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We ate our way through all the delicious catering Jimmy Eat World supplied and the shows are officially under our belt. It was great playing in these venues and seeing a bunch of old friends and making some new ones. Thanks to Jimmy Eat World for having us! Highlights included playing on the roof of Pier 17 in New York City, playing Fenway Park (sort of), checking out Bridgeport and summering in Asbury Park like you do!
WE HAVE SOME DATES WITH JIMMY EAT WORLD, JUNE 2026!
Jimmy Eat World has invited to play a few dates with them in June. We’ll be playing with both The Wonder Years and Thrice.
Wed-June 17, 2026 Jimmy Eat World, Thrice NY, NY Pier 17 SOLD OUT
Sat-June 20, 2026 Jimmy Eat World, Thrice Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway SOLD OUT
Wed-June 24, 2026 Jimmy Eat World,The Wonder Years, Bridgeport, CT Hartford Healthcare
Thu June 25, 2026 Jimmy Eat World, The Wonder Years, Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Outdoors
We completed our Australian dates and word on the street is that we had a great time. It was amazing to see so many people and play with so many cool bands. Blowers, Rivers of Snakes, Street Legal, Diplomat, Front End Loader, Tantichrist, Future Shocks and Gentle Ben and His Shimmering Hands were all so great. Go see them if they show up in your neighborhood and tell them we sent you! Thanks to Jenny and James for making it all possible. It’s always a dream to come over to Australia and we are psyched we had another opportunity.
Our second Touch and Go album, Cruise Yourself, came out in May of 1994. It’s been a tough one to get a hold of for a while so we are happy to announce it’s back in print! Remastered by maestro, guru, all-knowing Bob Weston at his Chicago Mastering Plant, it sounds better than a million bucks now. It sounded like a million bucks before but now it sounds better so that’s a pretty high level of quality all contained in one scorching piece of wax. It’s available on suspended gold or black vinyl. You should be able to find it in most stores or through Touch and Go Records here:
GIRLS AGAINST BOYS Cruise Yourself (Remastered) LP
We are very psyched to announce our return to Australia. It’s been a long time since we’ve held even one kaola bear or made enough noise to make some Australians happy. We toured with Magic Dirt and the Nation Blue back in 2002 so 23 years later must be the charm. The dates are as follows:
AUSTRALIA 2026
FEBRUARY 6th – MELBOURNE
THE TOTE Melbourne https://thetotehotel.com/
67-71 Johnston St, Collingwood VIC 3066
w/ Blowers https://blowersband.bandcamp.com/
AND !
River of Snakes https://riverofsnakes.bandcamp.com/
Ticket link
https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/dc52657a-ab5c-4990-815b-6e0e25f7de05
FEBRUARY 7th -ADELAIDE
THE JADE Adelaide https://www.thejadeadl.com.au/
142-160 Flinders St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
w/ STREET LEGAL https://streetlegaladelaide.bandcamp.com/track/no-gods-no-masters-no-doorlists-no-bouncers-travis-cook-remix
AND !
DIPLOMAT https://diplomat.bandcamp.com/album/nebraska-diplomat-split-lp
Ticket link
https://events.humanitix.com/girls-against-boys-adelaide
FEBRUARY 13th – SYDNEY
MARRICKVILLE BOWLO https://www.marrickvillebowlingclub.com.au/
91 Sydenham Rd, Marrickville NSW
w/ FRONT END LOADER https://www.facebook.com/FrontEndLoader
AND !
TANTICHRIST https://tantichrist.bandcamp.com/
Ticket Link
https://events.humanitix.com/girls-against-boys-with-front-end-loader-and-tantichrist
FEBRUARY 14th- BRISBANE
CROWBAR https://crowbarbrisbane.com/
711 Ann St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
w/ FUTURE SHOCKS https://futureshocks.bandcamp.com/album/obsolete-format
AND !
GENTLE BEN AND HIS SHIMMERING HANDS https://gentlebenandhissensitiveside.bandcamp.com/album/brut
Ticket Link
https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/0ce94dc8-9c38-4652-9bbe-54c08c698e4e
We wrapped up our shows of June 2025 with the 40th Anniversary of Positive Force in Washington DC at St. Stephen’s church. We played with MAAFA from Brooklyn and managed shows in Kingston at Tubby’s on June 17, Brooklyn at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 18 and Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia on June 19. We had a great time and thank everyone for showing up and being awesome. It was truly an honor.
We are happy to announce 2 shows across the pond coming up in December:
Tix for both shows on sale Wednesday 10am (Uk time)
Dublin
The Workman’s Club
Thursday 1 Dec. 2022
https://www.ticketmaster.ie/venueartist/198984/761699
London
The Garage
Saturday 3 Dec. 2022
https://www.alttickets.com/girls-against-boys-tickets
We’ve made it to release day-May 6th! Time moves quickly and we’ve finally reached the date when our 2 disc HOUSE OF GVSB reissue has been sent out! We are pretty proud of this record for a number of reasons. One: it’s on Blue, Yellow and Black vinyl and looks great. We had a bit of a struggle to get to the finish line because all of the printing backlogs but we made it! Two: This record combines both the original studio recording of HOUSE OF GVSB and a ton of our b-sides and limited releases for a few years into one place.
You can get it here or at your local record store or on amazon.
Here’s the track listing:
LP1
*Super-fire*
Click Click
Crash 17 (X-Rated Car)
*Disco Six Six Six*
Life in Pink
TheKindaMzkYouLike
*Vera Cruz*
AnotherDroneInMyHead
Cash Machine
*Wilmington*
Zodiac Love Team
LP2
Sharkmeat (Bulletproof Cupid 7″ b-side)
My Funny Valentine (Grass Sampler)
Sexy Sam (7″)
I’m From France
Man Ray of Love
Magattraction (Jabberjaw Compilation)
Red Bar (Enragez Vous Compilation)
If Glamour Is Dead (Superfire EP)
Viva Roma Star
Your Life to Slide**(unreleased)
Distracted RVS #7 (Disco 666 EP)
Do It Like Diamonds
Black Leather
Keep Yr Pants On
After a long slog with the supply chain, our remastered 1996 album House of GVSB is being reissued on Blue, Yellow and Black vinyl. It will be out on May 6, 2022. You can get the limited edition Blue version with a special t-shirt at this link:
https://store.touchandgorecords.com/products/girlsvsboys-house-of-gvsb-25th-anniversary-tshirt-bundle
The yellow vinyl is available as a US only indie record stores version and the black & blue vinyl without the shirt is available here:
GIRLS AGAINST BOYS House of GVSB (25th Anniversary Edition) 2XLP
After much discussion, we’ve decided to postpone our GVSB shows in February until October 2022. The omicron surge really messed things up for us. In addition to the safety concerns, we also can’t imagine touring in a situation where we can’t hang out with our friends and fans, especially when one of the main points is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of House of GVSB. We’re especially sorry for anyone who has made travel plans to come to any of the shows.
All tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled October dates so hang on to them. Or if you can’t make the change, refunds will be available at point of purchase.
To our fans in Milwaukee and Philadelphia, unfortunately we were unable to coordinate new dates so these shows will be cancelled and your tickets will be refunded.
Additionally we are able to add a show in San Diego at the Casbah on October 8th.
Be well and we hope to see you in full, this October!
Girls Against Boys