British India

Artist Information

While the band took a while to come into being, once formed British India hit the ground running, gaining managers from their first-ever gig who then booked them in to support the Hoodoo Gurus at their second.

Nic Wilson was the local guitar prodigy about school when he met Declan Melia. The two bonded musically and first played together acoustically in a friend's kitchen. A drunken fight on a beach resulted in them finding bass player Will Drummond and the three then sought a drummer by scouring Melbourne's music venues, eventually choosing Matt O'Gorman. Songs were forged over a year of playing together and once enough were written it was time to start gigging.

In 2004, the band took out that year's grand final at prominent band competition Future Rock. Their debut release, the single 'Outside 109', was played on Triple J within an hour of them receiving it. The band's debut EP We Are the Counter Culture was recorded and produced by former Easybeat Harry Vanda. Off the back of the EP, the band toured widely, including supports with Gomez and the bulk of the Australian summer fests such as the Big Day Out, Homebake, Meredith Music Festival, and the Pyramid Festival.

The band recorded their debut album Guillotine in early 2006, again with Vanda, and made their return to the stage supporting seminal '80s band the Psychedelic Furs and touring the east coast of Australia the same year. The band's second album Thieves was released in 2008 and debuted at number five in the ARIA charts.

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Wed 25 Nov - 8pm
University of New England, Armidale, NSW
 
Thu 26 Nov - 8pm
Capital Entertainment Centre, Wagga Wagga, NSW
 
Sat 28 Nov - 8pm
Tathra Hotel, NSW
 
Sun 29 Nov - 8pm
Roi Bar, Albury, NSW
 
Thu 3 Dec - 8pm
Republic Bar and Cafe, North Hobart, TAS
 
Fri 4 Dec - 8pm
Republic Bar and Cafe, North Hobart, TAS
 
Sat 12 Dec - 7.30pm
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, SA
$25 (+ bf)
Wed 30 Dec - 11am
Pyramid Rock Festival
+ Empire Of The Sun, Cat Power (USA), The Cat Empire, Grinspoon, Biffy Clyro (Scotland), Ugly Duckling (USA), The Butterfly Effect, Architecture in Helsinki, Faker, The Beautiful Girls, LCD Soundsystem DJ, Amp Fiddler (USA), Blue King Brown, Krafty Kuts (UK), The Drones, Tame Impala, Baddies (England), Van She, The Boxer Rebellion, bluejuice, Grafton Primary, Clare Bowditch, Something With Numbers, Funkoars, Bumblebeez, Kram, Dead Letter Circus, Ponytail (USA), Telepathe (USA), The Juan Maclean (USA), Phrase, The Fumes, Astronomy Class, Dallas Frasca, Sugar Army, Skipping Girl Vinegar, We Have Band, Cassette Kids, Red Riders, Sinden (United Kingdom), Tom Ugly, ShockOne, Diafrix, Jack Beats, Canyons, The Swiss, Bang Bang Eche, Bonjah, Many Machines On Nine, Regular John, Calling All Cars, Red Ink, Melodics, The Smoke, Chestwig, Cecille, In Sol Inside
Phillip Island, Cowes, VIC
$250 (early bird)–$285 (whole event), Tickets on sale: 3 Sep
Thu 31 Dec - 8pm
Amped NYE
+ Birds of Tokyo, Regurgitator, The Inspector Cluzo (France), I Heart Hiroshima
Dreamworld, Coomera, QLD
$89
Thu 31 Dec - 11am
Pyramid Rock Festival
+ Empire Of The Sun, The Cat Empire, Grinspoon, Biffy Clyro (Scotland), Ugly Duckling (USA), The Butterfly Effect, Architecture in Helsinki, Faker, The Beautiful Girls, LCD Soundsystem DJ, Amp Fiddler (USA), Blue King Brown, Krafty Kuts (UK), The Drones, Tame Impala, Baddies (England), Van She, The Boxer Rebellion, bluejuice, Grafton Primary, Clare Bowditch, Something With Numbers, Funkoars, Bumblebeez, Kram, Dead Letter Circus, Ponytail (USA), Telepathe (USA), The Juan Maclean (USA), Phrase, The Fumes, Astronomy Class, Dallas Frasca, Sugar Army, Skipping Girl Vinegar, We Have Band, Cassette Kids, Red Riders, Sinden (United Kingdom), Tom Ugly, ShockOne, Diafrix, Jack Beats, Canyons, The Swiss, Bang Bang Eche, Bonjah, Many Machines On Nine, Regular John, Calling All Cars, Red Ink, Melodics, The Smoke, Chestwig, Cecille, In Sol Inside
Phillip Island, Cowes, VIC
$250 (early bird)–$285 (whole event), Tickets on sale: 3 Sep
Fri 1 Jan - 11am
Pyramid Rock Festival
+ Empire Of The Sun, The Cat Empire, Grinspoon, Biffy Clyro (Scotland), Ugly Duckling (USA), The Butterfly Effect, Architecture in Helsinki, Faker, The Beautiful Girls, LCD Soundsystem DJ, Amp Fiddler (USA), Blue King Brown, Krafty Kuts (UK), The Drones, Tame Impala, Baddies (England), Van She, The Boxer Rebellion, bluejuice, Grafton Primary, Clare Bowditch, Something With Numbers, Funkoars, Bumblebeez, Kram, Dead Letter Circus, Ponytail (USA), Telepathe (USA), The Juan Maclean (USA), Phrase, The Fumes, Astronomy Class, Dallas Frasca, Sugar Army, Skipping Girl Vinegar, We Have Band, Cassette Kids, Red Riders, Sinden (United Kingdom), Tom Ugly, ShockOne, Diafrix, Jack Beats, Canyons, The Swiss, Bang Bang Eche, Bonjah, Many Machines On Nine, Regular John, Calling All Cars, Red Ink, Melodics, The Smoke, Chestwig, Cecille, In Sol Inside
Phillip Island, Cowes, VIC
$250 (early bird)–$285 (whole event), Tickets on sale: 3 Sep
Fri 5 Mar - 5pm
The Lost Weekend
+ Note - Program Not Finalised, Dinosaur Jr (USA), The Brian Jonestown Massacre (USA), Little Birdy, Tumbleweed, Dirty Projectors (USA), The Drones, Nashville Pussy (USA), Butterfingers, Wooden Shjips (USA), Little Red, Whitley, Wolf & Cub, Many Machines On Nine, Dan Kelly, Busdriver (USA), Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard (USA), The John Steel Singers, New Pants (China), Regular John
Ivory Rocks Conference Centre, Peak Crossing, QLD
$160–$220
Sat 6 Mar - 11am
The Lost Weekend
+ Note - Program Not Finalised, Dinosaur Jr (USA), The Brian Jonestown Massacre (USA), Little Birdy, Tumbleweed, Dirty Projectors (USA), The Drones, Nashville Pussy (USA), Butterfingers, Wooden Shjips (USA), Little Red, Whitley, Wolf & Cub, Many Machines On Nine, Dan Kelly, Busdriver (USA), Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard (USA), The John Steel Singers, New Pants (China), Regular John
Ivory Rocks Conference Centre, Peak Crossing, QLD
$160–$220
Sun 7 Mar - 11am
The Lost Weekend
+ Note - Program Not Finalised, Dinosaur Jr (USA), The Brian Jonestown Massacre (USA), Little Birdy, Tumbleweed, Dirty Projectors (USA), The Drones, Nashville Pussy (USA), Butterfingers, Wooden Shjips (USA), Little Red, Whitley, Wolf & Cub, Many Machines On Nine, Dan Kelly, Busdriver (USA), Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard (USA), The John Steel Singers, New Pants (China), Regular John
Ivory Rocks Conference Centre, Peak Crossing, QLD
$160–$220