aaamusic | On 07, Sep 2011

Extra O2 Brixton Academy date added due to popular demand for tickets

UK tour commences this month – almost every date is sold out

The Wombats have added a second date at the O2 Brixton Academy on February 22nd 2011 due to the huge public demand for tickets. The show is added to the band’s UK tour schedule which commences later this month with almost every show now sold out.

Tickets for the added date go on sale from 9am on Friday September 9th. The band’s full tour dates are:

September

21st – Cardiff, University Great Hall
22nd – Nottingham, Rock City SOLD OUT
23rd – Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall SOLD OUT
24th – Cambridge, Corn Exchange SOLD OUT
26th – Bristol, Colston Hall SOLD OUT
28th – London, O2 Brixton Academy SOLD OUT
29th – Southampton, Guildhall SOLD OUT

October

1st – Yeovil, Westlands
2nd – Birmingham, O2 Academy SOLD OUT
3rd – Lincoln, Engine Shed SOLD OUT
4th – Sheffield, O2 Academy SOLD OUT
6th – Newcastle, O2 Academy SOLD OUT
7th – Glasgow, O2 Academy SOLD OUT
8th – Manchester, Apollo SOLD OUT

December

8th – Liverpool, O2 Academy
9th – Liverpool, O2 Academy SOLD OUT

February

22nd – London, O2 Brixton Academy ADDED DATE

2011 has seen The Wombats make huge strides forward with the release of their second album ‘The Wombats proudly present… This Modern Glitch’ which peaked at #3 and featured some of their most popular singles to date including ‘Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves)’, ‘Jump Into The Fog’ and ‘Anti-D’. The Wombats subsequently become one of the stand-out names on this summer’s festival circuit with headline sets at Lovebox and Wakestock as well as other major events including Glastonbury, V, Radio 1’s Big Weekend and Rockness. Their next single, ‘1996’, will be released in November.

www.thewombats.co.uk www.facebook.com/thewombatsuk