Friendly Fires Concert History

Friendly Fires are an indie band formed in 2006 in St Albans, United Kingdom. They consist of Ed MacFarlane (vocals), Edd Gibson (guitar) and Jack Savidge (drums). The band released their self-titled debut album on 1 September 2008. It contains the singles "Paris", "Jump in the Pool", and "Skeleton Boy". The band's second album, "Pala", was released on 16 May 2011. According to the Pala Songfacts, the title Pala is a reference to the doomed utopia of English writer Aldous Huxley's novel Island.

Friendly Fires Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2024) (Page 23)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 29, 2008
Glastonbury Festival
"Glastonbury Festival" / Leonard Cohen / Neil Diamond / Eddy Grant / Gilbert O'Sullivan / Dengue Fever / My Morning Jacket / Hot Chip / The Verve / Goldfrapp / John Mayer / Groove Armada / The Zutons / The Pigeon Detectives / Scouting for Girls / Mark Ronson / Jack Penate / Newton Faulkner / Black Mountain / Hoodoo Gurus / Emmy the Great / The National / Spiritualized / Crystal Castles / Brian Jonestown Massacre / Stars / The Rocket Summer / Friendly Fires / The Whip / Yeasayer / Joan Baez / Suzanne vega / London Community Gospel Choir / Stackridge / Tom Baxter / Tift Merritt / Foy Vance / Grainne Duffy / Amsterdam / Lazenby / Tunng / Vetiver / Caribou / Laura Marling / Mystery Jets / Kathryn Williams / Neill MacColl / The Cave Singers / Alberta Cross / Mumford & Sons / Alan Tyler / The Lost Sons / Katie Melua / Sharon Robinson / Blazin' Fiddles / Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara / John Tams & Barry Coope / The Baghdaddies / Family Mahone / Rafven / Nuala & The Alchemy Quartet / Prison Love / Sam Sparro / White Denim / The Shortwave Set / Black Cherry / Sonny J / Martina Topley-Bird / Manu Chao / King Solomon Burke / Dub Colossus / Billy Cobham / Balkan Beat Box / Almasala / Unkle / Appleblim / System 7 (UK) / Hexstatic / Jape / Don Letts / Derrick May / The Moody Boyz / Midnight Juggernauts / Manteca / Ladyhawke / Quiet Village / Loungeclash / Pnau / Kissy Sell Out / The Presets / Redbridge Brass Band / Carl Barat Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Jun 27, 2008 –
Jun 29, 2008
Wakestock Festival
Groove Armada / Pendulum / Plump DJs / Audio Bullys / DJ Nu-Mark / Hadouken! / Trophy Twins / Friendly Fires / Royworld / Part Time Heroes / Cazals / Mark Ronson / Happy Mondays / Funeral for a Friend / Calvin Harris / Elliot Minor / Mystery Jets / The Blackout / Operator Please / You Me At Six / Norman Jay / Jazzie B / In Case of Fire / Kick Box Riot / The Hyenas / The Streets / Estelle / Supergrass / The Futureheads / Young Knives / Black Kids / Lightspeed Champion / Metronomy / The Dykeenies / Matt Costa / The Nextmen / Miguel Del Bosque / A Silent Film / Little Fish Show all bands
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Blenheim Palace Woodstock, England, United Kingdom
Jun 25, 2008 –
Jun 30, 2008
Glastonbury Festival 2008
Kings Of Leon / Mumford & Sons / John Mayer / MGMT / Panic! At the Disco / Jay-Z / The Script / Vampire Weekend / Mark Ronson / Florence + the Machine / Lupe Fiasco / Franz Ferdinand / The National / Band of Horses / Ciara / James Blunt / Massive Attack / Foals / Lykke Li / The Verve / The Wombats / Fatboy Slim / Hot Chip / Santigold / Estelle / Crystal Castles / Metronomy / St. Vincent / Caribou / The Ting Tings / The Raconteurs / The Fratellis / Neil Diamond / Dizzee Rascal / My Morning Jacket / Pendulum / Example / Biffy Clyro / Editors / Elbow / Duffy / Groove Armada / Cut Copy / Goldfrapp / KT Tunstall / The Kills / Manu Chao / Yeasayer / Crowded House / Laura Marling / Kate Nash / The Proclaimers / Friendly Fires / Ben Folds / Gossip / Sinéad O'Connor / The Last Shadow Puppets / Jamie T / Eliza Doolittle / Rusko / Stars / Leonard Cohen / Scouting for Girls / Noah & The Whale / Sub Focus / Frank Turner / Patrick Watson / Black Lips / Unkle / Jimmy Cliff / Amy Macdonald / Hilltop Hoods / We Are Scientists / Buddy Guy / Sam Sparro / Simian Mobile Disco / The Presets / Newton Faulkner / The Courteeners / Chris Rea / The Brian Jonestown Massacre / CSS / Spiritualized / Mystery Jets / Billy Bragg / Ladyhawke / Battles / The Cribs / Róisín Murphy / Glasvegas / Joan Baez / Hercules & Love Affair / White Denim / Black Kids / The Subways / Booka Shade / Jamie Lidell / The Freestylers / Will Young / N-Dubz / The Pigeon Detectives / The Feeling / Los Campesinos! / The Hoosiers / The Futureheads / The Zutons / The Hold Steady / Magnetic Man / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Jack Peñate / Seasick Steve / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / Alphabeat / Candi Staton / Eddy Grant / The Enemy / Squarepusher / Shakin' Stevens / Joan Armatrading / The Black Ghosts / Sea Power / Martha Wainwright / Edwyn Collins / Blood Red Shoes / Kraak & Smaak / Black Mountain / Vetiver / 360 / Reverend and The Makers / Peter Doherty / Dirty Pretty Things / The Bluetones / The Automatic / Ozomatli / Caspa / The Rocket Summer / The Handsome Family / Audio Bullys / Utah Saints / Holy Fuck / Kosheen / Kid Sister / The Rascals / Midnight Juggernauts / Levellers / Gilbert O'Sullivan / Balkan Beat Box / Way Out West / Ron Sexsmith / Tunng / Alabama 3 / Amy Winehouse / Roni Size / Stanton Warriors / Alex Metric / X-press 2 / One Night Only / The Duke Spirit / Emmy the Great / Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / Mungo's Hi Fi / The Whip / Dreadzone / Teenagers / Yoav / Toddla T / The King Blues / A Guy Called Gerald / Erol Alkan / Lightspeed Champion / Dengue Fever / The Holloways / Cicada / The Slackers / Beardyman / The Japanese Popstars / nizlopi / The Soulsavers / Hayseed Dixie / Young Knives / Teddy Thompson / Eric Bibb / Sons and Daughters / Natty / Tift Merritt / DJ Format / James Zabiela / Seth Lakeman / Portico / Operator Please / Hazel O'Connor / Caspa & Rusko / Stephen Fretwell / Infadels / The Black Dog / Neon Neon / AutoKratz / Martina Topley Bird / PVT / Magic Wands / Count & Sinden / Eugene McGuinness / Rex the Dog / Tom Baxter / Banco de Gaia / Rodney P / Nick Warren / Derrick May / Lemon / The Pietasters / Carl Barât / The Blockheads / Dynamite MC / Neil Cowley Trio / Golden Silvers / Cerys Matthews / Vandaveer / The Wurzels / Sky Larkin / Cadence Weapon / System 7 / Punks Jump Up / Dr Meaker / Horse Meat Disco / Annie Mac / Cagedbaby / Swimming / Bison / Ebony Bones! / Zion Train / Cap'tain / These United States / Blak Twang / The Paddingtons / The Men They Couldn't Hang / DJ Die / The Undercover Hippy / Anita Blay / Dr Rubberfunk / Magistrates / The Travelling Band / Skream & Benga / Diane Charlemagne / Babel / Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong / Six by Seven / Soul of Man / MC Xander / Toby Tobias / Modern Skirts / The Imagined Village / Beat Torrent / Deekline & Wizard / Dub Colossus / Kid Harpoon / Appleblim / Slyde / Lee Coombs / Royworld / The Urban Voodoo Machine / Shitmat / The Neville Staple Band / Million Dan / Yes Sir Boss / Rachel Unthank & The Winterset / Kathy Diamond / Phantom Limb / Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar / Dj Dee Kline / Attila the Stockbroker / Atomic Hooligan / 3 Daft Monkeys / 2020 Soundsystem / Samsara / Bass Clef / Revere / Babyhead / Be Your Own Pet / Amsterdam / Blazin' Fiddles / Davide Rossi / Jason Forrest / The Blessing / XX Teens / Beggars / Stackridge / Solomon Burke / Team Waterpolo / John Tams / Ethiopiques / Dawn Kinnard / Juldeh Camara / Crystal Distortion / DJ Clipz / Size 9 / Sheelanagig / Pete Gooding / Rod Thomas / Mirror System / Black Cherry / Alex Paterson / Make Model / Annie Nightingale / Orphan Boy / The Seal Cub Clubbing Club / Evi Vine / Räfven / Sicknote / The Car Is On Fire / Dead Kids / Beber & Tamra / Dogtanion / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / Voodoo Trombone Quartet / Seize the Day / Grinny Grandad / Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers / Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt / Los Albertos / Moody Boyz / Myth Of Unity / The Franks / Pronghorn / Eddy Temple Morris / Elle s'appelle / Officer Kicks / The Mirettes / Smash 'n' Grab / Mully / 12 Stone Toddler / Port Erin / Healer Selecta / Whoosh / Married to the Sea / Digs... / The Carrivick Sisters / Dead Silence / Robert Logan / Dan Donnelly / The She Creatures / Mankala / Luke Wright / The Soul Immigrants / Katharine Blake / Dynamo's Rhythm Ace's / Massukos / The Krak / MC Wrec / Plaster of Paris / 28 Costumes / The Lightyears / Trevor Fung / The Mentalists / Almasäla / Bad Science / Realistic Crew / Dr. Alex Patterson / Siyaya / Queens Of Noize / Wichita / The Daisy Riots / Paprika Balkanicus / Audioporn / Mama Shamone / Biggles Wartime Band / Alan Tyler And The Lost Sons Of Littlefield / Nomad Jones / Fos Brothers / Red Route / Johnny Action Finger / Russ Jones / Derek May / i!AMYOU / Holestar / The Don Bradmans / Andrew Motion / Hollis Greene / The Black Bloc / Bone-box / Young Runaways / Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra / Nicky Holloway / Demon Cabbage / Dub Pistols Soundsystem / Digidub / Hattie Hatstar / Nuala And The Alchemy Quartet / The Glitzy Bag Hags / The Boat Band / Miss Behave / East Of Ealing / ilya K / 4Fifteen / Andy Hickie / Keth / Fundamental Skillz / Sean Rowley / Melancholy Moose Society / DJ Ipek / Sian Evans & Simon Kingman / Alec Townsend / DJ Tayo / Dubblehead / The Sex Slaves From Hell / Sense of Sound Choir / The Unstoppable Team / The Rusticles / Brothers Bab / Roland the Bastard / Simon Atkinson and the Ben Marcato Trio / We Dont Play / Red Letter Day (US) / The Swell Season Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 01, 2008
Middlesbrough Music Live 2008
You Me At Six / Friendly Fires / Noah & The Whale / Pnau / The Joy Formidable / Ladyhawke / Ash / Cartel / Black Kids / Slow Club / Late of the Pier / dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip / One Night Only / The King Blues / Howling Bells / Delays / Sons and Daughters / Natty / Future of the Left / Infadels / Rolo Tomassi / Esser / Jack McManus / Glamour Of The Kill / Go:Audio / Outlaw / Red Light Company / Tellison / The Hot Melts / Billy the Kid / Sam Isaac / Royworld / Sundown / The Chapman Family / Slaves to Gravity / The Anomalies / Team Waterpolo / Outcry Collective / Ipso Facto / Parka / Bookhouse Boys / Lifeless / Das Wanderlust / SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS / Hijak Oscar / Be Quiet Shout Loud / Andy Jones / The Lexingtons / The Ankles / The Master Colony / Project Alpha / Hijack Oscar / LazyBaby / The Misled Heroes / 2 Many Units / Beyond This Oath / Florence + the Machine Show all bands
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Town Centre Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
May 24, 2008
Kaiser Chiefs / The Enemy / Kate Nash / Young Knives / Friendly Fires / Mark Ronson
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Leeds United Football Club, Elland Road Leeds, England, United Kingdom
May 16, 2008
The Great Escape Festival
"The Great Escape Festival" / We Smoke Fags / The Teenagers / The Black Angels / Ida Maria / A Place To Bury Strangers / The Wombats / The Hold Steady / Late of the Pier / Friendly Fires / The Black Lips / Crystal Castles / Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong / Hot Club de Paris / The Rifles / Ebony Bones / Magic Wands / Operator Please / Born Ruffians Show all bands
TBA Brighton, England, United Kingdom
May 15, 2008
Crystal Castles / Friendly Fires / Team Waterpolo / White Lies

NME New Noise Tour

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The Sugarmill Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
May 14, 2008
Crystal Castles / Friendly Fires / Team Waterpolo / White Lies Astoria 2 London, England, United Kingdom
May 12, 2008
Crystal Castles / Friendly Fires / Team Waterpolo / White Lies Manchester Academy 3 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
May 10, 2008
Crystal Castles / Friendly Fires / White Lies / Team Waterpolo the arches Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 08, 2008
Crystal Castles / Friendly Fires / Team Waterpolo / White Lies
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O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
May 06, 2008
Crystal Castles / Friendly Fires / Team Waterpolo / White Lies Rescue Rooms Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
May 05, 2008
Crystal Castles / Friendly Fires / Team Waterpolo / White Lies Concorde 2 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
May 04, 2008
Crystal Castles / White Lies / Friendly Fires / Team Waterpolo The Waterfront Norwich, England, United Kingdom
May 03, 2008
Crystal Castles / Friendly Fires / Team Waterpolo / White Lies
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Thekla Bristol, England, United Kingdom
May 02, 2008
Crystal Castles / Friendly Fires / Team Waterpolo / White Lies O2 Academy Oxford Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Apr 28, 2008
Hot Chip / Friendly Fires / Free Blood Mayan Theater Los Angeles, California, United States
Apr 25, 2008 –
Apr 26, 2008
London Calling Festival 2008
Cage The Elephant / The Ting Tings / Friendly Fires / Mystery Jets / Blood Red Shoes / Rascals / Late of the Pier / One Night Only / Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / Pete and The Pirates / Johnny Foreigner / Let's Wrestle / Broken Records / The Metros / Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong / Get Shakes / Baltic Fleet / Ipso Facto / Make Model / Dead Kids / Video Nasties / Exile Parade / i!AMYOU / Florence + the Machine Show all bands
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Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Apr 17, 2008
Friendly Fires / Foals / The Pistolas / Fujiya & Miyagi 22 Ouest Bourges, France
Mar 31, 2008 –
Apr 06, 2008
Snowbombing 2008
Calvin Harris / Friendly Fires / Madness / MSTRKRFT / The Freestylers / The Pigeon Detectives / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / Dirty Pretty Things / Krafty Kuts / Plump DJs / DJ Yoda / Filthy Dukes / Annie Mac
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

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T In The Park 2011
Jul 8 - 10, 2011
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2011
Jul 8 - 10, 2011
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2011
Jul 8 - 10, 2011
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2011
Jul 8 - 10, 2011
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Reading Festival 2011
Aug 27 - 29, 2011
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Festival Corona Capital 2018
Nov 17 - 18, 2018
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Glasvegas / Friendly Fires on Oct 18, 2008 [495-small]

Glasvegas / Friendly Fires
Oct 18, 2008
 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Oct 18, 2008
 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Oct 18, 2008
 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Get Together 2023: Get Together Stage on May 20, 2023 [325-small]

Get Together 2023: Get Together Stage
May 20, 2023
 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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May 20, 2023
 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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May 20, 2023
 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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Get Together 2023: Get Together Stage
May 20, 2023
 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2009 on Jul 10, 2009 [309-small]

T In The Park 2009
Jul 10 - 12, 2009
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Victorious Festival 2023 on Aug 25, 2023 [806-small]

Victorious Festival 2023
Aug 25 - 27, 2023
 Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
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Victorious Festival 2023
Aug 25 - 27, 2023
 Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
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Victorious Festival 2023
Aug 25 - 27, 2023
 Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
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T In The Park 2011
Jul 8 - 10, 2011
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Indie
Electronic
Indietronica
Alternative Dance
New Rave
Dance-Punk
Nu Disco
Dance-Rock
Neo-Synthpop
Electrofox
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Latest Setlist (12/01/2023):

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  1. Jump in the Pool
  2. In the Hospital
  3. Paris
  4. White Diamonds
  5. Strobe
  6. On Board
  7. Lovesick
  8. Skeleton Boy
  9. Photobooth
  10. Ex Lover
  11. Love Like Waves
  12. Heaven Let Me In
  13. Hurting
  14. Silhouettes
  15. Hawaiian Air
  16. Kiss of Life

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 1 concert
2023 16 concerts
2021 1 concert
2020 2 concerts
2019 23 concerts
2018 26 concerts
2014 3 concerts
2013 1 concert
2012 39 concerts
2011 114 concerts
2010 21 concerts
2009 142 concerts
2008 73 concerts
2007 12 concerts
2005 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Friendly Fires had?

Friendly Fires has had 475 concerts.

What genre is Friendly Fires?

Friendly Fires is most often considered to be Indie, Electronic, Indietronica, Alternative Dance, New Rave, Dance-Punk, Nu Disco, Dance-Rock, Neo-Synthpop, and Electrofox.

When is the next Friendly Fires concert?

The next Friendly Fires concert is on July 07, 2024 at Crystal Palace Park in London, England, United Kingdom. The bands performing are: Bloc Party / The Hives / Friendly Fires / The Mysterines / Connie Constance.

When was the last Friendly Fires concert?

The last Friendly Fires concert was on December 01, 2023 at Brighton Dome in Brighton, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: Friendly Fires / Porij.

What setlist does Friendly Fires play live?

The songs that Friendly Fires performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the December 01, 2023 concert at Brighton Dome in Brighton, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Jump in the Pool
  2. In the Hospital
  3. Paris
  4. White Diamonds
  5. Strobe
  6. On Board
  7. Lovesick
  8. Skeleton Boy
  9. Photobooth
  10. Ex Lover
  11. Love Like Waves
  12. Heaven Let Me In
  13. Hurting
  14. Silhouettes
  15. Hawaiian Air
  16. Kiss of Life

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