The Chats Return With New Single Struck By Lightning
Thursday, 10 March 2022
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Luke Henery
The Chats have released a new single, Struck By Lightning.
The breakneck punk track marks the Australian band's first new original offering since their late 2020 song ACϟDC CD and their first with new guitarist Josh Hardy. Their debut LP, 'High Risk Behaviour', came out in March that year.
Singer/bassist Eamon Sandwith said:
“’Struck By Lightning’ came about when we were having a jam. I was on the drums, and I just started playing this little pattern, like, ‘struck-by – LIGHT-NIN’!’ I thought, ‘Hmm, that could work’, so I went home and wrote a song about getting struck by lightning, like how you would feel, and what would happen.
"People can't grow their hair back and shit. It’s weird – especially the whole no-eyebrows thing. That would be really scary! I'm really hoping that this doesn't happen to me, now I've written a song about it.”
The single arrives ahead of their rescheduled UK and Ireland tour that kicks off on March 19 in Southampton. Head below for dates and ticket details.
The Chats will also support Foo Fighters at their shows in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney later this year.
The Chats Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat March 19 2022 - SOUTHAMPTON 1865
Sun March 20 2022 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Tue March 22 2022 - DUBLIN Olympia Theatre
Wed March 23 2022 - BELFAST Limelight
Thu March 24 2022 - GLASGOW SWG3 Galvanizers
Fri March 25 2022 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Boiler Shop
Sat March 26 2022 - MANCHESTER Manchester Academy
Sun March 27 2022 - LEEDS Leeds Uni Stylus
Mon March 28 2022 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Tue March 29 2022 - BRIGHTON Chalk
Wed March 30 2022 - LONDON Electric Brixton
Thu March 31 2022 - LONDON Electric Brixton
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