Frightened Rabbit Announce UK And Ireland Tour

Following a short tour of the Scottish highlands earlier in the year, Frightened Rabbit have announced details of a tour of the UK and Ireland.

The Scottish five-piece, who haven’t released an album since their 2010 third full-length ‘The Winter Of Mixed Drinks’, will play nine shows across Northern and the Republic of Ireland and five across England and Scotland this coming September.

The band, who have been writing and recording their fourth record in Wales over the past few months, will also appear at this year’s Hop Farm Festival in Kent.

They’ll kick off the tour in Portrush on September 6 before performing in Belfast, Dublin, Cork, Galway, and more. They’ll then head over to England on September 18 to perform in London, then heading on to Manchester, Dumfries, and their hometown of Selkirk. Tickets for the English and Scottish dates are on sale today, while the Irish dates will go on sale next week.

Talking about the fourth record, lead singer Scott Hutchinson said: ‘The new record is taking a slightly more stripped back direction than the last album. It’s a little darker - we’ve been writing in the minor key a bit more, and the whole thing is a far more collaborative effort, which has lead to interesting new elements appearing in the songs.’

Full dates for Frigthened Rabbits’ tour of the UK and Ireland is below:

SEPTEMBER
06 Portrush, Playhouse
07 Navan, Swan Lane
08 Michelstown, An Bodhran
09 Dundalk, Spirit Store
11 Dublin, Doyles Bar
12 Cork, Cyprus Avenue
13 Galway, Rosini Dubh
14 Dublin, Academy
15 Belfast, Empire
18 London, 93 Feet East
19 Manchester, Deaf Institute
24 Dumfries, DG One
25 Selkirk, Victoria Hall