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Athlete announce tour to accompany singles album
Posted on 9 Jun 2010 18:00 to category : Band / Celebrity News
Indie band Athlete are to tour the UK later this year following the release of a new record featuring all the singles they have brought out over the past decade.
The guitar group are bringing out The Singles 01:10 in September and their tour is scheduled to get underway in the middle of November, reports NME.
Athlete's opening show will be in Liverpool on November 16th 2010, with further gigs to follow in Leamington Spa, Nottingham and Norwich.
They will then go on to play various O2 Academy venues in cities such as Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle.
The tour will come to a close on December 4th in Birmingham and tickets for all of the dates go on sale this Friday (June 11th) at 09:30.
Athlete are previous winners of an Ivor Novello award for their 2005 hit single Wires, while their debut album, Vehicles and Animals, was nominated for the Mercury Music prize.
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