FIGHTING FICTION RELEASE BRAND NEW ALBUM AND ANNOUNCE HUGE UK & EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR! Music News by Editor - August 6, 2013August 7, 20130 Brighton punk rock quartet Fighting Fiction are returning with their brand new second album ‘The Long & Short Of It’ out 16th September 2013 on Xtra Mile Recordings. Teaming up with producer Mark Williams (Oceansize, Million Dead, Yourcodenameis:milo, Biffy Clyro & Enter Shikari) once again – they’ve created an album full of honest storytelling, catchy melodies and driving guitar riffs, that proves they’re a young band with a knack for songwriting with something interesting to say. Coinciding with the release is the single ‘Enabler’ – released on the same day as the album – and an impressive tour of the UK and Europe. Full dates are: SEPTEMBER 20th – Grimsby @ The Matrix 21st – York @ Gibson’s Rock Cafe 22nd – Aberdeen @ Cafe Drummond 23rd – Edinburgh @ Opium Bar 24th – Glasgow @ Broadcast 25th – Crewe @ Dagobar 26th – Carmarthen @ The Parrot 27th – Midsomer Norton @ The Wunderbar 28th – Betafest @ Palladium Club 29th – Plymouth @ Tiki Bar 30th – Camborne @ The New Clipper Bar OCTOBER 3rd – Canterbury @ Lady Luck Bar 4th – Belgium Venue TBC 5th – Lille @ Le Monk’s Café FRANCE 6th – Le Havre @ Mc David’s FRANCE 7th – Paris @ Café de Paris – FRANCE 8th – Nantes @ TBC – FRANCE 9th – Turin @ Manhattan Pub – ITALY 10th – Milan @ Spazio Ligera – ITALY 11th – Castiglione delle Stiviere Mantua @ Arci Dallò – ITALY 12th – Millstatt @ Bergwerk – Austria 13th – Zdole @ Kostanjek 31 – Slovenia 14th – Vrbovec, Zagrebačka @ Akc Garaze – Croatia 15th – Budapest @ Venue TBC – Hungary 17th – Nuremberg @ MLTB Homebar- Germany 18th – Kladno @ Auto Da Fe – Czech Rep 19th – Leipzig @ Schuppen – Germany 20th – Poznan @ Pod Minogą – Poland 22nd – Heemskerk @ Cafe Lokaal – Netherlands 23rd – Utrecht @ ACU – Netherlands Ahead of this, Fighting Fiction are offering the title track of the album as a free download here: http://snd.sc/12X6Drs Fighting Fiction have been earning their stripes working hard and touring relentlessly. Their earnest DIY approach is the backdrop to everything they do – whether booking their own tours or finding like-minded bands to go on the road with. It has seen them play alongside Frank Turner, This Town Needs Guns, The Riot Before, The Xcerts, Laura Marling, Gnarwolves, future of the left, Sharks, Crowns, Apologies’ I have None, Off With Their Heads, Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun and Crazy Arm; as well as festival appearances at The Lock Up Stage at Reading and Leeds Festival, The Isle of Man TT, The Isle of Wight, Crash Doubt, WTFest and 2000 Trees.