Here’s a little something for all of you who haven’t been able to catch the band in a while: an interview (eh, better let the music do the talkin’, right?!) with a bunch of live footage from the Serie Z Festival show, from Jerez in Spain in October. Featuring both new and old songs, and y’all gotta have to sing along for Out Of Here, where drummer Niklas’ mic was apparently inaudible. Many thanks from Five Idiots Abroad to all of you who came to this show!

Thanks to all who came out to see us at Kulturhuset, Örebro at the Live At Heart festival this past weekend! We had a blast. And our good buddy Matte Holm even got two clips from the show, which we’d like to share with y’all.

First, show opener Just Ain’t Right and Yesterdays & Tomorrows (which is also featured on the CD with the new issue of Classic Rock Magazine – check it out!)

And then, Nick The Dick singin’ and playing his ass off on Out Of Here:

Backdraft are proud to return to the Serie Z Festival in Jerez de la Froñtera in Andalucia, southern Spain! We played in 2002, which was something like our Spanish breakthrough, with a few thousand die-hard rock fans attending and the event broadcast on teevee (we even held a drunken, confused press-conference, more about that further on…)

The festival takes place on October 7th-8th at Sala Pául in Jerez, and also appearing are Swedish bands like Nicke Andersson’s Imperial State Electric and Stevie Klasson’s Black Weeds, our Spanish friends ’77 and The Soulbreaker Company as well as international doom legends Pentagram and our buddy, US outlaw country singer Bob Wayne & The Outlaw Carnies. We will play on the Friday so make sure you don’t miss out!

In other gig news, these two Swedish shows have just been added:

• Live at Heart festival, Saturday 7th of September at 23:00 (Kulturhuset, A-Salen)
• Püssy a-go-go, Friday 14th of October at Nalen Klubb (with Dead Man)

Now then, here’s a (slightly sloshed & embarrassing) old interview and some live footage from the original Serie Z Festival back in September of 2002. Enjoy!

Gig today, added on short notice, at a dragracing event outside of Ljusdal! We just got in the van, and don’t know too much about the details of it, but you may be able to find directions and more at drcljusdal.se.


Nick just got off his night shift an hour ago, feeling a tiny bit worn out, but Jonas keeping spirits up, playing Gervais-Merchant-Pilkington podcasts.


Anyways, we’re on at around 9 pm tonight!

Hello!

Backdraft have been added to the bill of the American Festival, in Upplands-Väsby outside of Stockholm. It’s an extended 4th of July celebration, with live bands, cars, football, food, drink all weekend. Backdraft will play Saturday the 2nd of July – time TBA! The festival is free and open from 1 PM to midnight.

This is the first full Stockholm area Backdraft gig since the release party three months ago! Check the festival website and map for directions. Pendeltåg to Upplands-Väsby is probably the most convenient way.

No excuses – be there!

We are booking some more gigs for the summer, and also rescheduling the two cancelled Ljusdal and Örebro shows as soon as possible. Soon also, some big news for Europe. Get in touch for bookings!