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03/12/08: NME.COM - Vote For The Enemy In The NME Awards 2009 The NME Awards 2009 will soon be upon us and The Enemy need votes if they are to be in with a chance for any awards in February. Head over to http://www.nme.com/awardsvote and vote for the bands and artists YOU want to be in it to win it. Every vote counts and we'd all love to see 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns' pick up Best Album or maybe you think "This Song" was the track of the year? Who would you say were "Best Live Band"? The shortlists will be announced and the NME Awards 2009 will take place Thurday 26th February. The Enemy have announced a comprehensive Irish tour, which takes them to The Academy, Dublin (April 17); Cyprus Avenue, Cork (18); Dolan’s, Limerick (19); and Roisin Dubh, Galway (20). Tickets priced €24 are available on Friday November 21. The trio are currently assembling the follow up to their platinum-selling We’ll Live And Die In These Towns album, with Razorlight, Foals and Zutons man Mike Crossey. 16/11/08: HotPress.COM - The Enemy Head To Belfast The Enemy have confirmed a by their standards intimate show in the Belfast Spring & Airbrake on April 22, which will cost you £20 to be at. By then the small but perfectly formed Coventry trio should have released the follow up to their multi-platinum We’ll Live And Die In These Towns debut. Having heard them preview one of their new songs, ‘Sing When You’re In Love’, at this year’s Murphy’s Live Final in Cork, we reckon the album will be anything but difficult. The band are also on the bill for Oasis' UK stadium tour next summer, with the possibility that they might nip over for Slane as well. 13/11/08: NME.COM - The Enemy To Launch Shockwaves NME Awards With One-Off Gig Tom Clarke and Andy Hopkins @ Reading Festival The Enemy are make a rare step outside the studio to help launch the 2009 Shockwaves NME Awards.
The Coventry trio have been working on their second album, but will pause from recording sessions to play a one-off set at the awards launch on November 26.
The party will take place in Brixton at the Prince pub, and will mark the beginning of voting ahead of next year's ceremony, which will be held on February 25 at Brixton Academy.
Entrance to the award's launch is strictly by invite, but NME.COM has 20 pairs of awards launch tickets to give away.
To win tickets for The Enemy simply head to NME.COM/win and enter now. 13/11/08: NME.COM - Vote For Tom Clarke in NME Cool List 2008 It's that time of year again where the public get to vote in the NME Cool List and The Enemy's front man Tom Clarke is in the list. The competition is massive, with the likes of the Gallagher brothers, Noel Fielding and the ultra cool Alex Turner all in the running for a place in the Top 10. Click the link below and give our Tom a vote, we think he's pretty cool of course and deserves to be in the list. 20/10/08: NME.COM - Tom Clarke To Perform At Final Dirty Pretty Things Gig 16/10/08: BBC.COM - Oasis Announce Stadium Tour, The Enemy To Support Oasis will play a series of outdoor gigs in the UK and Ireland next summer. The band announced the shows, which include dates at London Wembley Stadium and Manchester Heaton Park, at a press conference on Thursday. Support on the tour, which also visits Sunderland, Edinburgh and Dublin's Slane Castle, will come from Kasabian and The Enemy. Noel Gallagher said: "I think these gigs are easily going to be the biggest gigs of next year if not the decade." He added: "These are the concerts that will go down in people's memories and this is where people will meet future wives. We're bang up for it." The 2009 tour visits: - Manchester Heaton Park - June 6-7
- Sunderland Stadium of Light - 10
- Cardiff Millennium Stadium - 12
- Edinburgh Murrayfield Stadium - 17
- Slane Castle - 20
- London Wembley Stadium - July 11-12
Tickets go on sale at 10am on October 24. Speaking about the bands who will support Oasis, Noel explained: "We always said when we were doing the big super gigs again we would give Kasabian first option. "As for The Enemy I've liked them since their first ever single. So with the three bands on one night if I was 16 or 17 I'd be here. "To be honest I'm actually really made up with the bill and when you see it in front of you, you just think, 'What a night out!'. I'm just glad I'll be able to get tickets." Previously, Noel Gallagher told the BBC Oasis had a giant show planned in their home town. But the band gave no indication of a wider UK and Irish tour until this afternoon. The show at Slane Castle on 20 June, 2009, will be the first time they have returned to the venue since they backed REM there 13 years ago. Oasis are also set to headline the BBC Electric Proms at the London Roundhouse on 26 October with the Crouch End Festival Chorus. The band went to Number One this week with their seventh album Dig Out Your Soul. 16/09/08: NME.COM - The Enemy Announce 2009 UK Tour The Enemy have announced a new UK tour set for next year.
The trio are set to hit the road ahead of releasing their second album in spring 2009.
The band have previewed a new track, 'Sing When You're In Love/Sing When You're Out Of Love', at shows over the last six months.
The Enemy will play:
Inverness Ironworks (March 13)
Dunfermline Alhambra (14)
Glasgow Barrowlands (15)
Oban Corran Hall (18)
Newcastle Academy (20)
Manchester Academy (21, 22)
Sheffield Academy (24)
Liverpool Academy (25)
Leeds Academy (26)
Nottingham Rock City (28)
Lincoln Engine Shed (29)
Birmingham Academy (30)
Exeter Great Hall (April 2)
Swindon Oasis (3)
Bristol Academy (4)
Margate Winter Gardens (5)
Norwich UEA (7)
Brighton Dome (8)
Southampton Guidhall (9)
London Brixton Academy (11)
Tickets go on sale on Friday (September 19) at 9am (BST). 16/09/08: NME.COM - Enemy, Pendulum, Reverend Set For Butlins Festival The Enemy, Reverend And The Makers and The Holloways are among acts confirmed to play at the forthcoming The Big Reunion indoor festival, set to take place at Butlins Entertainment Resort in Skegness in November.
Sergeant, The Bishops and The Wallbirds are also confirmed to play, while Pendulum's El Hornet and MC Jakes, and Babyshambles' Adam Ficek, will play DJ sets at the event.
The event takes place over two weekends, November 21-22 and November 28-29.
The Big Reunion line-up so far is:
Reverend And The Makers, The Bishops, Sergeant, Your Friends Are Architects, The Horrors DJ set (November 21)
The Enemy, The Holloways, The Wallbirds, Peter Hook DJ set (22)
Pendulum El Hornet DJ set (with MC Jakes), South Central, The Clik Clik, Roses Kings Castles (Babyshambles' Adam Ficek solo), Adam Ficek DJ set (28)
The Enemy, The Holloways, Your Friends Are Architects, Peter Hook DJ set (29)
07/08/08: UPI.COM - Enemy Front Man Slices Off Top Of Finger Tom Clarke, the lead singer for the U.K. rock band The Enemy, says he sliced off the tip of his finger while playing guitar at the Lollapalooza music festival. Last weekend's gig in Chicago marked the band's first U.S. appearance. The BBC said The Enemy went on with its set despite Clarke's injury and Clarke saw a doctor after the performance. Clarke told NME.com the accident was "an occupational hazard." "The doctor looked at it after the set and said I'd have to miss a couple of gigs," he said. "I said I'd miss one, but I'm not missing LA." The BBC said the band canceled a Montreal festival appearance this week but played in Los Angeles as scheduled Wednesday night. A spokesman for the band said Clarke performed with a bandaged hand. 31/07/08: NME.COM - The Enemy To Launch Club NME: Boston The Enemy and White Lies will kick off Club NME: Boston this Sunday (August 3).
The global indie night will launch at Great Scott's Fenway Recording Sessions, joining Club NME nights in Los Angeles, New York, and most recently San Francisco. Glasvegas are scheduled to play the next Club NME Boston with Fenway Recording Sessions in September.
For more details of these and all the other clubs go to NME.COM/clubnme. UK upstarts, The Enemy UK have confirmed a handful of their first-ever U.S. shows. The energetic three piece will begin the trek with an appearance at this year's Lollapalooza and will close out a few weeks later in New York.
Their debut U.S. release, We'll Live and Die In These Towns, will drop August 5th.
The Enemy UK Tour Dates:
August
1 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
3 Allston, MA - Great Scott
4 Montreal, QB - Parc Jean Drapeau
6 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
7 San Francisco, CA - 330 Ritch Street
11 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
08/06/08 - Tom Clarke Performs At Coventry Fundraiser It was a great night for Coventry music as bands and artists performed at Inspire Bar, Coventry in a fundraising event for Vinny McElvenny. Tom Clarke from The Enemy performed an acoustic set, despite feeling worse for wear with a sore throat. Just two weeks earlier Tom had been performing in Leeds in front of a 35,000 crowd but proved his feet are still firmly on the ground as he returned home to Coventry and belted out a set in front of around 200 guests.
He also performed a T-Rex classic 'Cosmic Dancer' along side The Enemy's 'You're Not Alone', 'Away From Here' and 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns'.
Rest of the story can be found HERE with more pictures and videos.
03/06/08 - The Enemy To Tour America The Enemy will be heading to America for their first stateside tour in August. The Coventry trio will be following in fellow Coventry legends The Specials, who toured America during the height of their success. The Enemy have a busy festival season in the UK and Europe during the summer, including their biggest headline gig to date - back home in Coventry (July 5th), with up to 30,000 expected. Following a string of European dates - Tom, Andy and Liam will fly out to America where they will perform gigs in LA, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Massachusetts and New Jersey. They will be in America from August 1st until 12th August and will be looking forward to being recieved by the Amercian crowds as they release "We'll Live And Die In These Towns". Canada will also be treated to a visit by The Enemy on August 4th when the lads will be performing in Montreal. Meanwhile The Enemy will be flying back to the UK and returning to London on Thursday 5th June to record a live set for ITV2's '......live at IndigO2' programme. By Jenny Waddington COVENTRY'S most successful band, The Enemy, will be playing to the city's biggest open-air festival audience at this summer's Godiva Festival.
Plans are in place to enable the award-winning group to perform to up to 30,000 fans at the War Memorial Park on Saturday, July 5.
Organisers will be moving the stage from where it has stood for festivals for the past 11 years to a larger part of the park.
The new position for the open-air concert will mean that an additional 27,000 fans will be able to see the city's popular band for free.
The stage will be relocated to the bottom quarter of the park - mainly used for junior football pitches - which adjoins the park-and-ride car park.
Bordered by the Coat of Arms Bridge Road, the stage will face towards woodland.
Geoff Makin, environmental health manager for the city council, said: "We have been in discussions with CV One and decided to move the stage to a different area of the park.
"The stage will now be facing up the hill into an area of woodland and just a few houses. This will not only help with the noise, but will also be in a site that has a maximum capacity of 29,999 people."
The Enemy are expected to draw in the biggest open air festival crowds ever seen in Coventry.
To accommodate the large numbers, tighter security measures will be put in place.
Police chiefs in Coventry will be placing double fencing around the park to control the volume of fans.
Other measures include metal detectors at the park entrance and alcohol strips to ensure no alcohol is taken into the park.
Inspector David Blake said: "We are very confident that this year the security will be very good and we will not get the problems we have had in the past."
For the first time, the festival will be an alcohol-free event, although drinks can be bought on site at a licensed bar within a fenced area.
Due to the open-air event, sound levels will increase and an application has been submitted to the noise team at Coventry City Council.
Any objections need to be submitted before June 4 and will be put to a public hearing.
Hottest bands in the UK join Godiva line-up
THE line-up for this year's Godiva Festival has been revealed - featuring two bands which are set to make big news on the music scene.
The Telegraph has been told exclusively that Exit Calm will be making an appearance at the forthcoming musical event.
Mentored by the same Coventry manager who took The Enemy to number one, the band are tipped to be the next big thing this year.
The four-piece group, who are from Barnsley, have proved so good that their number-one fan is The Verve's Nick McCabe.
As well as Exit Calm, the festival - which is likely to be the biggest ever - will also include Glasvegas, who have also been tipped for the top by music mogul Alan McGee, the man who discovered Oasis.
The band is one of the hottest groups in the UK and have recently signed to Columbia and have already won the Philip Hall Radar Award at the NME awards in March.
Their live performance is fifties Rock 'n' Roll brought right up to date with large helpings of the Jesus and Mary Chain's feedback.
Glasvegas are set to release their much-anticipated debut album - which has been recorded in New York, in the late summer.
Both bands - alongside Coventry's most successful band The Enemy - are expected to draw in the crowds at the city's War Memorial Park.
Mick McLaughlin, CV One communications and marketing manager, said: "This year's Godiva Festival is set to be the biggest and best yet.
"We have a variety of performances across the weekend to suit all tastes, including reggae sensations Inner Circle and Tippa Irie playing the main stage on Friday night.
"Other acts for the Friday include live DJ's such as Jay Nana and Jonny Mac and stand-up comedy from the likes of Ivan Brackenberry and Rufus Hound."
Also appearing will be Six By Seven, who are regarded as one of the most exciting new names in UK guitar based music after the release of their first single "European Me".
Critically-acclaimed band Art Brut - who previously opened for Oasis - will be included in the line-up, along with The Displacements.
The Ripps, who are recording their second album, will feature along with Pint Shot Riot and Dogfight Revolution.
Mick added: "Hundreds of dancers, musicians and performers will be wearing colourful costumes on spectacular wooden floats, which will weave its way through the city centre on Saturday, an extravaganza that has taken place for over 300 years."
* The Godiva Festival will run from Friday, July 4, until Sunday, July 6.
22/05/08 - DigitalSpy.Com: Weller,Enemy To Perform For ITV2 Show
Paul Weller and The Enemy are among the acts playing new ITV2 show ...live at indigO2.
The programme will see various rock, indie, pop and folk acts perform at the O2 arena's intimate sister venue throughout the summer. It is hosted by former TMi presenter Caroline Flack.
Former Jam frontman Paul Weller headlines the first gig, which will also have performances from The Courteeners and Scouting For Girls.
Other acts performing during the series include The Charlatans and The Zutons.
Speaking about the new show, Flack said: "I have always been a great fan of live music so presenting this is very exciting for me personally.
"The lineup is amazing and I can't wait to get the chance to watch some great bands perform in such an intimate setting and bringing the same feeling to people in their living rooms."
16/05/08 - NME.COM: Gear Used In Crisis 'Consequences' Track To Be Auctioned  Items used by the supergroup who recorded a special track, 'Consequences', for homeless charity Crisis', are to be auctioned off.
The likes of Beth Ditto, Paul Weller, The Enemy and Supergrass recorded the track earlier this year. Produced by Bloc Party collaborator Paul Epworth, the track emulated the party game 'Consequences' in that each artist worked on it separately, entering the studio on successive days, picking up where the previous artist had left off.
A signed cymbal used in the recordings will be auctioned off, along with 12 signed and framed prints that were shot during the recording sessions.
Head to Crisisconsequences.com for more information. 16/05/08 - NME.COM: The Enemy Added To Oxegen Festival The Enemy, The National, Feeder, The Pigeon Detectives and The Go! Team are among the new acts to be added to the bill for the forthcoming Oxegen festival.
The festival will take place between July 11 and 13 at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare.
Tricky, The Whigs and One Night Only are also amongst the other additions.
Check out NME.COM for the full line up.
As the dust settles from the mad 48 hours experienced by over 30,000 festival revellers at the Radio 1 Big Weekend in Maidstone, you have the chance to vote for your favourite band/artist from the weekend. Which band stole the show at Radio 1's Big Weekend? The selection is:# Madonna
# The Raconteurs
# The Kooks
# Editors
# Nelly
# Usher
# The Enemy
# The Zutons
# The Feeling
# Goldfrapp
# Scouting For Girls
# The Pigeon Detectives
# The Hoosiers
# The Wombats
# The FratellisAt the moment The Enemy are on 3.8% of the vote - lets show our support and VOTE! 11/05/08 Radio 1: Big Weekend Enemy Setlist Away From Here
Pressure
Technodanceaphobic
Had enough
We'll Live And Die In These Towns
This Song Is About You
It's Not OK
Sing When In Love Happy Birthday Jane
You're Not Alone Tom Clarke has praised the Radio 1 Big Weekend, He said: "I'm all for free festivals and free gigs for that matter.
"Festival tickets can be ridiculously pricey. I could never afford one when I was selling TVs.
"One Big weekend is free so normal people can go to it." Glorious sunshine and 30,000 happy festival visitors have made the Maidstone event a massive success this weekend.
11/05/08 - Vinspired.com: Win an exclusive t-shirt signed by The Enemy To celebrate the launch of the vinvolved volunteering programme, The Enemy and friends rocked the 1940s themed v day Ballroom Blitz party at the Bloomsbury Ballroom, London.
The Rumble Strips, The Thirst, Martina Topley Bird, Bloc Party and XFM DJ Dave Berry all did their bit to prove that community spirit is still alive and kicking in 2008. The gig marked the launch of the vinvolved volunteering programme.
Hundreds of volunteers and competition winners rubbed shoulders with the talent at the intimate gig, enjoying free makeovers and posing for Polaroid pictures between the acts.
So, we've laid on one of this summer's most glamorous events, and it doesn't end there. We’ve five exclusive Ballroom Blitz t-shirts signed by all the bands... and we're giving them away to vinspired.com members. Plus, dozens of runners-up will get a limited edition t-shirt. (You’ll need to log in or register to enter.)
Enter the t-shirt draw now
Terms & conditions
1. Competition open to England residents aged 16-25, excluding v20 members, employees of v and their relatives and agents.
2. One entry person.
3. Closing date is midnight on Wednesday 28 May.
One winner for each event will be chosen at random and informed by email on Friday 30 May.
4. Winners’ signed t-shirts will be sent by recorded delivery and runners’ up t-shirts will be sent by first class post to the postal address submitted with your entry within 14 days of Friday 30 May.
5. The prize: 5 winners will win a v day Ballroom Blitz t-shirt signed by the bands. 80 runners up will receive a v day Ballroom Blitz t-shirt.
6. Prizes are as stated and are non transferable. There are no cash alternatives.
7. The Promoter reserves the right to amend, extend or terminate this competition at any time and for any reason whatsoever.
8. The promoter reserves the right to offer alternative prizes of equal or greater value, should those advertised become unavailable for any reason.
9. Details of the winners will be available on the website vinspired.com for 6 weeks after Friday 30 May.
10. By participating in this competition entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Promoter: v, Dean Bradley House, 52 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2AF 02/05/08 - NME.Com: The Enemy And Beth Ditto To Break World Record? Consequences the supergroup featuring the likes of The Enemy, Beth Ditto, Paul Weller, and Supergrass, are attempting to set a new world record for the highest number of downloads for a charity single in one day.
The attempt takes place today (May 2), and 5,000 copies of the charity Crisis track need to be downloaded to get in the record books.
All proceeds from the record will go towards helping Crisis to help thousands of homeless people.
Ambassador for Crisis, Pearl Lowe, said: "Before everyone goes off for the bank holiday, we want them to think about giving something back and helping us to set this world record."
The track is available on various download services including iTunes, 7Digital, Napster, Play.com among others.
Graham Coxon, New Young Pony Club and members of Babyshambles and The Smiths also appear on the single.
23/04/08 - XFM.com: Xfm's New Music Awards On MTV2 This Saturday Ch-ch-check out the Xfm New Music Award ceremony broadcasting on MTV2 this Saturday (April 26) with performances from winners The Enemy as well as The Maccabees, The Wombats and more.
Hosted by our very own Breakfast Show host Alex Zane at the legendary Koko in Camden, we are giving all those who weren't lucky enough to attend the awards a chance to watch it at 9pm on MTV2.
The coverage features exclusive interviews and performances from a heap of hot new talent - including The Maccabees, The Twang, The View, The Wombats, Frank Turner and Air Traffic - that battled it out for our 'Debut Album of the Year Award'.
Won by pint-sized The Enemy for their brilliant debut album 'We'll Live and Die In These Towns', other industry names partying with us on the night included Alison Mosshart from The Kills, The Ting Tings, Danny McNamara and producer Mark Ronson.
Ticket registration for Radio 1’s Big Weekend is now open and The Enemy will be there ripping it up in Maidstone Kent on Sunday May 11 along with the likes of The Pigeon Detectives and The Kooks. If you fancy it head over to Radio 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend/2008/ now.
According to the bods at Radio 1 you have until 10 am on Monday 28 April to apply for tickets in the ticket ballot, tickets are allocated randomly but weighted in favour of those living in Maidstone, Kent and the surrounding areas, however there will be an allocation distributed nationally. The album spent another week in the UK charts, this week "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" rests at #38.
Tom Clarke will be in London on St George's day (23rd April), making a guest appearance at Billy Bragg's "Looking For A New England". Here is the full story: BILLY Bragg headlines Looking For a New England, an alternative celebration of St George's Day at the Barbican in the City on Wednesday (April 23), writes Eleanore Robinson.
The singer-songwriter curates the evening and performs his classic heartfelt, rough-hewn songs from the Eighties, plus stuff from his new album Mr Love & Justice.
Bragg has been singing and playing guitar since the 1970s, when he started out in British new wave band Riff Raff.
He then briefly joined the Army in the Tank regiment before buying his way out, something he later described as the best £175 he'd ever spent!
Bragg has also written a book, The Progressive Patriot: A Search for Belonging, which explores 'English' identity.
Dark folk band Rachel Unthank & The Winterset join him on stage, with songs from their album The Bairns, which was named as one of The Observer Music Monthly's top 50 albums of 2007.
Also making an appearance is Tom Clarke, lead singer of indie band The Enemy, and skiffle-inspired young London trio Kitty, Daisy & Lewis.
Looking For a New England starts 7.30pm at the Barbican, Silk-street, in the City (Tube: Barbican). Tickets £15, £20 and £25 from the box office on 0845-1207750. 18/04/08 - NME.COM: Vote In The NME Awards USA The very first NME Awards is taking place later this month and you can make sure The Enemy are part of the party by voting for them in the Best New International Band Category. Hop over to NME www.nme.com/usaawards to vote now. The show takes place at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre on April 23 and you don’t have to miss a thing as it’s being streamed live on NME'S MySpace www.myspace.com/nmemagazine page on the day. The Enemy face tough competition from the Foals, Klaxons, The Last Shadow Puppets and The Wombats.
Vote here 10/04/08 - Guernsey Live: Enemy Replace Pete Doherty To Headline Festival The Enemy have been confirmed as the replacement for the locked up singer Pete Doherty as he serves his time in jail. The festival takes place in Guernsey on the Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday 3rd May and Sunday 4th May 2008. The Enemy will be headlining on the Sunday. Tickets must be purchased before the festival as there are no gate tickets at this wristband event. Weekend tickets are priced at £65.00 (subject to booking fees and postage)
Single day tickets are priced at £38.50 (subject to booking fees and postage) Some other acts on Sunday include The Futureheads, Guillemots, Young Knives and Dial 'F' For Frankenstein. Two of Saturday's acts are The Editors and Reverend and the Makers. 10/04/08 - hotpress.com: The Enemy Headline Murphy's Live Finals UK indie rock merchants The Enemy have been announced as the special guest headliners for next month's Murphy's Live final in Cork.
The Coventry trio will headline the Murphy's Live final in the Savoy, Cork on May 15. Still touring their chart-topping debut We'll Live And Die In These Towns, The Enemy will play a full live set on the night, along with the two competition finalists, who will be announced on the day.
The bands still in the running to receive €10,000 worth of music prizes are Stagger Lee, Bravado, Gorbachov and Walter Mitty and The Realists.
The event is free but ticketed. See murphyslive.com for details
COVENTRY'S most successful band The Enemy will headline what promises to be the best-ever Godiva Festival.
The award-winning group - currently one of the biggest bands in the country - will be returning to their home city to perform for FREE.
They're likely to attract thousands of fans to the War Memorial Park in July. They performed in front of 15,000 people over two nights at the Ricoh Arena last weekend.
An action plan is being drawn up to deal with the sheer volume of people wanting to see The Enemy, who are the biggest group to come out of Coventry since The Specials almost 30 years ago.
Tighter security measures will be put in place to ensure the Midlands' largest free music festival runs smoothly.
Mick McLaughlin, marketing and communications manager for CV One, said: "We are delighted that the Enemy will be headlining the Godiva Festival on Saturday, July 5.
"They are an amazing band who have achieved enormous success and are fantastic ambassadors for Coventry.
"If last year's festival and their recent appearances at the Ricoh are anything to go by I am sure they will go down a storm and should prove to be one of the highlights of a fantastic festival.
"Obviously, they are certain to attract a lot of interest and security measures will be put in place to ensure the safety of all visitors to the event.
"Further details will be announced shortly regarding this."
Organisers of the free music event are remaining tight-lipped about how they will accommodate what promises to be, the biggest crowd in its 11 year history.
The Enemy got a fantastic reception when they performed at last year's Godiva Festival, filling a 3,000-capacity tent with hundreds more outside.
The band - singer/guitarist Tom Clarke, bassist Liam Watts, from Holbrooks and drummer Andy Hopkins, from Eastern Green - are said to be looking forward to performing for the third year in a row. The first year they were still relatively unknown out-side Coventry.
The War Memorial Park has a capacity of 20,000. In previous years, residents who live near the park have campaigned for restrictions on noise levels.
Police say they will have a greater police presence this year and organisers say steps will be taken to ensure local residents will not suffer.
The festival will run from Friday, July 4, until Sunday, July 6.
Double fence and park gates booze ban to control crowds.
POLICE chiefs have confirmed that a double fence will be put up around the park, controlling the number of people attending the festival.
And once the park is full, a system of one-in, oneout, will be in place with revellers not being guaranteed a chance to gain entrance back into the festival once they have left.
Metal detectors could also be introduced at the park entrance, ensuring visitors are not carrying knives to the event.
Police chiefs are keen to stress that this year, nobody will be allowed to take booze into the park.
Insp David Blake said: "We are very confident that this year the security will be very good and we will not get the problems we have had in the past. Anybody who arrives with alcohol will be asked to either deposit it in a skip or leave the park. We will also be testing soft drinks with special strips to ensure that nobody can sneak alcohol into the venue.
"Once people are inside, there will be areas where they can buy alcohol, but we will be able to control the situation and refuse to serve anyone who we think has had enough." COVENTRY band The Enemy have confirmed they will be returning to the city's popular Godiva Festival this summer.
The local lads have delighted organisers by agreeing to headline the event on Saturday, July 5.
At the weekend, the city's heroes performed two sell-out gigs at the Ricoh Arena and shortly after confirmed their presence for this year's free music festival.
Last year, The Enemy delighted fans at the summer festival - despite the Super Furry Animals taking top billing.
Organisers, CV One are confident that The Enemy will guarantee a fantastic festival for 2008.
The festival runs from Friday, July 4, to Sunday, July 6, at the Memorial Park and further information is available from www.godivafestival.co.uk
07/04/08 - BBC Radio 1: The Enemy And The Rev Plan A Hook Up By Kev Geoghegan
Tom Clarke from The Enemy says he is hoping to collaborate with Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure.
The highly politicised pair have become pals since meeting at a homeless charity gig at London's Roundhouse in March.
Of the lofty leadman, Clarke said: "I think me and Jon are on very similar wavelengths.
"The same things that frustrate him, frustrate me."
McClure, aka The Rev, has recently complained about the lack of young British artists using songwriting as a tool for political and social change. But he admits to admiring Clarke.
Clarke said: "I've been at home before and Jon's just rung me up and we've basically just sat there and said what a state the country is in sometimes."
The admiration runs both ways, Clarke reckons The Rev is setting the standard for writing more socially aware lyrics.
He said: "I think he's one of the few people of our age that watches the news with the same contempt as I do.
"Our generation, I think, just feels like everything is okay and we've been plodding along just getting on with the nine to five and I just think we need to open our eyes.
"Jon is not afraid to say what he thinks is up and that's very rare."
With both bands working on their second albums, Clarke added he's hopeful they will manage to collaborate in the future.
He said: "Yeah I'd love to and I know he's up for it too but both of our schedules are so full at the moment it's been hell trying to organise it."
Many of the tracks on The Enemy's debut album, We'll Live And Die In These Towns, tell of the frustrations of working in dead end jobs in Coventry, having no money and having nothing to look forward to.
Clarke said he'll be sticking to similar themes for the next LP.
He said: "We're out of that situation now but that's not to say that the same things don't frustrate us and the same things don't ignite the fire in your belly.
We've been plodding along just getting on with the nine to five and I just think we need to open our eyes
Tom Clarke
"We've already written a lot of tunes and they're being written from the same place, from the same place in our hearts and the same place in our heads.
"But you'll have to wait and see, I love it."
The band have already showcased one of their new songs during their recent record breaking six night run at London's Astoria.
Clarke explained: "It's called Sing When You're In Love, Sing When You're Out of Love.
"We wrote it, literally about a fortnight ago, while we were in Cov and it's just a dead simple song.
"It's been amazing, people have been singing it while they're learning it."
The Enemy are playing a charity gig on 30 April for the charity Vinvolved, a new scheme to encourage more people to volunteer in their community.
Even though the £4 offer at HMV had finished, The Enemy maintained a Top 20 position on the back of their UK tour. The album fell four places to #20 this week in the UK. In Ireland the album is nine places lower at #74. By: Lianne Ryan THE Isle casino celebrates The Enemy's triumphant home return this weekend by holding after-show parties at its Lady G bar.
The Enemy play the Ricoh's Jaguar Exhibition Hall on Saturday and Sunday, and to celebrate Lady G's welcomes a host of indie bands after each gig so music fans can enjoy even more music.
Both after show parties start at 10.30pm. On Saturday the line-up includes acoustic singer/songwriter Kirsty Gallacher, from Coventry, and bands Old Ricoh, Little Girl Screaming and This/Broadcast.
Sunday's after show party boasts a similarly impressive line up including the likes of The Pockets, Kanute, Circle 3 and Mourning Becomes Electra.
Doors open at 9pm. Admission is free but photo ID is required.
Meanwhile, Tom Clarke is rumoured to be spinning a few discs after the Ricoh gig tonight at Coventry's "Kasbah" club (formally known as the Colosseum), according to the Kasbah MySpace page. 04/04/08 - Tom Clarke's Fender Telecaster Guitar Goes To Auction Tom Clarke has donated his fender telecaster guitar for auction to help raise money for "Ripple Africa", a charity that seeks to improve the standard of education and healthcare, to preserve and sustainably develop the environment, and to create opportunities for the local community around Mwaya on the northern lakeshore of Lake Malawi. Unlike many other charities "Ripple Africa" aim to give a hand up not a hand out by employing locals rather than spending donations on costly administration overseas. The guitar that is now on EBAY, is the very one used by Tom Clarke for the videos "Away From Here" and "It's Not OK" and featured at the very early gigs. It is the guitar that has been on tour with The Enemy the most, so is a very important one - it was the same one used at the Coventry Colosseum gig with Specials singer Neville Staples. Bidding ends April 10th with ALL money raised will go directly to Ripple Africa. The guitar has been signed by Tom, Liam and Andy so hop over to EBAY now and place your bid for this once in a lifetime piece of history memorabilia, doing so you will also be raising money for a well-deserving cause. 04/04/08 - The Enemy perform @ Camden Proud, London Pic: Getty Image/Danny Martindale Forget trying to get a day off, The Enemy were busy again last night performing at Camden's Proud gallery for it's grand re-opening following a recent fire. Tom, Liam and Andy played a set complete with string quartet in front of punters and celebs. Sadie Frost, Jaime Winstone, Shaznay Lewis and Mel Blatt were there for "a night of cool" according to Ananova. Also at the event was Pixie Geldof, hopefully she didn't have cause to moan about The Enemy, unlike her sister Peaches! 04/04/08 - General Fiasco and Skruff Support The Enemy @ Dublin Gig General Fiasco will be the support act at the upcoming gig at Nugent Hall (Kings Hall Complex) in Dublin on Tuesday 8th April. It will be the biggest crowd General Fiasco have played in front of, tickets are still available from all the usual outlets and are priced at £18 with Skruff also supporting. Read more: HERE . 04/04/08 - New Rarities Album Out Sunday On iTunes The Enemy set the country on fire last year with the release of their award winning debut album ‘We’ll Live & Die In These Towns’ and for the emerging generation who proved they still gave a shit about live music the band toured tirelessly to bring their matchless brand of music to the masses. Now it’s time for something new and old all at the same time…..as of Sunday you can get your hands on a new album from the Enemy of rarities and B-sides.
By popular demand the band have put together a collection of some of their finest and rawest moments. Each track tells a story of it’s own and here’s a taster of what’s on offer:
‘Waste Your Life Away’ – a massive live favourite which was previously only available as the B Side to the Limited Edition 7" Single of ‘It's Not Ok’,
‘Get Blown Away’ and ‘Five Years’ - Cover Versions of two of Tom's favourite artists Ocean Colour Scene and David Bowie.
‘Message To You Rudy’ - Live cover of The Specials track recorded at The Enemy's homecoming gig at Coventry Colisseum with Neville Staples from The Specials joining them onstage, previously only available on the Limited Edition 7" of ‘Away From Here’.
The full tracklisting of the B-sides album is below and you can get it exclusively from iTunes from Sunday for less than 8 quid right now.
1. Fear Killed the Youth of Our Nation
2. Get Blown Away
3. Waste Your Life Away
4. Let Me Know
5. Happy Birthday Jane
6. Five Years
7. Away From Here (Radio 1 Live Lounge)
8. Ordinary Girl
9. You’re Not Alone (Neoteric Remix)
10. Message to You Rudy (Feat Neville from the Specials) A THREE-DAY Cumbrian music festival set to be headlined by Happy Mondays and The Enemy has been cancelled because of “the current financial climate”.
Event director Rob Dunphy admitted he was “devastated” to axe the Forgotten Valley event, which had already sold over 1,000 tickets – priced £60 and £100 – and attracted a string of top names including Reverend and the Makers, The Wombats and New Young Pony Club.
More than 45,000 revellers were expected to flock to the event at the Westmorland Showground, near Kendal, over the May Bank Holiday weekend.
Mr Dunphy said: “I’m personally devastated. The directors and I have been working non-stop to make sure this event could happen. The current financial climate has not helped us. We sincerely apologise to all people that have been involved. I don’t want anyone worrying. Everyone who bought tickets can claim a full refund. I’m now working on plans to host something in 2009.”
For a refund call Ticketline on 0871 424 0047. 02/04/08 - Gigwise.Com: Tom Says "The Astoria Saved From Closure" Confusion reigns over the future of The Astoria in London following the revelation from The Enemy that the historic venue had been saved for now.
The band are currently playing a six night stint at the venue and revealed to the audience on the second night that it will remain open for some time.
Tom Clarke told the crowd that he had been informed of the news by representatives from The Astoria.
He later told 6 Music: "It's a quality venue and it's a good job it's not getting shut down. They've just signed another lease I've heard, so you can enjoy many more bands in the Astoria, thank God.
"I heard the other day when we there, they've signed a five-year lease, which is quality. No doubt there will be the usual controversy in five years, but it's quality for now that it will stay open."
There has been no official comment from the owners of the venue Live Nation and a spokesperson for the Crossrail scheme which is the reson for the venues reported closure said they could not confirm either way.
However, Festival Republic MD Melvin Benn last night said he believed it would be open until at least 2011.
He was speaking at the launch of this year’s Reading and Leeds festivals. 01/04/08 - Angryape.Com: The Enemy To Play Youth Scheme Awareness Show  *Picture from: NME.ComThe Enemy will be playing a special show at the end of the month to help raise awareness for a new youth action scheme named Vinvolved.
The scheme aims to get more young people interesting in volunteering in their local communities - something The Enemy got involved with directly themselves, by planting trees and taking part in a volunteer job swap.
Tom Clarke says: "Doing the job swap opened our eyes to the difference volunteers can make. We helped bring green trees to grey spaces."
"It felt good to make a difference to the people living there. Volunteering at festivals is great but there are so many other projects people should know about so we were really pleased to be asked to headline the Vinvolved gig to raise awareness of the opportunities that are out there."
Also playing the show at London's Bloomsbury Ballroom on April 30th, will be Bloc Party, The Rumble Strips and The Thirst. Tickets will be available from April 2nd to people who sign up with Vinvolved.com - they will then be entered into a ballot. 01/04/08 - MTV.CO.UK - "Consequences" Single Featuring The Enemy Released This Month As reported on this website previously, The Enemy are involved with Crisis' charity single ‘Consequences’ and it is set to be available for download on the 21st April and in stores on the 28th, it also features contributions from a host of other artists including Paul Weller, Supergrass, Beth Ditto, and Graham Coxon.
The theme of the track was inspired by the parlour game ‘Consequences’, in which players write a story without seeing each other’s input, each part of the song; drums, bass, guitar, vocals were recorded by artists unaware of what had been laid down before.
The track was built layer by layer, as well as the talent mentioned above the track also features the New Young Pony Club, Drew McConnell (of Babyshambles), Pearl Lowe, and Andy Rourke (The Smiths) amongst others. Artwork was also auctioned on ebay last month to help raise much needed funds for the charity.
All profits from the record will go to Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people, including music and arts projects which enable our members to acquire new skills and find employment. Three of Crisis’ own homeless members also feature on the track, playing guitars and piano.
31/03/08 - Enemy Lined Up For German Festival The Enemy have been confirmed to perform at this years three day Southside Festival in Tuttlingen, Germany. The music festival starts 20th June. Held at Neuhausen ob Eck near Bodensee, the 40,000 capacity already has top acts lined up - such as Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Razorlight, The Kooks and many more. Check out the festival: HERE 31/03/08 - The Enemy To Play Main Stage At Leeds/Reading Festival The Enemy will be playing the main stage at this years Leeds/Reading Festival, which takes place 22-24th August. They will be playing Reading:on Friday August 22 and Leeds: Saturday August 23, along with other great acts like Rage Against The Machine, Queens Of The Stone Age and The Fratellis. Tickets are on sale now and expected to sell out quickly.
Although the single "This Song" dropped out of the UK Top 100 singles chart, the album maintained it's position within the UK Top 20. Seven new entries inside the Top 20 album chart couldn't stop The Enemy and the album slipped just one place to #16 as the public continued to take advantage of the special price offer. The Enemy climbed two places in the official Irish album chart today to #63. Although the band has yet to visit the country, Northern Ireland will be hosting The Enemy in April for a few days, which should raise their profile in Ireland. The album has spent a total of five weeks in the Irish charts since it was released last year. The album climbed another seven places to land in it's highest chart position (#15) this year, thanks to the release of "This Song". The public chose to buy the album as the discount price continued. In Ireland, "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" re-entered the album charts at #65. "This Song" is the fifth single from the album but just missed the UK Top 40, entering the official charts at #41. The Enemy stormed up the UK Album chart this week, a staggering 27 places higher, this week the former #1 album is #22. Mainly helped by the new single "This Song" and the discount price at HMV. The album was this weeks highest climber and is set to continue it's chart run for many more weeks yet! The Enemy are among the latest confirmations for this years Glastonbury which takes place at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset over 27-29 June.
Editors, Goldfrapp, Neon Neon and The Fratellis are the other additions to the line-up joining previously announced headliners Kings Of Leon, Jay-Z and The Verve.
Other artists performing over the weekend include Pete Doherty, CSS, Leonard Cohen and Hot Chip.
Registration for the 2008 Festival remains open until midnight on Friday 14 March, with tickets for the Festival going on sale to those who have registered on Sunday 6 April. 13/03/08 - NME.COM: The Enemy To Reopen London Venue The Enemy will re-open Camden venue Proud with a show on April 3.
The Coventry threesome will headline the opening night of the Proud Camden Reopening Weekend.
Proud, a grade II listed building, closed last year but is set to reopen after a £750,000 redesign and expansion.
The Enemy’s appearance is part of the Another Music = Another Kitchen club night where Babyshambles, Friendly Fires and Nick Grimshaw will also DJ.
Proceeds from the first night will go towards those worst affected by the recent Camden fire.
For more information go to www.Atproud.net. 10/03/08 - Boy Kill Boy To Support The Enemy The Enemy perform two massive home coming gigs at Coventry's RICHO Arena on the 5th and 6th April, and I can reveal that Boy Kill Boy will be the support band at the The Enemy gigs in Coventry and at London's Astoria on March 29th.
The four piece London/South East band are connected to The Enemy through John Dawkins, who previously managed Boy Kill Boy. Speaking to the Birmingham Mail, the band said:
"Our former manager, John Dawkins, arranged one of the first Boy Kill Boy
gigs in his hometown of Coventry and afterwards there was a young lad helping
move our gear.
"John said he was a talented drummer who he was trying to get into a
band and he was asking our opinion on various demos he was sent.
"That young guy is now the drummer with The Enemy so we like to think
we had something to do with their success.
"We're really proud of them and it will be interesting playing with
them in front of a big crowd."
Listen to their music at: www.myspace.com/boykillboy
10/03/08 - Album Rises In Charts Helped in part by the £4.99 HMV promotion, The Enemy climbed up 7 places to number 49 in the album charts this week. "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" has continued in the UK Top 100 since it's release in July. The annual Capital Radio awards take place later this month. Organised to raise money for ‘Help A London Child’ the awards takes place at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel on Wednesday 20th March. This year The Enemy have been nominated in the Favourite UK Group Breakthrough category in the publicly voted awards. So if you feel like showing the band some support you know what to do. Head over to Capital and vote now. By Matt Everitt Following the huge success of their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns, Coventry trio The Enemy have spoken about their plans for its follow-up.
It appears the band are taking the preparations for their new material very seriously. Or not.
“Over the past week we’ve recorded four concept albums,” singer Tom Clarke jokes. “We’ll be deciding which one to release in the next couple of days and it’ll be out next month.”
“Nah,” he laughs, “We’re writing tunes at the minute. We’ve already written a load while we’ve been on tour, so we’ve already got a load of songs in the bank. But we’ve just been in the studio near home writing as well.
“We’re just taking our time. I think it's more important that you take your time and put out a quality album with good tunes on it, than just rush it.”
As for what the album sounds like, fans can expect something of a stylistic departure.
“Its different.” Tom continues. “It still sounds like us - cos it’s us, but at the same time it’s not just the same as the first one. I think it’d be stupid just to put out an album that was the same as the first.
"I think I’d go insane if I had to play exactly the same kind of stuff for another year. But it’s banging. I like it.”
However, the frontman refused to be drawn on whether any one track was touted as a potential single at this stage, saying: “There’s couple, but we’ve got that many songs on the boil at the minute that we want to wait until we’ve got the finer production points on everything until we decide what’s what.”
 Enemy singer Tom Clarke has laid into the Arctic Monkeys after they swept up at the NME awards last week.
Clarke claims the Arctics' domination of awards ceremonies had reached a tipping point.
His comments in the Daily Mirror come after the Arctic Monkeys won best track, best video and best British band at the NME awards; having already walked away with the best British band and best British album (for Favourite Worst Nightmare) gongs at the Brits.
Clarke, whose group were named best band at the NME awards but failed to garner a single Brit nomination, said: "It just shows The Brits and these other awards shows are spineless."
In an interview with the tabloid, he claimed the Sheffield band had only been given the top awards to 'avoid offending anyone'.
"These awards have turned into the Arctic Monkeys show," Clarke continued.
"I suppose you can't begrudge them one award… they have had one good album and one average one.
"But they haven't done anything special this year." 06/03/08 - Gigwise.com: The Enemy Preparing 'Banging' Second Album The Enemy’s frontman Tom Clarke has promised that the band’s second album will be “banging”.
The band are currently recording songs for the as-yet-untitled LP in a studio just outside their hometown of Coventry.
“We’re just taking our time. I think it's more important that you take your time and put out a quality album with good tunes on it, than just rush it,” Clarke told 6 Music.
Clarke also revealed that the record would sound different from their number one debut, ‘We’ll Live And Die In These Towns’.
“Its different, it still sounds like us - cos it’s us, but at the same time it’s not just the same as the first one. I think it’d be stupid just to put out an album that was the same as the first,” he said.
"I think I’d go insane if I had to play exactly the same kind of stuff for another year. But it’s banging. I like it.”
There's a trio of trios announced as headliners this year for Beach Break Live, a festival for students which takes place on a site overlooking Polzeath Beach in Cornwall running from Monday 9th June to Wednesday 12th June (with camping until Thursday).
Coventry trio The Enemy, indie based pop-rockers and movers to New York The Wombats and The Cribs bring their Men's Needs to Beach Break Live as the headline acts for 2008.
They top a bill which will include 100's of artists spanning indie, break beat, folk, dub step, ska, world sounds, d'n'b, reggae and funk across 5 unique venues from midday to 5am for 3 days of music.
A number of activities are also available at an extra charge, from surfing to canoeing to paintballing.
Early bird tickets have sold out. Full price tickets will be on sale soon.
Note: This is an over 18s only event.
04/03/08 - Tom Clarke To Play Kasbah Coventry According to the Coventry Telegraph, "the Kasbah's plush beer garden will even see summer performances by The Enemy's Tom Clarke and Jamie T." Although no date has yet been announced for Tom's date at the Coventry nightclub, the set is expected to be an acoustic set. Check out the Kasbah MySpace for updates. The Enemy will play a gig to launch the Ibiza Rocks hotel.
The Ibiza Rocks brand will open the hotel on May 31 with a headline set from the Coventry band.
Situated in San Antonio, the hotel has been set up by the organisers of the Ibiza Rocks gigs, who have previously brought bands including Arctic Monkeys, The View and Dirty Pretty Things to the Balearic island.
The complex houses its own gig venue along with band practice rooms and a 24-hour bar.
The hotel will also hold live music events every night of the week with guaranteed tickets for residents.
The Enemy recently picked up the Best New Band prize from the NME Awards, something singer Tom Clarke believes is down to their "straight to the point" lyrics.  Fantastic deals on Hotel + Ticket packages
For a limited time, you can book three nights at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel, plus your ticket to the Ibiza Rocks opening party for only £72 And if you really want to keep the hassle to a minimum, another £25 takes care of your airport transfers so you can get from the plane to the pool in style. Book online or call: 0871 716 1099, visit: www.ibizarockshotel.com
02/03/08 - HMV.COM: "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" £4.99 As part of it's NME Awards promotion, HMV.com have reduced the price of the #1 album by The Enemy, "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" is now available for a limited time at the super low price of £4.99 - with FREE delivery. So pop over to the website now and support Coventry's finest, hopefully we will see the album climb back into the Top 40 albums chart, the album was #51 in last weeks chart. 29/02/08 - NME.COM: The Enemy To Collaborate With Paul Weller The Enemy are set to collaborate with Paul Weller at a gig in London this weekend.
The trio, awarded Best New Band at the Shockwaves NME Awards yesterday (February 28), will play two songs with their hero at the gig in aid of charity Crisis on March 2, in addition to their own set.
The two will perform The Jam’s ‘That’s Entertainment’ and The Enemy’s sonically similar ‘We’ll Live And Die In These Towns’ at the event, held at London’s Roundhouse.
The gig also features performances from Weller himself, Graham Coxon, Dirty Pretty Things, New Young Pony Club and Reverend And The Makers.
The whole ensemble will also perform ‘Consequences’, the track produced by Paul Epworth for Crisis, for the first, and possibly only time ever.
For more information, go to Crisisconsequences.com. 29/02/08 - Enemy Live/Signing Session At Zavvi Manchester & Dundee 2007's success story The Enemy will be launching their new single 'This Song' with a live performance and signing on Thursday 20th March at 5:30pm at the Manchester Arndale zavvi and on Friday 21st March at 5:30pm at the Dundee zavvi.
This Coventry three-piece's debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns went straight to No.1 in a year that also saw them win Best New Act at the Q Awards and scoop the Xfm New Music Award.
Don't miss your chance to see them in such intimate venues....only at zavvi!
NB: These instores are wristband only events. Wristbands are available on a first come first served basis to personal callers only, from 9:00am Monday 17th March at the respective zavvi stores. 2 wristbands per person. 29/02/08 - NME.COM: Enemy Praises Fans And Blasts Bands At NME Awards The Enemy paid tribute to their fans as they picked up Best New Band at the Shockwaves NME Awards, but had a harsh word for bands posing at the ceremony.
The trio scooped the prize at last night’s (February 28) ceremony in London, which competition winners were invited to come and watch for the first time.
Speaking to NME.COM, frontman Tom Clarke thanked the fans for all their support and votes.
“Cheers public. We appreciate it,” he declared. “It’s the people who were on the top balcony who put us on that stage so we gave them a round of applause. It’s great that they’re all in here this year. It’s nice, it gives it a bit more atmosphere.
"There are too many bands that sit there, too cool for school – everyone’s here so don’t pretend you’re not interested – so it’s nice to have them all up there.”
Clarke also revealed his unlikely trophy case for their award.
“Do you know where I think it would look good? In the back of a Vauxhall Nova,” he explained. “It would look great next to a little Churchill dog with the nodding head. It would look class there. Sadly I haven’t got a Nova so if anyone has one for sale give us a shout.”
28/02/08 - The Enemy "Best New Band" At NME Awards: The Enemy have been awarded "Best New Band" at the NME Awards in London tonight, the Coventry trio beat off competition from the likes of Foals, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, The Pigeon Detectives and The Wombats. It wasn't all bad news for The Wombats as the Liverpudlian band won "Best Dancefloor Filler" for their hit "Let's Dance To Joy Division". Arriving at the NME Awards in London Tom Clarke said:
“We came last year when it was at Hammersmith Palais. We just got steaming drunk and danced to Primal Scream. We're playing with the Manics so we'll be down at the gig to watch them. I've never seen Klaxons live so it will be interesting to see them, ‘cause I have got a lot of respect for them. I think they're one of the hardest working bands.”
28/02/08 - Enemy Ebay Drawing For Charity: The Enemy have put a drawing on ebay to raise money for Crisis (a charity that fights homelessness, and empower homeless people to fulfil their potential and transform their lives). Tom, Andy and Liam drew the picture during recording for Crisis Consequences single (out in April). The head was drawn by Tom Clarke, body by Andy and Liam’s legs. Bidding will continue until midday on March 5th 2008, if you fancy the picture as well as helping a worth while charity - bid here on ebay. For more information on Crisis - click HERE.
27/02/08 - The Enemy To Perform @HMV Coventry: The Enemy will be performing at HMV Coventry on Monday 17th March to launch their new single "This Song Is About You". It is the first time Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts have been to the HMV store since June 2007 (well, maybe the lads have popped in and bought a few CD's/DVD's from time to time!!). Wristbands will be available from 8am the same day but are limited to one wristband per person, with just 250 available for the instore performance. The Enemy will be singing copies of their single after the performance, which all kicks off around 6pm. If you can't get to HMV on Monday 17th March but really want to see The Enemy perform, then enter your details (name, address, mobile etc) for the chance to win a pair of wristbands (five pairs are up for grabs). Send your details to: Tom, Liam and Andy will be hopping up and down the country during that week, with instore performances expected at Manchester and Dundee - Watch this space for more details! 25/02/08 - NME.COM: "Five Years" Free Download The Enemy have covered a classic song by David Bowie – and you can download it now for free only NME.COM.
The Coventry trio are giving away an exclusive studio version of 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars' album track 'Five Years' on our site now.
Tom Clarke and co have only ever played the song live before - this is the first time their studio version has been available anywhere.
To get The Enemy’s cover of David Bowie’s 'Five Years' simply head to the band’s NME.COM artist page and fill in the form. 25/02/08 - NME.COM: The Enemy To Perform At Cumbrian Festival The Enemy, The Wombats, Reverend And The Makers and New Young Pony Club are among acts confirmed to play at the forthcoming Forgotten Valley festival.
The bash is set to take place at the Westmorland Country Showground, Cumbria between May 23 and 25.
Happy Mondays, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, Crystal Castles, The Teenagers and Pendulum have also confirmed their appearance at the bash.
Organisers are claiming the event will be the first music festival of its sort in the Cumbria region, and say the emphasis will be on creating a small, intimate environment for fans. 17/02/08 - The Enemy To Play "T In The Park" The Enemy will be making their way up north later this year to play T In The Park festival at Balado in Kinross-shire Scotland 11-13 July. Joining the likes of Stereophonics and Rage Against The Machine, the lads will be well ready for Festival season this year and T In The Park is just the start of the action. For more info on T In The Park click here. 14/02/08 - New Single: "This Song" The Enemy’s new single ‘This Song’ is set for release on March 17. Available on CD and 2 x 7” singles the formats include remixes from Hugo Nicolson and another 2 brilliant fan remixes courtesy of a competition the band ran earlier this year. The digital bundle includes a blinding remix by Rollo & Sister Bliss of Faithless.
‘This Song’ is The Enemy’s first release of the 2008 and this the fifth track from their No. 1 album ‘We’ll Live And Die In These Towns’. It finds the boys in reflective mood with a poignant anthem reflecting social decay in modern Britain. 12/02/08 - NME.COM: The Enemy Join Bill For Versus Cancer Gig The Enemy have joined the bill for the Versus Cancer fund-raising gig at the Manchester MEN Arena on February 23.
The band will be joining the likes of Happy Mondays, The Fratellis, The View and Fun Lovin' Criminals in raising money for cancer research, awareness and support groups.
Other bands playing include Athlete, Inspiral Carpets, – plus some very special guests.
For more information go to www.Versuscancer.org. 22/01/08 - Top DJ Line Up For Gigs Legendary Hacienda DJ's Peter Hook and Graham Park will joining The Enemy at their Manchester gigs on 19th & 20th March for a massive DJ set. Plus Mani himself, of Stone Roses & Primal Scream fame, will be on the decks at the Coventry shows treating you lot to a top set at the Ricoh stadium on 5th and 6th April. 16/01/08 - XFM.COM: The Enemy Win XFM New Music Award In a hotly debated contest involving blood, sweat and raised voices, The Enemy have emerged as the winners of the inaugural Xfm New Music Awards.
The Enemy beat off stiff competition from some of the best new talent to have emerged in the last 12 months to stand victorious as purveyors of the Best British Debut Album Of 2007 with 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns'. Xfm DJs and judges John Kennedy and Jim Gellatly caught up with The Enemy after the announcement.
Listen to The Enemy interview here
The awards panel included representatives from all four Xfm stations - John Kennedy (X-posure in London, Manchester and South Wales), Clint Boon from Xfm Manchester, Jim Gellatly from Xfm Scotland and Colin Francies from Xfm South Wales along with a mixture of musicians, producers and journalists including Maximo Park's Paul Smith, Manic Street Preacher's Nicky Wire, Stone Roses' producer John Leckie and editor of NME Conor McNicholas. | |
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