Up-Load UK, Gigs News & reviews Army Of Freshmen Interview

Upload	You have just announced your first UK Headline tour. Are you looking forward to it and what made you decide to take this big step to head out on your own ?
Chris	Well we’ve been toying around with the idea for a while and all of us really wanted to do it but it is risky. Although we did 4 tours and 1 festival last year in the UK we were supporting much larger bands on all of those. So although the exsposure was tremendous, you can’t really gauge how it would be if it was just you playing. We sent out a feeler blog on myspace and the reaction was so overwhelming and supportive that we decided to roll with it. So although there is too much work to do when it comes down to it, we’re so excited for people to see our full set as opposed to the 25 minute power sets people are used to. We’re keeping it in small intimate venues to really make it special and we’ll be able to do a lot of things that you can’t when your playing some massive hall. Now the hard part of course is getting people to show up!
Upload	Is this a self funded tour or have you managed to obtain sponsorship ?
Chris	Self funded- don’t remind me. Hopefully they still don’t have debtors prison!
Upload	Are you going back to basics and using the splitter bus and sleeping on peoples floors or will you be doing things a bit more comfortably?
Chris	We’re going for a bus bringing a lot of people along- if you’re gonna do it might as well do it right. Though I do really like crashing at people’s houses fun to see how and where other people live- I’m hoping for one actual house party on the tour that would rule!
Upload	Have you decided on support bands for this tour yet ?
Chris	We’re gonna have all UK bands. We’ve made friends with a lot of bands there and we’re trying to give everybody a show or two then a set local in each city so every night it’ll be a little different which either keeps things fresh or is bit of a nightmare! So hopefully the first one.
Upload	We noticed that the tour ends on 12th June which incidentally is just in time for the start of the Download Festival on 13th June. You played there last year and got a great response, how was it for you and does this mean we may be seeing AOF again at the festival this year?
Chris	Oh Download was a dream. One of my favorite shows of all time and that’s saying something considering it started in the am! You never know about a return! They sort the big boys out first then come looking for guys like us!
Upload	You seem to be constantly on the go and are always touring and recording. You have just completed your new album so when will we be able to buy this and if you were writing your own review on the album what would you say about it?
Chris	I’d say it’s the best Army of Freshmen record yet. Very excited for the world to hear it. We re trying everything in our power to have it with us when we come to the UK- we’ll for sure have a song or and a video out by that time.
Upload	Do you have any guest appearances from people from other bands on the new album?
Chris	Yup! Top secret for now though! Lots of new friends and old .
Upload	What are the best and worst things you have had written about the band by the press ?
Chris	Hmm. Saying we only succeed in making The All American Rejects sound like Slayer kinda hurt- that of course was a big UK rock mag- they are the coldest. There’s been many nice things though- you tend to only remember the bad!
Upload	Most people in the UK will have only seen you live during your legendary performances over the past few years on the Get Happy Tour with Bowling For Soup. Will we be seeing the return of the Get Happy Tour this year in the UK?
Chris	Wow! Legendary! You guys and gals really throw that word around too much over there but thank you nonetheless! No Get Happy in the UK in 08 we did 2 in 07 so we wanted to not overkill it.
Upload	Many of your fans have been getting AOF tattoo’s, which are the best and worst you have seen ?
Chris	You know I can’t say the worst but I really like this newer one I saw with boxing gloves. Any of the lyric ones are cool cause your like something I wrote will be on that persons body forever… kinda of cool in a way.
Upload	If you could be in any other band in the world, past or present, which one would it be and why?
Chris	Come on that’s easy… The Beatles! Imagine everyone likes you… it’s easy if you try-hi!