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The Cribs add Manchester date to UK tour
The band play a string of shows nationwide next month.
After having announced details of a short tour across the UK in February late last year, The Cribs have added a Manchester date to their plans.
The trio - who are set to follow 2012’s ‘In The Belly of the Brazen Bull’ with a sixth album early this year, will play the city’s The Ritz on 25th February.
This is in addition to shows in Nottingham, London, Portsmouth, Bristol, Birmingham, Glasgow and Sheffield.
The Cribs were also announced yesterday as performing this year’s Coachella festival in the States this April alongside headliners AC/DC, Jack White and Drake.
The Cribs’ tour calls at:
FEBRUARY
11 Nottingham Rescue Rooms
12 London Electric Ballroom
14 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
15 Bristol The Fleece
17 Birmingham The Oobleck
20 Glasgow King Tut’s
22 Sheffield Leadmill
25 Manchester The Ritz
Tickets for the Manchester date are on sale from Friday 9th January at 9am.
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