With their second album Emergency recently passing the gold mark sales wise - applause, please - The Pigeon Detectives have announced a winter tour.
The dates for the Leeds five-piece's second major tour of 2008 are as follows:
November
24 Grimsby Auditorium
25-26 Wolverhampton Civic Hall
27 Newcastle Academy
28 Edinburgh Corn Exchange
30 Glasgow Barrowlands
December
1 Glasgow Barrlowlands
2 Nottingham Rock City
3-4 Manchester Academy
6 London Alexandra Palace
7 Reading Rivermead
8 Swindon Oasis
9 Bournemouth Solent Hall
17-18 Leeds Academy
Tickets are not cheap and go on sale on Friday (August 8) at 9am (except for the London date which is on sale now). When asked for his opinion on The Pigeon Detectives, DiS work experience fellow (read: tea-making envelope opener) James replied: "I just don't like them". Simple, as. The industry needs more of this no-nonsense talk.
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