I HEART HIROSHIMA is taking their music to the next level and bringing their Brisbane born and bred sound to Europe.

The Band will be featuring as a special guest to The Rakes, an indie/alternative group from the United Kingdom, in a tour traversing the continent. The gig kicks off on the 3^rd of May in Germany and will then head to Switzerland, Italy, Austria, France, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

The visit to Brighton on 16^th of May will see I HEART HIROSHIMA feature in the Artrocker Showcase at The Great Escape, Europe’s leading festival for new music. The line-up includes over 300 nouveau local and international artists in 34 venues over 3 days, including artists such as Kasabian, Patrick Wolf and Noah and the Whale!

I HEART HIROSHIMA will also be having their own shows in the UK later in May and June. Dates and venues for these are not yet final.  For lots more information on the Band and their European tour, go to I HEART HIROSHIMA shiny new website, they’re also available on MySpace and Twitter.

If you loved the first album Tuff Teef, A second I HEART HIROSHIMA album is due to be released in September 2009. But their most recent release is the new digital single, a cover of The Chills ‘Pink Frost’, which, thus far, has been a great success, even making it onto the ‘What’s Hot’ list on the Australian iTunes.

If you want to catch the band before they head off to explore the big wide world, there is three local gigs left before bon voyage. I HEART HIROSHIMA will play at Ric’s on Friday the 10^th, 17^th and 24^th of April.

Best of luck to local Brisbane Talent I HEART HIROSHIMA.

- Madeline Lakos