aaamusic | On 15, Mar 2011

THE XCERTS join the bill of the huge Teenage Cancer Trust show at The Royal Albert Hall in support of Biffy Clyro

Having only just been swept off to Europe with cult stoner rockers Fu Manchu; THE XCERTS have now been added to the bill of a huge show at The Royal Albert Hall in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust. The band will perform on the third night (Wednesday 23 March) of the week long event alongside Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison (solo) and UK rock giants Biffy Clyro to form a trio of Scotland’s finest acts.

This year sees the 10th anniversary of the series of concerts which were the brainchild of Teenage Cancer Trust Patron and The Who frontman Roger Daltrey CBE. The shows have featured some of the world’s biggest bands and artists and 2011’s line-up is not exception! Speaking of the show frontman Murray Macleod says “”I’m delighted to be able to play a show for the Teenage Cancer Trust. As a Crohn’s disease sufferer I spent much of my teens in and out of hospital so I can only begin to imagine the heartache and suffering felt by families affected by a life threatening illness. It’s an honour to be able to support such an amazing charity.”

The Xcerts have just completed a highly successful jaunt in the UK where they were joined by Dinosaur Pile Up and Japanese Voyeurs as part of The Rock Sound Exposure Tour. Their brand new EP ‘Stairs To Noise: The Scatterbrain EP’ was released last week on limited edition CD and download through Xtra Mile Recordings (Far, Frank Turner, Straight Lines…). You can expect to see The Xcerts at the following Fu Manchu dates in Europe:

MARCH

Mon 7 FRANCE, Paris La Maroquinerie
Tues 8 BELGIUM, Hasselt MOD
Wed 9 HOLLAND, Nijmegan Doornroosje
Thurs 10 HOLLAND, Eindhoven Effenar
Fri 11 OFF
Sat 12 GERMANY, Hamburg Knust
Sun 13 GERMANY, Berlin C Club
Mon 14 DENMARK, Copenhagen Loppen
Tues 15 off
Wed 16 SWEDEN, Gothenburg Brewhouse
Thurs 17 OFF
Fri 18 GERMANY, Rostock Mau Club
Sat 19 POLAND, Wroclaw Firlej
Sun 20 CZECH REPUBLIC, Prague Lucerna Music Bar

The Xcerts will be returning to the UK in April for their own run of headline dates in support of their second album ‘Scatterbrain’. Dates are as follows:

HEADLINE TOUR
APRIL

FRI 1 Sheffield, The Leadmill
SAT 2 Stoke, The Sugarmill
SUN 3 Wrexham, Central Station
TUE 5 Dundee, Doghouse
WED 6 Aberdeen, Drummonds
THU 7 Stirling, Fubar
FRI 8 Edinburgh, Studio 24
SAT 9 Carlisle The Brickyard
SUN 10 Newcastle, O2 Academy2
TUE 12 Birmingham, The Flapper & Firkin
WED 13 Nottingham, Rock City
THU 14 Bristol, Start The Bus
FRI 15 Plymouth, White Rabbit
SAT 16 Exeter, The Cavern
MON 18 London, The Barfly
TUE 19 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
WED 20 Liverpool, Shipping Forecast
THU 21 Northampton, Roadmender