Butterfingers goes back to where it all began

AUSSIE hip-hop royalty Butterfingers is bringing its 15 Years of Fatboys tour to Toowoomba as part of the Australian run next year.

After a massive 2018 which has included new music, a tour and BIGSOUND showcases, the legendary group is kicking off an epic run of shows from March 1.

With years of experience under their belts, their tongues inserted firmly and permanently in their cheeks, and an undeniable sense of rhythmic brilliance, Butterfingers are thrilled to take the breakout album Breakfast At Fatboys back out on the road in 2019.

They have also announced that the classic album will be released on orange vinyl for the first time ever, to coincide with the tour.

“We’re super stoked to be hitting the road for the anniversary tour of Breakfast at Fatboys and can’t believe it’s been 15 years,” Evil Eddie said.

“It’s a good list of shows and there’s going to be songs in the set we haven’t played live since the original album tour in 2004.”

Breakfast At Fatboys was a triumph for the group, as their cheeky, eclectic brand of stomping hip-hop became hugely popular across the country and beyond.

Their first two singles, Everytime and I Love Work, both featured on the debut album, made it to Triple J’s coveted Hottest 100 countdown at number 38 and number 15 respectively and Yo Mama dropped in at number 17.

The album become a favourite on the station, earning the Feature Album accolade as well as a nomination for Best Independent Release at the 2004 ARIA Awards and a guest programmers on Rage.

“Playing some of those old tunes that we haven’t touched for so long is the obvious one but there’s a specific track with the classy title of P**s On Ya that always gets requested at shows but since it features a female emcee who isn’t a regular member of the band, we’ve hardly ever performed it live,” Eddie said.

“Fortunately we are taking a female emcee from Melbourne known as Fresh Violet on the road with us and I’m hoping we can twist her arm to make a cameo on the track.”

Butterfingers play The Spotted Cow on Thursday, April 18. Find Butterfingers on Facebook for tickets.