White Lies, who recently scored their 3rd Top 5 album in 5 years with BIG TV, have announced details of a U.K. tour for December 2013 

The dates are their first major U.K. shows since selling out Wembley Arena in December 2011. Ahead of their main stage appearance at Reading & Leeds Festival this weekend the band declared – “We’re delighted to bring BIG TV to some of our favourite UK venues this winter." 

Support on all shows comes from US singer Frankie Rose (ex Dum Dum Girls), whilst In The Valley Below also play in Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester and London. 

The list of dates is as follows: 

DECEMBER

03                     NEWCASTLE                            O2 ACADEMY

04                     GLASGOW                               O2 ABC

06                     MANCHESTER                          ACADEMY

07                     NOTTINGHAM                           ROCK CITY

08                     BRISTOL                                  O2 ACADEMY

10                     LONDON                                   ROUNDHOUSE

14                     NORWICH                                 UEA

15                     BIRMINGHAM                            INSTITUE  

Tickets are priced at £20 (except London £22.50) (subject to per-ticket charge plus order processing fee)and go on sale at 9am on Friday 30th August viawww.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk. 

Additionally the band has announced details of a new single - First Time Caller to be released by Fiction Records on Monday 7th October 2013. 

Produced by Ed Buller and mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent, it was recorded in early 2013 as part of the album sessions at the ICP studios in Brussels, Belgium. 

A live version of the song, recorded at their recent 3 night run of sold-out shows at London’s Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, can be seen below.

The 3 intimate Hoxton shows attracted 10,000 ticket applications and marked a return to the 300 capacity venue where the band played their debut live show on February 27th 2008. 

White Lies are: Harry McVeigh (vocals / guitar), Charles Cave (bass) & Jack Brown (drums). 

For further information contact:

Steve Phillips (national print)

Rhian Emanuel /Natalie Quesnel (online)

Carl Delahunty (regional print)

Big Mouth Publicity 0203 189 4606

steve@bigmouthpublicity.co.uk

23.08.13

www.whitelies.com 

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