Athlete To Release Best Of Album
The band will also tour to support the retrospective...
Deptford's finest Athlete are to mark a decade in the business with a new 2-Cd retrospective. Released on September 27, 'Singles 01-10' will compile some of the band's biggest hits, including 'El Salvador', 'Westside' and 'Wires', alongside "exclusive stories and memories written by the band". A previously-unreleased song from 2003 entitled 'Back Track' will be included as a bonus.
Athlete will also be touring the UK later in the year - the dates are:
November 16 Liverpool O2 Academy
November 17 Leamington Spa Assembly
November 18 Nottingham Rock City
November 20 London HMV Forum
November 21 Norwich Waterfront
November 22 Cambridge Junction
November 24 Oxford O2 Academy
November 25 Bournemouth O2 Academy
November 27 Leeds O2 Academy
November 29 Sheffield O2 Academy 2
November 30 Glasgow O2 ABC
December 1 Newcastle O2 Academy
December 3 Manchester Academy 2
December 4 Birmingham HMV Institute
You can buy tickets now at www.xfm.co.uk/gigs
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