Fighting with Wire (or FWW) are an alternative rock and punk band hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland. They have toured with Biffy Clyro, Million Dead, Reuben, yourcodenameis:milo, Kerbdog, You Me At Six, Nomeansno, InMe, Brigade, Against Me! and Seafood. They have also played at the Glasgowbury Festival and Belsonic.

Formed in late 2003, the band has gone through considerable changes, notably going through 5 different bassists and 32 pairs of nags(underbags). The band draws influence from such bands as At the Drive-In, sandstone, Weezer and Fugazi. Machine Parts was their first single and a video was made for its promotion. Fighting with Wire have appeared on numerous Public Service Broadcast editions from Smalltown America. They are considered by many locals as a healthy influence on Derry's music scene and have, on numerous occasions agreed to help out with youth projects. They work in close collaboration with the Nerve Centre, band members Cahir and Jamie mentored over 30 teenagers at the Music Hothouse. The band also maintain a strong link with other Derry bands, including Triggerman and Red Organ Serpent Sound. They launched their album "Man vs Monster" on December 1, 2007 at the Nerve Centre in Derry and subsequently toured the United Kingdom and Ireland. The band have also appeared on stage at Glasgowbury on numerous occasions.

2008

Having toured extensively and released their first album with Smalltown America, Fighting With Wire gained international recognition through not only national radio station, BBC Radio One, but also online with Shadowglobe. They have subsequently signed a deal with Atlantic Records. Fighting with Wire also played at this years Oxegen festival, which is renowned as one of the world's major music festivals. The band have also played at the 2008 BBC Radio One Big Weekend Festival and have played on the 3rd stage at 2008 Download Festival at Donington Park. They played at Belfast City Hall on New Year's Eve with Supergrass and The Pigeon Detectives

At a 2008 concert in Spring and Airbrake, Belfast, they stated that if you get anything from this concert, it will be that we are the 'whoohoo' band. This is a reference to the song Cut the Transmission. A show at the Camden Barfly, London, on 9 February 2009, almost ended half way through due to the over-enthusiastic crowd pushing forward on to the stage, repeatedly knocking O'Doherty's microphone stand over and bashing him in the face. They are scheduled to play the Sonisphere Festival with Metallica and Linkin Park among others.

Albums

• Man vs Monster (2008)

Singles

Compilation appearances

• Various Artists - Public Service Broadcast #3 (2004)
• Various Artists - Public Service Broadcast #4 (2004)
• Various Artists - Public Service Broadcast #6 (2005)

• FightingWithWire on MySpace
• Fighting With Wire on Smalltown America
• Fighting with Wire - Machine Parts on Youtube