April 6, 2001 15:36

ARABIAN NIGHTS!

Don't expect a bunch of chirpy pop songs, but more maudlin tales of botched romance and bad sex - hooray!...

ARAB STRAP are set to undertake a brief tour of the UK and IRELAND from May 1, conciding with the release of new single 'TURBULENCE'.

The Scottish miserablists kick off in Dublin on May 1 rounding off in London on May 10. Support on all shows will come from Bright Eyes.
'Turbulence', lifted from recent album 'The Red Thread', will be released on May 7.

[url=/artists/131028.htm REM's early hometown shows. Following the UK shows they head out on a tour of mainland Europe.

The UK and Ireland dates are as follows:
Dublin, Red Box (May 1)
Newcastle, Stage 2 (2)
Leeds, Cockpit (3)
Birmingham, Ronnie Scott's (4)
Nottingham, Rock City (6)
Bristol, Fleece (7)
Brighton, Concorde II (8)
Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms (9)
London, Shepherd's Bush Empire (10)

To buy tickets,
click here[/url], or call NME's 24-Hour Ticketline on 0870 1 663 663. All calls are charged at the national standard rate.