Cairo Knight Fight Announce Tour With Decortica

Cairo Knife Fight have announced an intimate three date tour with heavy-weight pals Decortica. The two bands will take in both islands late November with tickets available now - here are the details.

Cairo Knife Fight with Decortica

Thursday 22nd November, Dux Live, Christchurch
Friday 23rd November, Mighty Mighty, Wellington
Saturday 24th November, The Thirsty Dog, Auckland

Tickets on sale now from HERE at UTR or in store at Real Groovy (AK), Rough Peel Records (WELL) or Penny Records (CHCH).

Here's a clip from Cairo Knife Fight for 'The Violence Of Action' from their 2011 EP - Cairo Knife Fight II.

And here's a new clip from Decortica for 'Helix' off their new album 11811 out next week.

Press Release:

CAIRO KNIFE FIGHT LIVE IN NOVEMBER WITH DECORTICA

A rare opportunity to see one of NZ's most acclaimed and original bands as they throw it down in small venues is coming your way in November.

Cairo Knife Fight aka Nick Gaffaney and Aaron Tokona can normally be found playing in front of huge audiences thanks to high profile support slots with the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters and Them Crooked Vultures, to name just a few. But now they really want to see the whites of your eyes.

The band are best known for their abrasive sonic assaults - Gaffaney multitasks on drums, loops, keyboard and vocals, while Tokona punishes his guitar to create all manner of limitless guitar soundscapes and incendiary riffs. Their live performances are infamous for their unpredictability and sheer aural mayhem, helped in no small part by the complimentary nature of Gaffaney and Tokona's personalities. These oppositional forces help to give Cairo Knife Fight their enviable musical dynamism.

Their last release, 2011's II EP received rave reviews and impressive sales. Their performance at last year's influential CMJ festival was described as "... some bastard child of the Stooges and Neu! with a serious side of Zeppelin. Not when they were bloated parodies of rock n roll but when they were stomping their opposition into the ground with a glee the Pistols could only dream about", which is just about as perfect a summation of their sound as you are ever gonna get.

Joining CAIRO KNIFE FIGHT on all dates will be Auckland act DECORTICA. Decortica will release their new album on October 26th through EMI records.

CAIRO KNIFE FIGHT play the following venues in November

THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER – DUX LIVE – CHRISTCHURCH
Tickets from www.undertheradar.co.nz & Penny Lane

FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER – MIGHTY MIGHTY – WELLINGTON
Tickets from www.undertheradar.co.nz & Rough Peel

SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER – THE THIRSTY DOG – AUCKLAND
Tickets from www.undertheradar.co.nz & Real Groovy

Tickets on sale Thursday 18 October at 9am