Believe it or not, Gonzo on MTV2 is 5 years old this year. To celebrate, they’re doing a tour of Barfly venues around the UK, with some of the best bands of the moment. Catch Bloc Party, We Are Scientists (who are doing yet another UK show) and The Cribs amongst other bands at each of the dates.

The ever present Operator Please are openers for each date.

Tickets go on sale at 9am on

Friday 12th October - Birmingham Barfly - Funeral For a Friend with The Dykeenies
Saturday 13th October - Cardiff Barfly - The Rumble Strips with Blood Red Shoes
Sunday 14th October - Camden Barfly - Bloc Party with Does it Offend You, Yeah?
Friday 19th October - Liverpool Barfly - The Cribs with Lightspeed Champion
Saturday 20th October - York Fibbers - Jack Penate with Dan le Sac Vs Scoobius Pip
Sunday 21st October - Glasgow Barfly - We Are Scientists with Foals

Photo is taken from Shane Bee’s flickr stream under the creative commons license