Season's Greetings to you all

We wish you all Happy Holidays and all the very best for 2022.

Stay safe, stay warm, and we'll see you next year!

FM added to line-up for Northern Kin Festival in May 2022

It's great to be heading back to the North-East for Northern Kin Festival in Durham. We're playing on Sunday 1st May 2022.

Early-bird camping and day tickets have been selling fast, last ones are available at Northern Kin.

 

 

Helmond and All Star Fest shows rescheduled

Owing to the postponement of this month's All Star Fest to November 2022, our companion show at De Cacaofabriek in Helmond has also been rescheduled.

The new dates are:
25 November 2022: HELMOND - De Cacaofabriek
Special Guests: White Heat

26 November 2022: ANTWERP - All Star Fest

Tickets already purchased remain valid for the rescheduled dates.

We're sorry we won't get to see you in a few weeks' time as planned but we look forward to catching up in 2022!

Stage times and Special Guests for Nov 2021 tour dates - updated

11 Nov 2021: CHESTER - The Live Rooms
19.00h: Doors open
20.00h: Mad Haven
21.00h: FM
Tickets: https://www.seetickets.com/event/fm/the-live-rooms/1856518

13 Nov 2021: INVERNESS - Monsterfest
FM / Marco Mendoza / Vega + more
Tickets: https://monsterfest.rocks/#tickets

21 Nov 2021: DOVER - The Booking Hall
19.00h: Doors open
19.45h: Mike Ross (acoustic set)
21.00h: FM
Tickets: https://www.thebookinghall.com/events/dba2f727-1468-43b6-9236-a38c35333fd1

26 Nov 2021: HOLMFIRTH - The Picturedrome
19.30h: Doors open
20.15h: Gorilla Riot
21.15h: FM
Tickets: https://www.picturedrome.net/tickets/FM/20211126.htm

27 Nov 2021: BLACKPOOL - The Waterloo - SOLD OUT
19.30h: Doors open
20.45h: Mad Haven
22.00h: FM
Tickets: https://www.seetickets.com/event/fm-blackpool/the-waterloo-music-bar/1856005

28 Nov 2021: STOURBRIDGE - The River Rooms
19.30h: Doors open
20.30h: Spike (acoustic set)
21.30h: FM
Tickets: https://the-riverrooms.ticketline.co.uk/order/tickets/13358559/fm-the-riverrooms-2021-11-28-19-30-00

For details of all our upcoming shows please head to the FM Tour Dates page.

 

 

Steve Strange RIP

We are devastated to hear of the passing of our friend and manager Steve Strange.

Steve has been a friend first but also an intricate part of rebuilding our career. We will miss his friendship, advice and laughter.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

RIP Stevie. x

FM to play south of France in 2022

We're pleased to confirm our show at Marseille Cherrydon on Monday 16 May 2022. 

Support for this show comes from Bob Saliba.

Tickets are available by calling 06 64 80 30 85 

It's Fantasy Football time again!

It's time for Premier League Fantasy Football!  The new season starts on Friday 13 August and the FM leagues are back up and running.

It's free to play and easy to register. To sign up / login head to http://bit.ly/FMfootie.

The link to join the 'FM Premier League' is https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/zypuup. If you were part of the 'FM Premier League' last season you will automatically be re-entered for the new season once you have logged in and selected your squad.

There is also the FM 'Face to Face' league in which your team is pitted against other teams in the 'FM Premier League' every week. To join this head-to-head league click this link - https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/9vjhnh. You will need to do this even if you took part in the 'Face to Face' league last season - you are not automatically entered for the new season. 

Good luck all!

Stage times for Pentrich Rock and Blues Custom Show

Here are the stage times for Pentrich Rock and Blues Custom Show next week.

See you there if you're coming along!

Special Guests announced for March/April 2022 UK tour

We are very pleased to announce Grand Slam as Special Guests on our UK tour in March and April 2022. They will be doing all the shows except for Nantwich Jazz, Special Guests for this show will be Demon.

All tickets on sale now, please see the FM Tour Dates page for details... 

New shows added for 2022 European Tour

We are very pleased to announce new shows in Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy to complete our 2022 European tour.

03 May 2022 - OBERHAUSEN ResonanzWerk
Tickets: https://bit.ly/2SKeWaD

12 May 2022 - LANDGRAAF Oefenbunker
Tickets: https://eventix.shop/u3f7xfke

13 May 2022 - MANNHEIM 7er Club
Tickets: https://www.reservix.de/tickets-fm-european-tour-2022-in-mannheim-7er-club-mannheim-am-13-5-2022/e1669167

14 May 2022 - AARBURG Musigburg
Tickets: TBA

15 May 2022 - MILAN Legend Club
Tickets: https://www.ticketone.it/artist/fm/

For details of all our upcoming shows please head to FM Tour Dates page.

Manchester show added to April 2022 UK tour

We are very pleased to announce we are adding a show at Manchester Club Academy to our 2022 UK tour on Saturday 2 April 2022.

Tickets on sale at https://www.seetickets.com/event/fm/club-academy/1823288

 

 

Wakefield show moved to Barnsley for 2022 UK tour

Unfortunately Warehouse23 in Wakefield has become a victim of the pandemic and has permanently closed. The good news is that the promoter has managed to move the show to the nearby Birdwell Venue in Barnsley. As 2nd April is not available at this venue we have changed the date to Thursday 31 March 2022. 

All tickets already purchased for Wakefield Warehouse23 remain valid for the new date in Barnsley. New tickets are avalable from https://www.seetickets.com/event/fm/birdwell-venue/1532212

We are so sad to hear about the closure of Warehouse23, a venue which has been part of our touring schedule for several years, but we look forward to seeing everyone in Barnsley in a year's time.

TOUGH IT OUT LIVE is out today - watch the new video for "Bad Luck"

Today is TOUGH IT OUT LIVE release day! 

Here's the new video for "Bad Luck" for your viewing pleasure:

 

TOUGH IT OUT LIVE is our new 2-CD live album featuring on CD1 - TOUGH IT OUT in its entirety, recorded live on the 30th Anniversary "Big 30-0 Tour" in 2019. On CD2 we have a selection of previously unreleased live tracks spanning the decades.

You can buy TOUGH IT OUT LIVE via all the usual outlets such as the Frontiers stores in USA [https://frontiers-us.shop/] and EU [https://www.frontiers.shop] and Amazon, iTunes etc.

In the UK you can also order direct from our UK physical distribution at Plastichead [https://www.plastichead.com/]

Stream / purchase links at https://orcd.co/toughitout

Tracklisting:

CD1
Intro
Tough It Out
Don't Stop
Bad Luck
Someday (You'll Come Running)
Everytime I Think Of You
Burning My Heart Down
The Dream That Died
Obsession
Can You Hear Me Calling?
Does It Feel Like Love
Feels So Good

CD2
Digging Up The Dirt
Tough Love
Hollow
Dangerous
Hard Day In Hell
Wildside
Breathe Fire
Only The Strong Survive
Blood And Gasoline
I Ain't The One
I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Watch new video for "Someday (You'll Come Running)"

Check out the video for "Someday (You'll Come Running)" from our new 2-CD live album TOUGH IT OUT LIVE out 9 April 2021 via Frontiers Music Srl.

Signed CD preorder at https://bit.ly/preorder-TIO-live closes on Friday 19 March 2021.

Regular CD / streaming links at https://orcd.co/toughitout

TOUGH IT OUT LIVE pre-order closing dates

Closing dates for TOUGH IT OUT LIVE album and clothing pre-orders:

The last day to place orders for merchandise is Friday 5 March 2021. 
https://bit.ly/FM-shop-clothing

The pre-order for signed copies of 2-CD TOUGH IT OUT LIVE will close on Friday 19 March 2021. https://bit.ly/preorder-TIO-live

Video released for "Tough It Out" from 2-CD TOUGH IT OUT LIVE

TOUGH IT OUT LIVE is set for release 9 April 2021 via Frontiers Music Srl and today you can get your first taste of the album with the release of live track "Tough It Out" and video featuring footage recorded on the "Big 3-0 Tour" in December 2019 when we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the release of TOUGH IT OUT.

Pre-order/save TOUGH IT OUT LIVE at https://orcd.co/toughitout. Signed copies are available to pre-order at https://bit.ly/preorder-TIO-live

"What a splendid tour this was" says Merv Goldsworthy.  "We recorded every show so it was very difficult to pick which recordings to use as the audiences were amazing night after night. We are really, really pleased with the results. It was also great fun putting together the second half of the album as there are some great songs on there that are rarely played live."

In addition to the tracks from TOUGH IT OUT on CD1, CD2 features previously unreleased live tracks cherry-picked to offer a setlist that delves into the deeper FM repertoire.

Tracklisting: 

CD1
Intro
Tough It Out
Don't Stop
Bad Luck
Someday (You'll Come Running)
Everytime I Think Of You
Burning My Heart Down
The Dream That Died
Obsession
Can You Hear Me Calling?
Does It Feel Like Love
Feels So Good

CD2
Digging Up The Dirt
Tough Love
Hollow
Dangerous
Hard Day In Hell
Wildside
Breathe Fire
Only The Strong Survive
Blood And Gasoline
I Ain't The One
I Heard It Through The Grapevine

 

Spain co-headline dates with Gun rescheduled to May 2022

Due to ongoing concerns regarding mass gatherings and for the safety of our fans during the pandemic, our co-headline shows with Gun in Spain have been rescheduled to May 2022.

18 May 2022 - Barcelona - Razzmatazz 2
https://mutick.com/events/entradas-fm-gun-barcelona

19 May 2022 - Madrid - Shoko
https://mutick.com/events/entradas-fm-gun-madrid

20 May 2022 - Segovia - Teatro Juan Bravo
Booking info TBA

21 May 2022 - Pamplona - Sala Totem
https://mutick.com/events/entradas-fm-gun-villava

Tickets already purchased remain valid.

For details of all our upcoming shows please see the FM Tour Dates page.

New TOUGH IT OUT LIVE merchandise in webshop

To complement the 9 April release of our double live album TOUGH IT OUT LIVE, we have the following new items in the FM webshop...

Hoodie: Black / Navy / Dark Heather

T-shirt: Black / Charcoal Grey

Ladies' T-shirt: Black

Vest: Navy

All items are quality Gildan clothing and feature the FM "Tough It Out Live" logo in metallic silver and blue.

Please note: This is a merchandise pre-order. The pre-order will close Friday 5 March 2021 and all orders will be dispatched week commencing 22 March 2021.

 

To pre-order our new album, the 2-CD TOUGH IT OUT LIVE, please head to https://bit.ly/preorder-TIO-live

Sweden shows rescheduled to May 2022

Our Swedish shows - originally due to take place in March - have been rescheduled to May 2022 due to the current pandemic.

The new dates are:

5 May 2022 - Malmo - Babel
https://secure.tickster.com/wh2mzdmkfjelvhx

6 May 2022 - Gothenburg - Pustervik
https://www.tickster.com/sv/events/etfvnkj6mt74lpx

7 May 2022 - Stockholm - Slaktkyrkan
https://secure.tickster.com/6r7m1h4yw1w04u3

Tickets already purchased remain valid.

November 2021 show added in Netherlands

We are pleased to announce the addition of a show at De Cacaofabriek in Helmond, Netherlands on Friday 19 November 2021.

Tickets for this show are available from:

https://cacaofabriek.nl/podium/info/id/3095/fm-synchronized-tour-2021

For details of all our upcoming shows please head to the FM Tour Dates page.

UK tour rescheduled to April 2022

Unfortunately, with continuing concerns around the Coronavirus pandemic and whether venues will be allowed to open at full capacity, and after discussion with our promoters, we have made the decision to reschedule our UK tour to April 2022.

Steve Overland: "It's not a decision we've taken lightly but we really feel it's the best option. We have no idea if the venues will be allowed to open in April. So, with the well-being of our fans and crew at the forefront of our minds we have discussed with our management and promoters and we're happy to say that they are all in agreement about moving the tour back 12 months."

The rescheduled tour dates are as follows:

01 April 2022: COTTINGHAM - The Civic Hall - NEW DATE
02 April 2022: WAKEFIELD - Warehouse23
07 April 2022: LONDON - Islington Assembly Hall
08 April 2022: NUNEATON - Queens Hall
09 April 2022: NORWICH - The Waterfront - NEW DATE
15 April 2022: BOURNEMOUTH - Madding Crowd
16 April 2022: SWANSEA - Patti Pavilion
17 April 2022: NANTWICH - Civic Hall
22 April 2022: NEWCASTLE - University Student Union
23 April 2022: GLASGOW - Garage G2
29 April 2022: READING - Sub 89
30 April 2022: NOTTINGHAM - Rescue Rooms

Laurence Jones will sadly not now be part of the tour and we will announce Special Guests in due course.

All tickets remain valid for the rescheduled dates and we would would ask that wherever possible you hold on to your tickets as this will help the promoters and venues in these tough times to know that they have a reason to remain open.

Tickets for Cottingham and Norwich will be on sale from 9am on Friday 29 January 2021.

Unfortunately the original venue in Hull has fallen victim to the pandemic and has closed. Despite extensive communication with the promoter there we are unable to secure a replacement. The show in Cottingham will replace this show. Existing tickets, however, are NOT valid and new tickets will need to be purchased for the Cottingham show.

Everyone who purchased a ticket for the Hull show should have received a full refund. If you have not, please email contact@1266music.com attaching a copy of your purchase email.

For details of all our upcoming shows and booking information please see the FM Tour Dates page.

TOUGH IT OUT LIVE - new 2-CD album preorder open now

Relive those heady nights on the BIG 3-0 TOUR when we came together to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of our second album TOUGH IT OUT.

We are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of TOUGH IT OUT LIVE - a 2-CD set of live tracks to make you party like it's 1989!

CD1 features the "Tough It Out" set recorded live on our tour with Gun and Dan Reed Network in December 2019. CD2 includes previously unreleased live recordings of songs which have featured in the FM set over the years.

TOUGH IT OUT LIVE is released on 9 April 2021 via Frontiers Music Srl and you can pre-order your exclusive signed copy from the FM webshop here: https://bit.ly/preorder-TIO-live

Tracklisting:

CD1
Intro
Tough It Out
Don't Stop
Bad Luck
Someday (You'll Come Running)
Everytime I Think Of You
Burning My Heart Down
The Dream That Died
Obsession
Can You Hear Me Calling?
Does It Feel Like Love
Feels So Good

CD2
Digging Up The Dirt
Tough Love
Hollow
Dangerous
Hard Day In Hell
Wildside
Breathe Fire
Only The Strong Survive
Blood And Gasoline
I Ain't The One
I Heard It Through The Grapevine