8Foot Felix is off to the UK! (in less than a month!)

Our journey thus far has been remarkable: from our sardine-full launch gig in May 2011, through the desert dusts of Burning Man Nevada, from Rainbow Serpent Festival to Eclipse 2012 and back again, with a growing family of passionate stowaways...
...and things are about to get a whole lot more epic!

As we stepped off the heaving Earth Stage at Eclipse 2012, UK DJ Will Wiles (aka Worlds Tallest DJ) approached us with an offer we couldn't refuse - to book us in for a UK Summer of festival fun. He sure delivered:

8Foot Felix UK Itinerary 18th July - 11th August 2013
Thurs 18th July - Passing Clouds, London E8
Friday 19th July - Paper Dress Vintage, London EC2A
Sat 20th July - Gypsy Hotel at The Lexington, London N1 - 11.30pm
Thurs - Sun 25th-28th July - Secret Garden Party - gigs on 3 stages!
Thursday 1st August - The Brunswick Pub, Brighton
Saturday 3rd August - MINK, Middlesborough
Sunday 4th August (Bank Holiday Eve) - Nice 'n Sleazy, Glasgow
Friday 9th August - Boomtown Fair - Ballroom Stage
Sunday 11th August - Wilderness Festival - Rumpus Stage

Secret Garden Party, Boomtown Fair and Wilderness - if you haven't heard of these festivals, then take a peak - each one is the sort of wonderland that sets our boat afloat!

And floating the 8Foot Felix is what this is all about. We are not merely setting off to the other side of the world to play some gigs. As we polish the brass and re-jig the rigging for this expedition we know we're charting a course towards a new horizon for the band. Already in these preparatory stages of the tour we can feel a strengthening of our musical bones, and from the lagoons of love that we've engendered in our festival followers and core crew here in Australia, we are now set to pour our best selves yet into a whole new ocean of Felix-ready folk.

And this is where you come in - funds for a few quintessential ingredients are as yet beyond our grasp:
Hire of Drum Kit, Double Bass, Rhodes Piano and Amps - $3,000
Transport Costs (Fuel, Insurance, Extra Vehicle Hire) - $3,000
Subsistence (Food, Accommodation) - $3,000

And thus with a little rounding down we've set our sights on raising here, with all of you on Pozible, the grand sum of $8,888.

Of course, if your generosity starts to get out of hand then we'll splurge with equal abandon on the recording, mixing, mastering, artwork and delivery of all the songs in our repertoire that are still unavailable to your listening ears (outside of our gigs). In fact, every pledge made here is not just a building block of a solid UK Tour for 8Foot Felix; see it also as a seed of loving support that will help grow our ship into its fullness, as a vessel for bringing together crowds of stomping joy throughout the world.

Naturally, there are rewards for your contributions, that's how this all works. We have carefully crafted some 8Foot Felix booty for this campaign. The rewards include new music, an 8Foot Felix calendar, fine dining experiences, barbecue meals, postcards from London and more.. Behold the brand new 8Foot Felix classy bow-tied & pawthentic t-shirt, available in red or charcoal and in men & women's cuts (we'll get size/colour options later), all yours for the Feathered Felix reward:

So please, climb aboard, click a reward, and pledge a contribution. Help us sail this wonderful ship to the UK and back again. We promise to have some stories to tell and some booty to share. x

This campaign of ours will finish on Sunday 30th June. Once dust has settled, the coins are counted and our bags are packed we invite you to join us for a special farewell at The Spotted Mallard, Brunswick on Fri 12th July. The Red Brigade are joining us for this Night of the Red Jackets.