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Shihad Wiki Shihad Wiki is the biggest resource of information on the internet for the NZ band Shihad. This website was started in March 2007 and has steadily grown into a monster of a site. This site features information on past concerts, their discography, tabs, history and a whole lot more of history revolving around the band. If you would like to help out and get an account so you can help edit the site email Karit and he will sort you out with an account and what not. Why do you need and account to edit? isn't this a wiki? Well having people sign up is in hope to stop vandalism and spamming. There is more that we would like to do to make this site better and their there a great Team making this happen. If you like the site and want to help out in a different way have a read of this. News 1 October 2008 - Hawea Confirmed and recap of what is happening this NYs Shihad have now confirmed a date at Hawea. They will be playing with Supergroove and Elemeno P. Tickets will be $70 from the usual outlets. Shihad are also playing Rhythm and Vines in Gisborne on the 31st of December. No more dates have been said at this stage, but if they happen we will keep you informed. 31 Dec - Rhythm and Vines, Gisborne, NZ 02 Jan - Lake Hawea Hotel, Lake Hawea, NZ 16 September 2008 - Shihad Online Merch Store Shihad.com now has an online merch store, they have a few goodies up already which include T-Shirts, Hoodies and their latest CD " Beautiful Machine." http://shihad.bigcartel.com/ Also the official Shihad.com forums will be down later on this week (thu-fri) as they are going to get a new upgrade of software and a brand new skin that's a bit more current with the new albums theme. 13 September 2008 - Shihad Wallpapers We now have a good collection of downloadable wallpapers for your desktop. Check them out here - Downloads. On other non-related Shihad news, a band that a lot of Shihad fans also like has reformed. Weta is doing a few shows in November. 20 Nov 2008 - Galatos - Auckland 21 Nov 2008 - The San Francisco Bath House - Wellington The above shows have been confirmed and a Christchurch show is reportedly on the cards. Weta's Official MySpace 16 August 2008 - Peoples Choice award at VMAs Shihad are in the running for the Peoples Choice Award at this years Vodafone Music Awards. Anyone can vote this year and you can vote once a day. So lets make everyone know that Shihad is in fact the most awesome band in the country. http://www.vnzma.co.nz 21 July 2008 - NZ Tour Lowdown and Downloads Well half the NZ tour is already over, and what a half its been! Seen a lot of people from the Had Squad rocking it. We have a present for all of you who love the had. To download the recording of the Dunedin gig follow this link. Gig 20080717 A video of the Dunedin and Wellington gig plus a special interview done with the band and an awesome photo gallery will be released onto a special DVD created by the fans for the fans sometime after the tour is over. We will keep you posted! (if you have any pictures from any of the gigs email them through to us shihadwiki@gmail.com) 14 July 2008 - Beautiful Machine video to be released this week on C4 You may have read earlier that Shihad have had funding for a new video clip and its finally hitting the tv at some time this week. This was directed by Sam Peacock. Keep your eyes pealed. 13 July 2008 - Shihad to play another show in WA Shihad will be playing at this years Hyperfest in Perth. This is to be held on the 31st of August and features other bands such as Birds of Tokyo and The Getaway Plan. Tickets are expected to be on sale from the middle of this month for a very cheap price of only $10! 31 Aug - Midland Gate (Hyperfest), Perth, WA, AU 03 July 2008 - Grazzhopper festival in October Shihad will play in Geelong this October as apart of Grazzhopper Festival. The festival is being held at Beckley Park. Other bands playing include, Grinspoon, Faker, Operator Please, Dukes Of Windsor, The Galvatrons and Mammal. Tickets are on sale now. 3 Oct - Beckley Park (Grazzhopper Festival), Geelong, VIC, AU 08 June 2008 - Shihad to support Gyroscope on their Aussie tour this August "Gyroscope on the move. Having gone number 1 with their new album, Breed Obsession, Perth band Gyroscope is hitting the road with a national tour, kicking it off at August's Splendour in the Grass. Supported by Shihad and Sugar Army, Gyroscope will play a string of dates in Sydney, including The Metro, on August 26. See Gigs for full dates. 08 June 2008 - Beautiful Machine to be third single Shihad are shooting their third video off the album for Beautiful Machine in NZ on Tuesday in Auckland the video is to be directed by Sam Peacock who has done videos for King Kapisi and the Mint Chicks who have both had cool videos in the past. News Archive Tour Dates 26 Oct - Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW, AU 27 Nov - Macguires Hotel, Mackay, QLD, AU 28 Nov - Sugarland Tavern, Bundaberg, QLD, AU 29 Nov - The Sands Tavern, Maroochydore, QLD, AU 30 Nov - Southport RSL, Southport, QLD, AU 05 Dec - Elder Park (Adelaide International Guitar Festival), Adelaide, SA, AU 07 Dec - Elder Park (Adelaide International Guitar Festival) (AC/DC Tribute) , Adelaide, SA, AU 28 Dec - Coroglen Tavern, Whitianga, NZ 31 Dec - Rhythm and Vines, Gisborne, NZ 02 Jan - Lake Hawea Hotel, Lake Hawea, NZ Random Fact About ShihadWiki · Shihad.com · News · Help central ShihadWiki is brought to you by the Shihad Wiki Team