aaamusic | On 21, Jun 2011

UK Tour announced

“They are accessible yet challenging, gleaming yet gritty, pop yet petrifying: Foster The People are a fresh evolution of modern music” – NME

“A band with greatness absolutely within their grasp” – Sunday Times Culture

“America’s hottest new band” – The Sun

Foster The People have announced details of their debut UK tour set to take place in November. The band will play a total of five shows, including a show at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire.

The full list of tour dates are:

Monday 21st November – Birmingham HMV Institute
Tuesday 22nd November – Glasgow King Tuts
Wednesday 23rd November – Manchester Academy 3
Friday 25th November – London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Saturday 26th November – Bristol Thekla

Tickets for the tour go on sale on Thursday 23rd June at 9am and can be purchased online at gigsandtours.com or by calling the 24 hour credit card hotline 0844 811 0051.

The band are currently on a sold out tour of the U.S but will be playing the following UK festivals over the summer:

Sunday 26th June – Glastonbury (John Peel Stage)
Saturday 16th July – Lovebox (Gaymers Stage)
Sunday 17th July – Latitude Festival (Sunrise Stage)
Friday 26th August – Reading Festival (Festival Republic Stage)
Sunday 28th August – Leeds Festival (Festival Republic Stage)

The band will release their debut album ‘Torches’ on Monday 27th June. The single ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ is out now.