Editors' US hopes

Drummer talks of music not selling so well

19 Feb 08 - Editors’ second album is not selling too well in the US but the band say the reaction from their recent massive six week American tour has been amazing.

Drummer Ed Lay was full of excitement when speaking to 6 Music News about the US gigs, despite the band's album An End To A Start not setting the charts alight over there.

“It has easily been the best tour we have done over there – I mean the reaction from all the venues we were doing, big or small, was phenomenal really," he said. “We couldn’t have asked for anything better. Considering the album’s not really doing much over there.

"Nobody really is bothering with it but the live shows have been amazing, absolutely brilliant. And that really put us in a confident mood for coming back and doing the bigger shows we have ever done in the UK.”

He went on to say there is a different vibe over there for live shows: “You have certainly got the feeling that everybody that bought a ticket wanted to have a good time, which isn’t necessarily the case over here sometimes.

“We had a marvellous time. We would love to go back as soon as possible.”

"As long as people still want us to come and play in America we will jump at the chance because the reaction is absolutely superb”
Ed Lay

But even though the band are itching to go back again, there is one small problem.

“I don’t know whether we can afford to," said Lay. "As long as people still want us to come and play in America we will jump at the chance because the reaction is absolutely superb and the varied venues you get to play across that huge country are mind blowing.”

He also said Editors are now fixing up festival appearances for this summer.

“We are trying to make our way around Europe – and fit in a lot of festivals, as many as we possibly can," he said. “I mean obviously Tom’s having a baby at the end of June so we are gonna have to have a look at things as they come a little bit closer to the time.”

Editors have announced they are playing Rockness so far in terms of UK festivals, and he added: “There will be one or two I am sure scheduled in the next couple of weeks.”

The band start their tour in Dublin on 21 February and go on to play Belfast, Glasgow, Blackpool, Birmingham, Doncaster, Manchester, London and Plymouth.

Kelly Stooke