Tumblr....

It's a new blogging thing. Or maybe it's not new, but we've only just found it.

Anyway, it's a nice little way to blog, post pictures/quotes/music etc.

And we have one- it's at http://ffaf.tumblr.com/

Give it a spin. You'll find a bunch of stuff on there that you wont find anywhere else.

Also don't forget to follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ffaf

Nice one

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND will be hitting the road in the UK to support the release of 'Your History Is Mine: 2002-2009', a collection of classic FFAF songs plus an EP's worth of brand new material, due for release 28 September.

The tour calls at the following venues:

Mon 05 Oct - PLYMOUTH, Hippo
Tue 06 Oct - PORTSMOUTH, Pyramids
Wed 07 Oct
Thu 08 Oct - EXETER, Lemon Grove
Fri 09 Oct - BRIGHTON, Concorde 2
Sat 10 Oct - MANCHESTER, Academy 2
Sun 11 Oct
Mon 12 Oct - PETERBOROUGH, Cresset
Tue 13 Oct
Wed 14 Oct - LONDON, Koko
Thu 15 Oct - HATFIELD, University of Herts Forum
Fri 16 Oct - OXFORD, O2 Academy
Sat 17 Oct
Sun 18 Oct - BRIDGEWATER, Palace
Mon 19 Oct
Tue 20 Oct - MIDDLESBROUGH, Empire
Wed 21 Oct - DUNDEE, Fat Sams
Thu 22 Oct - ABERDEEN, Moshulu
Fri 23 Oct
Sat 24 Oct - DERRY, Nerve Centre
Sun 25 Oct - DUBLIN, Academy
Mon 26 Oct
Tue 27 Oct - NOTTINGHAM, Rock City
Wed 28 Oct - CAMBRIDGE, Junction
Thu 29 Oct - NORWICH, UEA

'It'll be quite a nice change to go out on tour and not have to concentrate on representing our latest album, instead putting together a set that represents all our best material from day one until now’, says drummer/vocalist Ryan Richards. 'The most exciting thing for us though, is getting out and playing brand new stuff for the first time. Especially since it's the first material we've written with Gav in the band. It'll be a nice trip down memory lane, as well as a peek into the future of the FFAF.’

Tickets are on limited pre-sale with a low booking fee right now at www.funeralforafriend.com. General on-sale is Friday this week at 9am.

See you on the road!

Love
FFAF HQ

On September 28 2009 Funeral For A Friend open another chapter in their career with the release of 'Your History Is Mine: 2002-2009' - a retrospective look at some of the band's finest moments on record from their early days in South Wales right bang up to date with the inclusion of 4 brand new tracks.

The album is notable for being the first involving Gavin Burrough fully in the writing and recording process. ‘It's made a huge difference having [Gav] come into the band as a fan, and almost like a spokesman for all the fans out there who've been wanting to hear elements of the band they fell in love with that maybe have been missing for a while,’ says drummer/vocalist Ryan Richards. ‘We've always said we never wanted to go backwards, but now we've been able to re-explore a lot of the old elements of what we did and make it sound brand new by having Gav's musical and vocal input in there. It's very exciting – for us and for the fans, especially the ones that have been there from the start.’

‘It's been hard,’ adds vocalist Matthew Davies, ‘whittling down the best of four albums and a bunch of EP's to come up with what we consider to be the best of our 'formative years'. We're still trying to rewrite the rock and roll music text book with everything we've done since then. It's been interesting to see just how many songs we've written that have affected both us and our audience over the last 7 and a half years and having them all in one place will be a good reflection of our music up to this point for both newcomers and for old friends.’

'I like to think of the record as the end of one road and the start of another,’ continues Richards. ‘We wanted to document the history of the band up until now but at the same time usher in a New Age of Aural Awesomeness – or NAAA to the abbreviators out there who've come to know and love us as the FFAF.’


FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND - YOUR HISTORY IS MINE: 2002-2009

10.45 Amsterdam Conversations
This Year’s Most Open Heartbreak
Juneau
She Drove Me To Daytime Television
Escape Artists Never Die
Red Is The New Black
Streetcar
Roses For The Dead
History
Into Oblivion (Reunion)
Walk Away
Kicking And Screaming

No Honour Among Thieves
Built To Last
Wrench
Captains Of Industry


Log onto Twitter now and tell us what your favourite track is! Ours is on there.. www.twitter.com/ffaf - hash tag #ffafhits.

Love
FFAF HQ
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Good morning

We've not really checked in for a while. Well, we have- by way of the Twitter (ffaf), but not on here. Poor myspace. It feels like we've been neglecting you for the newer, cooler social networking gadget on the block. Anyway...

We've been busy. We've been productive.

Yes, we've been enjoying the rare treat of British sunshine like the rest of you. Between the sunbathing and BBQ's though- we've been busy in the blue room writing a bunch of new material. Actually, we're off to the studio this week to record it! How about that?

As a lot of you realize, this has been our first writing session period with Gav. Any of you who were fans of Gav's old bands 'The Future' and 'Hondo Maclean' will be excited to hear what he's brought to party.

It'd be silly to leave you with any soundbites regarding the direction of the material, but rest assured- if you care enough about this band to be reading this blog then I know you're going to be stoked with the new shizz.

It's coming soon. Very soon.

Be excited.

FFAF 2.0

Funeral will be on the road in Europe over the summer with Linkin Park. Click through to the bands iLike page for the shows as they are announced and keep your eyes open for new additions to the routing in the coming weeks.

See you on the road.

Love
FFAF HQ

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Hey Everyone, 

Just incase you didn't know we're playing a charity show that's taking place at

 Maesteg Town Hall on Saturday August 22nd. 

Maesteg is my home town and is accessible via the M4 Motor Way and the trains service. 

Our friends in Caesars Rome will be playing as well as some special guests. This is going the be an amazing show for sure so make sure you get your tickets early to avoid disappointment. 

Everyone's favourite DJs Rickolicious and Big Bobby D will be rocking almost the length and breadth of the country in May for your aural entertainment. The boys will be rolling up with the record box at the following dates and nights:

Fri 8 - HUDDERSFIELD, Camel Club
Thu 14 - BOLTON, Kico Club
Fri 15 - WREXHAM, Alt Nation
Fri 22 - TRURO, Tranzaction at L2
Sun 31 - HARROGATE, Moko Lounge

Check the shows page for details on all sets.

Love
FFAF HQ

Memory And Humanity is now available to download from iTunes for £4.74 for a limited period.

Click here to check it out.

Love
FFAF HQ

Hey everyone,

Due to Kris coming down with food poisoning we will be unable to perform as part of the Record Store Day celebrations tomorrow at Spillers Records in Cardiff.

Fear not, myself, Darran and Gav will be in attendance from around 4pm helping out, chatting to people and signing stuff so come on down and hang out and have a laugh with everyone and join in with the spirit of independence at the oldest record store in the world, Spillers!

See you there and bring your wallets because i'll be recommending top records that you won't want to risk leaving the store without!!!

Matt. FFAF.