The Stranglers take to the road in March

The Stranglers who have been busy in the studio writing and recording their seventeenth studio album which is due for release next year return to play a series of dates across the UK in March 2012 with The Popes as Special Guests.

The band take to the road to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the initial release and success of debut single 'Grip' and their legendary first album 'Rattus Norvegicus'. The band hope to road test a couple of the new tunes along with a combination of classics from their 37 year career which features 24 top 40 hits - including 'Peaches', 'No More Heroes', '5 Minutes', 'Duchess', 'Something Better Change', 'Always the Sun', and their ultimate classic 'Golden Brown'.

Their tour dates are as follows:

Thu 01 March O2 Academy, Leeds
Fri 02 March Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline
Sat 03 March O2 Academy, Glasgow
Mon 05 March O2 Academy, Liverpool
Tue 06 March Rock City, Nottingham
Thu 08 March Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Fri 09 March Roundhouse, London
Sat 10 March O2 Academy, Birmingham
Mon 12 March O2 Academy, Oxford
Tue 13 March Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth
Fri 16 March Brighton Dome, Brighton
Sat 17 March O2 Academy, Bristol
Mon 19 March The Assembly, Leamington Spa
Tue 20 March G-Live, Guildford
Thu 22 March O2 Academy, Newcastle upon Tyne
Fri 23 March O2 Academy, Sheffield
Sat 24 March Manchester Academy, Manchester

Tickets are priced at £23 (London £26) and go on sale on Friday 23rd September, at 10am and eGigs will have links to buy them then.

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