THE ENEMY will be bringing their anthem-filled live show to this Summer’s Blackpool Live season.
Presented by Scruff of the Neck, this brand new live music series will be bringing some of the nation’s best loved alternative acts to Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens.
With a songwriting canon chock-full of anthemic, generation defining indie rock tunes: The Enemy will make their Blackpool Live debut on Friday 28 August. Support will come from USA indie favourites We Are Scientists, plus alternative UK scene risers Alex Spencer and Shambolics.
Young gunslingers from the British Midlands, The Enemy emerged in the 00s indie scene with bags of energy – bringing together the potent swagger of Oasis with the nervy passion and relatable social commentary of the Jam. Quickly becoming one of the U.K.’s most talked about new bands, in 2007 on they released a succession of surefire hit singles in the Top 10 “Away From Here” and “Had Enough”, paving the way for their Platinum-certified #1 debut ‘We’ll Live And Die In These Towns’. After some time away, a new era in The Enemy started with a reunion of their original and only line-up in 2022 with bassist Andy Hopkins and drummer Liam Watts. Back with a rave-received new album ‘Social Disguises’ last year (their first in over a decade) the band have proven their enduring popularity. With a massive show celebrating 20 years of their iconic debut album at the 10,000 capacity Coventry Building Society Arena slated for next year – catch them back and bigger than ever at Blackpool this Summer.
Fellow stalwarts of the scene, albeit hailing from across the pond, are NYC-based tearaways We Are Scientists, who will be supporting at Blackpool for the evening. We Are Scientists first made their mark in the U.K. in 2005, shortly before the release of their gold-selling debut ‘With Love & Squalor’, an album that has since become a cornerstone of the indie rock scene. Over the years since, the band has released nine studio albums, including their latest critically praised record ‘Qualifying Miles’, and released a litany of classic tracks like “Nobody Moves, Nobody Gets Hurt”, “After Hours”, “It’s A Hit” and others. With a unique stage chemistry that continues to shine and countless classics to draw on, get down early for a seminal support slot in the hands of messrs Keith Murray and Chris Cain.
Earlier in the day, don’t miss a vital opportunity to catch next-big-things Alex Spencer and Shambolics, as they open-up proceedings with unmissable preceding sets.
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Blackpool Live brings together an exceptional programme of live music at the iconic Winter Gardens, pairing some of the UK’s most celebrated guitar bands with one of Britain’s best-known seaside destinations. Following in the footsteps of Jimi Hendrix, The Stone Roses and many more iconic bands, the highest calibre of artists will return to this legendary venue.
Across seven major headline events with a combined 17,500 capacity, more than 27 artists will perform at the Winter Gardens during the inaugural Blackpool Live season.
Amongst the other acts announced so far are Feeder, The Fratellis, Cast, Doves, The Pigeon Detectives and Happy Mondays, alongside stellar supporting sets from The Futureheads, A, The Twang, The Lilacs, Sleeper, Echobelly, Pastel, The Slow Readers Club, IST IST, Bank Holiday, The Rifles, M60, ALRIGHT, Inspiral Carpets and Common Goldfish. It’s a programme designed to appeal to lifelong music fans while championing the next wave of emerging artists.
Catch The Enemy, with special guests We Are Scientists, Alex Spencer, and Shambolics at Blackpool Winter Gardens on Friday 28 August.