British India are set to wave goodbye to their longtime guitarist Nic Wilson with a national tour later this year.
Ever since they first formed in high school back in 2004, British India have been one of the most exciting Aussie bands on the scene. Whether it’s on stage or on in the studio, fans have adored every move the group have made, but now, it’s time for them to shake things up a bit.
Announced today, guitarist Nic Wilson is set to hang up his iconic red Gibson SG at the end of January, when he retires from music completely.
“British India is something we started as snotty nosed high school kids, that became something much bigger and more important to people than we could have ever expected,” explained Wilson. “The three lads in the band were the three best men at my wedding and the three best men to play a part in in my life.”
“We decided on everything together as children to adults and proved that democracy can prevail when done right. I was lucky to share every terrible Tarago road trip with them laughing hysterically as the road disappeared behind us. I was lucky to share the stage at first playing to nobody and then playing to thousands.”
“And I was lucky to live out the dream a 12-year-old version of myself pined for daily,” he concluded. “To play music to people who cared. For that – I thank you. But time moves on and I have other things I want to try my hand at and I am ready to see what else I can do.”
Of course, the rest of the band aren’t going to let Nic Wilson go quietly, chucking a huge national tour to give fans a proper chance to say goodbye.
Kicking off in November, British India are set to go all over the country, delivering stunning shows before they wrap up with a headline show at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel. But that won’t be all, with the band then heading out in January to play all dates on the Under The Southern Stars Festival.
This will be the last chance for fans to see the original lineup of British India in action, so if you’ve ever found yourself humming along to ‘Vanilla’ or ‘I Said I’m Sorry’, you won’t want to miss out on these shows. Tickets to these shows go on sale from 9am on Wednesday, September 26th.
Check out British India’s ‘Vanilla’:
British India ‘Nic The Poet’ Tour 2018
Friday, November 2nd
The Basement, Canberra, ACT
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, November 3rd
SS&A Club, Albury, NSW
Tickets: SS&A Club
Thursday, November 8th
North shore Tavern, Hillarys, WA
Tickets: Oztix
Friday, November 9th
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, November 10th
Amplifier, Perth, WA
Tickets: Oztix
Sunday, November 11th
Newport Hotel, Fremantle, WA
Tickets: Oztix
Friday, November 16th
Stirling Arms Hotel, Guilford, WA
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, November 17th
Prince Of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Tickets: Oztix
Sunday, November 18th
Indi Bar, Scarborough, WA
Tickets: Oztix
Friday, November 23rd
The Office, Townsville, QLD
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, November 24th
Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Tickets: Tanks Arts Centre
Friday, November 30th
Tap House, Bendigo, VIC
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, December 1st
Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC
Tickets: Oztix
Thursday, December 6th
Highfield Hotel, Caringbah, NSW
Tickets: Moshtix
Friday, December 7th
Tattersall’s Hotel, Penrith, NSW
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, December 8th
Narrabeen RSL, Narrabeen, NSW
Tickets: Oztix
Friday, December 14th
The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD
Tickets: Oztix
Friday, December 21st
The Corner, Melbourne, VIC
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, January 12th
Hastings Foreshore, Hastings, VIC
Tickets: Under The Southern Stars
Saturday, January 19th
Broadwater Entertainment Precinct, Southport, QLD
Tickets: Under The Southern Stars
Sunday, January 20th
Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Tickets: Under The Southern Stars
Friday, January 25th
Harts Mill, Port Adelaide, SA
Tickets: Under The Southern Stars
Saturday, January 26
Shoalhaven Turf Club, Shoalhaven, NSW
Tickets: Under The Southern Stars
Sunday, January 27th
Westport Park, Port Macquarie, NSW
Tickets: Under The Southern Stars
