Funeral For A Friend are excited to announce their biggest UK tour to date.
Currently blasting yanks out of their shoes on the Warped Tour, the Welsh
quintet will end 2007 with some festive shows throughout December, climaxing
with a mammoth homecoming gig at the Cardiff CIA. It promises to be a
spectacular end to a truly spectacular year.
Dates are:
Sat 08 Dec London, Astoria
Sun 09 Dec London, Astoria
Mon 10 Dec Bournemouth, Opera House
Tue 11 Dec Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
Thu 13 Dec Sheffield, Octagon
Fri 14 Dec Middlesborough, Town Hall
Sun 16 Dec Glasgow, Barrowland
Mon 17 Dec Dundee, Fat Sams
Wed 19 Dec Warrington, Parr Hall
Thu 20 Dec Liverpool, University
Sat 22 Dec Cardiff, CIA
“The December tour is going to be a great time for us to throw out some
surprises just in time for Christmas,” says frontman Matt Davies, “Getting back
home to play some shows is going to be amazing. We just can’t wait, we’re so
excited.”
Tickets are on sale from Friday July 27. BUT you can get in early with a ticket
presale at the band’s website. To ensure you get tickets visit www.ffaf.com from
10am on Thursday 26 July!!!
Individual venue ticket information is as follows:
London, Astoria 0870 060 377 / www.gigsandtours.com / 24hr CC Hotline:
0871 220 260
Bournemouth, Opera House Opera House Box office: wwww.operahouse.co.uk - 08701
98 98 98
Ticketweb: www.ticketweb.co.uk - 08700 600 100
Seetickets: www.seetickets.com - 0870 060 0958
Wolverhampton, Civic Hall 0870 320 7000 / www.gigsandtours.com / 24hr CC
Hotline: 0871 220 260
Sheffield, Octagon 0114 222 8777 / www.gigsandtours.com / 24hr CC Hotline:
0871 220 260
Middlesborough, Town Hall 01642 729 729 / www.gigsandtours.com / 24hr CC
Hotline: 0871 220 260
Glasgow, Barrowland 0870 169 0100 / www.gigsinscotland.co.uk
Dundee, Fat Sams 0870 169 0100 / www.gigsinscotland.co.uk
Warrington, Parr Hall 01925 442 345 / www.gigsandtours.com / 24hr CC Hotline:
0871 220 260
Liverpool, University 0151 256 5555 / www.gigsandtours.com / 24hr CC Hotline:
0871 220 260
Funeral For A Friend release the second single from their smash hit new album
‘Tales Don’t Tell Themselves’ this week. Entitled ‘Walk Away’, it was produced
by Gil Norton (Foo Fighters, The Pixies, Maximo Park etc), and highlights the
band’s bold and expansive new sound.
** 2 Gold Selling Albums in the UK… new album entered UK Charts at #3 **
** 8 Smash Hit Singles **
** 20 Front Covers **
‘Genuinely towering…’ THE GUARDIAN - Single Of The Week
‘A brilliant collection of anthems’ THE SUN - 5/5
‘The time is right for this quintet from Bridgend.’ THE TIMES
‘A triumph, a remarkably assured, wonderfully cohesive work, boldly conceived
and superbly executed’ KERRANG - 5/5
‘… simply demands that you punch the air with glee!’ HEAT 4/5
‘Chorus the size of the Severn Bridge.. stadium size rock’ NEW - 4/5
‘Full of brilliant rock songs!’ - BIG CHEESE 4/5
‘Undeniably widescreen, full of gothic pomp and crammed with commercial tunes’ Q
‘The best album they have ever made’ ALBUM OF THE MONTH (9/10), TOTAL GUITAR
‘If the songs were any bigger they’d shift the earth off it’s axis’ ROCKSOUND
8/10
‘They have delivered the record to elevate them to the next level.’ MUSIC WEEK
‘…it’s good and still hard as nails!’ NUTS
‘[single Into Oblivion is] easily the best song FFAF have written’ NME
‘A must have for all (emo) fans’ MIZZ
‘Kick ass guitars and a lot of rocking out’ (album of the month) TV HITS
‘Stadiums surely await’ CLASSIC ROCK 8/10
http://www.myspace.com/funeralforafriend / www.ffaf.com
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