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Posted by Loren on July 23, 2016

NOFX news, NOFX album
NOFX news, NOFX album

San Fran punks NOFX are back with a new almub titled First Ditch Effort on Oct. 7, with a European tour booked and a few straggling US dates afterward.

The band released the NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub And Other Stories memoir earlier this year.

“This album is more personal than anything I’ve ever done before because once we put everything out there in the book it opened all of these doors are far as what I want to sing about” said Fat Mike about the record, via press release.

Tour Dates:
08/06/16 Hamburg, Germany at Grosse Freiheit 36
08/07/16 Hünxe , Germany at Ruhrpott Rodeo
08/08/16 Nuremberg , Germany at Hirsch
08/10/16 Tolmin, Slovenia at Punk Rock Holiday Punk Rock Holiday
08/11/16 Riga , Latvia at Kubana Festival
08/12/16 Moscow , Russia at Yota Space
08/14/16 Igea Marina , Italy at Bay Fest
08/15/16 Lindau , Germany at Club Vaudeville
08/16/16 Saarbrucken, Germany at Garage
08/18/16 Amsterdam, Netherlands at Melkweg
08/19/16 Hasselt , Belgium at Pukkelpop
08/20/16 Grossposna, Germany at Highfield Festival Highfield Festival
08/23/16 Wiesen, Germany at Ottakringer Arena And There Come The Wolves
08/24/16 Prague, Czech Republic at Good Sounds
08/25/16 Straszecin , Poland at Czad Festival Czad Festival
08/27/16 Chiemsee, Germany at Chiemsee Summer Fest
09/02/16 Denver, CO at National Western Complex Riot Fest
09/16/16 Chicago, IL at Douglas Park Riot Fest
09/24/16 Pozo, CA at Picnic In Pozo w/ Descendents, Youth Brigade, Swingin' Utters
09/30/16 Sterling Heights, MI at Freedom Hill Amphitheatre 89X Chill On The Hill
03/10/17 Miami, FL at On A Cruise Ship Flogging Molly's Salty Dog Cruise


First Ditch Effort track listing:
01. Six Years on Dope
02. Happy Father’s Day
03. Sid and Nancy
04. California Drought
05. Oxy Moronic
06. I Don’t Like Me Anymore
07. I’m A Transvest-lite
08. Ditch Effort
09. Dead Beat Mom
10. Bye Bye Biopsy Girl
11. It Ain’t Lonely at the Bottom
12. I’m So Sorry Tony
13. Generation Z

NOFX news, NOFX album
NOFX news, NOFX album

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