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The On Fires
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During a visit to [[Sxsw|South by Southwest Festival]] in Austin they happened upon a showcase of Chinese Punk Bands and were mesmerised by Beijing 3-piece [[P.K. 14|PK14]]. This piqued an interest in the music coming out of China and resulted in the beginning of a love affair with 'the East'.

In 2011 and 2012 the band toured China clubs and played to huge festival crowds including: [[Midi Music Festival|2011 Midi Music Festival]] [
https://web.archive.org/web/20110416075427/http://www.rockinchina.com/w/Beijing_Midi_Music_Festival_2011]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} in Beijing, [http://www.gochengdoo.com/en/blog/item/2161/chengdu_zebra_festival_2011_edison_chen_celebrates_comeback_plus_all_the_headliners 2011 Zebra Festival] in Chengdu, [http://beijingdaze.com/tunes/2012/04/06/strawberry-music-festival-2012/ 2012 Strawberry Festival] in Beijing and [http://www.boke.com.au/watch-video/HCpxGZWfP4U/theonfires/the-on-fires-orbital-pull-lu-dao-festival-china-april-2012.html 2012 Lu Dao Festival] near Shanghai.

After a break of several years from Europe, fellow Australians [http://www.thevagrants.com The Vagrants] invited the band to re-acquaint themselves with Germany as openers on an 11-date, 3 week tour before the band returned to China for [[Midi Modern Music Festival|Midi Festival]] in Beijing and [https://www.youtube.com/user/zmfchina Zebra Festival] in Chengdu.

==References==
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* Live review: http://amillionwattsofsound.blogspot.com/2010/09/show-review-on-fires-at-rye-bar.html
* Blog press: http://www.onlyausmusic.com/main/?p=4164
* http://www.rickparkerproductions.com/
* http://army.gov.au/news/armynews/editions/1208/1208.pdf (Page 13)
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==External links==
* [http://www.theonfires.com Official Band Website]

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