Natives have been announced as sole support for pop superstars Busted on their UK & Ireland tour running from January through to March. The New Forest tribal-pop quartet will play 24-dates with the pop-rock three-piece, kicking off at the UEA, Norwich on January 28th and finishing at Dublin's Olympia Theatre on March 1st.
 
Guitarist / synth player Jack Fairbrother said "We're really excited for this tour, it's a chance for us to show people from all over the UK what Natives is all about. We thrive on the challenge of converting audiences who've never heard us before into members of The Tribe and we're extremely grateful to the guys in Busted for giving us the opportunity to do that for so many nights."
 
Natives have recently completed UK tours with Farro and MOTHXR, and next year’s extensive run of dates with Busted kick-starts what is set to be a very exciting twelve months for the band.
 
2017 will see the release of Natives forthcoming second album. The ambitious record explores the fictional story of a curious character who embarks on a journey into an unknown world. It’s a record that bursts with pop melodies and world-music influences, as found on their recent string of highly acclaimed singles including ‘Passion’, ‘Stop The Rain’ and ‘Chasing Lions’. The album will be accompanied by a book which delves even further into the narrative.
 
The Natives tour dates with Busted are as follows:
 
NATIVES TOUR DATES WITH BUSTED
28/01 – Norwich, UEA **Sold Out**
29/01 – Norwich, UEA **Sold Out**
30/01 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange **Sold Out**
01/02 – Leicester, De Montfort Hall
03/02 – London, Eventim Apollo
04/02 – Bournemouth, O2 Academy
06/02 – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion **Sold Out**
07/02 – Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall **Sold Out**
09/02 – Newport, Centre
10/02 – Plymouth, Pavilions
12/02 – Bristol, O2 Academy **Sold Out**
13/02 – Portsmouth, Guildhall **Sold Out**
14/02 – Brighton, Centre
16/02 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
17/02 – Liverpool, University
18/02 – Birmingham, O2 Academy **Sold Out**
20/02 – Nottingham, Rock City **Sold Out**
21/02 – Leeds, O2 Academy
22/02 – Newcastle, O2 Academy
24/02 – Aberdeen, GE Oil & Gas Arena
25/02 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
26/02 – Glasgow, O2 Academy
28/02 - Belfast, Waterfront
01/03 - Dublin, Olympia Theatre

“Natives have always sought out unusual sounds, elements that differ from the norm”
Clash
 
“A clean slice of euphoric pop”
The Independent
 
“More than just your average indie/rock band”
1883
 
Find Natives on Spotify –
 https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Co7hOH7JiLkXd8BVYb0kJ
 
Tickets for the Busted and Natives tour are available through Ticketmaster - http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Busted-tickets/artist/26357