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Villagers Add May Dates

22nd Feb 2011

Following news of the Elbow Arena tour support throughout March, Villagers have just announced UK headline dates for May which will include two shows at the Great Escape in Brighton. Villagers have also been confirmed as main support to Fleet Foxes at the Eden Sessions in Cornwall on 1st July and will perform at the Green Man Festival in August. Please note the London Shepherds Bush headline show has been moved to May 21st. Villagers full UK and Irish dates are as follows:

02 Mar DUN LAOGHAIRE Pavilion Theatre (solo) SOLD OUT
15 Mar GLASGOW SECC with ELBOW
16 Mar NEWCASTLE Metro Radio Arena with ELBOW
17 Mar NOTTINGHAM Trent FM Arena with ELBOW
19 Mar SHEFFIELD Arena with ELBOW
20 Mar LIVERPOOL Echo Arena with ELBOW
22 Mar BIRMINGHAM National Indoor Arena with ELBOW
23 Mar CARDIFF International Arena with ELBOW
25 Mar MANCHESTER Evening News Arena with ELBOW
27 Mar BRIGHTON Brighton Centre with ELBOW
28 Mar LONDON O2 Arena with ELBOW
29 Mar LONDON O2 Arena with ELBOW
31 Mar DUBLIN O2 Arena with ELBOW
09 May PRESTON 53 Degrees (tickets from link)
10 May NEWCASTLE Riverside (tickets from link)
12 May BRIGHTON Great Escape (solo) (tickets from link)
13 May BRIGHTON Great Escape (full band) (tickets from link)
17 May BIRMINGHAM Glee Club (tickets from link)
18 May BRISTOL Trinity (tickets from link)
19 May COLCHESTER Arts Centre (tickets from link)
21 May LONDON O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (new date) (tickets from link)
22 May OXFORD Academy 2 (tickets from link)
23 May EDINBURGH Liquid Rooms (tickets from link)
24 May MANCHESTER Sound Control (tickets from link)
01 July CORNWALL Eden Sessions with FLEET FOXES
19-21 Aug BRECON BEACONS Green Man Festival

Becoming a Jackal, Villagers stunning debut single, will be re-released on 28th February. You can watch Conor J. O’Brien’s standout performance of the track at last year’s Mercury’s here: link. Becoming a Jackal, the Mercury-nominated album, is also currently shortlisted for Ireland’s Choice Music Prize.