Last month Alexisonfire toured the UK for the first since the pandemic, including a whopping great sold-out show at London's O2 Academy Brixton. Firing through a career-spanning set of Boiled Frogs, Sans Soleil, Dog's Blood and the bona fide post-hardcore anthem This Could Be Anywhere In The World, the Canadian punks left the iconic London venue a quivering mess.
Of course, this is par for the course for The Only Band Ever, who have spent the past two decades (on and off) touring the world and sending thousands upon thousands of fans into a frenzy. But how do they survive life on the road? We grabbed the wonderfully-haired frontman George Pettit to find out...
The golden rule on tour is…
"If you open up for Alexisonfire and your guitar players use amp simulators, don’t expect Dal [Green] and Wade [MacNeil] to invite you out for tapas."
The one phrase you’re likely to hear on repeat on tour is…
“Which way to the artisanal coffee shop/raw bar/ambient avant-garde record peddler?”
The first thing we do when we get to a venue is…
"Google search where the artisanal coffee shop/raw bar/ambient avant-garde record peddler is."
Our dressing room music of choice is…
"Wede Harer Guzo by Hailu Mergia and Dahlak Band."