Bloc Party announce 'Bloctober' UK tour
An autumn tour. Can you guess which month?
 
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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