The Enemy biography
The Enemy are an English rock band formed in Coventry in 2006, signed to Warner Music Group (UK). In June 2007, The Enemy played twice at Glastonbury Festival, first in the 'Guardian Lounge' on Saturday and then the much larger 'Other Stage' on Sunday. They also headlined on the Saturday night of T in the Park in the 'Futures' tent on 7 July 2007. The band's debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns (2007) went straight to Number 1 in the UK Albums chart on release. In the United States they are marketed as The Enemy UK. Their song "Be Somebody" was chosen to be part of the soundtrack for FIFA 10.
Formation
Liam and Andy originate from Coventry and Tom's originally from Birmingham. Tom and Andy attended Finham Park Secondary School in the south west of the city, whilst Liam studied at Cardinal Newman secondary school.
The Enemy met their original manager John Dawkins because Liam Watts' aunt worked with one of Dawkins' family he asked producer 'Matt Terry' to do him a favor and give them cheap studio time, Terry produced their first set of songs 'Heart Attack', 'Had Enough' and '40 Days and 40 Nights' Dawkins then forwarded demos to David Bianchi at A&R Warner.
In 2006 the band were the opening act at Coventry's Godiva Festival, and again played the event in July 2007 as second headliners beneath the Super Furry Animals.
2008- headline act in front of 10,000 fans.
Mainstream popularity
They first gained acclaim when they were mentioned in
NME as the act most likely to "break your windows" for 2007. They supported Oasis, The Fratellis, Kasabian, The Paddingtons, Ash, Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics on their UK tours.
Their single, "Away From Here" entered the charts at number 8 and its follow-up "Had Enough" entered the charts at number 4, their highest placing to date.
Building on their rapid exposure, The Enemy appeared on the NME 2007 Rock 'N' Roll Riot Tour during September and October 2007 along with Lethal Bizzle and The Wombats as well as the Jersey Live Festival. They also supported The Rolling Stones on the last night of their European tour at the O2 Arena.
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