Ska-punkers Lightyear, defunct since 2003, have announced their reformation for a brief jaunt around the UK this summer, culminating in slots at both legs of the Carling Weekend.
Famed for their boisterous live shows, the anti-Bush, constantly touring Derby seven piece split in the summer of 2003 after five years together, with the final show in their hometown attracting over one thousand people. The dates run as follows:
JULY 2006
18 Southampton Nexus
19 Newport Le Pub
20 Bristol Bier Keller
21 Yeovil Ski Lodge
22 Birmingham Academy 2
23 Brighton Engine Rooms
24 Leicester Charlotte
25 Manchester Jilly's Rockworld
26 Newcastle Academy 2
27 North Berwick Community Centre
28 Sheffield The Plug
29 London Mean Fiddler
30 Derby First Floor
AUGUST 2006
25 Reading Festival
26 Leeds Festival