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Other artists coming to Manchester include Hacienda Classical, Darius Rucker, and Friendly Fires

Friendly Fires

Today’s stage-managed politics depend on everything being on-message – including choosing the perfect conference walk-on tune. But what do artists think when their music is used to support policies they abhor?

“I’m in the middle of Liverpool…” And the Notting Hill Carnival’s just been dropped atop the city, presumably. That, or Liverpudlians conduct regular conversations at screaming levels. Turn it down, you Scouse barkers. Digression: Friendly Fires are Ed Mac, Edd Gibson and Jack Savidge. The former of the three is on the other end of a telephone connection suffering from ulterior assault, passer-by vocal chords evidently the size of Transformer voice boxes. He hears me; me, I’ve a r...

It may not seem like the most sensible way to play to 200 people, but Friendly Fires are performing a show on Monday in complete darkness. Too many questions arise from this. Is there a risk of a guitar being accidentally shoved into unwanted places, for example? Bum notes indeed. We spoke to the Friendly Fires Jack Savidge about the logistics of it all, their preparation for Pitch Black and a second album. DiS:Howre you rehearsing for this Pitch Black gig? Friendly Fires: Weve been wearing b...