The Enemy: Kasbah Gig In Coventry

Here are a couple of pictures and videos of The Enemy as they performed at Coventry's Kasbah music venue to raise funds for Alexandra Emery:

The Enemy @ Kasbah, Coventry
Tom Clarke

Liam Watts


Andy Hopkins

The Enemy performed their final gig of 2008 back home in familiar territory in front of the Coventry faithful as they helped raised much needed funds for Alexandra Emery. Their was a festive feel about the gig and it seems everyone was up for a party as almost 1,000 turned up to show their support for this worthy cause.



Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts gave the crowds just what they wanted - the anthem tunes from their debut album and some new tracks thrown in as a little Christmas present!



I was feeling in a party mood as I had a houseful of Enemy fans from around the country stopping over for the gig. Instead of finding a safe spot to stand, I got into the thick of it and just enjoyed myself. The bodies of crowd surfers, the loss of my camera batteries, the moshing, the sweat - they all reminded me why I love gigs, why I love The Enemy and why I love Coventry.



Security did a stunning job of looking after the crowd surfers, and even in my drunken state I could see how professional they were. I could also tell from Andy and Tom's face (I couldn't see Liam without my glasses!) that they were happy to be back home, performing at the Kasbah (formally The Colosseum).



It was another great night out and an honour to be a very small part of something so worth while.





The Enemy - "This Song" - Kasbah, Coventry


The Enemy - "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" - Kasbah, Coventry

Set List:

Away From Here
40 Days And 40 Nights
Checkout Girls
Pressure
Technodanceaphobic
Had Enough
Aggro
We Live And Die In These Towns
It's Not OK
This Song
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Elephant Song
Jane
Sing When You're In Love
You're Not Alone


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The Enemy: NME Awards Launch Brixton Gig

Liam Watts @ NME Awards Launch, Brixton

The Enemy performed in front of 200 excited fans during the NME Awards Launch, held at The Prince in Brixton last night (26/11/08). The Coventry trio took a break from the Welsh recording studio to be at the event hosted by NME magazine.

Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts were in high spirits as they belted out ten songs from their debut album "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" and had time for a little back stage humour with Chesney Hawkes "I Am The One And Only". The song appeared on the set list but thankfully The Enemy didn't perform the chart topping cheesy track.

Tom Clarke on stage in Brixton

The Enemy are set for a busy year themselves as they put the final touches to their follow up album and get back to their roots with smaller gig venues around the UK and Ireland. This is then followed up with a stadium tour with the mighty Oasis.

Fans are treated to a special gig

Fans reacted positively to the performance, once again singing along to the anthem tracks and soaking up the exciting atmosphere being created once again by The Enemy. Time and time again Tom, Andy and Liam have managed to ignite a room with their viberant mix of social sounds and upbeat tunes. Sending out a clear message that there will be more to come in 2009.

Andy Hopkins

Following The Enemy's performance the voting for the 2009 NME Awards opened up ahead of the London ceremony at London's Brixton Academy on February 25 next year.

For more on this story check www.nme.com and more exclusive pictures can be found at http://theenemy.eu/NME.aspx

Liam Watts

VIDEO: The Enemy - Had Enough / Aggro @ NME Launch Awards, Brixton

*More videos of The Enemy performing live at NME Awards Launch can be seen: HERE

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The Enemy to Support Oasis 2009 Stadium Tour

The Enemy in the studio

*pic: www.theenemy.com

Oasis have announced that Coventry band The Enemy and Kasabian will be supporting them on their newly announced stadium tour for June/July 2009. "We always said when we were doing the big super gigs again we would give Kasabian first option, said Noel.

"As for The Enemy I've liked them since their first ever single. So with the three bands on one night if I was 16 or 17 I'd be here."

"To be honest I'm actually really made up with the bill and when you see it in front of you, you just think, 'What a night out!'. I'm just glad I'll be able to get tickets."

The Enemy have been busy in the studio recording their eagerly awaited follow up album, which is due for release in April 2009. They took time out to give their reaction to the news, Tom Clarke warned fans to, "Prepare yourselves for the greatest Rock and Roll show in the world."

Drummer, Liam Watts confessed the tour was, "Something I've always wanted to happen has just become a reality, Buzzing!!" and Bassist Andy Hopkins declared, "This is gonna be f**king amazing - what a line up, cant wait".

The Enemy will be touring the UK in March and April and then join Oasis for their stadium tour on:

June 6/7 -Manchester Heaton Park
June 10 - Sunderland Stadium of Light
June 12 - Cardiff Millennium Stadium
June 17 - Edinburgh Murrayfield Stadium
June 20 - Slane Castle
July 11/12 - London Wembley Stadium

Noel Gallagher said: "I think these gigs are easily going to be the biggest gigs of next year if not the decade." Tickets go on sale at 10am on October 24.

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The Enemy - New Album and New Tour Announced

*pic: Guy Eppel

Coventry band The Enemy have announced details of a new UK tour and the release of their second album. Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts will be hitting the road in March and April 2009 for the 22 date tour.

Although the second album title has yet to be revealed, The Enemy confirmed that the tour will feature new songs from the album. The hotly anticipated follow up album to 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns' will be released to coincide with the tour.

The Enemy bassist, Andy Hopkins revealed that the band had over 30 songs to choose from for the new album and continued to write even more. Fans have already heard 'Sing When You're In Love (Sing When You're Out Of Love)' at various live performances and Andy gave further revelations for the new album when he said, "We've got another song we're hoping to put on the album called Don't Break The Red Tape which we played at Reading and wanted to play at Leeds but we ran out of time. That one is a more or less definite to get on the album."

*pic: Ben Weller

Tom Clarke spoke about the upcoming album saying, "We’re preparing to record our second album in October/November and coz I already have both the album title and 99% of the tunes down I’m going through loads of artwork ideas."

The tour is taking The Enemy back to their core roots in smaller venues, which allow them to get closer to the fans. Some have questioned why The Enemy will not be playing their home city, Coventry this time. Tom answered that question by telling fans, "Its just because in Cov we have two venue sizes 1000 and 8000. 1000 is too small and denies most people the chance to see us and 8000 is just too big for what we wanna do on this tour. Loved playing the Ricoh (stadium) those nights In fact was the best couple of nights of my life but I want to go back to venues of 2 to 3 thousand on this tour. So back to Brum (Birmingham) for a couple of nights."

The Enemy Tour Dates 2009:

13 March 2009
Inverness, Ironworks , Scotland
14 March 2009
Dunfermline, Alhambra, Scotland
15 March 2009
Glasgow, Barrowlands, Scotland
18 March 2009
Oban, Corran Hall, Scotland
20 March 2009
Newcastle, Academy, England
21 March 2009
Manchester, Academy, England
22 March 2009
Manchester, Academy, England
24 March 2009
Sheffield, Academy, England
25 March 2009
Liverpool, Academy, England
26 March 2009
Leeds, Academy, England
28 March 2009
Nottingham, Rock City, England
29 March 2009
Lincoln, Engine Shed, England
30 March 2009
Birmingham, Academy, England
31 March 2009
Birmingham, Academy, England

2 Apil 2009
Exeter, Great Hall, England
3 April 2009
Swindon, Oasis, England
4 April 2009
Bristol, Academy, England
5 April 2009
Margate, Winter Gardens, England
7 April 2009
Norwich, UEA, England
8 April 2009
Brighton, Dome, England
9 April 2009
Southampton, Guidhall, England
11 April 2009
London, Brixton Academy, England

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The Enemy's Tom Clarke Survives Bottle Attack

Tom Clarke continues @ Reading Festival despite bottle throwing

The Enemy's Tom Clarke continued his performance in front of a massive crowd at the Reading Festival even after someone in the crowd threw a bottle at him. The bottle hit his guitar as he was dedicating the song 'It's Not OK' to the former workers at Peugeot, Coventry. Tom responded by calling him a ""f**king c**t" but then gave a passionate performance.

The Coventry trio have just returned to the UK following their first US tour, where Tom Clarke sliced his finger on the first date but continued with most of the dates. The Enemy will be working hard in the studio as they work on their follow up album to 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns'.

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The Enemy UK: American Tour Update

The Enemy UK - Liam Watts, Andy Hopkins and Tom Clarke



The Enemy continue their very first tour of America and lots of updates have been added to The Enemy website I created. Find out how the Coventry trio have done so far during their tour.

Latest pictures and videos as well as lots of press stories have been added, just click any of the links below to find out more:

PRESS - NewsOK.com - CD Review: 'We'll Live and Die in These Towns'

PRESS - Filter-Mag.com - The Enemy UK, Los Angeles, CA - Review
PRESS - Gigwise.com - 'We're Nervous About Breaking America'
PRESS - The Sun - Tom Clarke Sliced Off The End Of His Finger
American Tour Pictures - Great Scott, Boston, 21 pictures by Danielle Whalen
NEWS - UPI.COM - Enemy Front Man Slices Off Top Of Finger
INTERVIEWS - ARTISTDirect.Com - Straight Otta Coventry
American Tour Pictures - Great Scott, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
PRESS - Spinner.Com - The Enemy Make Friends In America
American Tour Pictures - Download Festival pictures, New Jersey, USA
PRESS - MusicSnobbery.com - Review and Pictures From Download Festival, New Jersey, USA

American Tour Pictures - Lollapalooza pics by Guy Eppel for NME.COM
AMERICAN GIG VIDEOS: Lollapalooza Festival Videos Added
PRESS - Philadelphia Daily News - CD Review
PRESS - IGN.COM - Lollapalooza 2008: Day 1 - The Enemy UK
PRESS - Los Angeles Times - Enemy Album Review

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The Enemy UK Tour in America

The Enemy UK in America backstage @ Lollapalooza, Chicago. *pic by Guy Eppel (NME.COM)


The Enemy are enjoying reaching new audiences in America this week as their very first tour of the United States continues. After doing a series of festivals in Europe the Coventry trio - Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts headed out to America for the launch of their Warner Brothers album, "We'll Live And Die In These Towns".

The website theenemy.eu has all the pictures and press stories featuring The Enemy in America so far. NME magazine had one of their top photographers on hand at the Lollapalooza Festival. Guy Eppel's pictures can be seen at theenemy.eu and NME. Plus an interesting review from Music Snobbery of The Enemy's Download Festival performance and pictures of the lads in action.

Liam Watts and Andy Hopkins on stage at the Download Festival, New Jersey, USA

The Enemy will also be appearing at:

6 August 2008
Trubadour - LA, California

7 August 2008
330 Ritch Street - San Francisco

11 August 2008
Bowery Ballroom - New York

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Godiva Festival Coventry: The Enemy

Tom Clarke and Liam Watts @ Godiva Festival, Coventry


Headlining the Godiva Festival in Coventry was the natural choice for The Enemy, having achieved so much during the past year. While Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts have enjoyed a number one album and awards, they have always remained firmly down to earth and loyal to Coventry.

Coventry welcomes The Enemy

Tonight was the night The Enemy returned home to Coventry and put on a free performance in front of thousands. This year there was no tent to restrict the numbers and no matter how much it rained it didn't stop the masses from standing firm in their support of the lads who have done so much for this city. Slowly the umbrella's came down and the hands went up in unison as the whole of Godiva sang "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" and "You're Not Alone" - being reminded by Tom Clarke that the song was dedicated to the ex-workers from Peugeot.

Liam Watts on drums

Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts proved as energetic as ever through out the show, with Andy darting from side to side on stage - wisely avoiding crowd surfing and thus keeping his clothing during the duration of the set. As well as playing hits from the debut album, the Coventry crowds were treated to a new tune as a taster for things to come. The debut album went to number one exactly a year ago and has remained in the UK album chart virtually the whole year, sitting at #85 this week.

The Enemy headline Godiva Festival in Coventry

Thousands watch The Enemy

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Vinny McElvenny Fundraiser At Inspire Bar Coventry

It was a great night for Coventry music as bands and artists performed at Inspire Bar, Coventry in a fundraising event for Vinny McElvenny. Tom Clarke from The Enemy performed an acoustic set, despite feeling worse for wear with a sore throat. Just two weeks earlier Tom had been performing in Leeds in front of a 35,000 crowd but proved his feet are still firmly on the ground as he returned home to Coventry and belted out a set in front of around 200 guests.
He also performed a T-Rex classic 'Cosmic Dancer' along side The Enemy's 'You're Not Alone', 'Away From Here' and 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns'.

Pint Shot Riot, another quality Coventry band played a string of new tracks for the evening as well as the B-side 'Riot Act', from their forthcoming single that is released on July 7th 2008. With fans inside and outside the venue, Pint Shot Riot put on a superb acoustic performance and proved once again that Coventry has alot of talent.

Bands and artists converged at Inspire Bar to be part of the special fundraising event - they were all showing their support for a man named Vinny McElvenny, who is a legend among those on the Coventry music scene. A man who is passionate about Coventry music and who has worked hard promoting the music scene and supporting local bands. A recent fire at his home had caused devastation as Vinny lost everything, but as the event showed - Vinny had lost none of his friends and none of his zeal for Coventry music.

The event was organised by another Coventry legend, John Dawkins (the man who brought us The Enemy). He took time out of his busy schedule to arrange the fundraiser, once again supporting his home city and proving Coventry has talent. Working behind the scenes Mick Leape (Inspire Bar) helped pull off a great evening of acoustic music that rivals the bigger cities easily.

No Cassandra, MBE/Jesus Deluxe, Senses, Exit Calm and Jersey Budd all put on a grand show with many of the artists performing without their drummers, it was a different environment to perform. Yet each act, from the first to the last proved their flexibility as artists and gave Coventry an evening to remember. Vinny even joined Senses on stage to sing along to the James track, 'Sit Down' and later thanked everyone for their support during the difficult times.

Below are some pictures and videos taken during the course of the evening on my mobile phone, sadly my digital camera batteries were flat - so this was all I had left to use. I will be posting a blog at www.robmaccaextra.blogspot.com/ , sharing my personal story from the event.




Tom Clarke - Cosmic Dancer (T Rex)


Tom Clarke - Away From Here (acoustic)


Tom Clarke - We'll Live And Die In These Towns (acoustic)


Pint Shot Riot - Riot Act (acoustic)

Vinny McElvenny introduces Tom Clarke

Tom Clarke @ Inspire Bar, Coventry

Rob and Rocket from Pint Shot Riot

Rocket and Baby Dave play acoustic set for Vinny

Jersey Budd

Top: No Cassandra and Shackleton

Middle: mbe/Jesus Deluxe and Senses

Bottom: Exit Calm

Check out the bands/artists music:

Tom Clarke: http://www.myspace.com/theenemycoventry
Pint Shot Riot: http://www.myspace.com/pintshotriot
Jersey Budd: http://www.myspace.com/jerseybuddmusic
Exit Calm: http://www.myspace.com/exitcalm
Senses: http://www.myspace.com/sensesmusic
Jesus Deluxe:http://www.myspace.com/jesusdeluxe
Shackletons: http://www.myspace.com/sunzoomsparkmusic
No Cassandra: http://www.myspace.com/nocassandra



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The Enemy Almost Missed Radio 1 Big Weekend

*pictures by the BBC.

The Enemy almost missed their own performance at Maidstone, Kent this weekend when their sat nav system sent them on a detour to the coast.

Tom Clarke, the band's front man, said they had travelled over a strange bridge and ended up by the sea.

It was a good job they did make it though as the main tent went wild when they played just before headliners The Kooks. Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts played a fantastic 43 minute set, which included new track 'Sing When You're In Love', as well as classic tracks such as 'Away From Here' and 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns', which had the massive crowd singing along during the Radio 1 Big Weekend. The whole performance can be seen on the BBC website: HERE

Latest news from www.theenemy.eu:

12/05/08: NEWS - Kent Messenger: Vote For The Enemy

12/05/08: PRESS - Kent Online: Enemy Almost Miss Big Weekend!

12/05/08: MEDIA Radio 1 Big Weekend Videos - link now up

11/05/08: NEWS- Radio 1: Big Weekend Enemy Setlist

11/05/08: PICTURES - Radio 1 Big Weekend, Maidstone, Kent

11/05/08: NEWS - BBC Newsbeat: Tom Praises Free Festival

11/05/08: NEWS - Vinspired.com: Win an exclusive t-shirt signed by The Enemy

11/05/08:PRESS - VBlog@vinspired.com: Rock band in "doing something good, for nothing" shocker!

11/05/08: MEDIA - Planting Trees : Video Evidence!

11/05/08: PICTURES - Vinvolved Ballroom Blitz (30/04/08)

09/05/08: MEDIA - Link To The Radio 1 Chris Moyles Show

09/05/08: PICTURES - Radio 1 Chris Moyles Show Pictures

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Tom Clarke: Why The Specials Still Matter

The Specials feature on the May cover of MOJO magazine and within the excellent article is an interview with The Enemy frontman, Tom Clarke. Here he talks about the lyrics and influence of The Specials:

"The Specials' lyrics were written in times of recession and disarray, when there wasn't much positive to speak about, so to realise that those lyrics are still relevant today is obviously quite sad. I didn't realise it, until it was pointed out to me, that the title track of our album, We'll Live And Die In These Towns, which is about the whole essence of a city that's full of culture but people just don't take notice of it - that it's a dead town - that it was clearly the same city that The Specials wrote about in Ghost Town. We also wrote a song, This Song Is About You, after a conversation with an old school friend who said all of our old school friends have got kids, which I couldn't believe, at our age, which is Too Much Too Young, isn't it?

It's clear how much society has changed since 20, 30 years ago, but with massively key elements that have stayed exactly the same. There's still fighting on the dancefloor, there's still young girls having babies and being forced to be a mother at an age before they've had a life. The Specials were ahead of their time in seeing how society was heading, and one of the first bands to comment on it in a blunt and straight forward way.

Besides Ghost Town, the other song that epitomises The Specials is Too Much Too Young. It's the no-nonsense lyrics and the energy. They were amazing, incredibly tight band. Listen to the drum fill at the start of that song. There's not even been any music played yet, it's just two drums being hit, but it's already a fucking surge of energy. You can see how much it got audiences jumping up and down in anticipation. The Specials used music as a form of escapism, but the music still sounds like a party. Not many bands combine that contrast. If you don't entwine your lyrics in riddles and metaphors, lots of people can relate to that straight away. That's what set a band like The Specials apart then, and still does today."

*The Full 11 page feature on Coventry band The Specials can be in the May issue of MOJO magazine.

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The Enemy Reveal T-Shirt Secret

Andy Hopkins wears a T-shirt with a hidden story

*pic: Piia http://deadflower.cjb.net/

Coventry fans of The Enemy were left perplexed at the recent Ricoh Arena gigs by a T-shirt worn by bassist Andy Hopkins. As seen in the picture above, Andy Hopkins had printed on his T-shirt "Free The Finbarr's Two". It set tongues wagging following the hugely successful tour and now we can reveal the story behind the t-shirt.

Long time friend of The Enemy, John Kelly, is the reason Andy wore the t-shirt "Free The Finbarr's Two". John used to sell T-shirts for the band at the early gigs but was recently jailed for a year for disorder. Known for his charity work and described as "a really peaceful lad", Tom Clarke went on to explain the story of how the incident happened at the end of a night when things were heated. There was some kind of incident and "I think he had a momentary lapse."

Kelly picked up a metal stand used to secure the velvet rope into the club and brandished it. The incident was caught on CCTV and Kelly was jailed for a year.

John Kelly

"He's in prison now. He probably won't serve the full year because it's a first
offence, but I just think it's terrible that a momentary lapse ..... I think
that when you disrupt the community you should have to put something back -
maybe a bit of community service - then he might have thought twice about
jumping in. I just think it's really unfair to have a good lad, who's helped the
community anyway, put away for a year."

The Enemy dedicated "This Song" to John Kelly at the Ricoh gig while his family were among the 8,000 fans in attendance. So now you know why Andy Hopkins had the words "Free The Finbarr's Two" printed on his T-shirt, and a very fitting tribute to John Kelly who had sold many T-shirts for The Enemy.

I think I may have even bought a T-shirt from John back at the early Colosseum gig...................

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The Enemy: Ricoh Arena, Coventry - Sunday Review and Videos

The Enemy surpassed themselves with their final gig at Coventry's Ricoh Arena. As if Saturday's gig hadn't been electrifying enough, Sunday was a nuclear bomb of energy and a room full of dynamite.

I thought the Sunday gig would be calmer or quieter but how wrong I was! Although the crowds were timid to begin with, it didn't take long until the party was fully going. The first support act consisted of most of the Specials including Neville Staple, which treated the Coventry crowds to ska classics like "A Message To You Rudy", "Ghost Town" and many more (Watch the videos: HERE). While the older members of the audience (and those with discerning taste) lapped up the sound of two-tone, the new generation were more into Boy Kill Boy and the Displacements as support acts for The Enemy.

Coventry grew restless as 9pm approached and the bottle battle commenced for a second night at the Jaguar Hall. Football chants and pushing kept everyone entertained, one brave young man climbed on a friends shoulders - goading the throng to throw bottles and cans at him. He wasn't disappointed as bottles hurtled towards him in vast numbers.

The Enemy rock the Ricoh!

The reason another 8,000 people had turned out in the snowy weather was solely this - The Enemy. From the moment they entered the stage until the moment they left, everyone gave 100%. The audience fuelled and ready to dance, sing and celebrate - the band were home and proud of Coventry. Fast moving songs like "Away From Here" "Technodanceaphobic" and "Pressure" meant no time to stand still and be an observer, it was dance or be crushed! Other songs slowed it down, "Sing When You're In Love" and "Happy Birthday Jane" - giving you a chance to cool down for a few minutes. Then everyone would leave with the anthem tunes of "This Song Is About You" and "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" ringing inside their heads for days to come. Arms waving and crowd surfing was the order of the night as The Enemy delivered an ever maturing set.

Here are a selection of videos from Sunday 6th gig:

The Enemy - "Sing When You're In Love" - Ricoh Arena, Coventry



The Enemy - "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" - Ricoh Arena, Coventry



The Enemy - "This Song" - Ricoh Arena, Coventry



The Enemy - "40 Days And 40 Nights" - Ricoh Arena, Coventry



The Enemy - "It's Not OK" - Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Saturday's videos can be seen: HERE

Coventry Telegraph pictures.

Wound from the "bottle battle"


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The Enemy: Ricoh Coventry - Review and Videos

The Enemy put on a solid performance at the sold out Ricoh Arena (Jaguar Hall) in Coventry this weekend. The 8,000 who turned up for the gig were treated to lively support bands (Lowline and Boy Kill Boy), good DJ mixing and a night to remember when The Enemy took to the stage.

Coventry can be proud of Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts - three normal lads who stood up and believed in something better than a 9 to 5 job on a minimum wage. They had the self belief that they could make it as a band and thanks to people like John Dawkins, Stiff Records and their families, The Enemy became a force to be reckoned with.

In two years they have gone from playing small pubs, to supporting big bands , to headlining their own tour. Then coming back and doing even bigger venues, as well as six nights at the Astoria in London. Yet they never forget their roots - three working class lads from Coventry. The Coventry City Football Club flag draped on stage with a Union Jack the other side, not just symbols on stage but a heart felt love for all that is Coventry, all that is life in a country where jobs are shipped abroad and skilled workers laid to rest on the scrap heap of industrial waste.

Crowded inside the venue were young men and women who could identify with the music and the message that The Enemy bring. This is why they could join in unison during "You're Not Alone" "This Song" and "We'll Live And Die In These Towns". All the songs have become anthems for a new generation, an army of young people searching for something better than the mundane jobs on offer in a supermarket city.

Tom Clarke was eager to engage the audience, you could tell this was a 20 year old who loved being home once again in Coventry. Critics had tried to say Tom didn't talk enough during the gigs, but tonight he wanted the gig to continue until 6am. Sadly, time was not on his side but the whole arena was and throughout every song they bellowed out as one voice singing with him. For many the gig will be their personal highlight of the year. The Enemy have a summer of festivals ahead, yet rest assured they will not forget Coventry.

Here are a selection of videos featuring The Enemy @ the Ricoh Coventry:


The Enemy - Pressure @ Coventry Ricoh (Jaguar Hall)


The Enemy - Technodanceaphobic @ Coventry Ricoh (Jaguar Hall)


The Enemy - We'll Live And Die In These Towns @ Coventry Ricoh (Jaguar Hall)


The Enemy - This Song @ Coventry Ricoh (Jaguar Hall)


The Enemy - Away From Here @ Coventry Ricoh (Jaguar Hall)


The Enemy - God Save The Queen @ Coventry Ricoh (Jaguar Hall)


The Enemy - You're Not Alone @ Coventry Ricoh (Jaguar Hall)


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The Enemy Auction Guitar For Charity

The Enemy in the "early days" with the white guitar.

Tom Clarke from Coventry band The Enemy, has donated his early fender telecaster guitar for auction to help raise money for "Ripple Africa", .

The guitar that is now on EBAY, is the very one used by Tom Clarke for the videos "Away From Here" and "It's Not OK" and featured at the very early gigs. It is the guitar that has been on tour with The Enemy the most, so is a very important one - it was the same one used at the Coventry Colosseum gig with Specials singer Neville Staples.

Ripple Africa is a charity that seeks to improve the standard of education and health care, to preserve and sustainably develop the environment, and to create opportunities for the local community around Mwaya on the northern lake shore of Lake Malawi. Unlike many other charities Ripple Africa aim to give a hand up not a hand out by employing locals rather than spending donations on costly administration overseas.

Bidding ends April 10th with ALL money raised will go directly to Ripple Africa. The guitar has been signed by Tom, Liam and Andy so hop over to EBAY now and place your bid for this once in a lifetime piece of history memorabilia, doing so you will also be raising money for a well-deserving cause.

Bid: HERE

The Enemy display the guitar up for auction

Tom Clarke donates his early guitar and signs it

Liam Watts signing - with a can of coke at the ready!

Andy Hopkins is VERY happy as he signs the guitar!

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Tom Clarke: "I've Never Done Drugs"

Tom Clarke is often featured in the media as the out spoken front man of Coventry band The Enemy, but for those who take the time to listen, Tom speaks many a wise word.

Although Tom has only just recently turned 20 years old, he has already experienced more than many of his peers. Yet all this time Tom Clarke has kept his feet firmly on the ground and his head still rests on very wise shoulders.

The past year The Enemy have gone from playing small venues and moved on to a sell out national tour at much larger venues (such as the 8,000 capacity Jaguar Hall in Coventry). You might conclude this path of fame would naturally lead to a rock 'n' roll lifestyle full of sex and drugs, but once again Tom Clarke has a very sensible attitude.

Speaking about the subject of drugs, Tom said:

"I've never wanted to know, I've seen drugs destroy a lot of people,
I've seen it ruin personalities that I like. The person is still the same, but
it's like somethings gone inside and hollowed then out and taken the
personality out of them."

"I know in 2008 I'm probably a minority in not having ever experimented
in drugs, but anyone who says you can't say no because it's everywhere, that's
bollocks. You can say no, it's piss easy. I now exist in a world where it's
around me every fucking day and I still have no desire to start doing any drugs
at all."

Tom Clarke is often reported for speaking his mind, yet he stands as a good role model for today's generation surrounded by a culture of violence and drugs. Tom has proved you can find success without the need for drugs - it does require hard work and a strong belief in yourself to prove others wrong. The Enemy have made it because of these attributes and the determination not to be stuck in a dead end 9-5 job selling TV's.

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The Enemy Coventry HMV

Andy Hopkins, Liam Watts and Tom Clarke signing for fans in Coventry.

Hard to believe that a year ago Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts were just about to make it big in the music world and put Coventry firmly on the map. With a number 1 album ("We'll Live And Die In These Towns") and four Top 30 hits, The Enemy were back on home turf in Coventry with family, friends and fans loyally out to support the lads that have done so much for the city.

The Enemy have grown in confidence over the past year and that clearly showed today as they performed, yet even after so much accolade and awards Tom, Andy and Liam have remained firmly down to earth, grateful and loyal to their city and fans.

I've been following The Enemy for quite a long time, and can honestly say that I am proud of how all of them have turned out. It would have been easy to follow the bright lights of London and leave Coventry far behind - but The Enemy have promoted Coventry time and time again, giving back so much to the city that has believed in them and their music. We can look forward to a second album with more gritty real life lyrics and tunes about life in modern Britain.


Here are the videos from the Coventry performance at HMV:

The Enemy - "It's Not OK" - Live@ HMV Coventry



The Enemy - "Had Enough" - Live@ HMV Coventry



The Enemy - "This Song" - Live@ HMV Coventry



The Enemy - "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" - Live@ HMV Coventry




The Enemy - "You're Not Alone" - Live@ HMV Coventry




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The Enemy - Latest News

The Enemy at the NME Awards

It's been a jam packed week for The Enemy after winning "Best New Band" at the NME Awards - all the news, videos and pictures are over on my website.

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07/03/08: NEWS - Capital Radio: Vote For The Enemy
07/03/08: NEWS - BBC -6 Music: Enemy Album Caution
07/03/08: GIG VIDEOS - "This Song" live @ Union Chapel, London - added
07/03/08: MEDIA - The Enemy Forum - Join it NOW!
07/03/08: NEWS - InTheNews.co.uk: Tom Clarke Reignites Arctic Monkeys Feud
06/03/08: PRESS - Metro: The Enemy to launch new single
06/03/08: NEWS - Gigwise.com: The Enemy Preparing 'Banging' Second Album
06/03/08: NEWS - eFestivals.com: Headliners Announced For Beach Break Live
05/03/08: MUSIC VIDEOS - This Song Video Added
04/03/08: NEWS - Tom Clarke To Play Kasbah Coventry
04/03/08: PRESS - BBC: Paul Weller Joins The Enemy On Stage
04/03/08: PRESS - NME.COM: Paul Weller Joins The Enemy Onstage at Charity Gig
03/03/08: CALENDAR - Ibiza Rocks Hotel Launch Date Added
03/03/08: NEWS - DigitalSpy.com: The Enemy to open Ibiza hotel
02/03/08: PRESS - NME.COM: Reverend declare Enemy 'one of the best bands in the world'
02/03/08: PRESS - Mirror: Tom Clarke Says Doherty "Doesn't Deserve To Win"
02/03/08: PRESS - Daily Mail: Fuming Peaches Geldof makes enemies
02/03/08: NEWS - HMV.COM: "We'll Live And Die In These Towns" £4.99


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