aaamusic | On 29, Apr 2012

Since coming off the road in the summer 2010 after a 15 month world tour, Craig and Charlie Reid spent a year writing, subsequently recording their ninth studio album, Like Comedy, in September 2011 in Bath with producer Steve Evans at the helm. The record album will be released by Cooking Vinyl on released May 7th 2012.

The Proclaimers will have a busy summer in the UK and Europe, including headlining the Hebridean and Big Tent festivals in Scotland, the Cambridge Folk Festival and main-stage appearances at the V Festivals. October and November will see a 28-date UK tour.

As well as writing the script, Matt Lucas has made his director’s debut on the video for the single ‘Spinning Around In The Air’ (UK release 30th April 2012).

TOUR DATES:

16th Oct Kings Lynn, Corn Exchange
17th Oct St Albans, Alban Arena
18th Oct Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
20th Oct Preston, Charter Theatre
21st Oct Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
22nd Oct York, Grand Opera House
24th Oct Bristol, 02 Academy
25th Oct London, 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
26th Oct Salisbury, City Hall
28ht Oct Guildford, G Live
29th Oct Salford, The Lowry
30th Oct Leicester, De Montfort Hall

1st Nov Oxford, 02 Academy
2nd Nov Canterbury, The Marlowe Theatre
3rd Nov Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
5th Nov Ipswich, Corn Exchange
6th Nov Birmingham, Town Hall
7th Nov Chesterfield, Winding Wheel
9th Nov Newcastle, City Hall
10th Nov Bradford, St Georges Hall
11th Nov Carlisle, The Sands Centre
14th Nov Glasgow, Academy
15th Nov Glasgow, Academy
17th Nov Aberdeen, Exhibition Centre
19ht Nov Inverness, Eden Court Theatre
20th Nov Perth, Concert Hall
22nd Nov Edinburgh, Playhouse
23rd Nov Edinburgh, Playhouse