PICTURES: The Enemy @ Kasbah Coventry - Streets In The Sky Album Launch

Here are a selection of pictures of The Enemy taken during their album launch gig at Kasbah nightclub in Coventry. The sell-out gig saw over 1,000 fans cram inside the venue for the high-energy return of Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins, Liam Watts and Tom Boddy as they performed plenty of  tracks from the newly released album 'Streets In The Sky'.

Watch videos of The Enemy from the gigs: HERE

Here are a selection of pictures from the second gig at Kasbah Coventry on Tuesday 22nd May 2012:

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The Enemy: Press Updates

It's a busy week in The Enemy camp but it started off well as The Enemy said on their Facebook page, "Glad so many of you are like Streets, we are like proud parents. Straight in iTunes chart at 8. Not bad."


There have been plenty of stories in the press today as 'Streets In The Sky' went on sale across the UK (all available to read on The Enemy Unofficial website):

*Coventry Telegraph: The Enemy Sign albums In Coventry City Centre


*CityLife - Rock 'n' Roll Holiday's The Enemy


*CelebrityUK MSN - Clarke: Country Life Not For Me

*more pictures from Coventry signing on The Music Abyss
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The Enemy Coventry HMV Album Signing

Hard to believe it was almost five years ago The Enemy were signing  copies of their debut album 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns' in HMV Coventry. Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts were back at HMV Coventry signing copies of their third album 'Streets In The Sky', a day before the official launch date.

The Enemy have always been proud of Coventry and proud of their fans, dedicating the album to the fans saying, "This album is dedicated to our loyal fans, who always stand by us. Without you this album would not have been possible. This one's for you." It might have been a dull grey Sunday afternoon but it didn't stop hundreds of fans from turning out to support the band and getting their hands on the new album.

The Enemy @ HMV Coventry

It was another chance for The Enemy to meet the fans who have helped put Coventry on the map musically by supporting the band right from the beginning. Some fans had travelled across the region for The Enemy's only Midland signing.  This time around, The Enemy are no longer with Warner music and so they don't have the same kind of budget 'Music For The People' had. But what they do have is a better album that fans will like. Getting back to basics has been a good thing in this instance, as the band have been able to interact more with fans via Facebook and Twitter and the album is a return to form for The Enemy with tracks that fans can look forward to seeing performed live.

Andy Hopkins @ HMV Coventry

Tom, Andy and Liam will be performing at Kasbah nightclub in Coventry on May 21st and 22nd before heading to HMV Manchester on May 23rd, Fopp records in Covent Garden, London on 24th and finally (if their fingers haven't worn out!) The Enemy will be signing copies of 'Streets In The Sky' at HMV Glasgow. (more details can be found on The Enemy Unofficial). 

Tom Clarke @ HMV Coventry

The Enemy album launch doesn't contain the same pressures 'Music For The People' had, being signed to Cooking Vinyl has meant the band have had the freedom and time to produce an album that not only sounds good but also gives fans the kind of songs they loved with 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns'. Already 'This Is Real' is standing out as a favourite judging by the comments made so far - hopefully fans will buy the album and find a track that means something to them. Will 'Streets In the Sky' be number one in the album charts next Sunday? To be honest, it's just good to see The Enemy back with a great album, regardless of chart positions. Bring on the live shows, we can't wait ...........

 Liam Watts @ HMV Coventry

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XFM PICTURES: A Morning With The Enemy

The Enemy spent the morning with XFM radio and Harriet Armstrong took some great photos of the band while they were in the studio. You can see the pictures and hear the interview on the XFM website. We have also posted the pictures here on The Enemy Unofficial. The Enemy performed 'Saturday' and 'Gimme The Sign' during their time at XFM in London.

*pictures and interview via XFM

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The Enemy Reveal Meaning Behind Album Tracks

The Enemy reveal the meaning behind each track on their new album 'Streets In The Sky' in an exclusive interview, available on Spotify. Have a listen and buy the latest single 'Saturday' from:

iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
7 Digital
HMV
Nokia
Deezer

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Andy Hopkins Lined Up For Coventry After Show DJ Set

It looks like Andy Hopkins could be partying into the night after Monday's Coventry gig next week as he takes up a DJ slot with his good friend John Dawkins at S7ven nightclub. The popular Coventry venue was the location for The Enemy video Gimme The Sign shoot in February and will be hosting a free night of live entertainment, including local band This Modern Youth. Fans will have already been treated to music from The Enemy, Reverend And The Makers and local band The Antics earlier in the evening at the Coventry gig.

The Enemy were forced to change gig venues at the last minute, "because of noise restrictions imposed by Coventry Council and certain health and safety aspects" and switched indoors to local entertainment spot Kasbah. The band have performed at Kasbah several times and the venue will also be hosting after parties.

S7ven released this statement today (15/05/12): "S7VEN Coventry and Panic have decided it would be unfair to charge people to our planned after parties, so instead we are host one big FREE after party on the Monday 21st. doors 10:15 pm directly after the gig. Live music from This Modern Youth to warm up then a massive DJ set from The Enemy themselves. £2.50 on selected bottles £1 on shots. If anyone had brought advance tickets to the after parties please bring you tickets to the after party and we will refund them."

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The Enemy Forced To Change Coventry Gig Venues

The Enemy have been forced to change venues for their Coventry gigs next week and released this important message:

"We're sad to announce that because of noise restrictions imposed by Coventry Council and certain health and safety aspects, the sold out gigs on the 21st and 22nd of May will not be able to go ahead in the Ruins, and will be moved to another venue in Coventry.

We are absolutely devastated, just gutted. So much hard work has gone into trying to do something special for the people in Coventry. We absolutely adore our fans, especially our home fans, and we really wanted to put on the cathedral show as a way to say thank you for the support over the years. The noise restrictions and some red tape the council and cathedral have imposed mean that we’ll have to move the gig, at the eleventh hour, been left with no choice.

We don’t want to risk having to cancel the show on the morning if the council and the police decide not to grant a license. It’s not fair to the fans who’ve spent their hard earned on tickets.

So what’s going to happen?

The gig has been relocated to the Coventry Kasbah where we'll play a full set from the first, second and new third album. We’re going to play pretty much the whole of 'We’ll Live and Die', the singles off the second album, and a whole bunch of new stuff from 'Streets In The Sky'. It’s still the day of the album release and it will still be an amazing night!!!.

In addition, the fans will have some of the ticket price refunded. We’re just gutted about not being able to play the cathedral and we know the fans will be too, it was a pricey ticket because of the cathedral location and we think it’s only right to give you a chunk of money back.

So, whilst the cathedral has become impossible, we're still extremely excited to be playing the venue where we played our first gig, on the day we release the third album! The gigs will still be the 21st and the 22nd of May and promise to be an amazing night. Support will come from Reverend And The Makers and local band The Antics.

We’ll see you all there, we’re buzzing for the show, and the release of the album! We’re all mega proud of 'Streets In The Sky' and we’re not going to let a little hiccup like this slow us down! See you at the Kasbah!

Tom, Liam and Andy. x"

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Win VIP Tickets To Watch The Enemy

If you fancy bagging yourself two VIP tickets for The Enemy's Coventry Cathedral Ruins gig, then you had better head over to the Orange RockCorps website pretty snappish as the competition closes at 12pm on May 16th 2012. All you need to do is answer one very simple question and you will be all WHITE (hint hint!)

The Enemy performed for the Orange RockCorp Manchester gig on July 13th 2009 , a venture that brings young volunteers together after giving up four hours helping the community.

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Tom Clarke Interview: ' We Wrote The Third Album In Secret'

The Enemy frontman, Tom Clarke gave a very candid interview with the Scottish Daily Record recently, where he spoke about the bands departure from Warner Music and how he met up in secret with Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts to write the third album. Tom went on to talk about how the spat between  Alex Zane and himself was resolved and how life on the farm was not all it is cracked up to be.

To read the full interview with Tom Clarke:

We also have the Borderline and O2 Backstage video interviews with The Enemy on the same website for fans to enjoy. Bookmark www.theenemy.eu and keep up to date with all the news, videos and interviews with the band.

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