Irish post-rockers Enemies have announced that they will perform for the first time since 2016 reforming with the original line-up for a special show in Dublin’s Button Factory this September. The quartet released 3 albums between 2009 and 2016 before calling it a day with a farewell show in Vicar Street.

Seven years later with each member having gone on to pursue other creative venues Eoin, Lewis, Mark and Oisín are set to get weird once again with a special performance in in Dublin’s Button Factory on on 16th September 2023

A statement from Enemies reads:

What started this whole reunion idea? It’s simple: we missed having fun with each other. We missed our friendships, our laughter, our flow, our songs. We missed the goofy, hyperactive energy that we felt when we jammed in a room together.

In short, we missed our band.

With maturity, time and distance we’ve developed a heightened appreciation for the chemistry between the four of us, and just how special it was. We were lucky to find each other in 2007, and to create that kind of joyous noise together. We decided to see how it would feel to hang out and play those songs again; without any of the agendas or pressures that broke us apart. To go back to basics. Playing together, just for fun. Hanging out and being dumb friends again.

A Dublin show — and more importantly a Button Factory show — feels like an exciting way to get back to this thing. A way to get back in front of those who still celebrate and throw love towards our weird little band.

We can’t wait to see you again.

Eoin, Lewis, Mark and Oisín x

Enemies at The Button Factory Dublin on 16th September 2023. Tickets €28.00 on sale Friday 31st March at 10am from Singular Artists. Below are a selection of photos from Enemies’ final show in Vicar Street.