Hard-Fi: Last News

Hard-Fi’s Richard Archer has spoken to NME about the ‘00s rock band’s first tour in over a decade, new material in the works and getting kicked off David Walliams’ table at the Mercury Prize in 2005.The band, who reunited last year following a 10 year hiatus, have played sporadic shows including a sold-out gig at the Kentish Town Forum last October. But their first full tour since 2012 kicks off tonight (October 5) at the Cambridge Junction, culminating at London’s Troxy on October 21.At their peak, the Staines indie rockers sold over a million copies of 2005 debut ‘Stars Of CCTV’ and were nominated for the Mercury Prize, reportedly missing out by just one panel vote to ANOHNI’s ‘I Am a Bird Now’.

Hard-Fi have announced their first UK tour in 11 years. Check out the full list of dates below.The band’s 13-date tour kicks off on October 5 at junction in Cambridge.

Hard-Fi have responded to comments on similarities between their 2006 single ‘Hard To Beat’ and Paramore‘s recent hit ‘C’est Comme Ca’.Some fans thought the opening chord progressions of the two songs sounded notably similar when ‘C’est Comme Ca’ was first released last month.Now, the Staines indie rockers have addressed the similarities themselves, albeit rather ambiguously.

Hard-Fi played an intimate warm-up show last night (September 29) ahead of their big reunion gigs in Manchester and London.The Staines band announced earlier this year that they would reform for a ‘Stars Of CCTV’ anniversary gig in London, which sold out in 10 minutes.Last night’s gig at Milton Keynes’ 150-capacity Craufurd Arms marked their first since 2014, acting as a warm-up before the main gigs.The band opened with ‘Stars of CCTV”s second track ‘Middle Eastern Holiday’, also playing ‘Gotta Reason’, ‘Tied Up Too Tight’ and ‘Cash Machine’ from the album.

Hard-Fi are set to play an intimate warm-up show later this month ahead of their big reunion gigs in Manchester and London.The Staines band announced earlier this year that they would reform for a ‘Stars Of CCTV’ anniversary gig in London, which sold out in 10 minutes.Now, Hard-Fi have quietly put tickets for an intimate warm-up gig on sale. The band will perform at Milton Keynes’ 150-capacity Craufurd Arms on September 29 – one day before they return to the stage in Manchester at the Neighbourhood Festival launch party.Tickets are priced at £34.50 and can be purchased from seetickets.com now.

Hard-Fi have announced a special Manchester reunion show next month – tickets will be available from here.Earlier this year, the Staines band confirmed that they’d be reforming for their first gig since 2014. That performance will take place at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on October 1, and sold out within 10 minutes of going on sale.During an interview with NME shortly afterwards, frontman Richard Archer explained that Hard-Fi were likely to play more gigs due to the positive reaction to their comeback.

Hard-Fi singer Richard Archer has revealed to NME that the band are likely to play more shows, after their comeback gig at London’s O2 Forum sold out in just three minutes on Friday (April 29).The concert on October 1 will be the Staines four-piece’s first gig since 2014, when the band went on hiatus after three Top 10 albums. Now, it looks like more gigs could be on the horizon.“After the reaction this show has had, we’d like to do more,” Ashcroft told NME. “What that might be, right now I’ve no idea.

Hard-Fi‘s upcoming London reunion show sold out in just 10 minutes after tickets went on sale this morning (April 29).As announced last weekend, the Staines band will perform their first gig since 2014 at the O2 Forum Kentish Town on October 1, 2022. It’ll mark the belated 15th anniversary of their 2005 debut album, ‘Stars Of CCTV’.Tickets for the performance went live at 10am BST following an O2 pre-sale on Wednesday (April 27).

Hard-Fi have announced a special reunion gig to take place in London and hinted at new music, as well as the potential of a wider tour.The band last performed live together in 2014, the same year that they released the greatest hits album ‘Hard-Fi: Best Of 2004-2014’.After teasing their return with posters around London, the group have now confirmed they will get back together for a show in the city later this year. Speaking to fans on a Facebook Live stream earlier this evening, frontman Richard Archer shared details of the gig, which will take place at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on October 1, 2022.“You may have seen the signs around town – 1st of October 2022, we’re getting the band back together,” Archer began.

Hard-Fi have revealed that they will be making an announcement later today (April 24).In a clip shared on social media, Hard-Fi confirm that they will be going live here at 6:30pm tonight with a “big announcement”.The video also displays the cover art for their 2005 debut album ‘Stars of CCTV’ alongside a date – 1st October 2022. Check it out below.A post shared by Hard-Fi (@hardfiofficial) It comes as a few weeks ago, a series of posters appeared over London with the same information, with fans jumping to the conclusion that Hard-Fi were teasing an anniversary gig.Those posters appeared after a series of not-so-cryptic Instagram posts.

Hard-Fi appear to be teasing a live return to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their debut studio album, ‘Stars Of CCTV’.The band released the Number One record back in 2005, and it went on to be nominated for that year’s Mercury Prize. It contains the singles ‘Hard To Beat’, ‘Cash Machine’ and ‘Living For The Weekend’.Hard-Fi released two more albums – ‘Once Upon A Time In The West’ (2007) and ‘Killer Sounds’ (2011) – before going on hiatus in 2014.