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Madness Announce Matinee Shows

• 5th Aug 2010

Madness have confirmed four matinee shows in addition to their previously announced tour dates for November and December. The dates will see the band play an extra show in the afternoon at four of the venues on their forthcoming ‘Do Not Adjust Your Nut’ UK tour. The shows will allow under 18s to see the band at the reduced price of £12 (subject to booking fee).

Following the huge success of their last album, ‘The Liberty Of Norton Folgate’, Madness returned to the studio re-energised and bursting with ideas for an album that will be with you some time in 2011. The tour may see some of these new tracks get their first public airings whilst the band have also been looking through boxes marked ‘unreleased’ and ‘never seen’ from recent times and beyond, more on which soon. These jewels from the treasure trove inspired the title for the tour for those of a quizzical bent.

Indisputably one of the UK’s biggest ever bands, undoubtedly one of its most loved, statistically one of its most successful and critically one of its most lauded, Madness are both the pop genii behind the likes of ‘Our House’, ‘House Of Fun’, ‘One Step Beyond’ and many, many more and also the intellects whose albums, now all once again available, display a more thoughtful, political and satirical slant. With 2009’s ‘The Liberty Of Norton Folgate’, Madness saw themselves restored to their rightful place as at the top of the UK pop hierarchy and welcome a new generation to the massed ranks of Nutty boys and girls.

Details of all tour dates including the matinee shows follow. Tickets for all shows are available Friday 6th August @ 9.30am via link or box office numbers as listed.

‘GET LOST IN THE GOGGLE BOX’
‘DO NOT ADJUST YOUR NUT’
UK TOUR DATES NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2010

November
Friday 26th – Blackpool, Empress Ballroom 0844 811 0051
Saturday 27th – Glasgow, O2 Academy 0844 477 2000 – MATINEE SHOW
Saturday 27th – Glasgow, O2 Academy SOLD OUT
Sunday 28th – Newcastle, O2 Academy 0844 477 2000 – MATINEE SHOW
Sunday 28th – Newcastle, O2 Academy SOLD OUT
Tuesday 30th – Manchester, Apollo 0844 477 7677

December
Wednesday 1st – Sheffield O2 Academy 0844 477 2000
Friday 3rd – Hull, Arena 0844 811 0051
Saturday 4th – Leicester, De Montfort Hall 0116 233 3111 – MATINEE SHOW
Saturday 4th – Leicester, De Montfort Hall 0116 233 3111
Sunday 5th – Leeds, O2 Academy 0844 477 2000 – MATINEE SHOW
Sunday 5th – Leeds, O2 Academy 0844 477 2000
Tuesday 7th – Nottingham, Rock City SOLD OUT
Wednesday 8th – Bournemouth, BIC 0844 576 3000
Friday 10th – Reading, Rivermead 0118 960 6060
Saturday 11th – Birmingham, O2 Academy 0844 477 2000 – MATINEE SHOW
Saturday 11th – Birmingham, O2 Academy 0844 477 2000
Monday 13th – Cardiff, International Arena 029 2022 4488
Tuesday 14th – Plymouth, Pavilions 0845 146 1460
Wednesday 15th – Brighton, Centre 0844 847 1515
Friday 17th – London, Earls Court 0844 826 2826

*N.B. Paul Heaton is special guest for the evening shows only.