Having been stalwarts of the UK alternative scene for the last fifteen years, drawing many fans towards their emotive rock sound with debut ‘Casually Dressed & Deep In Conversation’ in 2003, Welsh outfit Funeral For A Friend are calling it a day.
“It’s the natural end. We’ve done everything we set out to do and way more than I could ever have hoped so I’m not upset that it’s run its course. We all felt that ‘Chapter And Verse’ was a pretty decent full stop on an incredible fourteen and half years of making music together,” vocalist and founding member Matthew Davies-Kreye explains.
“So, how do you celebrate a huge part of your life? You play some shows! For me it seemed obvious to go out with both ‘Hours’ and ‘Casually Dressed..’ I feel that both those records distill what Funeral is to a whole load of people more definitively than just piecing together a set from all the records we’ve made. It seems to me that those are the records that matter most and ‘Hours’ to me is my proudest achievement in music with Funeral. I don’t know why but it fills me with an overwhelming sense of pride.”
With that in mind, Funeral will be playing two shows at each venue across Australia, mainland Europe and the UK. The first of each will feature ‘Hours’ in full, with the second allowing the band to perform ‘Casually Dressed…’ in its entirety.
Tickets for the ‘Last Chance To Dance’ tour go on sale at 10AM on Friday 18th September.
FEBRUARY 2016
11 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA The Brightside
12 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA The Brightside
13 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Oxford Art Factory
14 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Oxford Art Factory
16 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Richmond Central Club
17 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Richmond Central Club
MARCH 2016
23 HAMBURG, GERMANY Knust
24 HAMBURG, GERMANY Knust
25 BERLIN, GERMANY Magnet
26 BERLIN, GERMANY Magnet
28 MUNICH, GERMANY Kranhalle
29 MUNICH, GERMANY Kranhalle
30 WIESBADEN, GERMANY Schlachtof
31 WIESBADEN, GERMANY Schlachtof
APRIL 2016
02 COLOGNE, GERMANY Luxor
03 COLOGNE, GERMANY Luxor
05 CARDIFF Y Plas
06 CARDIFF Y Plas
08 MANCHESTER The Ritz
09 MANCHESTER The Ritz
10 GLASGOW Garage
11 GLASGOW Garage
13 BIRMINGHAM Institute
14 BIRMINGHAM Institute
15 LONDON O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
16 LONDON O2 Shepherds Bush Empire