July 26, 2003 10:00

NOW IT'S ON - IN BIGGER VENUES!

The bearded indie rockers come back over in the winter - and their jaunt includes some big gigs...

Grandaddy have announced details of a winter tour of the UK and Ireland, which will include the band's biggest headline show to date at LONDON's BRIXTON ACADEMY.

The band, who release a new single, 'El Caminos In The West' on August 25, will play the dates in November and December.

The full list of shows are:

Belfast Limelight (November 5)
Dublin Ambassador Theatre (6)
Glasgow Academy (7)
Manchester Academy (8)
Leeds Metropolitan University (10)
Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall (11)
Newcastle University (12)
Brighton Corn Exchange (December 7)
Norwich Waterfront (8)
Portsmouth Pyramid (9)
London Brixton Academy (10)

Tickets go on sale on August 1.

Prior to this, Grandaddy play the Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds, a show at Edinburgh's T On The Fringe and a couple of low-key shows in Nottingham and Stoke.

The dates are:

Nottingham Rescue Rooms (August 20)
Stoke Sugarmill (August 21)
Reading Festival (22)
Edinburgh Liquid Room (23)
Leeds Festival (24)

To check ticket availability for the Nottingham and Stoke shows, click here or call the NME Ticketline on 0870 1 663 663.