Middle Finger Salute

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Years active 2005–present		Active until 2014
Associated acts Anti-Flag, Cock Sparrer Website www.middlefingersalute.co.uk Members Cal Sutton Danny Wareing Raz Miles Starkie Origin Lancashire, United Kingdom (2005) Albums Warped Tour Special CD, We Are the Sleepless Genres Punk rock, Pop punk, Alternative rock Record labels Bomber Music, Shanti Promotions, Team Beard Records Similar Action Item, Mighty Mongo, For the Foxes, Beebs and Her Money Makers, Kelsey And The Chaos Profiles Myspace

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Middle Finger Salute are a punk rock band from Blackburn, England.

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History

Middle Finger Salute began in 2005 by four friends aged 13 and 15 playing in a punk band. The band managed to get onto the festival scene performing Rebellion Festivals and Wasted Punk Festivals, in the UK and Europe, self-releasing EP's such as Guts for Glory and What We Live For.

Tours and recordings

In 2012, after releasing 3 self-financed EPs and several compilation inclusions (including 2 separate Vans Warped compilations released by Side One Dummy), Middle Finger Salute took a step back from their touring schedule to hit the studio. Their debut album Old Friends, New Bruises was released on 12 November 2012 on Circuit Scene Records.

The last few years has seen the UK pop punk band tour the US on the Vans Warped Tour three times (2009, 2010 and 2013), play SXSW, headline their own show in Los Angeles & tour the UK & Europe countless times, including shows at Liverpool Sound City, Rebellion Festival, In The City Festival, The Wickerman Festival, and playing shows with artists such as Make Do & Mend, Against Me, The Riverboat Gamblers, Rancid, Set Your Goals, Cancer Bats & The Blackout (amongst many others) in the process.

The band performed at Vans Warped Tour UK, the first UK Warped Tour in 13 years, at Alexandra Palace.

In summer 2013, the band performed on the entire Vans Warped Tour in the USA.

We Are The Sleepless (2010)

In June 2010, their EP We Are The Sleepless was self-released to coincide with their stint on the Vans Warped Tour 2010. The EP featured guest vocals from Anti-Flag's Justin Sane and Cock Sparrer's Colin McFaull, whom the band had met on previous tours. The EP was received well and the band sold out their pressing of the EP. To this day, the EP has never been re-pressed.

In January 2011, the band regrettably announced that long time friend and original bass player Jonny Marriner had left the band to focus on work commitments.

Later that month it was announced that Chris Brownless would be taking the position on bass.

Old Friends, New Bruises (2012)

In October 2011, Middle Finger Salute announced they had begun recording their first full-length album to be released on Circuit Scene Records. Old Friends, New Bruises was due for release on 12 November 2012, with pre-sale at Vans Warped Tour UK on 10 November. "We Made It" was made available for free download running up to the release on the band's social media.

Disposable Noise (2013)

In January 2013, it was announced that the band would be performing on the full Vans Warped Tour 2013. The band then released Disposable Noise EP as a fresh release for the 2-month tour. Disposable Noise EP was released on 12 June digitally, and physical copies were only sold for the duration of the Vans Warped Tour.