The Maccabees Channel 4Play Documentary & Autumn Tour

• 12th May 2009

The mighty Maccabees are celebrating the wonderful reviews they’ve been receiving for new album Wall of Arms by announcing a major UK tour for the autumn, including their first ever Brixton Academy show..

Tickets go on sale at 9am this Friday 15 May. The dates are:

Wed 30 September BRISTOL ACADEMY
Thur 1 October BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY
Fri 2 October NORWICH UEA
Sat 3 October LONDON BRIXTON ACADEMY
Mon 5 October NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY
Tue 6 October MANCESTHER ACADEMY
Wed 7 October NEWCASTLE ACADEMY
Fri 9 October GLASGOW ABC
Sat 10 October LEEDS ACADEMY

In other news, The Maccabees were the subject of a really rather good TV show that went on Channel 4 the other week, and now you can watch it above!
Meanwhile, the band are currently nearing the end of a nationwide tour, with the following dates and festival appearances already booked in:

Tue 12 May CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SOLUS (Tel: 08713 100 000)
Wed 13 May SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY (Tel: 02380 632 601)
Thur 14 May THE GREAT ESCAPE, BRIGHTON CORN EXCHANGE
Mon 25 May NEWCASTLE, EVOLUTION FESTIVAL
Wed 27 May DUBLIN, ACADEMY
Thu 28 May BELFAST, SPRING & AIRBREAK
Sat 13 June ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
Fri 26 June GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
Fri 10 July T IN THE PARK FESTIVAL
Fri 28 August LEEDS FESTIVAL, RADIO 1/NME STAGE
Sat 29 August READING FESTIVAL, RADIO 1/NME STAGE

Wall of Arms is out now on Fiction.