Dr Martens #STANDFORSOMETHING Tour details

Since their inception in 2001, Welsh post-hardcore act Funeral For A Friend have consistently pushed the boundaries of their genre and carved a place for themselves as one of the UK’s most electrifying rock bands. With their upcoming new album ‘Chapter and Verse’ on the horizon, the electrifying quintet stopped off at Edinburgh’s esteemed small venue Cabaret Voltaire as part of the Dr Martens #STANDFORSOMETHING Tour to perform an incendiary set for their hardcore fan base. From their incredible performance last weekend, here they are revisiting their classic single ‘Roses For The Dead’ from their critically acclaimed album ‘Hours’.

What do Funeral For A Friend stand for? "The idea that music can break down walls that segregate us in everyday life and can make you feel a part of something larger than yourself, that's something to stand for. A real sense of community and belonging." – Matthew Davies-Kreye.

Win with Dr Martens and the Stand For Something Tour

Dr. Martens is thrilled to announce an excursion into Europe with a five-city tour across five countries as the Dr. Martens #standforsomething tour rolls out for the first time into mainland Europe from 8th September.

Dr. Martens are offering music fans an opportunity to win tickets to the #standforsomething tour to watch Pulled Apart By Horses and Dinosaur Pile Up in Paris on 8th September. 

The winners will also get the chance to visit DM’s original factory in Northamptonshire to make their own pair of vintage DM’s.

Prize includes Travel and Accommodation. T&C’s apply. Go to www.drmartens.com/standforsomethingtour                                                  

The tour will be headlined by one of the UK’s most exciting Indie Rock bands – PULLED APART BY HORSES –  whose new album ‘Blood’ is released on 1st September. Receiving its debut on Radio 1 as ‘the hottest record in the world’ on Zane Lowe’s show, PULLED APART BY HORSES have recently unveiled the first single from the album, called ‘Hot Squash’.

What do PULLED APART BY HORSES stand for?

‘We stand for using rock music as a joyous, cathartic release. Uniting every beautiful soul in the room. And riffs. Lots of riffs’ – Lee Vincent, Drummer.

Joining them on the tour bus is DINOSAUR PILE UP.  Founded in 2007, DPU are an English alternative rock band who broke out of the thriving Leeds rock scene of the time and instantly drew favourable comparisons to the cream of 90s US college rock. The band have released two amazing albums in ‘Growing Pains’ and ‘Nature Nurture’ and are one of the most explosive live acts around.

What Do DINOSAUR PILE UP Stand For?

"I'd love to say we stand for something profound, but really we're just three dudes that wanna kick it as hard as we can. No agenda, no egos. We've never fit in too much and that's why we stick together. Weird is good. Be your own gang." – Matt Bigland” – vocals / Guitar

The Dr. Martens #STANDFORSOMETHING tour will be hosting gigs with one simple promise – the most rousing live acts in tiny venues, giving music lovers the chance to see some of the UK’s most exciting acts up close and personal.

The tour takes in:

8th September –  Maroquinerie, Paris
9th September –  Molotow, Hamburg
10th September – Rust, Copenhagen

11th September – Debaser, Stockholm
13th September – Bitterzoet, Amsterdam

The Dr. Martens #STANDFORSOMETHING bus will also announce with a special local guest band at each leg to complete the line-up. There will also be opportunities for local fans to meet the bands at the Dr. Martens store during the day.

Tickets on sale from 14th July at local venues.

More information on further support acts and will be made available to fans in the coming weeks. To ensure you are the first to hear, register interest at www.drmartens.com/standforsomethingtour