This tour has been a long time coming for us and it has been well worth the wait! The chance to finally play new songs from our 2nd album to people has seen 3 fairly large elephants slowly step down from our shoulders.

We'd practiced all week leading up to our first gig in Manchester and with the new equipment we need for some of the new songs giving us some issues we were going to name the tour 'this technical glitch'!!  Fortunately a mixture of hard work from our crew and crossing of fingers from us 3 we pulled the show off glitch free... (Well, apart from our backline tech being electrocuted in Newcastle!) So we need to find a new name for the tour..suggestions welcome.

Manchester, Newcastle and Dundee have all been amazing. The crowds have given us adrenalin rushes we haven't felt for some time so merci buckets to you all for that. Got a few memories so far - We hope the 2 girls in Newcastle who gave Murph reason to say from stage that he'd "never seen anyone that pissed before" are ok. Big love to the guy on the shoulders in Dundee singing along to 'My 1st Wedding', perfect timing in the 3rd verse for Dan and Tord's shout! Condom Balloon in Newcastle, someone should market that. Thanks to Zen Arcade & Get People for getting the crowds going each night!

Well, we're off to soundcheck in Edinburgh now so gonna have to leave it short but thanks to all who have been with us so far. To be continued...

Greg James has picked ‘Anti-D’ as his Record of the Week! x

We will be performing at V Festival 2011! Tickets go on sale this Friday the 4th of March at 9am, visit www.vfestival.com for all the details.

Check out our performance at the Hard Rock Cafe for the Absolute Radio sessions! x

http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/player/The-Wombats/8641/Live-music.html

View out over Sydney from Cotts Cove - a quiet little beach our Tour Manager Sarah frequented when she lived out here.. a small slice of paradise in this amazing city. Good to have some local knowledge!

What a crap view..

We found a nudist beach, but were disappointed only to find a few shrivelled old men catching some afternoon rays. Wasn't quite the babe-fest Hollywood films would have us envisage!

Daniel Haggis.. part-time musician/full-time model.

Another rubbish view out over Sydney harbour..

Fish and Chips.. Oz style! They certainly know how to do things out here! Best fish and chips we've had in a LONG time.. pretty rock n roll are we!