Bloc Party announce 'Bloctober' UK tour

Bloc Party
Bloc Party

Bloc Party have announced a rather large tour of the UK in October 2009. They're calling it Bloctober. Get it?

Tickets go on sale this Friday (6 February). Here are the dates and locations…

October
2. Empress Ballroom, Blackpool
3. Picture House, Edinburgh
4. Iron Works, Inverness
6. Music Hall, Aberdeen
7. Alhambra, Dunfermline
8. City Hall, Hull
10. Academy, Sheffield
11. Academy, Leeds
12. Engine Shed, Lincoln
14. Victoria Hall, Stoke
15. Academy, Birmingham
16. Centre, Newport
18. Arena, Llandudno
19. University, Liverpool
20. Academy, Bristol
22. Hall for Cownwall, Truro
23. Pavilion, Plymouth
24. Centre, Brighton
26. Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
27. Corn Exchange, Cambridge
28. Rock City, Nottingham
30. Rivermead, Reading
31. Bic, Bournemouth

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