Artist Friendly Fires
Features & Interviews
Sunshine People: Friendly Fires
When perma-party-starters Friendly Fires started to question themselves, the result nearly finished the trio off for good. Now, they’re (finally!) back with a new album and a renewed sense of purpose.
14th August 2019
Friendly Fires gear up for Glastonbury 2019: “It’s nice to have something to prove”
We catch up with the band’s Ed Macfarlane to chat about their imminent return to the festival.
27th June 2019
Friendly Fires: “There is still a place for our band”
Having last released an album back in 2011, this year is all about the return of Friendly Fires. We catch up with the band’s Ed Macfarlane to get the lowdown on their long-awaited third album.
23rd January 2019
Album Reviews
3-5 Stars
Friendly Fires - Inflorescent
Akin to gobbling an entire pack of Fruit Pastilles; colourful, maybe a little sickly, but you sure as hell want to experience it again.
News
Friendly Fires to headline Liverpool’s Sound City
They’ll be joining Pale Waves as co-headliners!
January 27, 2020 12:02pm
Reviews / Live
Wolf Alice, IDLES and Nile Rodgers & Chic bring joy at Standon Calling 2019
Friendly Fires and The Big Moon also stand out at the Hertfordshire festival.
August 1, 2019 1:16pm
Reviews / Live
Bastille, Friendly Fires and Fontaines DC bring festival fun to a scorching Citadel 2019
Dream Wife, Squid and The Murder Capital also impress in West London.
July 29, 2019 7:00pm
News
Friendly Fires announce European tour
It follows the announcement of their long-awaited new album, ‘Inflorescent’.
July 17, 2019 10:46am
News
Friendly Fires announce new album ‘Inflorescent’
Long-awaited is probably an understatement, tbh.
June 25, 2019 10:36am
News
Friendly Fires and Yungblud join Isle Of Wight line-up, stepping in for the absent Cage The Elephant and Sam Fender
Isle Of Wight make their substitutions after a serious injury rules out Cage The Elephant
June 12, 2019 5:00pm
News
Lykke Li, Friendly Fires for Estonian festival Sweet Spot
It takes place this June.
March 26, 2019 11:15am
News
Friendly Fires cover house classic ‘Lack Of Love’
The band have also been announced for this year’s Glastonbury.
March 15, 2019 9:44am
News
Octavian, Friendly Fires & Four Tet for new Portuguese festival Nova Batida
slowthai, Daniel Avery and Jon Hopkins will also appear across the Lisbon event’s bill.
March 13, 2019 11:23am
News
Friendly Fires, Mahalia & Róisín Murphy join Standon Calling line-up
They’ll join the likes of Wolf Alice, The Big Moon and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers at the fest.
February 27, 2019 10:33am
News
The Vaccines, Friendly Fires, more for Electric Fields
The festival takes place in July.
February 19, 2019 7:00pm
News
Friendly Fires air video for ‘Heaven Let Me In’
It’s the returning dance-pop stars’ latest single.
November 20, 2018 5:29pm
News
Friendly Fires share ‘Heaven Let Me In’, co-produced by Disclosure
The trio are also off on tour next year!
October 16, 2018 11:12am
News / Reviews / Live
Queens of the Stone Age rally against the authorities and Nine Inch Nails get down and dirty on the final day of Mad Cool Festival
Elsewhere on the bill, Dua Lipa, Wolf Alice and Friendly Fires all helped bring the Madrid event to a close.
July 15, 2018 7:46pm
Reviews / Live
Björk, Father John Misty, Beck and more give the inaugural All Points East an eclectic send-off
Flying Lotus, Friendly Fires and more also closed out the Victoria Park fest.
May 28, 2018 3:25pm
Features
Tracks: Friendly Fires, Calvin Harris ft Dua Lipa, The Horrors & more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
April 6, 2018 5:00pm
News
Friendly Fires return with ‘Love Like Waves’
The band’s first new material since 2011’s ‘Pala’ follows their Brixton Academy show last night.
April 6, 2018 9:06am
News
Franz Ferdinand and Friendly Fires are set to headline Festival No. 6
Everything Everything, Django Django, Ride and more are also headed to Portmeirion.
February 13, 2018 12:05pm
News
Friendly Fires announce two new UK shows
The dates in Leeds and Norwich come ahead of their Brixton Academy show.
February 6, 2018 9:50am
News
Friendly Fires, Four Tet, Everything Everything and more to play Lost Village Festival
The bash comes to Lincolnshire on August bank holiday weekend.
January 24, 2018 12:30pm