Twenty Years of Fightstar: From London to Wembley
Fightstar started in London in 2003. Twenty-one years later we were headlining OVO Arena Wembley. In between came records, breaks and a return. Here's the timeline, in order.
What happened in the early years?
Our mini-album They Liked You Better When You Were Dead came out in February 2005, and our first studio album, Grand Unification, followed in March 2006. That same year we were nominated for Best British Band at the Kerrang! Awards. One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours came in 2007, the B-sides collection Alternate Endings in 2008 and Be Human in April 2009.
Why did Fightstar stop?
In 2010 we announced a hiatus. Be Human was the last album of that first run.
When did the band come back?
On 13 October 2014 we announced the reunion, with a ten-year anniversary show at the Forum in London and then a show at O2 Academy Brixton, moved to February 2015. That summer we played Download Festival, and in October 2015 we released Behind the Devil's Back. From November 2015 we took a second break.
What was the Wembley show?
On 6 November 2023 we announced a one-off headline show at OVO Arena Wembley. It took place on 22 March 2024 and marked twenty years of the band.
The timeline at a glance
- 2003: formed in London
- 2005: They Liked You Better When You Were Dead
- 2006: Grand Unification, Kerrang! Awards nomination
- 2007 to 2009: One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours, Alternate Endings, Be Human
- 2010: hiatus
- 2014 to 2015: reunion, Brixton, Download, Behind the Devil's Back
- 2024: OVO Arena Wembley
Twenty years of records, in designs you can wear.