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Tom Clarke Helps Launch The Big Audition

2013-01-31T20:07:00.000Z

Tom Clarke has teamed up with Kerrang! Radio and helped launch 'The Big Audition', a brilliant competition for unsigned bands that's also raising thousands for 'Cash For Kids'!

The winners will be played on Kerrang! Radio and ALL the bands that enter will get feedback from The Enemy's Tom Clarke and Kerrang DJ's!

As well as being played on Kerrang! NEXTBiGTHING are offering the winners a weekend in their recording studio with Tom Clarke and the NEXTBiGTHING experts!

Click the below link and watch the video to find out all you need to know about the competition. Check it out NOW!

http://www.kerrangradio.co.uk/charity/get-involved/big-audition/

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Likely Lads Named As The Enemy Support Band

2013-01-31T11:38:00.000Z

Up and coming band Likely Lads will be supporting The Enemy on several dates during their UK tour in February. The four-piece rock band from York have been causing quite a stir, sharing the stage with Pete Doherty and The Rifles (plus Shed Seven and Inspiral Carpets). The lads are no strangers to the big stage, they performed at Leeds Festival last year and are set for a bright future after glowing reviews. Likely Lads will be supporting The Enemy at Bournemouth (24th) and Leicester (25th).

Check the band out and listen to their tunes ..... well worth a listen!

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The Enemy Heading To America

2013-01-25T09:20:00.000Z

The Enemy are heading back to America for several gigs, they will be joining good mates, Reverend And The Makers. Two dates have been announced for New York City and West Hollywood in California. Tom, Liam and Andy will fly straight over after they finish their latest UK tour, which ends in Liverpool on Friday 9th March 2013 - but will have no time for jet lag as they will be performing on Monday 11th March the Knitting Factory, Brooklyn in New York.

The Coventry lads were in America last January recording their third album 'Streets In The Sky' with Joby J Ford but last performed live gigs in several locations back in 2008. This time The Enemy are performing with Reverend And The Makers at two locations:

Monday 11th March 2013 - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, New York

Wednesday 20th March 2013 - Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, Califoria

Pictures from The Enemy 2008 American Tour can be seen: HERE

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The Enemy Propaganda Live Tour Dates

2013-01-03T16:12:00.000Z

New Year has started with a bang as The Enemy wasted no time in setting up dates for their latest tour. Tom, Andy and Liam will be hitting the road in a few weeks for some late night club action, as the Propaganda website said:

We’re delighted to announce that The Enemy are playing an exclusive Live Propaganda Tour!

February and March 2013 sees the Coventry trio play 10 dates across Propaganda around the UK. Expect a full band live set, an electric atmosphere and guitar music at its best!

Despite our very special live guest our normal admission and drinks prices remain unchanged. Grab your tickets early, advance tickets are limited and will sell out!

Check out the full list of dates below.

Fri 1st Feb – Propaganda Glasgow @ o2 ABC Glasgow

Sat 2nd Feb – Propaganda Edinburgh @ HMV Picturehouse

Fri 8th Feb- Propaganda Sheffield @ o2 Academy Sheffield

Sat 9th Feb- Propaganda Dublin @ The Academy

Sat 16th Feb – Propaganda Leeds@ o2 Academy Leeds

Fri 22nd Feb – Propaganda London @ o2 Academy Islington

Sat 23rd Feb – Propaganda Oxford @ o2 Academy Oxford

Fri 1st. March – Propaganda Birmingham @ o2 Academy Birmingham

Sat 2nd March – Propaganda Newcastle @ o2 Academy Newcastle

Fri 8th March – Propaganda Northampton @ Roadmender

Grab your tickets HERE (please remember when booking - these are club nights and not normal gigs)

* The Enemy also announced that they will be at Bristol on Friday 15th February 2013 (Click HERE for details)

The band will also being doing a few seperate headline shows:

Sun 24 Feb - Bournemouth - Old Firestation
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/nhh2402

Mon 25 Feb - Leicester - Academy
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/aeh2502

Wed 27 Feb - Isle of Man - Villa Marina
ticket link coming soon...

Thu 07 Mar - Hatfield - Forum
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/eud0703

Sat 09 Mar - Liverpool - Academy
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/beh0903

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VIDEO: The Enemy On This Feeling

2012-11-06T07:00:00.000Z

The Enemy performed 'This Is Real' during their appearance on 'This Feeling' and spent some time being interviewed by Gordon Smart from The Sun. Find out if Andy Hopkins is the biggest tosser in the video below ......

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The Enemy Forced To Cancel Gig

2012-10-15T08:59:00.000+01:00

A string of gigs left The Enemy front man voiceless at the weekend, forcing Tom Clarke to announce the band would not be able to play their final Scottish date at Fat Sam's in Dundee. The gig has been rescheduled for Sunday 28th October, meaning it will now be the final gig for the 'Streets In The Sky' tour.

Tom Clarke gave a personally written apology to fans via his blog saying, "We've been playing the longest sets we've ever done to try to give everyone the show they've always wanted, but I'm gutted to tell you that the strain has taken its toll on my voice, and I've got to rest it for a couple of days for it to come back. As a result, the show tonight in Dundee is having to be rescheduled. It's especially gutting for us because coming up to Scotland to play to what we consider the best crowds in the world, is always what we look forward to most on a tour."

Tom went on to say, "I know that you were all looking forward to it too, we're so frustrated but there's no quick fix for a broken voice." Tom went on Twitter to answer fans questions on Sunday afternoon, with most offering words of support and 'get well soon' wishes. He was hoping to throw in a few extra songs at the rescheduled gig at the end of the month.

The tour has been a hit with fans, even though bassist Andy Hopkins might need to stock up on footwear after stage diving each night has left him without his trainers on more than one occasion. It was left to fellow band mate Liam Watts to carry him on his back from one of the Scottish gigs after fans nabbed Andy's footwear during his crowd surfing.

Tom Clarke is heading to the doctors on Monday and the rest of the tour should continue as planned, with Newcastle on Tuesday night and a string of English dates for the rest of the week. Tom concluded, "I HATE rescheduling a show. I really hate it, but sometimes it's unavoidable" as he spoke about the Dundee date.

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Interview: Andy Hopkins And Liam Watts On BBC CWR

2012-10-04T16:01:00.001+01:00

The Enemy's Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts dropped into the BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Radio studio and spoke to Vic Minett ahead of their gig at The Assembly in Leamington Spa. Liam revealed talks are in place for The Enemy to visit USA, Japan and even Australia.

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The Enemy Tour Hits The High Notes

2012-09-30T17:39:00.000+01:00

The Enemy began their UK in the seaside town of Weston Super Mare on Friday 28th September 2012, with support from Dexters and The Antics. Songs from the new album 'Streets In The Sky' featured prominently during the packed gig.

Fans have been full of praise as The Enemy returned for their first full headline tour since November 2009. Nick Golledge said, "Great set last night, every song a belter. Whole crowd were right into the new songs. Good luck for the rest of the tour hope it's as mental as it was down the front last night." While Ashley Lapham wrote, "awesome set last night boys, smashed it. Guitars sounded top notch and I was surprised that the pier turned out to be a decent venue!"

The Enemy - "It's A Race" @ Weston Super Mare (filmed by Amy Langham)

Over on Twitter, Kev Coath said the Weston Super Mare performance was the best gig he have been to. Meanwhile Haydn Lewis ‏summed up his feelings by saying The Enemy "smashed it at Weston on Friday." In a review of the gig Rhys Buchanan described it as "punchy, aggressive and manic ..... Tom certainly knows how to stoke a crowd." It seems that The Enemy hit all the right notes with fans and the rest of the tour looks like being a winning formula for fans around the country.

The Enemy - "2 Kids" @ Weston Super Mare (filmed by Amy Langham)

The rest of The Enemy tour dates are:

03/10/12 OXFORD - ACADEMY
04/10/12 LEAMINGTON SPA - ASSEMBLEY
05/10/12 NORWICH - UEA
07/10/12 LINCOLN - ENGINE SHED
08/10/12 LEEDS - ACADEMY
11/10/12 STOKE - KEELE UNI
12/10/12 GLASGOW - 02 ACADEMY
13/10/12 DUNFERMLINE - ALHAMBRA THEATRE
14/10/12 DUNDEE - FAT SAM'S
16/10/12 NEWCASTLE - ACADEMY
17/10/12 MANCHESTER - APOLLO
18/10/12 CAMBRIDGE - CORN EXHANGE
20/10/12 PRESTON - 53 DEGREES
21/1012 SOUTHAMPTON - GUILDHALL
25/10/12 SHEFFIELD - ACADEMY
26/10/12 BIRMINGHAM - ACADEMY

*Top picture by: Rob Gibbon

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The Enemy Streets In The Sky Tour Setlist

2012-09-27T14:36:00.000+01:00

It's been a busy summer for The Enemy with several festivals (including T In The Park and V), a roof top Wembley Stadium FA Cup Final performance and a house move for Tom Clarke just ahead of the UK 'Streets In The Sky' Tour.

The tour kicks off at The Pier in the seaside town Weston-Super-Mare this Friday (September 28th) and will be touring the UK throughout October (tickets available from Ticketmaster and See Tickets) including two Midland dates at Leamington Spa on October 4th and Birmingham on October 26th. Tom Clarke and Andy Hopkins revealed the longest tour setlist so far to fans this week, with seven tracks from the new album 'Streets In The Sky'. Firm favourites also feature on the setlist, with 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns' and 'This Song' included.

Tom Clarke has spent this week in his new house after selling the farm, returning from the wilderness into a more normal surrounding. This didn't stop him popping along to Coventry's Godiva In The Square music festival on Sunday, as he showed his support for local music and also gave his mates from Dexters a lift up from London. The rain might have soaked those in attendance but it was good to know real guitar music is still alive and well in the UK.

Dexters @ Godiva Festival In The Square, Coventry.

Meanwhile Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts (top picture) have been keeping themselves busy before the tour begins - the pair have been getting the studio room project started and hopefully the tracks for the fourth album will be practiced in there over the coming months. The Enemy want to be able to help unsigned bands and the studio room could offer opportunities for up and coming bands. Midland band The Antics will be supporting The Enemy throughout the 'Streets In The Sky' tour.

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VIDEO: The Enemy Performance @ Olympic Hyde Park

2012-08-13T12:02:00.000+01:00

The Enemy put on a free performance for the London Olympics at Hyde Park, thanks to BT LondonLIVE. The following videos were recorded by BT LondonLive from the Thursday 9th August 2012 gig. Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts were joined on stage by Team GB gold medal winner Victoria Pendleton during 'You're Not Alone'.

Watch the videos below .......

The Enemy - Gimme The Sign @ Hyde Park, London Olympics 2012

The Enemy - Away From Here @ Hyde Park, London Olympics 2012

The Enemy - Saturday @ Hyde Park, London Olympics 2012

The Enemy - You're Not Alone @ Hyde Park, London Olympics 2012

The Enemy - Be Somebody @ Hyde Park, London Olympics 2012

The Enemy - This Is Real @ Hyde Park, London Olympics 2012

The Enemy - Had Enough @ Hyde Park, London Olympics 2012

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The Enemy To Offer Free Download

2012-08-06T17:15:00.000+01:00

Fans of The Enemy will be checking out the Coventry bands Facebook page with anticipation over the coming days after the lads promised they would give fans a free download once the page hits 100,000 'likes'. The page has so far racked up an impressive 98,260 likes and the band want to top the 100,000 mark over the coming days.

The Enemy have treated fans with two free downloads over the past year with 'Gimme The Sign' ahead of the 'Streets In The Sky' album launch and 'This Is Real', an early version of the song that later became a track on the album with the words changed to include the album title in the lyrics.

Once the Facebook page reached 100,000 then The Enemy will be offering all fans the chance to download something special from their page. Tom, Andy and Liam are also putting on a free gig at London's Hyde Park on Thursday 9th August 2012, taking to the stage at 9pm (performance changed from advertised 10pm). They told fans, "Team GB are smashing it this week, third in the Olympics leaderboard, and to show our support we're playing a free gig with for BT London Live. You can watch some of the days action on the big screen, then catch live tracks from us lot." For more details on the free gig, head over to the BT London Live website.

The Enemy will be performing at V and Belsonic festival later this month and then they will be touring the UK, full details on the links below.

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Liam Watts Talks About The State Of UK Charts

2012-07-13T11:54:00.002+01:00

While Liam Watts makes plenty of noise on the drums in The Enemy, he is often perceived as the quite one. Just check out his Twitter page and you may struggle to keep up with his tweets, but Becca Longmire from entertainmentwise.com managed to pin Liam down for this interview.......

Indie-rockers The Enemy are known for their honest opinions and their lack of love for the charts at the minute, however Entertainmentwise wanted to hear it from the guys themselves, so we caught up with drummer Liam Watts to talk pop, charts and T4 on the Beach.

The band released their current album 'Streets In The Sky' back in May (May 21) and charted at a respectable number nine the following Sunday. However, in a world surrounded by talent shows and pop music, is it hard for indie bands to make a name for themselves nowadays?

Liam told us: "Talent shows seem to be the future and I don't see how indie bands can overcome that. They're completely taking over the charts!"

He then went on to say, when asked about whether or not free downloads are constructive when it comes to bands like themselves: "I do think that free downloads help but we as a band did it more for the fans, as a thank you."

However, this begs the question - why would you surround yourselves with pop acts at T4 on the Beach, which took place recently on July 1...

"We played T4 on the Beach and it was a bit of a contrast, but we played T4 3 years ago as well. I think it's so hard to get TV exposure nowadays that you just have to do it, you have to take every opportunity", Liam went on.

"People seemed to like it and we were one of the only bands that didn't play with some form of backing track or CD."

Ooo, sly little dig noted...we have to say, we're pretty impressed that this is a band that haven't attempted to change even though they are still riding pretty high in the mainstream charts.

Liam added, "We'll never change, but of course bands mature", referring to the bands ever-growing style.

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VIDEO: The Enemy - T In The Park (Full Set From BBC)

2012-07-11T14:32:00.001+01:00

It took a bit of time and lots of pressure from the band and fans for the BBC to finally get the complete set of The Enemy from the electric T In The Park performance.

Tom Clarke described it saying, "it's by far my favourite 50 minutes of my life so far". He went on to praise fans for sticking up for the band and the BBC for getting the gig online.

Within an hour The Enemy's performance had become the 5th most shared act from T In The Park.

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PRESS: The Enemy On Rocket Fuel

2012-07-11T11:47:00.000+01:00

The Scottish Sun continued it's coverage of T In The Park as it reviewed the festival. When it got to The Enemy, they wrote:

"Yes, yes, yes — Coventry boys The Enemy, fronted by Tom Clarke, put in a classic T In The Park shift.

They had the King Tut’s Tent so packed it had to be shut, and for good reason — they were playing like they were on rocket fuel.

They also had foul-mouthed backstage rants, got on the booze, swaggered around — and were just general geezers.

It’s what T is all about.

VIDEO: The Enemy Talk To NME @TiTP

2012-07-10T21:51:00.005+01:00

The Enemy took time out during their performance at T In The Park and spoke to NME.COM. Tom Clarke spoke about the new album reaching top ten because of the loyal fans.

Watch the interview below ......

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VIDEO: The Enemy - Saturday @ T In The Park 2012

2012-07-10T18:04:00.001+01:00

The Enemy performed 'Saturday' during their set at T In The Park and the BBC were on hand to record it. Great to view the crowd response during the song......

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VIDEO: The Sun Interview The Enemy @TiTP

2012-07-10T17:38:00.004+01:00

Here is an interview with Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts for The Scottish Sun. Recorded at T In The Park on Sunday 8th July 2012. The Enemy spoke about the set they were about to perform at TiTP and the difficulty of choosing which songs to leave out now they have three albums.

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PICTURES: The Enemy at T In The Park 2012

2012-07-09T07:55:00.000+01:00

Here are a selection of pictures of The Enemy at T In The Park, taken by the BBC during their performance at the packed King Tut tent. Also taking pictures, clashmusic.com provide more snaps for fans to enjoy. Over on their website clashmusic.com have a impressive collection from the festival, worth checking out to relive the Scottish festival.

Visit the BBC website for full coverage from TITP festival

Visit clashmusic.com for all the latest music news

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VIDEO: The Enemy - Like A Dancer (Official Video) With Lyrics

2012-07-03T12:11:00.000+01:00

The Enemy will be releasing 'Like A Dancer' as the next track from the album 'Streets In The Sky' on July 23rd 2012. The Coventry band will be touring this autumn after several summer festivals. Tom Clarke has been revealing who will be supporting the band on his blog.

Here is the official video and lyrics for The Enemy 'Like A Dancer' - filmed on location in Glasgow during the gig at Barrowlands.

The Enemy - Like A Dancer (Lyrics)

Standing in the rain, bus is late again,
she's been waiting for the answer
She won't go away, until it comes her way,
she won't miss another chance
And it's hard to take,
but she's hard to break
And it's hard

There's a twinkle in her little eye,
and just for a minute,
she feels like a dancer
If you let her in, then she'll stay for life,
cause she feels like a dancer
Like a dancer, like a dancer tonight

On a single bed, where she lays her head,
she thinks about tomorrow
And she doesn't know,
that she's beautiful,
but you know it shows
And it's hard to take,
but she's hard to break
Said it's hard to take

There's a twinkle in her little eye,
and just for a minute,
she feels like a dancer
If you let her in,
then she'll stay for life,
there's a twinkle in her little eye
And she feels like a dancer
If you let her in,
then she'll stay for life

And tonight's the night,
that she will find it,
in her eyes the lights, are all shining
She feels like a dancer,
feels like a dancer
As she slips away again

There's a twinkle in her little eye
And just for a minute she feels like a dancer
If you let her in,
then she'll stay for life,
cause she feels like a dancer

There's a twinkle in her little eye
and just for a minute she feels like a dancer
If you let her in,
then she'll stay for life,
cause she feels like a dancer

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PICTURES: The Enemy - Like A Dancer Video Stills

2012-06-24T12:22:00.000+01:00

The Enemy will be revealing their video for the next single from 'Streets In The Sky' this week. Fans from the recent Glasgow gig feature in 'Like A Dancer' and here are a selection of pictures from the video (as seen on The Enemy facebook page)

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The Enemy Promise More UK Tour Dates

2012-06-09T20:45:00.000+01:00

Scottish and Welsh fans will get to enjoy The Enemy on tour later this year as more dates are set to be added to the autumn tour that was revealed yesterday (08/06/12).

English fans will have fifteen gigs to choose from the end of September but the band will not be solely touring in England, Tom Clarke told Scottish fans, "there will be dates, we just can't announce them yet." Speaking on his twitter page, Tom wanted Welsh fans not to miss out - saying he had, "spent all evening discussing dates in Wales, so fear not!" Back in 2009, The Enemy performed a gig at Cardiff University during the 'Music For The People' tour.

While no mention has been made about Irish dates yet, The Enemy will visit Belfast (Northern Ireland) for Belsonic on August 20th . Tom, Liam and Andy performed several gigs in Ireland during 2009 - including Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Belfast.

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The Enemy Announce Autumn Tour Dates

2012-06-08T12:24:00.002+01:00

The Enemy have announced a string of dates for their autumn tour, giving fans the chance to buy thickets before anybody else via their Facebook page. Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts will be touring across the country for most of October as they return to some familiar venues.

The tour dates announced so far:

28/09/12 WESTON SUPER MARE - THE PIER
03/10/12 OXFORD - ACADEMY
04/10/12 LEAMINGTON SPA - ASSEMBLEY
05/10/12 NORWICH - UEA
07/10/12 LINCOLN - ENGINE SHED
08/10/12 LEEDS - ACADEMY
09/10/12 SHEFFIELD - ACADEMY
11/10/12 STOKE - KEELE UNI
16/10/12 NEWCASTLE - ACADEMY
17/10/12 MANCHESTER - APOLLO
18/10/12 CAMBRIDGE - CORN EXHANGE
20/10/12 PRESTON - 53 DEGREES
21/1012 SOUTHAMPTON - GUILDHALL
22/10/12 FOLKESTONE - LEAS CLIFF HALL
26/10/12 BIRMINGHAM - ACADEMY

The band will also be performing at V Festival in August and T in the Park on 8th July 2012.

Latest Updates:

NEWS: Big Tour Dates Revealed

PICTURE: The Enemy @ BBC Breakfast

INTERVIEW: Andy & Liam Talk To 6 Towns Radio

PRESS: Halesowen News - The Enemy Within

NEWS: Week 2 Album Chart Position

PICTURES: John Cole Photos From Coventry Kasbah Gigs

MEDIA: BBC Fighting Talk Big Day Out Performance

NEWS: SITS Midweek Chart Position

Tom Promises 'Almighty Autumn Tour'

PRESS: Album Review Gives 9/10 For SITS

VIDEO: The Making Of 'Streets In The Sky' Album

Highlights Of The Enemy Coventry Kasbah Gigs

Tom Clarke '1-2-3-4' (Acoustic)

PRESS: louderthanwar.com - The Enemy London Live Review

clashmusic.com - Review Of The Enemy @ Manchester Academy

themusic.com.au - The Enemy Streets In The Sky Review

Manchester Gig Review

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The Enemy Planning Almighty Autumn Tour

2012-05-31T16:03:00.003+01:00

As The Enemy celebrated 'Streets In The Sky' going Top 10 in the UK album charts on Sunday, Tom Clarke spoke about plans for an almighty autumn tour. Having just spent the week travelling up and down England and Scotland performing gigs and record signings, Tom was not aiming to rest up any time soon. "We'll be starting work on [album] number four soon, we're not going to keep you waiting around for Enemy albums again." The Enemy will be performing at several festivals during the summer months including T In The Park and V and other various events, such as Somerset House.

The mini tour last week and album launch has seen positive feedback from reviewers (read some reviews HERE) and The Enemy are inching for a tour to visit many more places throughout the UK. Details of the locations will be revealed over the coming months but Tom promises it will be "an almighty tour in the autumn."

Tom was full of praise for fans as he spoke on his blog about the album saying it, "wasn't done with mass marketing and huge major label budgets, it wasn't done by being played on radio one every minute, it was done the old fashioned way, pure fan power." Fans will be able to watch The Enemy performing during the closing sets for the Whitehaven Festival on Sunday 3rd June 2012.

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VIDEO: The Enemy Acoustic Session For The Sun

2012-05-28T07:22:00.000+01:00

The Enemy recorded two acoustic tracks for The Sun as part of the Biz Session. Tom and Andy performed 'Saturday' and 'Gimme The Sign'. Here is The Sun article ......

Back on track ... The Enemy perform a second Biz Session - *PICS: Dave Hogan

THE ENEMY’s TOM CLARKE has had enough of the Olympics — even though they haven’t started yet.
He dismisses the Games as an “expensive egg and spoon race”.

Despite recently playing at the FA Cup Final, one of the nation's top sporting events, the rocker says he will avoid London at all costs during the event.

Tom, from Coventry, said: "It is the biggest waste of money during a double-dip recession that is possible to conceive.

"It's seems like an over-egged sports day, I just don't get it.

"I know the Government are going to encourage people to be proud of Britain.

"I'm proud of Britain when we look after the British taxpayer and the real people in the country.

"It's going to ruin London, if you're the British taxpayer it will cost you money.

"We're going to cut the NHS and pretty much every other public sector and put on the biggest event in the country's history probably ever, put on a sports day and a smile and say everything will be okay, when it's not."

The Olympics wasn't the only subject at the end of an ear-bashing from Tom after he and bandmate Andy Hopkins made a trip to The Sun Studios.

VIDEO - The Enemy - Saturday (Acoustic)

They performed Saturday, the first release from their third album Streets In The Sky, and later Tom expressed his sadness at Radio 1 for not playlisting it.

"I grew up listening to Radio 1 and it's a shame we've not had their support", he said.

"We're really disappointed as we love Radio 1. There is someone there at the top that doesn't like us."

Their visit to Sun HQ came three years after their big-hitting original Biz Session.

Streets In The Sky is out now but the band aren't sure how well it will sell.

Tom said: "Kind of whatever to the charts, it's full of s*** anyway.

"We took time off and we knew we were coming back into a completely different marketplace. It's the wild west at the moment, it could do anything.

"The UK music chart at the moment is who's got the biggest bank.

"We all know Simon Cowell has, if you've got X Factor TV money to put behind it, it's a bonus."

VIDEO: The Enemy - Give Me The Sign (Acoustic)

He added it's unlikely he will tune in on Sunday to see how they chart, saying: "I'm not going to get too excited, I'm just going to see what happens.

"I'll look it up on Google or wait for my mum to text me.

"I'm not sure if I can deal with listening to the rest of the s*** just to see where we chart."

He continued: "It's been a massive struggle to get here and release the album so I'm just concerned what the fans think.

"There has been so much positive feedback off the album, I was in bed the other day reading the iTunes reviews and the reaction on Twitter has been good.

"The work is done, it's time to just get out and play."

Tom sees the album as a fresh start for the band, and himself personally.

He's given up booze and despite additional nerves before going on stage, he feels great.

Tom said: "I gave alcohol up when we started the album as I wanted to be focused.

"We owe it to ourselves and the fans not to f*** the album up. I wanted a clear head so I could concentrate. I feel f****** amazing for it.

"It's the best place the band has ever been in. Everyone is getting on better than ever."

He's also flogging his fleet of posh cars and his farm.

He said: "I'm definitely selling the Porsche, if anyone wants one give me a shout. Nobody actually needs a Porsche and I don't want one anymore.

"The farm is too far out of the way, I'm not sure what possessed me to buy that."

His fresh outlook has also given Tom the opportunity to look even further ahead.

"I have a couple of ideas floating around for album No 4", he said.

"We're not going to hang about. We'll tour later this year and probably up to festival season in 2013 and then start on the album."

Streets In The Sky is out now.

Streets In The Sky Enters UK Album Chart

2012-05-27T18:35:00.001+01:00

The Enemy stormed the UK official album chart this week with their third album 'Streets In The Sky'. The Coventry band entered the chart at number 9 , having signed to Cooking Vinyl - the home of Reverend And The Makers and The Prodigy.

The Enemy spoke earlier saying,"we just wanted to say thanks to everyone who's bought the new record and done such an incredible job supporting us and helping put independent guitar music back in the charts." Tom, Andy and Liam met fans during the week at album signings in Coventry, Manchester, London and Glasgow. Amazon also had 'Streets In The Sky' as their album of the week and helped increase sales as the midweek chart had The Enemy at number 4. There were twelve new entries on the official UK charts this week.

Speaking about the album chart position, Tom Clarke said, "we always knew this album would be a struggle, and to be honest we always hoped it would get in the top ten." He thanked fans for buying the album and supporting the band.

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