FVK aren’t shy of touring, which means that they must have some great stories to share with us right?! Luckily for us that is the case, so we had a chat to co-vocalist Kier Kemp about life on the road ahead of their tour with Escape The Fate.
Favourite thing about touring
It’s the time in which you feel most connected with your audience. Their support becomes tangible as you’re in their face.
Least favourite thing about touring
The lack of sleep. But hey, you can do that when you’re dead right?
Top 5 essential items
1. Wet Wipes
2. Tiny Hairdryer
3. Towel
4. Wireless Speaker
5. Gin
Best way to kill time on the road
I edit a lot of videos and watch “The Good Wife” on my laptop!
“The Mosts”:
Memorable moment
Being told we were playing Download 2015’s 2nd stage whilst on tour in Milan.
Hilarious moment
Luke fainting on stage we he wore a The Riddler costume.
Embarrassing thing to ever happen
How long have you got? I fall over a lot! And once I started the wrong song.
Disastrous moment
Drew ending up is Glaswegian A&E as he split his head open on stage!
Alcohol induced/drunken moment
Lots of nakedness. Gin + Kier = Nudity. Also the party boat to Finland. Ouch.
Outragous/jaw dropping moment
The reaction we had at Warped Tour UK last year!
Rewarding moment
Playing Download 2nd stage to nearly 10,000… hands down.
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Catch FVK on tour this month in support of Escape The Fate:
January
Thu 28th – MANCHESTER – Club Academy
Fri 29th – GLASGOW – Cathouse
Sat 30th – NOTTINGHAM – Rescue Rooms
Sun 31st – PARIS – Le Divan Du Monde
February
Tue 2nd – WIESBADEN – Schlachthof
Wed 3rd – ZURICH – Dynamo
Thu 4th – MUNICH – Strom
Fri 5th – MILAN – Legend Club
Sat 6th – PORDENONE – Deposito
Mon 8th – VIENNA – Szene
Tue 9th – PRAGUE – Rock Cafe
Wed 10th – BERLIN – Bi Nuu
Thu 11th – HAMBURG – Logo
Fri 12th – AMSTERDAM – Melkweg
Sat 13th – COLOGNE – Underground
Sun 14th – HASSELT – MOD Box
Tue 16th – LONDON – Electric Ballroom
The band will also embark on a UK headline tour in March, with support coming from Miss Vincent and Vukovi. Dates are as follows:
March
Wed 2nd – NEWCASTLE – O2 Academy 2
Thu 3rd – BIRMINGHAM – O2 Academy 3
Fri 4th – EDINBURGH – Electric Circus
Sat 5th – SHEFFIELD – Corporation
Mon 7th – LIVERPOOL – Arts Club
Tue 8th – CARDIFF – Clwb Ifor Bach
Wed 9th – SOUTHAMPTON – Talking Heads
Thu 10th – NORWICH – Arts Centre
