Behind the scenes on the Emerge NME Radar Tour

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Backstage at the Emerge NME Radar Tour. Head to the Radar blog to read interviews with The Joy Formidable and Chapel Club.

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Chapel Club are also on this year’s Emerge NME Radar Tour. If you’re at one of the shows, don’t forget to pick up a blank CD and single artwork so you can download four free remixes from NME.com and burn them onto the CD.

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Wilder will be joining the Emerge NME Radar Tour for select dates (Norwich – September 28, Cardiff – October 8, and London – October 14). Near one of those cities and want to see the band perform live? Click here to buy your tickets.

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When Flats played at Norwich’s Waterfront (September 28), frontman Dan Devine appealed to the audience to buy the band’s merchandise, before introducing “a song we wrote in our first rehearsal” and showering the front rows with beer.

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When the tour stopped by Norwich’s Waterfront (September 28), Chapel Club frontman Lewis Bowman told the audience that it had been his birthday the previous night, but that he’d forgotten to tell the crowd. He therefore requested that they show a suitable level of enthusiasm to make up for the missed celebrations, before launching into ‘All The Eastern Girls’.

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Headliners The Joy Formidable perform live on the Emerge NME Radar Tour. The band decorated the stage with soft lightbulbs inside bird cages for their set.

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Returning for an encore, Bryan announced that the trio would play something from the band’s forthcoming, but currently untitled, Rich Costey-produced debut album, before launching into new single, ‘I Don’t Want To See You Like This’.

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Want to catch The Joy Formidable, Chapel Club, Flats and Wilder on tour? Head over here to buy your tickets to the Emerge NME Radar Tour.

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