year in the wilderness, demoing new material, some for the two piece line-up and some a collaboration with the infamous Eddy Devro. Sleeve Fume is heading to sydney on the 8th of Feb for a one off show at Beach rd Hotel Bondi. Accompanied by the new kid on drums Jacob Mann. Before going into begin recording some new tracks, firstly material that has been long time collaborated with ol mate Eddy, back where it all started with producer Ian Pritchett/Noisegate Studios.

Spending most of 2011 at home on the farm, with some basic recording equipment to work on demos, the first half of the year was spent finally completing a bunch of material that he had been working on for a few years, but never quite suited the old line-up. Then after a brief search, Jacob showed up and started rehearsing material, old and new and a new Fumes was born.

Stay tuned for more dates after Feb…

THE FUMES & Canada: Part Two – see tour dates below

Having just notched up another swag of great reviews and healthy crowds with Elliot Brood from Canada in tow, The Fumes quickly announce round two with another fine Canadian act in Carmen Townsend joining them as special guest support. The Fumes stripped it back a tad and delivered tracks not heard for some time on the run in October and fans can expect more of the same in December with a good dash of rock this time. They hit out in mostly coastal destinations for summer sizzle with the add on signature gritty choices. This will be the last of the only two headline tours in Australia this year before they make their return back to North America in 2011.

‘Merry once again  pulls up his resonator to tone down the night a touch with the acoustic melody of ‘Mystery Belle’ before signing off on another blistering gig with the slippery fuzz of Down River’

- Time off review by Mark Beresford 13^th October 2010

‘Just as capable of blowing you away with booming rock tracks like The Letter as they are at jerking tears on Sundancer, their live show is one that drags you through the full range of blues-rock emotion from open to encore.’ ‘In The Fumes, you have a duo completely in tune with each other, their abilities and the style of music that they create, all of which are consistently proven each and every time they take the stage.’

- Soulshine review by Max Easton 24^th October 2010

Upcoming Gigs: The Fumes and Carmen Townsend

Thursday 2^nd December 2010: The Vault 146 – Windsor (NSW)
Tickets: Ph: (02) 4587 8146 or www.vault146.com.au

Friday 3^rd December 2010: Coogee Diggers – Coogee (NSW)
Tickets: Ph: (02) 9665 4466 or www.coogeediggers.com.au

Saturday 4^th December 2010: Manly Fisho’s -Manly (NSW)
Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au – Ph: (02) 9977 4800 or www.manlyfishos.com.au

Sunday 5^th December 2010: Heritage Hotel – Bulli (NSW)
Doors 4 PM – Ph: (02) 4284 5884 or www.heritagehotel.com.au

Monday 6^th December 2010: The Brass Monkey – Cronulla (NSW)
Tickets: Ph: (02) 9544 3844 or www.brassmonkey.com.au

Thursday 16^th December 2010: Coolangatta Hotel – Coolangatta (NSW)
Tickets: www.oztix.com – Ph: (07) 55 896 888 or www.thecoolyhotel.com.au

Friday 17^th December 2010: Joe’s Waterhole – Eumundi (QLD)
Ph: (07) 5442 8144 or www.musicliveatjoes.com

Saturday 18^th December 2010: The Great Northern – Byron Bay (NSW)
Ph: (02) 6685 6454 or www.thenorthern.com.au

Wednesday 29^th December 2010 – Beach Rd Hotel, Bondi NSW**

NYE 31^st December 2010 –Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle with The Vasco Era **

Ticket information will follow

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PAST GIGS: THE FUMES and Elliott Brood

SAT 9 OCT – STEP INN, BRISBANE
w/ Transvaal Diamond Syndicate
$18.00 Pre $20.00 Door
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

FRI 15 OCT – RUBYS BELGRAVE
w/ Dead River Deeps
$15.00 Door
Tickets available from

SAT 16 OCT – EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB, MELBOURNE
w/ The Voodoo Economic
$18.00 Pre $20.00 Door
Tickets available from the venues box office: 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick. PH: 03 9388 9794 or via the website www.eastbrunswickclub.com

SUN 17 OCT – NATIONAL GEELONG

w/ Dead River Deeps
$15.00 Door
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

THUR 21 OCT – GREAT NORTHERN, NEWCASTLE

$15 Door

SAT 23 OCT – NOTES, SYDNEY

w/ The Sins
$18.00 Pre $20.00 Door

SUN 24 OCT- HERITAGE HOTEL,WOLLONGONG

$15 Door
Tickets available from

FRI 29TH OCT- SYDNEY BLUES FESTIVAL WINDSOR***

SAT 30TH OCT- SYDNEY BLUES FESTIVAL WINDSOR**

www.sydneybluesfestival.com.au

**without Elliot Brood

www.thefumes.com.au

www.elliottbrood.ca

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USA SHOWS ANNOUNCED FOR AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2010!!!

21st August: The Woods at The Masonic Hall — Mill Valley, San Francisco CA

22nd August: Cinespace — Hollywood, Los Angeles CA

23rd August: Crane’s Hollwood Tavern — Hollywood, Los Angeles CA

24th August: Molly Malone’s — Los Angeles CA

26th August: Rockwood Music Hall — New York City NY

27th August: Rockwood Music Hall — New York City NY

1st September: Death By Audio — Brooklyn NY

2nd September: The Rock Shop — Brooklyn NY

3rd September: White Horse — St Cloud, Minneapolis MN

4th September: Palmer’s Bar — West Bank, Minneapolis MN

BIO

The Fumes arrive home to OZ and announce their very first headline tour of the year with special guest Elliot Brood from Canada.

Sure, they toured with Clutch, Calexico and the Hoodoo Gurus this year all before they shook down venues in the US again with their signature gritty performances, but true to form The Fumes are eager to be back in front of local fans this time with Elliot Brood who owns his own set of accolades and stays close to the road,  touring relentlessly. The Brood will be on tour to support their debut album release (out now thru ABC)

The Fumes went back to their ‘beginnings’ on the recent trip to the US and it bagged the blues rockers another  swag of great reviews and posts from  San Francisco,  LA,  New York back to Minnesota and more, including a feature on Yahoo’s home page for the newly released video ‘Automobile’.  The same track  showered  The Fumes with accolades here in Australia when it was released from their debut album ‘Guns of Gold’ mid 2006. With nostalgia in mind  The Fumes return tour will include songs rarely performed these days from their early catalogue and a selection of new works written on the road  delivered with the stripped back style the two piece have been enjoying in venues on their travels.  Let’s call it the ‘blues sessions’. The tour will also feature The Fumes as the headline act  for this year’s  Sydney Blues Festival

‘…the band was closely followed by awesomeness of The Fumes who delivered their standout set. The Fumes ( 2 piece) sounded  more intense and complex than any 13 piece band on the bill!’

Quote from Feature GIG Bluesfest (Byron Bay Australia 2010)- Drum Media- Street Press Australia

‘They’ve climbed to the top of the stack’- Top Pick- Australian Guitar.

‘Trust me The Fumes are smokin’ 4 stars’ The Australian.