The Wombats to play 'special' Royal Albert Hall show

The Wombats are to play a one-off show at London's prestigous Royal Albert Hall on May 23.

After their Brixton Academy show in the city on May 3 sold out, the band decided to add a date at the internationally-renowned venue.

They promise the show will be “different from anything the band have ever done before and with a whole barrage of surprises planned”.

Tickets for this new show show will go on sale at 9am on Friday (February 1).

Meanwhile The Wombats full UK and Irish tour is now:

Norwich UEA (April 27)
Southampton Guildhall (28)
Brighton Dome (29)
Stoke Victoria Hall (May 1)
London Brixton Academy (3)
Leeds University (4)
Bristol Academy (5)
Oxford Academy (6)
Nottingham Rock City (8)
Blackpool Empress Ballroom (9)
Birmingham Academy (10)
Newcastle Academy (12)
Edinburgh Corn Exchange (13)
Inverness Ironworks (14)
Sheffield Academy (15)
London Royal Albert Hall (23)
Cork Cyprus Avenue (25)
Dublin Whelan's (26)
Belfast Speakeasy (27)

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