The end of a year, the beginning of another one…

The end of a year, the beginning of another one…

It has been a year already since we started this special Ceremony & Jubilation, to celebrate with you everything that happened in those last 5 years. The good times and the bad times. The laughing and the crying.

Going back through all those memories was quite special for me. It was all so long ago, yet it still feels so close to all of us. To live them all over with you, or to share them for the first time with you, making you an important part of each and every one of these moments.

We often say that nothing would be the same without you. And this has never been so true.

We are starting another year today, another anniversary. We could consider that a year has just finished. Or simply say that the journey is going on, and on, and on! With the band on tour, an album that has recently been released in Japan and that will be released in other places in the world pretty soon, I like to think that it’s only the beginning!!!!

What was your favorite moment last year??? What did you enjoy most? Let us know… And let’s share the joy all over again!

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See you soon!!!

– Stephanie

Indonesia Tour 2008 – June 4th, Jakarta

Indonesia Tour 2008 – June 4th, Jakarta

The band only had one show set in Jakarta. They headed over there right from Tokyo, after their tour in Japan.

TV interview in the morning, press conference in the afternoon, and TV performance on which they performed ”Open Your Eyes”!!! It was pretty special to be on a TV set where you couldn’t understand a word of what was said. Of course, when they were addressing the band members themselves, they spoke English, but besides that, everything was in Indonesian…! But people seemed to have a very good time! It was also the band’s first live appearance on TV… and people seemed to enjoy it very much, as you’ll see in the video!!!! As we were walking in the streets and shopping in the following days, people would recognize the band, and were all excited to tell us they had seen us on TV… 🙂

And then, radio interview. Just how busy can a day get??? lol! And all of this, before the show itself… 😉

And this is how the tour ended… 🙂

– Stephanie

Japan Tour 2008 – May 29th, Nagoya

Japan Tour 2008 – May 29th, Nagoya

We were still high and excited about everything that happened the previous nights at the shows in Osaka and Tokyo. Nagoya was the last “official” show on this short Japanese Tour – we planned to do another show on our own in a small café the day after. That other show at the café wasn’t less important than the others, it’s just that we had arranged it all by ourselves, through friends, in a small venue, where it would be more intimate. So we thought. We never imagined that some people would have to listen from outside the café because it was already was over capacity… lol!

So Nagoya was somewhat the last show of the tour for us. And we were really excited about it… And it was long backstage. It felt like forever. But there were some technical problems, they said. So we needed to postpone the show a little more. The staff was restless. They were running around everywhere. They were screaming. Something was going on, but we didn’t know what. Then a friend and dear brother who was helping us came to us, telling us in a panic that the show was cancelled. But it couldn’t be. We didn’t hear about this at all. Not a word from the promoters or anything. And then they came. The show was really cancelled. It was happening. And there was nothing that we could do. Continue Reading

Japan Tour 2008 – May 28th, Tokyo

Japan Tour 2008 – May 28th, Tokyo

Second show in Tokyo, this time at the Akasaka Blitz…

Last week, you saw the band BEFORE they got on stage… This week, we show them to you right AFTER the show, still fresh from everything that happened, from every little glimpse of life that was born that night… Life creates life, and we just can’t doubt it.

As much as I was speechless that night after the show, right after everything that happened in front of my eyes, those images, 5 years later, still leave me speechless, and bring tears to my eyes. It feels good to be alive…

– Stephanie

Japan Tour 2008 – May 27th, Tokyo

Japan Tour 2008 – May 27th, Tokyo

The second show that Your Favorite Enemies did in Japan was in Tokyo, at the Studio Coast in Shinkiba… An incredible venue, a pretty large one, that was completely filled with people who were on fire!!!!

You can see the band backstage before entering the show. They were greeted in the room by gifts and flowers, from fans who couldn’t attend the show on that night… Get to see the band go on stage, see them live, see what kind of relationship they have with the fans, feel the energy… and enjoy!!!!!!! Continue Reading

Japan Tour 2008 – May 26th, Osaka

Japan Tour 2008 – May 26th, Osaka

This video was taken right after the show in Osaka, as the band was having a meet & greet with their Japanese family. It was Alex’s first time playing in Japan, a place that is very very very close to his heart. Alex tells us a little more about the show, about how he felt before getting on stage, and how it was for him to be there in Japan…

And let me tell you, the show was amazing!!!! A really special one… And the response was incredible as well!!! The connection with the fans was a totally new one… It was the first time for us to play in a country were language was such a huge barrier, but we witnessed on that night that it didn’t matter that much… Music speaks louder! Continue Reading

Japan Tour 2008 – May 24th, Osaka

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May 24th, 2008. It was the second day Your Favorite Enemies spent in Japan. They had arrived on the 23rd, spent the night at a hotel with rooms that were the size of a wardrobe in Tokyo after an amazing meet & greet with some of the family in Tokyo. It was the first experience in Japan for everyone except for Alex and I, but no matter, it felt just as amazing as the first time…

The first show was planned for the 26th, in Osaka. So we decided to have a meet & greet with the fans BEFORE the show. It would take place at the Hard Rock Café in Osaka. And I will ALWAYS remember the first time we entered the place. We didn’t know what to expect at all. We didn’t know who would be there or not. We didn’t even know if there would be anyone at all!!!!! Continue Reading

Loud Pipes For Easy Riders

Loud Pipes For Easy Riders

105th anniversary of Harley Davidson… Usually, that sounds a little more like a crowd of bikers parading in the streets on their bikes, leather jackets, mirror-like sunglasses and long hair going down from under their helmets! But not in Montreal, not that year… They held a festival where they displayed different bikes from different years, different models… All types of people showed up, a lot of people with long beards and long hair, ready to rock, ready to watch the band on stage… 🙂 Continue Reading

Heavy YFE

Heavy YFE

In 2008, Your Favorite Enemies performed in many festivals, all over Canada and USA! In August, they were at Heavy MTL, in Montreal!!! 

I take pride in saying that I have been to almost all of Your Favorite Enemies’ shows, no matter in what country or on what continent they took place… In fact, there is only one that I have missed since the very beginning of the band. And it’s this one!!!!! But I heard so many stories about it, it’s as if I was there!!! 

It was the first time the band played in front of a more “metal” crowd! They were used to festival, but not this kind… And it caused some malaise on stage, so much so that Ben says he shivers when he thinks about it, no matter how many years have passed (For more details, ask the band members themselves, they’ll know exactly what moment I’m referring to!) Continue Reading

The Bull-Sef-Party

The Bull-Sef-Party

Unable to admit that Jeff could throw a better party than himself, and maybe feeling a little reminiscent about Texas, Sef organized this huge rodeo themed party. But only between you and me, I don’t see that many people at his party… Or at least, nobody we really know. And it looks like he is far from being the center of attention. I am not sure that Sef was in the spotlight at all… lol! The bulls stole the show!

On the other end, Jeff had a “small” party… Something like he usually always does, nothing extraordinary… Some have it the natural way. Others don’t… lol! Continue Reading