Friendly Fires

[Bisque]

I don't want to piss anyone off by starting this new topic, but I have heard that Friendly Fires will be playing this year although accourding to my source they don't know which stage. Personally I would love to see them play especially after 2009s performance in the NME tent. Were really good on the main stage this year at Wireless despite most of the crowd disappearing to see Professor Green. Please don't take this too seriously but what with the other threads about possible NME headliners...

[jump]

Wouldn't surprise me if they did headline NME, right size, new album out soon and would make a good counter to the probable main stage headliners but I still see them as a cheap £5 tix band and would prefer someone else.

Edited February 21, 2011 by jump

[OKB]

Wouldn't surprise me if they did headline NME, right size, new album out soon and would make a good counter to the probable main stage headliners but I still see them as a cheap £5 tix band and would prefer someone else.

[Bisque]

Wouldn't surprise me if they did headline NME, right size, new album out soon and would make a good counter to the probable main stage headliners but I still see them as a cheap £5 tix band and would prefer someone else.

[FiestaDave]

I don't want to piss anyone off by starting this new topic, but I have heard that Friendly Fires will be playing this year although accourding to my source they don't know which stage. Personally I would love to see them play especially after 2009s performance in the NME tent. Were really good on the main stage this year at Wireless despite most of the crowd disappearing to see Professor Green. Please don't take this too seriously but what with the other threads about possible NME headliners...

[jump]

Another source?! Beware of saying you have a source on these forums as alot of people have had enough of people saying they're in the know.

Cant see them headline, maybe third down at a push or early evening on the mainstage.

[Bisque]

Another source?! Beware of saying you have a source on these forums as alot of people have had enough of people saying they're in the know.

Edited February 21, 2011 by zerocouch

[Dave The Hedgehog]

Headline NME are you having a laugh?

[OKB]

Oh, sorry OKB - you 'know' who's headlining, don't you?

[jump]

Headline NME are you having a laugh?

They are no where near as big as PENDULUM (who got a bigger crowd than AF) or Lostprophets and thats just 2 off top of my head. They would be 2nd or 3rd down on NME.

Edited February 21, 2011 by jump

[ivan]

They are playing the same size venues as Klaxons and their album has also done better Klaxon's too you bullshitting numpty, they have already played 3rd so they would be moving up the bill and fits in the tradition of bands not that big but big with the crowd like View, Gossip, Cribs at the time.

[jump]

Friendly Fires have only released one album and that is old hat now.

The return of Klaxons was worthy of a headline slot ( despite lukewarm 2nd album ) , the return of

Frindly Fires is no way as big mate.

[saints15]

Would like to see them in the evening though. Perhaps main stage around the time Futureheads/Mystery Jets played last year.

[Bisque]

Not too sure how good they would be on main stage, I'd say that they are more of a tent band. If they play I reckon they will move up one place and play second from top

[pink_triangle]

They are playing the same size venues as Klaxons and their album has also done better Klaxon's too you bullshitting numpty, they have already played 3rd so they would be moving up the bill and fits in the tradition of bands not that big but big with the crowd like View, Gossip, Cribs at the time.

[jump]

I would say the difference is that the bands you menioned have had singles that got good radio airplay. You get a lot of casual fans at a festival who are often more attracted to a band if they have heard a song on radio 1. Friendly fires have a cult following but havent really crossed over to the mainstream as much as the bands you mentioned.

Edited February 21, 2011 by jump

[pink_triangle]

http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/local/derby/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9397000/9397326.stm

The BBC report they have had double platinum albums, depends what source you believe! Im not looking at how big bands are now, as maximo parks popularity has taken a hit. Maximos debut album had 3 top 20 singles and a load of radio play. Friendly fires no top 20 singles and little radio play. To claim that both were in similar positions at the same stage is not true.

[jump]

http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/local/derby/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9397000/9397326.stm

The BBC report they have had double platinum albums, depends what source you believe! Im not looking at how big bands are now, as maximo parks popularity has taken a hit. Maximos debut album had 3 top 20 singles and a load of radio play. Friendly fires no top 20 singles and little radio play. To claim that both were in similar positions at the same stage is not true.

[pink_triangle]

Well just shows that you cant believe everything the bbc says!

Still doesnt hide the fact that maximo were the better known band at the same stage of their career and almost certainly had bigger album sales. It would be unthinkable for the second friendly fire album to chart at two. Maximo also headlined nme tour.

[mrtourette]

I don't think Friendly Fires are at the status of being tent headliners. They just don't have the profile outside of their own fanbase. They'd probably do a good job but I'd imagine it would be the kind of booking that's seen as a risk.

[kev1664]

Maximo played third top the last time they played the festival as well. There a quality live act with bounds of energy and show-manship from Paul Smith.

Friendly Fires just are not the same level. Plus didn't the Cribs headline on the back of their third album?

[jump]

Well just shows that you cant believe everything the bbc says!

Still doesnt hide the fact that maximo were the better known band at the same stage of their career and almost certainly had bigger album sales. It would be unthinkable for the second friendly fire album to chart at two. Maximo also headlined nme tour.

[kev1664]

Again I'm basing my comparison on the 1st album sales and venues both of which are similar and Maximo Park 1st album didn't even go gold till the their 2nd album was released which was a year later than when they headlined unlike Friendly Fires who have a gold album now. These types of bands are booked on what they can possibly achieve as they are booked 7ish months advance of the festival, it's also worth noting Friendly Fires were nominated for 2 Brits Awards (possibly the most mainstream music awards) for best British group & newcomer unlike Maximo Park who were never been nominated aswell as the Mercuary Prize.

We're talking about when they headlined not now and Cribs have never had a gold album unlike Friendly Fires.

I'm bored of this argument, I've said it's possible not definite.

[saints15]

Also everything depends on that second album. There are lots of bands who's second albums have just flopped badly.

I personally don't see them headlining the NME stage but I'd eat humble pie if they did.

[jump]

My point was more along the lines of can you see friendly fires getting that high up the bill?

Also everything depends on that second album. There are lots of bands who's second albums have just flopped badly.

I personally don't see them headlining the NME stage but I'd eat humble pie if they did.