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The Ballad of Me and My Friends

Times Played (Known)at least 1,104
First Known Play#111 2006-05-26, Blagnac Festival, Toulouse, France
Last Known Play#3178 2026-09-25, Lost Evenings 9, Southside Ballroom, Dallas, TX, USA
Opened the Set61 times
Closed the Set120 times
Longest Gap Between Known Plays166 days (2012-05-15 to #1283 2012-10-28, 8 Seconds, The Fest, Gainesville, FL, USA)

Counted from every show with its own known setlist (some lists are partial), so real totals may be higher. All songs »

Played by Year

  1. 2006 9
  2. 2007 17
  3. 2008 19
  4. 2009 37
  5. 2010 56
  6. 2011 90
  7. 2012 26
  8. 2013 31
  9. 2014 46
  10. 2015 84
  11. 2016 97
  12. 2017 50
  13. 2018 70
  14. 2019 60
  15. 2020 20
  16. 2021 46
  17. 2022 89
  18. 2023 48
  19. 2024 88
  20. 2025 69
  21. 2026 52

In Frank's Words

  • “What that song means to me now is very different to what it meant when I wrote it. The first time I played it was at a festival in Toulouse, where there were about four people in the audience.”
    — Rock Sound: Frank Turner | Behind The Lyrics, 2025

Released On

Sleep Is for the WeekAlbums, 2007Love Ire & SongAlbums, 2008Show 3000Live Albums, 2025Campfire PunkrockEPs, 2006Ten for TenCompilations, 2015All About the DestinationVideo, 2008The First Ten YearsOther Releases, 2015Campfire Punkrock TwentyOther Releases, 2026Live At The Lamb, Devizes, 2006Other Releases, 2026The Third Three YearsCompilations, 2014SongbookCompilations, 2017Last Minutes & Lost EveningsCompilations, 2012The Real DamageEPs, 2007West Coast vs. WessexAlbums, 2020

From the Discogs track listings.

Watch

Frank Turner - 'The Ballad Of Me and My Friends' (Live From Show 3000)
The Ballad of Me and My Friends
The Ballad Of Me And My Friends (Songbook Version)
The Ballad Of Me And My Friends
The Ballad Of Me & My Friends (Live)
The Ballad of Me and My Friends

Most Played At

  1. Boston, MA 13
  2. Toronto, ON 11
  3. Chicago, IL 11
  4. New York, NY 10
  5. Camden, London 9
  6. Denver, CO 8
  7. Los Angeles, CA 8
  8. San Francisco, CA 7