Friendly Fires Extend World Tour with Shows in Toronto, Vancouver

BY Alex HudsonPublished Jun 14, 2011

The last time Friendly Fires booked a Toronto show, it didn't go so well. Just two weeks ago, the group had to cancel their performance at the city's Phoenix Theatre after drummer Jack Savidge was hospitalized due to exhaustion. They will hopefully have better luck this fall, as the Brit-rocking trio just scheduled a new Toronto date for October.

This will be part of a North American outing that includes another performance in Vancouver. This time, they'll be playing at the Commodore Ballroom -- an upgrade from the smaller Venue, where they played earlier this month. There are also a slew of U.S. dates.

This North American outing is just another leg of Friendly Fires' massive 2011 tour. In the coming months, they've got shows in Europe, Australia and Japan. Another UK tour will follow in November. Hopefully this won't lead to more exhaustion for the hard-working group.

Along the way, they'll be promoting the recently-released Pala. Thanks to Prefix for the tip.

Tour dates:

6/17 Elchenriy/Neuhausen, Germany - Hurricane/Southside
6/18 Elchenriy/Neuhausen, Germany - Hurricane/Southside
6/23 Oslo Norway - Oslo Live Festival
6/25 Somerset, UK - Glastonbury Festival
6/28 Magaluf, Spain - Mallorca Rocks
6/29 Ibiza, Spain - Ibiza Rocks
7/2 St. Gallen, Switzerland - OpenAir Festival
7/8 Oeiras, Portugal - Optimus Alive!
7/9 Kinross, UK - T in the Park
7/10 Punchestown, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
7/15 Benicassim 2011 Benicassim, Spain
7/17 Istanbul, Turkey - Rock'N Coke Festival
7/28 Sydney, Australia - Metro Theatre
7/29 Melbourne, Australia - Billboard
7/31 Woodford, Australia - Splendour in the Grass
8/6 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
8/7 New York, NY - Summer Stage
8/13 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic
8/14 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic
8/18 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
8/26 Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival
8/28 Reading, UK - Reading Festival
10/4 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10/5 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
10/7 Atlanta, GA - The Loft
10/8 Orlando, FL - The Social
10/11 Austin, TX - Antones
10/12 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
10/14 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
10/15 Los Angeles, CA - Music Box
10/18 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
10/19 Seattle, WA - Neptune
10/23 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/25 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10/26 New York, NY - Terminal 5
10/27 Boston, MA - Paradise
11/10 Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Bristol
11/11 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy Birmingham
11/12 Southampton, UK - Southampton Guildhall
11/14 Nottingham, UK - Rock City
11/15 Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy Newcastle
11/17 Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo Manchester
11/18 Glasgow, UK - Barrowland
11/19 Leeds, UK - O2 Academy Leeds
11/21 Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange
11/22 Lincoln, UK - The Engine Shed
11/25 London, UK - O2 Academy Brixton
11/26 London, UK - O2 Academy Brixton

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