KATCHAFIRE’S GREATEST HITS ALBUM BEST SO FAR AVAILABLE NOW ONLINE AND IN STORES NEXT WEEK MAY 21

New Zealand Reggae Rockers Tour U.S. Until End of Month

New Zealand reggae band Katchafire’s greatest hits collection Best So Far will be in stores next week (May 21) on VP/Greensleeves. Right now, the album is available online only.

Amidst their U.S. tour, the seven-piece outfit heads to Texas this week and will continue west. Their final stop will be the Monterrey California Roots Festival on May 26. For the most up-to-date tour schedule, please visit www.facebook.com/katchafireband.

From their humble beginnings in the late ’90s as a Bob Marley tribute band to one of New Zealand’s and the South Pacific’s most popular groups today, Katchafire have created a timeless hit-filled repertoire during this short time span. The band has carefully selected 16 of these must have tracks on their upcoming album Best So Far.  The impressive best of collection will feature Katchafire’s breakthrough hits from their groundbreaking 2003 debut Revival - including “Get Away,” “Who You With” and “Giddy Up” (2003′s highest selling single in New Zealand) – all of which landed in the Top 10 of New Zealand’s Top 40 Singles Chart. Best So Far will also highlight the group’s most cherished tunes from their remaining independently-released albums, like “Frisk Me Down” off of 2005′s Slow Burning,  ”Working” and the title track from 2007′s Say What You’re Thinking as well as “Sweet As” and “Groove Again” off of 2010′s On The Road Again.

Katchafire Announces U.S. Tour + New Album Best So Far (out May 21)

NEW ZEALAND’S ROOTS REGGAE ROCKERS KATCHAFIRE ANNOUNCE HEADLINING U.S. TOUR THIS SPRING AND GREATEST HITS ALBUM BEST SO FAR AVAILABLE MAY 21 ON VP RECORDS

New Zealand’s Katchafire proudly announce their spring 2013 U.S. tour and the anticipated release of their greatest hits collection Best So Far, available on May 21, 2013 on VP Records.

Throughout April and May, the seven piece collective will be rocking major festivals as well as headlining intimate venues across the West Coast, Midwest and South in over 28 U.S. cities. The band is no stranger to the road and has performed worldwide with international acts such as The Wailers, Maxi Priest, UB40 and Arrested Development. For the most up to date tour schedule, please visit

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