Tiger Army News Archive 2005

            First three Anaheim shows sold out! As of this past weekend, three of the four upcoming Tiger Army shows at the Anaheim House of Blues are SOLD OUT! Tickets are still available for the fourth show on February 5th, but they're going fast! No other shows are planned, so if you want to see Tiger Army in February, get tickets now or forever hold your peace! ;-) More info including ticket info available at the Tourdates section!
            
Tattoo update! Hop on over to the Photos section to check out the massive update to the Tiger Army tattoo gallery! More are on the way. We've seen countless other TA tattoos out on the road that we do not have photos for, so send yours in today! It is one of the greatest honors possible that so many of you have been inspired to wear our logo, art or words on your skin for life! We know it's been forever since we put up new band photos, they *are* on the way...
            
Tiger Army in AP! Check out Tiger Army in the latest issue of Alternative Press where the band is featured in "The Most Anticipated Albums of 2006"! Look for issue #210, dated January, 2006. AP is one of the few media outlets that supports Tiger Army, so please write to them and let them know that you're glad they covered us!
            
Tiger Army Ringtones! It's long overdue, but there are finally a few decent Tiger Army ringtones available for your cellphone! Check out the Merchandise section for links to purchase online! While we're on the subject, Cinderblock, who does the our online store guarantees delivery by Xmas for credit card orders placed through this Friday! Also check out the Hot Topic link at Merchandise, they've got the hoodie many of you have e-mailed about as well as some other exclusive stuff! That's all for now... <3, Tiger Army

-- December 15, 2005

            More Anaheim shows announced, tickets on sale TODAY! Tiger Army will perform a total of FOUR shows at the House of Blues Anaheim in February! The dates are set: February 2, 3, 4 & 5! All shows go on sale to the general public TODAY, Thursday, December 1st at 3pm! Many of the tickets for the first two shows are sold, thanks to those who took advantage of the Myspace presale, but a few are left! Tickets for all four shows are expected to go very quickly, so don't delay in purchasing if you want to go! Four is the magic number, don't expect any others to be added. Those planning on attending multiple nights can expect to hear some surprises in the setlist as Tiger Army always makes an effort to change things up a bit when playing multi-night stands! Will you hear any brand-new material? You might! ;-)
            
Fuck Xmas... But, if you need a gift idea for that Tiger Army fan in your life, how about tickets to one of the shows in February? Already got 'em? Take a look here at the Merchandise section. You'll find something cool, we promise. At least you won't have to go to the mall! On a serious note, don't let the holidays get you down. They'll be over soon... Take care, TxAx

-- December 1, 2005

            Pre-Sale Code Released on Myspace!  Friends of Tiger Army on Myspace, check your recent bulletins!  Tiger Army has sent the link and special Pre-Sale code for the February 2nd & 3rd shows at the Anaheim House of Blues! FYI, the bulletin was posted Nov 25, 2005 5:27 PM (PST). Check the Tourdates section for any new info. Tickets do not go on sale to the general public until Dec. 1st! As you may know, HOB Anaheim is the sight of the fastest selling Tiger Army show *ever* when over 1,000 tickets sold out completely in about 3 hours this past spring! This might be your last chance to see Tiger Army play live for awhile so don't miss it!

-- November 25, 2005

            Tiger Army in OC! Tiger Army will return to the stage in early February at the Anaheim House of Blues for an exclusive series of live shows! The band hasn't played live since September as it continues the writing process for a new album to be recorded & released in 2006! Keep an eye on the Tourdates section for new info, but here's what we know right now: there will be at least two shows, possibly more. One of them will take place on Thursday, Feb. 2nd. NO shows outside Orange County are being booked or considered as of this writing, so if you're in need of a Tiger Army live show fix you might have to come to the band, it is NOT likely the band will be coming to you until after the recording of the next album! Check out the next item for ticket info!
            
Myspace mailinglist + *Anaheim Pre-Sale!!!* Here's the deal: the official Tiger Army e-mail list (done through this website) has had some longstanding technical problems. So for now, we're going to be doing official e-mails through the band's Myspace page, which you can find at: http://www.myspace.com/tigerarmy
If you haven't added Tiger Army to your friends list, please register & do so, because this coming Wednesday, November 23rd, we will be mailing a bulletin to our Myspace friends that contains a special PRESALE code for purchasing tickets to the Anaheim shows! This is important because the Anaheim House of Blues is the site of the fastest-selling Tiger Army show EVER, this past spring when 1,000+ tickets sold out completely in about 3 hours! We will make a special effort to keep both the Tourdates section and our Myspace page updated with as much info as possible about when tickets go on sale!
            
Album Update... Ok, we realize it's been quite awhile since we've posted any news, so here's the latest: Nick 13 has been writing songs at home the last few months and the band has been practicing new material in the rehearsal room as well! Nick 13 tell us "My original hope was that we'd start actual studio recording sometime in 2005, which isn't going to be the case. But the most important thing to me is that the songs are the best they can be and you just can't rush that. We're really excited about what we have so far." It's still too early to predict a studio-entry date or an album release date, but you can definitely expect a new Tiger Army album in 2006! More news is on the way so please check back soon!

-- November 19, 2005

            Tiger Army to play live in SLC! TA has been confirmed to play at Redfest on September 16th, an annual outdoor festival at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City! The event is FREE and open to the public! More info can be found at Tourdates! Nick 13 said of the show "As good as it's been to have time off for working on the next record, we already miss playing live. Redfest is the perfect opportunity to do that without taking too much time away from writing the new album!" At the moment this is Tiger Army's only scheduled live show for the remainder of 2005!
            
Tiger Army on Give 'Em The Boot "Give 'Em The Boot" DVD! The long awaited "Hellcat movie" was recently released on DVD and features one live song from Tiger Army. The clip features the band performing "Never Die" at a show at the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA in March, 2002. A bit dated we know, but an interesting document of a different time in Tiger Army's existence nonetheless! This release has been added to the new "Video" section of the Discography page.
            
New Merch! The Merchandise section is in the process of being redone, click on over and check it out! The Tiger Army webstore (powered by Cinder Block) is also in the process of being revamped & restocked, so look for changes there in the coming weeks! Several new shirt designs are now available for the first time online! That's all for now, we'll see you soon in SLC!

-- August 30, 2005

            Tiger Army in LA this week! Hope you've got your tickets for the upcoming make-up shows, they've been sold out for some time! Tuesday, July 12th and Wednesday the 13th, Tiger Army return to House of Blues/Sunset Strip in Hollywood to complete the last two shows of their sold-out five show run! These last shows were originally scheduled for May, but postponed due to illness. They should be a great time as always in LA, those attending both nights will hear different sets! If you're going, don't forget to check out the merch booth to see two beautiful new shirt designs (one guys, one gals) by artist Linus Garsys! These are the last currently scheduled Tiger Army shows for the time being -- the band's in the process of working on material for a new album to be recorded later this year!
            
Tiger Army video available now! Tiger Army fans should keep an eye out for the new Epitaph compilation CD, Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10! This low-priced comp has the TA song "Ghostfire" and also comes with a bonus DVD that has the "Rose of the Devil's Garden" video featuring the lovely Masuimi Max! See more at the Discography section!

-- July 10, 2005

            What's next? Tiger Army is currently taking a little time off after being on the road since April 2004, about fourteen months straight! Nick 13 is feeling much better after his bout with strep throat and thanks everyone for their kind wishes... There are of course the two make-up shows in July at LA House of Blues (more on that below), but beyond that, Nick 13 reports that relaxing is his first goal -- when that's accomplished his focus will shift to writing songs for the next full-length Tiger Army album, to be released in 2006! 13 currently has about five or six songs written, and after the writing's a little farther along he, Jeff and James will hit the practice room to start playing the new material as a band. We'll keep you up to date on where they are in the process, but the band hopes to enter the recording studio before the end of the year!
            
Tiger Army in LA in July! Just to remind you, Tiger Army will be playing two shows, July 12 & 13, at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, CA! These shows are make-ups for the postponed May 26 & 27 shows. Now, those shows were originally sold out, but because of ticket returns, there are an *extremely* limited number of tickets available (about 50 as of this writing) for the July 13th show. Check out the Tourdates section for ticket info, don't miss your chance to see Tiger Army live, it will most likely be autumn *at the earliest* before the band plays SoCal again! That's all for now, check back soon for more news!

-- June 15, 2005

            Last two HOB shows postponed! The shows for tonight (Thursday May 26) and tomorrow (Friday May 27th) have been postponed -- Nick 13 has strep throat :-( The shows are being rescheduled for July 12 & 13th. Tickets for the 5/26 show will be honored for the 7/12 show, and tickets for the 5/27 show will be honored for the 7/13 show. For those who are unable to attend the make-up shows, full refunds will be available at point of ticket purchase. Our apologies for any inconvenience! Tiger Army's June 4 appearance in Bakersfield will proceed as planned.

-- May 26, 2005

            Dark Romance Tour returns to LA!  After going for almost two months, Tiger Army's first full-length U.S. tour returns to Los Angeles for its triumphant conclusion -- FIVE shows at the LA House of Blues/Sunset Strip beginning tonight! See the Tourdates section for more details... Tickets are still available for the final show of the tour (Friday, May 27th), but be warned -- they are going fast and this show will be sold out any day now! Those attending multiple nights will definitely hear some changes to the setlists... Many thanks to our fans in Southern California who are responsible for the first four nights being sold out, we can't WAIT to play for you!
            
Tiger Army headlines Bakersfield festival! In the only currently scheduled live date after the Dark Romance tour, Tiger Army will headline the annual "Rockin' Reggae Fest" in Bakersfield, CA on June 4th! Tiger Army plays last at this all-day event that will also feature HR of the Bad Brains, Authority Zero and many other punk & reggae acts. Don't miss it! Check out the Tourdates section for more info, and check back soon for more Tiger Army news! TxAxNxDx!

-- May 20, 2005

            Fifth LA show added! With fewer than a hundred tickets left for the fourth show at House of Blues/Sunset Strip in Hollywood a FIFTH Los Angeles HOB show for Friday, May 27th has been added to the Dark Romance tour by popular demand! Tickets go on sale THIS Saturday, May 7th at 10am! Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster OR at the HOB Sunset box office with NO SERVICE CHARGE! This will be the final show of the tour, no more SoCal shows are being added so if you miss getting tickets to this one, you're out of luck! ;-) Check out the Tourdates section for more info now! The band has a few surprises up its sleeve for these five LA shows to make each night unique!
            
Dark Romance Tour Update! Tiger Army's first full-U.S. headlining tour, the Dark Romance Tour 2005 has been an amazing success overall, with the best attendance and crowd enthusiasm of any TxAx tour yet! With 25 shows played so far, the tour has now passed the halfway point and the band is working their way back towards the West Coast! Many of the shows have sold out on the day of show, so advance tickets are always recommended -- if you can't get them, showing up earlier in the evening is definitely a good idea to make sure you get in! The San Francisco show has been sold out for awhile now, make a roadtrip to Santa Cruz or Reno if you didn't get tickets in time! A new ticket link has just been added for Santa Cruz, CA at Tourdates!
            
Kansas City Update... Tickets for this show will be refunded at point of purchase. We apologize to all fans who were disappointed by the band's decision not to play this show. We feel that the audience always deserves a performance where the band can give 100%. On the rare occasions where a club's sound system makes this impossible (despite much work to avoid these situations *before* they happen), Tiger Army would rather people get their money back than get a weak set because the band can't hear themselves play. The band has made the best of it in conditions like these many times, but illness combined with *especially* crappy gear at the club removed that option on this day. We thank you for your support and understanding. All other shows on the Dark Romance tour are ON! West Coast, we'll see you in the wrecking pit! TxAxNxDx

-- May 4, 2005

            Kansas City show cancelled... Our apologies that Kansas City, MO show has been cancelled due to illness and inadequate sound system. The show in Denver has NOT been cancelled and will proceed as planned.

-- May 3, 2005

            4th LA show added! Due to popular demand, a fourth show at House of Blues Sunset in Hollywood has been added to the Tiger Army Dark Romance tour! The show will happen Thursday, May 26th and tickets go on sale at 10am THIS Saturday, April 2nd! You can get tickets with no service charge at the venue box office, which is open daily, but don't delay as the first two shows are sold out, the Sunday 5-22 show is almost sold out and tickets for the new Thursday 5-26 show will go quickly as well!
            
Dark Romance is here! Tiger Army kicks off Dark Romance tour in Ventura, CA today, March 31st! Dark Romance is the first ever full United States headlining tour for Tiger Army -- the band's really excited about it! Expect to hear a few songs new & old that you've never heard! Tiger Army's first show was nine years ago on March 29, 1996 at Gilman St. with AFI. What better way to celebrate than the band's biggest and best tour yet? Check out Tourdates for all the cities & we'll see you there! TxAxNxDx!!!

-- March 31, 2005

            Dark Romance almost here! It's only a matter of days until the first-ever full U.S. Tiger Army headlining tour begins and ALL dates are up now at the Tourdates section! Check carefully if you haven't looked in awhile, many blanks have been filled in over the past few weeks so don't assume your city was skipped until you check one last time! Recent show additions:
-- Philadelphia, PA -- Lancaster, PA!
            
LA tickets going, going... 2 out of 3 LA shows (Fri & Sat) are now SOLD OUT! If you want to see Tiger Army live in Hollywood, make sure you get tickets right away for the Sunday, May 22nd show at House of Blues/Sunset Strip! This show will be sold out soon, check out Tourdates if you need ticket info!
            
More interviews! A few new interview links up at the Info page, check 'em out!
            
Thanks Australia! Tiger Army would like to thank all Aussie fans for the warm welcome we received down under, it was a great tour. The only low point was the unfortunate illness & cancellation of the Adelaide show, but luckily that was the only one and the band went out with a bang in Sydney! We hope to return one day and see you all again! For those of you in the USA, we'll see you very soon on the Dark Romance tour!

-- March 24, 2005

            Adelaide show cancelled... The Adelaide, Australia show tonight has been cancelled due to illness, our sincere apologies. Refund info is up now at the Tourdates section. Sydney has NOT been cancelled, and will proceed as planned.

-- March 17, 2005

            More new Tourdates for Dark Romance! New shows added for Salt Lake City, UT -- Reno, NV -- Santa Cruz, CA -- San Luis Obispo, CA -- San Diego, CA -- check it out at Tourdates now! Tickets for Los Angeles are ON SALE NOW and going fast, get 'em before they're gone!

-- March 15, 2005

            More Tourdates! Okay, still more new shows up at the Tourdates section, including San Francisco CA, Seattle WA, Portland OR and Boise ID! Salt Lake City will be added soon as well! Don't forget to check out the previous News item from the other day if you haven't seen it yet, LA shows go on sale Saturday, March 12th! A quick note to TxAx fans in Canada: the Dark Romance tour has no shows north of the border. Sorry for the inconvenience, we hope you can make it down for one of the shows here and hopefully we'll be up your way later in the year!

-- March 5, 2005

            LA headlining shows announced! Alright, we've finally got information on the three shows that Tiger Army will be headlining (May 20/21/22) at the House of Blues/Sunset Strip in Los Angeles for the conclusion of the Dark Romance tour!  The shows go on sale Saturday, March 12th at 10 am!  You can view all the show info now at the newly updated Tourdates section!  A word to the wise, these shows will sell out VERY quickly, so if you want to go, get your tickets as close to the onsale time as you can!  The Anaheim House of Blues show sold out completely within a few hours of going on sale!  It's not a trick, Tiger Army has sold out these venues many times -- just a warning for fans who will be disappointed if they plan on going and can't get tickets because they waited too long!  Don't miss these very special end-of-tour shows!
            
Still more Dark Romance tourdates! New shows have also been added for the following cities: Houston TX, Winston-Salem NC, St. Louis & Kansas City, MO!  See Tourdates once again for more info!  More dates will continue to be added to this first-ever Tiger Army headlining U.S. tour, so please check back!
            
Countdown to Australia! Everything's a go for Tiger Army's first-ever visit to Australia and the boys get on a plane bound for the land down under very soon!  Don't miss this long-overdue tour which happens from March 9-19th!  Check out the Tourdates section for all the details, we'll see you there!
           
 Interviews... A few new interview links have been posted at the Info page since the last news item, check 'em out & check back soon for more Tiger Army news!

-- March 3, 2005

            Dark Romance in SoCal! So much news about the Dark Romance tour (the Tiger Army U.S. headlining tour that starts March 31st), where to begin?  First of all, the Anaheim House of Blues show sold out within 4 hours of tickets going on sale last Saturday -- thanks so much to all the people who bought (or tried to buy) tickets!!!  Selling out a show that quickly is a first for Tiger Army.  Now what about the people who couldn't get in?  We've got two ideas: 1) head up to the show in Ventura the night before, it's not that far from OC/LA -- OR -- make sure that you get tickets to one of the three shows that Tiger Army will be playing at House of Blues Sunset Strip in LA at the end of the tour (May 20, 21, 22)!  You heard it here first -- tickets for the LA shows are not on sale yet, we'll have more information about when & where you can get them VERY soon!
            
More info on the Dark Romance 2005 Tour! Make sure you check out the Tourdates section, it's got a lot of new info about the upcoming tour!  Many shows have updated or more detailed ticket info, and new shows have been posted as well, including: Austin TX, Orlando FL, Atlanta GA, Pittsburgh PA, Detroit MI and Denver CO!  There are *still* more dates on the way, so if you don't see your city yet, keep checking back!
            
Support bands for Dark Romance! The support bands are all set for the Tiger Army Dark Romance Tour!  As mentioned before, The Unseen & Lost City Angels will support and open respectively on the first leg of the tour and we're proud to announce that the Street Dogs (featuring singer Mike McColgan, ex-Dropkick Murphys) will take over on support for the second leg (starting May 2nd) and New Mexico psychobillies the 12 Step Rebels will join the tour as opening act (starting April 27th) after the Lost City Angels depart!
            
Tiger Army in Australia! The time is drawing near, Tiger Army begins their headlining tour of Australia on March 9th!  Support bands have just been added to the Tourdates section & all info for the tour is now up, check it out!
            
TxAx on Indie 103.1 FM Radio in SoCal! Tiger Army has been played a few times on the Mighty Morning show recently & we think that's really cool.  If you live in LA/OC, are bored at work or just want to do TxAx a favor, please give radio station Indie 103.1 FM a call at (877) 900-1031 & let them know you want to hear more Tiger Army!
            
New interviews! Several new Tiger Army interview links have just been added to the "Interviews" section, which can be found at the Info section of this site.  That's all for now, keep checking back for more info on Tiger Army coming to your town this spring!

-- February 23, 2005

            Tiger Army announces Dark Romance Tour 2005!  TxAx is proud to announce the first shows of their first full-United States headlining tour, entitled the "Dark Romance" Tour! The tour begins March 31st in Ventura, CA and continues through late May. Tiger Army will be supported by The Unseen (recently signed to Hellcat Records) and Boston's Lost City Angels on the first leg of the tour. The first batch of confirmed shows can be viewed NOW at the Tourdates section! Tickets for most of these shows go on sale THIS coming Saturday, February 19th at 10 AM! Some of these shows will definitely sell out in advance (such as Anaheim), so don't delay in getting your tickets! Many more show listings for the Dark Romance tour are on the way and will be posted as soon as the shows are 100% confirmed. Tiger Army is *really* excited about this tour, we can't wait to see you out there!
            New Bio! 
An updated band bio has been posted at long last, along with a new pic of the current lineup by Kevin Estrada! Check it out at the Biography section!
            Online webstore... 
Several new merch items are now available at the Tiger Army online web store by Cinder Block! Some of these items are available *only* at the webstore, not sold at shows or in retail stores and some will not be kept in print! Have a look, there's a link at the Merchandise section of this site. That's all the news for now, we look forward to seeing you all on the road in Australia and across the USA!

-- February 12, 2005

            Tiger Army Australia 2005!  TxAx fans down under, check it out! All show dates for the bands first-ever visit to Australia are up now at the Tourdates section! The band will play various shows in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide & Sydney, including all ages shows wherever possible! The support bands are still to be announced, but you'll find everything else you need to know (including ticket info)! Many of the shows on the recent UK tour sold out, so don't miss your chance to finally see Tiger Army in Oz this March, get your tickets early! The band is extremely excited to make the trip, we'll see you soon!
            February...
The band is home safe & sound from the UK tour, which was REALLY cool! Thanks once again to everyone who came out & there is talk of trying to get back sometime before the end of the year, hopefully it works out! February will be sort of a chill-out month, with some practice, a photo shoot and not much else going on. Nick 13 reports that he's writing songs for a follow-up album to the latest one III: Ghost Tigers Rise and may start jamming a few of them with Jeff & James this month as well. For fans right here in the USA, don't forget that Tiger Army will be embarking on their first-ever full U.S. headlining tour right after getting home from Australia! The tour begins on March 31st and goes well into May... tickets for the first shows will be on sale soon, we'll tell you more about it before that happens right here, so come back soon!

-- February 1, 2005

            Tiger Army on BBC Radio One in the UK! Those in the UK should tune into "The Lock Up" show on BBC Radio One on Tuesday evening (25 Jan) between 9-11 PM to hear Tiger Army! The band recorded four songs live in the studio at the BBC's Maida Vale studios, part of a rock'n'roll tradition taken part in by everyone from The Beatles to The Smiths! Those tuning in will hear live versions of "Ghostfire," Rose of the Devil's Garden" and "Power of Moonlite" as well as an interview with frontman Nick 13. There will also be a live version of "Through the Darkness" available for download at the BBC's website! Click here to check it out! By the way, the UK tour has been AMAZING so far -- thanks to everyone who's come out to the shows! Tiger Army is on the way to Ireland where they play the last shows of the tour before heading home!
            Tiger Army in Australia!
It's official, Tiger Army will be making their first-ever visit to Australia for a headlining tour in March!!! This long-overdue tour will happen between March 9th and 19th. More info will be up soon in the Tourdates section! Check back soon for more news and don't forget, TA U.S. headlining tour in April-May! Cheers!

-- January 24, 2005

            Tiger Army in the UK! Tiger Army arrives in England this week to kick off their 2005 United Kingdom Tour! Check out the Tourdates section now to see newly updated gig info for the tour which will include shows in England, Scotland, N. Ireland and Ireland! This is Tiger Army's first visit to the UK in three years, so don't miss it -- the London show is already sold out!
            Happy (late) New Year!
Sorry it's been so long since the last update! Hope your holidays weren't too bad & you're having a Happy New Year so far ... 2005 has a lot of exciting things in store for Tiger Army! Thanks to everyone who came out & supported the band on the tour with Social Distortion -- it was a good one but also the longest tour the band's ever done at nine-and-a-half weeks! For those who've been waiting for a headlining tour, check out the next item!
            Tiger Army U.S. Headlining Tour this spring!
Tiger Army is proud to announce the band's first full U.S. headlining tour in support of the latest album III: Ghost Tigers Rise! It kicks off on the last day of March and runs through mid/late May. We can't tell you much more for now, but we can tell you Tiger Army + headlining + longer sets + some songs you haven't heard before + some songs you haven't heard in awhile = good! There's another (foreign) tour that's *almost* confirmed for March, so everyone check back soon for news on that and all other things Tiger Army! Thanks to EVERYONE for your support in 2004 -- stay PSYCHO!!!

-- January 11, 2005

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