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Fightstar announce May UK tour

Fightstar 2005

Fightstar 2005

Plus band will play at the Download festival

Fightstar have announced details of a new UK tour for May 2008, and have confirmed that they will perform at the forthcoming Download festival at Donington Park which takes place on June 13-15, playng on the Second Stage.

The band will begin the tour at Derby University on May 19, before winding up the jaunt at the Birmingham Academy 2 on May 30.

Fightstar will play:

Derby University SUB (May 19)
Mansfield Intake Club (May 20)
Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (22)
Liverpool Academy 2 (23)
Glasgow Garage (24)
Leeds Slam Dunk Festival, Leeds University (25)
Stoke Sugarmill (27)
Manchester Academy 3 (28)
London Islington Academy (29)
Birmingham Academy 2 (30)


To check the availability of Fightstar tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

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