Emo pop punkers You Me At Six have announced one of their biggest headline UK tours next March.

They’ll be supporting Paramore in December on their UK arena tour also.

Tickets go on sale for these dates on Friday morning (6th November) at 9am. Catch the guys at:

Tuesday 9th March 2010 – Birmingham O2 Academy
Wednesday 10th March 2010 – Newport Centre
Thursday 11th March 2010 – Sheffield O2 Academy
Friday 12th March 2010 – Manchester Apollo
Saturday 13th March 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
Sunday 14th March 2010 – Glasgow O2 Academy
Tuesday 16th March 2010 – Leeds O2 Academy
Wednesday 17th March 2010 – Nottingham Rock City
Thursday 18th March 2010 – Southampton Guildhall
Friday 19th March 2010 – Norwich UEA
Saturday 20th March 2010 – London Brixton O2 Academy

Since the release of You Me At Six’s album “Take Off Your Colours”, the band have gone from being potentials for the future to a threat to Fall Out Boy’s global pop/punk throne. So the chance to see them in their breakthrough UK tour was an opportunity not to turn down.

The aurora around the Portsmouth Pyramids was filled with anticipation for the five Surrey punks to come out on stage and as soon as they did, you knew from the smileon vocalist John Franceschi’s face that the audience was in for one hell of a gig. There was no messing, a quick hello into the microphone and then straight into the opener “The Truth Is A Terrible Thing”. It was evident that there was going to be no holding back. The explosive energy that the band had as a whole was truly awesome. Drummer Dan Flint gave his kit a good bruising and honestly couldn’t hit them faster.

The foundation had been set for the rest of the night and track after track of pure fast paced punk came swiftly. At times it seemed the singer John would eat his Mic. All vocals were bellowed out with plenty of effort whilst John also kept them under control and the gig was far from an amateur screamed mess.

The energy the band gave on stage transmitted to the crowd who chanted along with every anthem and could have put the national gymnastic team to shame with their mandatory jumping. More awesome tunes like “The Rumour” and “Call That A Comeback” were belted out in similar fashion with great guitar work between Chris Miller and Max Heyler who although couldn’t keep still, couldn’t miss a note even if they tried. By the time the interval came, you had your moneys worth but after slushing down a quick beverage the wait for the band to get back on stage was agonising even though it was probably a shorter break then most bands take.

The re-opener was fan favourite “Save It For The Bedroom” which to be honest was a bit of a blur as the venue turned into a sort of organised riot. “Jealous Minds Think Alike” was another impact track and even with a beer soaked shirt and hair, you could appreciate the quality of band on display.

Like at every gig, it finished but the band left you craving more and there seemed to be a stubborness from the crowd to leave.  Having got outside to the refreshing Portsmouth night air, there were pleased fans all around but the band’s crowds and venues are sure to get much bigger.

Surrey’s You Me At Six have announced a brand new UK tour for next March, their biggest UK shows to date.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, 12th December at 9am.

Catch them at:

Friday 6th March 2009 – Bristol Academy
Saturday 7th March 2009 – Birmingham Academy
Sunday 8th March 2009 – Manchester Academy
Monday 9th March 2009 – Glasgow Barrowlands
Tuesday 10th March 2009 – Newcastle Academy
Thursday 12th March 2009 – Portsmouth Pyramid Centre
Friday 13th March 2009 – London Roundhouse

With the recent release of their new album, Take off Your Colours, You Me at Six has been grabbing the attention of many. Originating from Surrey, the band has been compared with the greats of pop punk like Taking Back Sunday and Panic! At The Disco which really isn’t surprising when you listen to the quality of music these guys produce.

This quality has earned them support slots with Chicago’s big hitters “The Audition” but in a year’s time or so it is easy to imagine reviewing the next wave of pop punk bands that have managed to get a support slot with You Me at Six. Explosive tracks like “Save it for the bedroom” display the characteristics of the band so well including catchy riffs and melodies alongside chorus chants and pounding bass lines while the track “The Rumour” shows off the bands epic sound with a slightly slower tempo.

The pop punk scene has been accused of getting saturated of bands that are carbon copies of others but if you are looking for originality, depth and variety, just check out the bands inventive cover of Rhianna’s Umbrella. At the moment the U.K’s big rock outfits tend to have a classic British sound but it is rare that they can set both the U.S and U.K charts alight. You Me at Six however have a sound that has all the style and sheer craft to take on the top of both charts.