The Proclaimers, Craig and Charlie Reid are celebrating their 25th Anniversary with a new CD Like Comedy released on 7 May, festival dates in the summer and a UK tour in the autumn.
The first single from the new album - Spinning Around In The Air, is released on 30 April.
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 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.
Little Britain star Matt Lucas makes his directorial debut on the video for Spinning Around In The Air which is also released on 30 April.
Tour dates
16 October Kings Lynn, Corn Exchange
17 October St Albans, Alban Arena
18 October Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
20 October Preston, Charter Theatre
21 October Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
22 October York, Grand Opera House
24 October Bristol, 02 Academy
25 October London, 02 Shepherd's Bush Empire
26 October Salisbury, City Hall
28 October Guildford, G Live
29 October Salford, The Lowry
30 October Leicester, De Montfort Hall
1 November Oxford, 02 Academy
2 November Canterbury, The Marlowe Theatre
3 November Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
5 November Ipswich, Corn Exchange
6 November Birmingham, Town Hall
7 November Chesterfield, Winding Wheel
9 November Newcastle, City Hall
10 November Bradford, St Georges Hall
11 November Carlisle, The Sands Centre
14 November Glasgow, Academy
15 November Glasgow, Academy
17 November Aberdeen, Exhibition Centre
19 November Inverness, Eden Court Theatre
20 November Perth, Concert Hall
22 November Edinburgh, Playhouse
23 November Edinburgh, Playhouse
www.proclaimers.co.uk
The first single from the new album - Spinning Around In The Air, is released on 30 April.
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 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.
Little Britain star Matt Lucas makes his directorial debut on the video for Spinning Around In The Air which is also released on 30 April.
Tour dates
16 October Kings Lynn, Corn Exchange
17 October St Albans, Alban Arena
18 October Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
20 October Preston, Charter Theatre
21 October Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
22 October York, Grand Opera House
24 October Bristol, 02 Academy
25 October London, 02 Shepherd's Bush Empire
26 October Salisbury, City Hall
28 October Guildford, G Live
29 October Salford, The Lowry
30 October Leicester, De Montfort Hall
1 November Oxford, 02 Academy
2 November Canterbury, The Marlowe Theatre
3 November Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
5 November Ipswich, Corn Exchange
6 November Birmingham, Town Hall
7 November Chesterfield, Winding Wheel
9 November Newcastle, City Hall
10 November Bradford, St Georges Hall
11 November Carlisle, The Sands Centre
14 November Glasgow, Academy
15 November Glasgow, Academy
17 November Aberdeen, Exhibition Centre
19 November Inverness, Eden Court Theatre
20 November Perth, Concert Hall
22 November Edinburgh, Playhouse
23 November Edinburgh, Playhouse
www.proclaimers.co.uk
