Athlete confirm 30 date summer tour

tickets go on sale on Friday

news: Wednesday 22nd April 2009

South London foursome Athlete head out on a UK Summer tour for two months, the group will perform 30 shows, kicking off in Crewe on Friday 5th and finishing in London on Friday 17th July.

The band have been busy working on their fourth album, which they will showcase new songs from on this tour, and are in the process of signing a new record deal. In the meantime the band head out on a UK Summer tour to bring them back face to face with the public who have helped them sell over 1 million albums, be Mercury music prize nominated and scoop an Ivor Novello award for best song 'Wires'.

Their tour dates are as follows:

Fri 05 June M Club, Crewe
Mon 08 June Waterfront, Norwich
Tue 09 June Picturedrome, Northampton
Thu 11 June Guildhall Arts Centre, Gloucester
Fri 12 June O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
Sat 13 June Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Tue 16 June Concorde 2, Brighton
Wed 17 June Southampton University, Southampton
Fri 19 June Cardiff University, Cardiff
Tue 23 June O2 Academy 2, Newcastle upon Tyne
Wed 24 June Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
Thu 25 June Ironworks, Inverness
Fri 26 June BA Club, Fort William
Sun 28 June Fat Sams, Dundee
Mon 29 June Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Tue 30 June Oran Mor, Glasgow
Wed 01 July O2 Academy 2, Liverpool
Fri 03 July Central Station, Wrexham
Sat 04 July The Duchess, York
Sun 05 July Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Mon 06 July The Cockpit, Leeds
Wed 08 July The Fleece, Bristol
Thu 09 July Phoenix Rooms, Exeter
Fri 10 July Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Sat 11 July Guilfest, Guildford
Mon 13 July The Junction, Cambridge
Tue 14 July O2 Academy 2, Sheffield
Wed 15 July Rockhouse, Derby
Thu 16 July O2 Academy 2, Oxford
Fri 17 July Somerset House, London

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am, and eGigs will have links to buy them then.

Athlete

article by: Scott Williams

photos by: Karen Williams

published: 22/04/2009 07:39



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