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Friendly Fires played Webster Hall with The xx (pics), releasing limited 12" w/ Joakim remix (listen now)

“Not that happy w/ the XX’s (too short) set tonight. But Friendly Fires blew me away. wow.” – TheGreyestGhost

“Lots of cute frat boys at the Friendly Fires concert. Which was surprising. Yum anyway!” – HereAndNow3

photos by Chris La Putt

Friendly Fires @ Webster Hall
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“It makes us giddy with delight to announce that New York’s finest, Holy Ghost, are going to join the line-up [of our December 11th show at London’s Coronet Theatre]. As if their addition weren’t early christmas present enough, we’re also going to be revealing an exclusive and highly limited 12″ at the show. We’ve recorded an entirely new reworking of ‘on board’, showcasing the lung capacity of our brass section. On the other side of ‘On Board'(pig bag version) is a fun loving remix by the boisterous Joakim. So as not to rub in the face of the ticketless too much, the 12″ is also going to be available in a very limited number of record shops as well. Perfect stocking filler for any nan on the scene. [Friendly Fires]”

Friendly Fires completed their tour with The xx Saturday night at Webster Hall in NYC (12/5). Pictures from that show are in this post.

The xx start up again in March with US dates running almost to the end of April (aka look for them to appear at both SXSW and Coachella this year). The xx’s next NYC show is April 22nd at Terminal 5 with Hot Chip (tickets still on sale). Hot Chip are DJing the above-mentioned UK Friendly Fires show – the show where people will get a first shot at picking up the hot new Joakim remix on vinyl. You can listen to the song now though – thanks to someone ripping it from Annie Mac‘s BBC show and posting the clip to YouTube.

That video, all dates, and more pictures from Webster Hall, below…

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Friendly Fires – On Board (Joakim Remix) Annie Mac Rip

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on board – joakim remix

Release Date: Pre-Release

this very limited-edition 12″ (1000 copies) is only available at friendly fires own all-night ‘friendly fires present…’ event at london’ coronet theatre on friday 11th december, and in a handful of specialist stores in very limited numbers. ‘on board’ originally featured on friendly fires’ eponymous debut album, which this year was nominated for the mercury music prize and has recently been certified double gold (200,000+ sales). the band have reworked the track for this new ‘on board (pig bag version)’ which features on side a of the release. side b sees joakim stepping up to remix ‘on board’ to stunning effect. it follows a string of brilliant remixes by the parisian-based producer for the likes of cut copy, simian mobile disco, annie, alter ego and dj medhi. [Rough Trade Shop]

The xx – 2010 Tour Dates
Mon 03/22/10 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge LA *
Wed 03/24/10 The Earl Atlanta GA **
Thu 03/25/10 Cats Cradle Carrboro NC *
Sun 03/28/10 Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Washington DC *
Mon 03/29/10 First Unitarian Church Sanctuary Philadelphia PA *
Sat 04/03/10 Le National Montreal QC *
Mon 04/05/10 Wexner Center Columbus OH *
Tue 04/06/10 Buskirk-Chumley Theater Bloomington IN *
Thu 04/08/10 Lincoln Hall Chicago IL *
Fri 04/09/10 Varsity Theater Minneapolis MN *
Mon 04/12/10 The Nightlight Lounge Bellingham WA *
Tue 04/13/10 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver BC *
Wed 04/14/10 Aladdin Theater Portland OR *
Fri 04/16/10 Fox Theater Oakland CA **
Mon 04/19/10 Riviera Theatre Chicago IL **
Tue 04/20/10 INK / Guvernment / Koolhaus Toronto ON **
Thu 04/22/10 Terminal 5 New York NY **
Sat 04/24/10 9:30 Club Washington DC **
* w/ jj
** w/ Hot Chip