MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE nominees Athlete have announced a winter UK tour.
The south London-based popsters, whose debut album ‘Vehicles & Animals’ will compete with 11 other albums for the prestigious award in September, follow up a hugely successful series of summer festival slots with a jaunt round the UK.
Recent appearances at T In The Park, Move and One Big Sunday have ‘Vehicles & Animals’ jump 100 places in the UK chart. It initially entered at 19 back in April.
The dates are at:
Birmingham Academy 2 (October 7)
Norwich Waterfront (8)
Sheffield Leadmill (9)
Manchester University (10)
Newcastle Northumbria University (12)
Edinburgh Liquid Rooms (13)
Glasgow Garage (14)
Leeds Met University (16)
Liverpool Academy 2 (17)
Bristol University (18)
Cardiff University (19)
Exeter University Lemon Grove (21)
Southampton University (22)
Brighton Concorde 2 (23)
London Shepherds Bush Empire (24)
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