aaamusic | On 11, Mar 2012

With thunderous live performances matching the power of fellow Scots Mogwai and a pop sensibility comparable to that of Foals or Bloc Party, it was no surprise that We Were Promised Jetpacks landed the ‘Best Live Act’ award at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards at the start of the month. And the acclaimed new album ‘In The Pit Of The Stomach’ proves just what a fully-fledged a rock band WWPJ have become.

Their 2011/12 live campaign kicked off in Europe back in last September with label-mates The Twilight Sad and Mazes, a jaunt that was followed with a sold out UK headline and a truly devastating set at Iceland Airwaves. A second UK leg and extensive European and US dates took them right through into this February. Amidst all this activity, however, the band have barely touched on their home turf – a situation they are set to rectify with a string of Scottish dates in May!

May & June 2012:

23rd May – Dundee, Doghouse
24th May – Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
25th May – Inverness, Ironworks
26th May – Dunfermline, PJ Molloys
31st May – Stirling, Tolbooth
1st June – Coatbridge, Soundwave Studios

Ahead of these shows, We Were Promised Jetpacks return to the States in March for SXSW.