2007 According to The Enemy

It’s been quite a year for Coventry upstarts The Enemy - a number one album, top ten singles, sold-out 3,000 capacity shows, searing festival performances and more! Not only this, but in gobby frontman Tom Clarke, they’ve got someone prepared to shoot his mouth off, slag other artists off and hold no prisoners. With that in mind, Gigwise caught up with them to get their low down on 2007 and the year that lies ahead. Heather Mills and Peaches Geldof beware…  

Gigwise: What have been your Enemy highlights of 2007?
Tom Clarke: Reading Festival!! A sweaty tent full of fucking mentalists, just what you need to kick off your Carling sponsored drinkathon come campathon. One of the most suprising and heart warming crowds we've played to. Thanks to everyone who made it so special, not that you can remember being there anyway.

Andy Hopkins:  Another highlight would be the week we handed our songs over to the record buying public, the release of our album, thanks again to everyone who went out to buy it. When it was announced that it had gone to number one, we were on the way to scotland knackered after playing a home coming gig in Coventry the night before, but we still found time to celebrate 'obviously'

Liam Watts: Godiva festival in Coventry was one of our proudest moments of 2007. Walking onstage with the specials 'too much too young' blasting out to 7000 locals was one of the best feelings to date. Especially as the year the before we were first on to around 40 people. That was after they opened the tent doors about half way through our second song. A special than you to the people of Coventry for your support. nice one!

Gigwise: What have been your low points of the year? Would you change anything about the last 12 months?
Tom: In general, being on tour's pretty fucking untouchable, you wake up, eat drink play a gig get a massive buzz drink some more eat some more and then occasionally, wake up in a pool of sick thinking that the world's going to end. Fortunately the when you spend everyday with your best mates and you've got sound people around you there's always someone there to remind you that things could be worse. There may have been low points, but the highs massively outnumber the lows and I wouldn't change a thing.

Gigwise:  Who are your heros and three zeros of 2007?
Tom: Heroes : No more heroes anymore. Ask the stranglers. Quite liked the TV series though.
Zeros :  Heather Mills. Put your leg back on you whining attention seeking money grabbing heartless witch. Money can't buy you love, love.
Peaches Geldof. She tried to sue us because I said that the only reason she was at Glasto in a big shiney Winnebago (tarted up camper van to you and me) was because her dad didn't like Mondays. The case never made it into court, obviously someone in her daddies legal team with half a brain realised that it was in fact true. Peaches......sour grapes.