We set out from SW to collect the guys from It Prevails today at Heathrow airport. Well it was a rocky start as we learned we would have to do without our bassist for a few days. But after grabbing our merch from Neil in Caerphilly we arrived at the airport where we processed last minute work permit applications for the IP dudes. Somehow it worked and they got let in all legal and legit, however our van broke down and nearly got towed away and crushed as a terror threat! But we got let off and called the RAC to fix it, then got away from Heathrow. The weather cleared up nicely so we hanged out with IP who are awesome dudes and really nice to us. We collected our Dark Horse touring kit from London fresh from it being used by the Gaslight Anthem. Then we rolled to Canterbury where Jay had set up a practice room show for IP and TS.

After Still Dreaming and Santa Karla played we both did sets and it was really good, a nice start to things, with about 30 people in the tiny room. We headed to Jays and Duggans to sleep!

Today was set to be the first real show of tour at Margate. We were able to chill and Ian from IP spent some time recording vocals on a demo for Still Dreaming. After a day in the decaying seaside town of Margate we played the Westcoast Bar. Jay put the show together and it was incredible. About 200 showed up. We made some changes, moving Kevin to bass so that we sounded thicker. Jay put together a really strong line up for this show with Santa Karla, This Distance, Heart In Hand and the Hideout as supports. We were really happy to meet some kids who knew the words to our songs and supported us really well. It was a great first show in Margate for TS. But for It Prevails it was another level, awesome set and stage invasion. It is amazing to be a part of this.

We trundled into London for Metalfest, where about 400/500 people showed up. We played pretty early and there were some unfortunate proceedings for other bands on the bill which resulted in us cutting our set to only 3 songs! But the connection we made with a number of people made it worth it. Later we got to our place to stay, took a walk and had some curry. A number of us realised how nice sleeping in the van is.

9th
Southampton was awesome, amazing sound at the Joiners and two incredible support bands in Kerouac and Heart In Hand. Another superb show, keeping up the momentum of tour. Everything is going smooth by now and tomorrow we hope to get our full line-up back together. About 130 people saw us play. We stayed at Ed from HIH's large house, with mattresses.

10th
Today we picked up our bassist who had missed the start of tour and later we travelled to Birmingham. The venue was quite small and unfortunately it was the quietest night of tour so far, as only a handful of people turned up because of a busy week with other shows happening at the same venue. In spite of this a good time was still had and some new people checked us out. The Elijah, Seamyside and Endless Truth also played. A few people bought our cd so it's all good.

11th
The Newport date of tour was much better than Birmingham with about 50 people showing up. We saw some familiar faces and had what we thought was a warm response, although most people there were already familiar with us of course. Having a good show tonight was really important to pick ourselves up as we had all been losing energy at this point. With a solid Newport show under our belts we felt ready to take on the next day.

12th
We had to take over the Brighton show which got cancelled by the promoter. We managed to run our own show which resulted in an awesome night. Despite some technical issues during our set we still enjoyed it. A solid weeknight turnout came out to see the bands and support us all. Doing it ourselves made it even more rewarding and alot of friendships were made. It was great to meet kids who had seen us at Metalfest and make friends with them- Greg and Amran, who hopefully will be following us to other shows on this tour. Good guys and we play our music for people like them to enjoy.

13th
We arrived at the oddest venue of the tour so far to play in Manchester, at 'Satan's Hollow'. Alex from Empires Fade set up a great show for us and for Through Solace this was the best date of tour so far in terms of our performance. The venue has a huge devil on the wall but the atmosphere was far from hellish. The crowd seemed pretty up for all the bands and Empires Fade were especially impressive. Alex served up some pizza and we were so hungry we got some more. Later we retired to Alex's house to chill and Gav & Luke ordered some more curry. Food machines.

14th
We played in Leeds at The Well, a venue which had really awesome sound. It was reasonably busy and Anthony the promoter is an awesome guy. We were really happy with this show and it was good to hang out with our friend Nate.

15th
Drove up to Glasgow to play at Metalfest, as with the other fests we went on pretty early, earlier than usual in this case because our buddies Heart In Hand got delayed to we swapped sets. Still, this was a really fun set to play and we met the dudes from Dellamorte who would make our lives worth living for the next week. Sylosis and Bleed From Within headlined this show. Awesome set from This Is Colour before us. The crowd was quite alot of metal kids but we did meet a number of new people who liked us, which was awesome. We drove to Aberdeen after the show to stay with our new friend Fraser. Luke's ultra-rare Means longsleeve came out to make an appearance that night.

16th
Aberdeen was just a few hours from Glasgow, so we rolled in to play at 'Deenfest', the tail end of a weekend of shows in Aberdeen. We weren't sure what to expect because it was a Sunday night, but it ended up being another great show at an underground venue called The Tunnels. It was refreshing to actually play as main support to our touring partners for once. Bleed From Within played just before us and were a pretty hard act to follow, however our music sounded different enough to theirs for it to make an impression. We did manage to pick up another parking ticket which is being appealed against as we speak! We began an overnight drive back into England after Deenfest.

17th
After a life crushing drive from Aberdeen we arrived in the Midlands at Telford. Our scheduled shows at Doncaster and then Newcastle had fallen through, but Jonny from Dellamorte put together a show at a local pub to cover the gap. We turned up to a nice gastro-pub called the Haygate where the tables and chairs were soon moved for a fun DIY show to take place. The 8 people that watched our set seemed to enjoy it! Later, the locals all seemed to take off most of their clothes to mosh in their underwear.

18th
DAY OFF. We didn't have a show on the 18th so took a day off in Shrewsbury with the guys from Dellamorte. They took us to eat Chinese food and go swimming, and some of the other guys went sight-seeing. We took dives off huge diving boards, invaded the childrens swimming pool and had all kinds of fun.

19th
We were all looking forward to playing again after the day off and Nottingham saw us back on form. We were really happy with our set and with the show and the promoter did a great job on his last ever gig. The venue was pretty cool and the sound was perfect. A highlight of the night was the set by Directions, we'll definitely stay in touch with them.

20th
With some trepidation we approached Stoke. It isn't a town where we had a good time before but it is still worth playing, and we knew that some kids there would remember us from when we came through with Never Back Down. It turned out to be a good night and enough people showed (including some we recognised from before) to make it worthwhile. Harry's Bar is a difficult venue to enjoy for some bands but with the room quite full it is really good. Dinner was picked up from Hamza's Chicken. The Dellamorte guys came to this with us and gave us a place to stay again, awesome dudes.

21st
The routing went crazy at this point as we had another cancellation but covered it with a show in the south which Jay arranged for us. We were really lucky to get a good amount of money to cover the long drive. We drove all the way to Kent to Maidstone which is a very nice town, to a venue called The Loft. It is a big venue and has really good sound and lighting. Not what we're used to at all, and the audience didn't get into the show that much. Still, it was worth doing and we saw an incredible band called Feed The Rhino, check them out. A proper show with a consistent line-up at the Loft would be incredible and we're hoping to return there soon.

22nd
High Wycombe was today, at the Roundabout. The venue was a side room in a pub where everything sounded really loud. After some cool support bands we rocked out with our friends Greg & co. Was good to see them again. One of the quieter shows of tour for sure, but when people are singing along nothing like that matters.

23rd
We played at Wrexham on the 23rd, at the Central Station for an all dayer headlined by Your Demise. All of the bands were awesome and we watched BWP & Dellamorte and there was also a second stage where local bands played. This show was the most professional we played on tour and we were well fed and taken care of. We were apprehensive of how our 'South Wales' shirts would go down but saw we had nothing to worry about as BWP played in front of a Cardiff City flag. Maybe we should get a Barry Town FC one.

25th
After a travel day we completed the drive to Belgium via the Channel Tunnel. We were excited to end the tour with a run of European shows, and this was the first time we'd played in Europe since the album came out. A number of kids knew the material, especially 'Taylor' which was requested. Tonight's show was at Roselare at a cool bar. They don't have a smoking ban in Belgium which we're really not used to at all. After playing to about 70 people we were taken to have showers and then to sleep next to a BWM in a garage. Wierd but great European hospitality. Shout out to Zeger the motorbike man who used to play in Arkangel.

26th
The show at The Frontline in Ghent was even better than Roeselare, and we got to wander the city looking for spare cables and strings. The venue was gloomy and didn't even have running water, stickered up and smelling really bad. We enjoyed it alot although our football went in a suspicious puddle and hasn't smelled the same since. This was our second night playing with Campus who must be one of the best bands from mainland Europe. Their performance was incredible.

27th
We finished off tour today by playing at Summerfest in Genendijk, held at a scouts hall where we had slept some days before. Hospitality, food and manly showers were all great. It was a little quiet at first at the fest, but later it got more fun and we saw some amazing bands such as- Oceans Upon Us, Proceed, Poison My Blood, and The Setup. We went on right before It Prevails, and then the touring package of The Number 12 Looks Like You (amazing technical musicians especially the drummer) and Your Demise (crushing set). Misery Signals showed up later as their flights had been delayed, watching them was a great end to tour because they played alot of old songs which we love. In between this fun we played football, slept and jammed.

Later, we dropped IP back at Heathrow where it all began. After sad goodbyes we reflected on this awesome tour, the longest and most succesful one we have done to date. Although at points it was like everything possible had gone wrong, we truly can't wait to go back out on the road in a few weeks time. Thanks to everyone who helped us during this tour.