The Enemy Tickets

Short Biography
This indie rock band from Coventry blasted the Other Stage at Glastonbury into life in 2007. They showcased songs from their debut album, We'll Live and Die in These Towns, which went straight to number one in the UK albums chart on release.

The three-piece scored a number four hit with their single ‘Had Enough'. They gained further acclaim when they where mentioned in NME as a breakthrough act for 2007 and were confirmed as headliners of the 2007 NME Rock'n'Roll Riot Tour.

The Enemy made lots of friends when they supported The Fratellis, Kasabian, Ash and Manic Street Preachers on their respective UK tours. In 2006, they opened the Godiva festival, and were second headliners beneath the Super Furry Animals at the event in 2007.

In-depth Biography
Young gunslingers from the British Midlands who bring together the potent swagger of Oasis with the nervy passion of the Jam, the Enemy became one of the U.K.'s most talked about new bands of 2007 on the basis of a pair of independent singles and some firebrand live shows. Born and raised in Coventry, lead singer and guitarist Tom Clarke, bassist Andy Hopkins, and drummer Liam Watts were only 16 years old when they decided to pool their talents and form a band (though Clarke had started learning to play music when he was four years old and begged his mother for a violin). In 2006, the band started writing songs and within a year they had over 20 original tunes in their repertoire. The Enemy's live gigs caught the attention of the British music press, and the band stuck a deal with the legendary British indie label Stiff Records, who had reopened their doors and were looking for new talent. The Enemy's first single, "40 Days and 40 Nights" (about the annoyances of teenage celibacy), was released in November 2006, and was Stiff's first new 7" since 1988. The single became a modest hit, and their next, "It's Not OK" (released in February 2007), earned rave reviews and "Next Big Thing" predictions from the U.K. music press, as well as impressive sales. Soon the band found themselves opening for the likes of Kasabian and Manic Street Preachers, and they scored a major-label deal with Warner Bros., though the group arranged for Stiff to issue their third single, "Away from Here," which was released in April 2007 and entered the U.K. charts at number eight the same day the band played a sold-out homecoming gig. An album, We'll Live and Die in These Towns, was released by Warner in 2007, followed by a second album, Music for the People, two years later in 2009. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi