Funeral For A Friend Part Ways With Drummer Pat Lundy
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Written by Huw Baines
Funeral For A Friend have parted ways with drummer Pat Lundy.
The sticksman has left in order to occupy the drum stool for Modestep, with Funeral For A Friend set to release their new album, ‘Chapter and Verse’ on January 19.
Goodtime Boys drummer Casey McHale will step in for the accompanying tour, with the band not ‘actively looking’ for a full-time replacement. In a Facebook post, they wrote:
“Dear people of the interweb and beyond...
So, a whole bunch of you have been asking about Pat and we’ve obviously avoided making a big song and dance about it simply because there’s nothing really for us to make a big song and dance about. While we were making ‘Chapter and Verse’ Pat informed us of his plans going forward and his desire to play drums for Modestep. This didn’t come as a complete shock to us as we’re a bit too long in the tooth and Pat being the incredibly talented drummer that he is was bound to want to further his career beyond FFAF. There was no arguing or crazy name calling it was accepted and we moved on. We love Pat and we're super happy for him. Our compadre Casey McHale of Goodtime Boys will be taking care of the the drum stool for the time being but to be completely honest we’re not actively looking for another member to join our ‘ranks’ or to fill the space etc. We’re happy where we are. We’ve just made an amazing record and to us it’s always been about having fun, keeping it simple and stress free as possible. So there you go, the final word on the subject.
I hope that answers your questions. See you at the shows.
Cheers, FFAF x”
Funeral For A Friend Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Thu December 18 2014 - CARDIFF Y Plas
Thu January 15 2015 - BRISTOL Fleece Bristol
Fri January 16 2015 - BIRMINGHAM Library, Institute
Sat January 17 2015 - MANCHESTER Gorilla
Sun January 18 2015 - GLASGOW King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
Mon January 19 2015 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Think Tank at Riverside
Tue January 20 2015 - LEEDS Leeds University Union
Thu January 22 2015 - LONDON Electric Ballroom
Fri January 23 2015 - SOUTHAMPTON 1865
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