Funeral for a Friend have announced a month long UK and Ireland tour in October and November.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, 4th July at 9am. Excitement.

Tuesday 14th October - Dublin Academy
Wednesday 15th October - Belfast Spring And Airbrake
Thursday 16th October - Inverness Ironworks
Saturday 18th October - Glasgow ABC
Sunday 19th October - Leeds Metropolitan University
Monday 20th October - Hull University
Wednesday 22nd October - Preston 53 Degrees
Thursday 23rd October - Whitehaven Civic Hall
Friday 24th October - Manchester Academy 2
Sunday 26th October - Birmingham Academy
Monday 27th October - Coventry Kasbah
Tuesday 28th October - Nottingham Rock City
Thursday 30th October - Exeter Lemon Grove
Friday 31st October - Portsmouth Pyramid
Saturday 1st November - Oxford Academy
Monday 3rd November - Norwich Waterfront
Tuesday 4th November - London Forum
Sunday 9th November - Tenby De Vlance Pavilion
Monday 10th November - Swansea Sin City
Wednesday 12th November - Cardiff University
Thursday 13th November - Wrexham Central Station
Friday 14th November - Aberyswyth Arts Centre

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