Funeral For A Friend have announced the ‘Last Chance To Dance’ Tour, which will include dates across Australia, Europe and the UK in Feb-April of 2016. This will act as a curtain call on the band’s illustrious fifteen year career and each city they play will be treated to two shows. As Matthew Davies-Kreye elaborates -
AUSTRALIA
Thurs 11th Feb - Brisbane, The Brightside
Fri 12th Feb - Brisbane, The Brightside
Sat 13th Feb - Sydney, Oxford Art Factory
Sun 14th Feb - Sydney, Oxford Art Factory
Tues 16th Feb - Melbourne, Richmond Central Club
Weds 17th Feb - Melbourne, Richmond Central Club
EUROPE
Weds 23rd March - Hamburg, Knust
Thurs 24th March - Hamburg, Knust
Fri 25th March - Berlin, Magnet
Sat 25th March - Berlin, Magnet
Mon 28th March - Munich, Kranhalle
Tues 29th March - Munich, Kranhalle
Weds 30t March - Wiesbaden, Schlachtof
Thurs 31st March- Wiesbaden, Schlachtof
Sat 2nd April - Cologne, Luxor
Sun 3rd April - Cologne, Luxor
UK
Tues 5th April - Cardiff, Y Plas
Weds 6th April - Cardiff, Y Plas
Fri 8th April - Manchester, The Ritz
Sat 9th April - Manchester, The Ritz
Sun 10th April - Glasgow, Garage
Mon 11th April - Glasgow, Garage
Weds 13th April- Birmingham, Institute
Thurs 14th April- Birmingham, Institute
Fri 15th April - London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Sat 16th April- London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
"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.
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."
AUSTRALIA
Thurs 11th Feb - Brisbane, The Brightside
Fri 12th Feb - Brisbane, The Brightside
Sat 13th Feb - Sydney, Oxford Art Factory
Sun 14th Feb - Sydney, Oxford Art Factory
Tues 16th Feb - Melbourne, Richmond Central Club
Weds 17th Feb - Melbourne, Richmond Central Club
EUROPE
Weds 23rd March - Hamburg, Knust
Thurs 24th March - Hamburg, Knust
Fri 25th March - Berlin, Magnet
Sat 25th March - Berlin, Magnet
Mon 28th March - Munich, Kranhalle
Tues 29th March - Munich, Kranhalle
Weds 30t March - Wiesbaden, Schlachtof
Thurs 31st March- Wiesbaden, Schlachtof
Sat 2nd April - Cologne, Luxor
Sun 3rd April - Cologne, Luxor
UK
Tues 5th April - Cardiff, Y Plas
Weds 6th April - Cardiff, Y Plas
Fri 8th April - Manchester, The Ritz
Sat 9th April - Manchester, The Ritz
Sun 10th April - Glasgow, Garage
Mon 11th April - Glasgow, Garage
Weds 13th April- Birmingham, Institute
Thurs 14th April- Birmingham, Institute
Fri 15th April - London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Sat 16th April- London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire