Friendly Fires Concert History

Friendly Fires is 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.

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Friendly Fires Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 24)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 29, 2009
Friendly Fires Nation Liverpool Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
May 27, 2009
Friendly Fires / Anita Blay / Casiokids The Forum Waterford, Munster, Ireland
May 25, 2009
Evolution Festival Newcastle
"Evolution Festival" Newcastle / Dizzee Rascal / The View / The Maccabees / Little Boots / Nouvelle Vague / V V / Kid British / Little Comets / Marina / Mystery Jets / Friendly Fires / Ladyhawke / Esser / Ebony Bones / Dead Kids / Fan Death
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Spillers Wharf / Baltic Square Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
May 24, 2009
Dot To Dot Festival 2009
Mumford & Sons / The xx / Cage The Elephant / Marina / Friendly Fires / The Joy Formidable / Boys Noize / Ladyhawke / Little Boots / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Grandaddy / Wolf Gang / Dan Black / Girls / Cursive / 65daysofstatic / Titus Andronicus / Beast / Patrick Wolf / A.C. Newman / Crystal Stilts / Wintersleep / The Soft Pack / Brodinski / Vivian Girls / Maps / Teitur / D.I.D / Liam Finn / Shapeshifter / Crystal Antlers / Future of the Left / Sharks / Wave Machines / Naive New Beaters / Dinosaur Pile-Up / Polly Scattergood / Gran Ronde / Abe Vigoda / My Vitriol / Fight Like Apes / Alessi's Ark / The Apples / Hjaltalín / The Gay Blades / Son of Dave / Annie Mac / Colourmusic / Tommy Reilly / Flashguns / Kid British / The Computers / Duchess Says / Fan Death / I Heart Hiroshima / Skint & Demoralised / LoveLikeFire / The Mission District / The Baddies / Official Secrets Act / Dag för Dag / Ulterior / Telegraphs / Bicycle Thieves / House of Brothers / Chik Budo / Black Eyes & Neckties / Dusty And The Dreaming Spires / The Temper Trap / Pulled Apart By Horses Show all bands
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Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
May 24, 2009 –
May 25, 2009
Evolution Festival Weekender 2009
The Wombats / Marina / Dizzee Rascal / Chase & Status / The Human League / Friendly Fires / White Lies / Rusko / The Maccabees / Boys Noize / Nouvelle Vague / Ladyhawke / Mystery Jets / Little Boots / The Big Pink / The View / Little Comets / Imelda May / Yuksek / V.V. Brown / The Puppini Sisters / Brodinski / James Yuill / The Japanese Popstars / Krafty Kuts / Count & Sinden / Doorly / Twisted Wheel / Kissy Sell Out / Esser / Ebony Bones! / Kid British / Fan Death / Detroit Social Club / The Chapman Family / Oli P. / Dead Kids / Viva City / People Get Real Show all bands
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Baltic Square Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
May 23, 2009
Friendly Fires Fleece And Firkin Bristol, England, United Kingdom
May 23, 2009 –
May 24, 2009
Dot To Dot Festival 2009
Mumford & Sons / Cage The Elephant / Marina / Friendly Fires / Ladyhawke / Little Boots / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / The Big Pink / The Hold Steady / Girls / Titus Andronicus / Patrick Wolf / V.V. Brown / A.C. Newman / Crystal Stilts / The Soft Pack / Vivian Girls / Teitur / Maps / Dinosaur Pile-Up / Shapeshifter / Pulled Apart By Horses / Future of the Left / Naive New Beaters / Crystal Antlers / Wave Machines / Polly Scattergood / Gran Ronde / My Vitriol / Abe Vigoda / Hjaltalín / Son of Dave / Annie Mac / Colourmusic / Tommy Reilly / Kid British / The Computers / Duchess Says / Fan Death / I Heart Hiroshima / Skint & Demoralised / Baddies / Official Secrets Act / Dag för Dag / Ulterior / Chik Budo Show all bands
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Dot To Dot Festival 2009 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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May 22, 2009
Friendly Fires 53 Degrees Preston, England, United Kingdom
May 21, 2009 –
May 25, 2009
Evolution Music Festival 2009
Boys Noize / Brodinski / Chase & Status / Dead Kids / Detroit Social Club / Doorly / Dynamite MC / Ebony Bones! / Fan Death / Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / Imelda May / Ironik / James Yuill / Kid British / Kissy Sell Out / Krafty Kuts / Little Boots / Little Comets / Marina and the Diamonds / Mystery Jets / Nouvelle Vague / Olip / People Get Real / Pete Molinari / Po' Girl / Rusko / Semimojo Revue / TC Monkton / The Human League / The Japanese Popstars / The Maccabees / The Puppini Sisters / The View / The Wombats / Thomas Dybdahl / Twisted Wheel / Viva City / VV Brown / White Lies / Yuksek / The Chapman Family / Dizzee Rascal / Friendly Fires / Ladyhawke / Esser / The Big Pink Show all bands
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
May 15, 2009
Friendly Fires
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O2 Forum Kentish Town London, England, United Kingdom
May 09, 2009
Friendly Fires

Radio 1's Big Weekend

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Lydiard Park Swindon, England, United Kingdom
May 09, 2009 –
May 10, 2009
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2009
Calvin Harris / David Guetta / Ne-Yo / The Script / Akon / Snow Patrol / Deadmau5 / Florence + The Machine / Franz Ferdinand / Lily Allen / The Temper Trap / Kasabian / The Prodigy / The Wombats / Kelly Rowland / Bombay Bicycle Club / Marina / Dizzee Rascal / Chase & Status / Basement Jaxx / Eric Prydz / Skepta / Friendly Fires / Gossip / White Lies / Doves / Wiley / Scouting for Girls / The Saturdays / Maxïmo Park / Wretch 32 / Enter Shikari / Ladyhawke / Tinchy Stryder / N-Dubz / Jack Peñate / Daniel Merriweather / Chipmunk / The Enemy / Alesha Dixon / Little Comets / Stornoway / Donae'o / Pete Tong / Fightstar / The King Blues / 2manydjs / Bashy / Jaguar Skills / Judge Jules / Kissy Sell Out / Sound of Guns / MistaJam / Annie Mac / Theodore (UK) / Zane Lowe / Gallops / Double S / Jaymo & Andy George / Chris Moyles / Kutski / Baddies / Elephants / Rob da Bank / Trevor Nelson / Swound! / Thee Vicars / Tim Westwood / Fabio And Grooverider / Gold Teeth / Kids Love Lies / Kazz Kumar / Vernon Kay / Nerm and D-code / Beat Bully'z Show all bands
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Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for May 09, 2009
May 07, 2009
Friendly Fires / Hockey O2 ABC Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 06, 2009
Friendly Fires / Hockey / Matt Waites / Wax Stag The Picture House Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 05, 2009
Friendly Fires / Hockey O2 Academy Leeds Leeds, England, United Kingdom
May 03, 2009
Friendly Fires Custard Factory Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
May 02, 2009
Friendly Fires / Hockey Digital - Brighton Brighton, England, United Kingdom
May 01, 2009
Friendly Fires / Hockey Southampton University Student Union Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for May 01, 2009
Apr 30, 2009
Friendly Fires / Hockey O2 Forum Kentish Town London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 29, 2009
Innerpartysystem / Friendly Fires / Telegraphs / Brownies The Waterfront Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Apr 29, 2009
Apr 28, 2009
Friendly Fires / Hockey Wulfrun Hall Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
Apr 27, 2009
Friendly Fires / Hockey
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Academy 2 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Apr 25, 2009
Friendly Fires / Hockey Bristol University Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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 London, England, United Kingdom
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 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jul 8 - 10, 2011
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Electronic
Indie
Indie Rock
Dance
Indietronica
Alternative Dance
Nu Disco
Indie Dance
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Dance-Rock
Dance-Punk
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Latest Setlist (08/02/2026):

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

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2020 3 concerts
2019 40 concerts
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2012 69 concerts
2011 147 concerts
2010 37 concerts
2009 170 concerts
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