Their song title "Funeral for a Friend", itself shared with Elton John's "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", was adopted as the name of the Wales-based post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend, whose lead singer Matthew Davies-Kreye cited Planes Mistaken for Stars as one of his favourite bands at that time.
"Red Is The New Black" by Funeral for a Friend (when the team look for Lucy at the Wolf Bar), "Sing" by Travis, "Soley, Soley" by Middle of the Road (when Gwen and Suzie in the car, Suzie says her mum used to sing this) and "Górecki" by Lamb (when Owen comforts Gwen; Jack and Gwen return to work; Suzie's body is placed back into storage) are featured in this episode.
funeral | Four Weddings and a Funeral | My Best Friend's Wedding | Dark Funeral | Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher | Your Funeral... My Trial | Rupert Friend | Rob Friend | Our Mutual Friend | Identification friend or foe | Funeral for a Friend | Cliff Friend | Your Friend the Rat | What a Friend We Have in Jesus | Owen Friend | Our Mutual Friend (1998 TV serial) | My Best Friend’s Wedding | My Best Friend | Funeral of Edward VII | Funeral March | Funeral director | Funeral | Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend | Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan | Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford | Whenever I Call You 'Friend' | Under a Funeral Moon | Just a Friend | Funeral Party | Funeral March of a Marionette |
The 3 piece soon signed to 3CRs previous record label Mighty Atom Records and recorded the Come On You Motherfuckers EP in Swansea, Wales with record producer Joe Gibb (Funeral for a Friend/ Million Dead) at the beginning of 2006, it was eventually released at the end of the year.
In the past the festival has played host to the likes Biffy Clyro and Funeral for a Friend.