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Flogging Molly, The Bronx and more: Fireball's Fuelling the Fire tour comes to Birmingham - in pictures

Last night the Fireball: Fuelling the Fire Tour came to Birmingham's O2 Academy.

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Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn

The annual event boasted yet another jam-packed line-up, showcasing performances from the likes of Lost In Stereo, Face To Face, Flogging Molly and The Bronx.

Face To Face. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Face To Face. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Face To Face. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Face To Face. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Face To Face. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Face To Face. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Face To Face. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Flogging Molly. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Lost In Stereo. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
Lost In Stereo. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn
The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn

Tour favourite and friend of Fireball, DJ Matt Stocks, also returned this year, providing the soundtrack between acts.

Face To Face. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn

Academy Events and Fireball announced the regional winners of Fireball’s Hottest Band 2019 Competition in association with Kerrang! Magazine earlier this year, who each go on to open their local date of the tour.

The Bronx. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn

Birmingham punk rockers Wood and Nails played their hometown date of the tour last night as part of the competition.

Lost In Stereo. Pictures by: Aatish Ramchurn

Fireball’s Hottest Band 2017 winners Sweet Little Machine went on to play alongside the likes of Reel Big Fish, Anti-Flag and Mad Caddies, and garnered further support slots with Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Patent Pending, Don Broco and many more, also appearing at Fireball stages across several UK festivals.