The Enemy + Support Tickets

The Enemy, after having completed a reunion tour in 2022 following an extended absence which resulted in a massive homecoming show in Coventry are playing at The Lighthouse in Poole, Summer 2024. The Coventry indie trio’s thrilling and renowned live show will be sure the make the famous Lighthouse concert floor bounce.

Way back in 2006, trendy kids around the world were immersing themselves in something called NU-rave and the tidal wave of indie that had flooded the nation was starting to show signs of receding. From seemingly nowhere, three very young musicians from Coventry emerged calling themselves The Enemy and drawing on the classic, from The Clash to The Jam.

While just teenagers, Tom Clarke (vocals, guitar), Andy Hopkins (bass) and Liam Watts (drums) formed The Enemy and immediately set about writing a considerable body of work and delivering incendiary live performances. Off the back of these, they signed to the recently reopened Stiff Records and released their debut single for the label, 40 Days And 40 Nights, in November 2006.

The Enemy moved to Warner for their debut album We'll Live And Die In These Towns, which went to No.1 in the UK album charts. Music For The People followed in 2009, which traced its predecessor's footsteps into the Top 10.

It took three years for the band to return with their third album, 2012's Streets In The Sky. The Enemy split up in 2016 but reformed five years later for a reunion gig in their native Coventry.

In 2007, The Enemy emerged from their working class roots in Coventry to become one of the biggest new bands around. Their debut album ‘We’ll Live And Die In These Towns’ went straight to #1 and would later be certified Platinum in recognition of over 300,000 sales. The trio would ultimately land another two Top 10 albums, two Top 10 singles, three major awards (from NME, Q and XFM), shows with The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Oasis, The Killers, Kasabian, Bon Jovi, Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics, and even complete a special rooftop performance at Wembley Stadium ahead of the FA Cup Final.

Now as the 15th anniversary of the album’s release approaches, The Enemy announce a major UK reunion tour for 2022. The tour features the band’s original and only line-up - Tom Clarke (vocals/guitar), Andy Hopkins (bass) and Liam Watts (drums) - and represents the first chance for fans to see the band in action since they played three sold-out farewell shows in their hometown back in 2016.

The Enemy commented, “2022 marks the 15th anniversary of ‘We'll Live And Die In These Towns’ and six years since we all played together. Over the last decade-and-a-half we've watched fans begin to really treasure those songs and we're asked on an almost daily basis if there is any chance of the three of us getting back on stage together, so we know how much this will mean to the fans. What we weren't expecting was quite how excited we would all be to play together again. There's a lot of anticipation and excitement from the three of us to go out and play, just us, the songs and the fans. We really can't wait!”