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Supergrass Announce Surprise Tour

added 08 March 2005 at 10.22

Things have been very quiet in the Supergrass camp for a year now, with only mutterings of a new studio album to keep fans happy. Then all of a sudden – wallop! – they announce a full headlining UK tour.

Since their Greatest Hits album ‘Supergrass Is 10’ came out last year, Supergrass have been quietly at work recording their sixth studio album, with reports claiming the new record will be released later this year.

Now comes the unexpected news that the band will be debuting the new material when they undertake a 12 date headlining UK tour in May. The jaunt kicks off in Manchester takes in a date at Koko, in London and culminates in a show at the Liverpool Academy.

More dates are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets for the tour will be going on-sale either from the Xfm Xchange on 0871 222 1049 or online from the Xfm Online Ticket Shop by clicking here.

Supergrass have also put snippets of songs from their new album on a specially made vintage radio player by clicking here.

The bands confirmed tour dates are:

• Manchester University, Manchester (May 15)
• Leadmill, Sheffield (16)
• Leeds University, Leeds (17)
• Loughborough University, Loughborough (19)
• University of Central Lancaster, Preston (21)
• Newcastle University, Newcastle (23)
• Roadmenders, Northampton (24)
• Pavilion, Bath (25)
• University of East Anglia, Norwich (27)
• Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth (29)
• Bud Rising at Koko, London (30)
• Liverpool Academy, Liverpool (31)
  

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