Vampire Weekend announce UK arena tour

It’s always hard to judge just how big a band are in the online world, but live shows remain a good rule of thumb. So it’s pretty impressive of preppy-rockers Vampire Weekend to have just announced a five-date arena tour of the UK.

The band, who released third effort Modern Vampires of the City earlier this year, will head back to British shores this November for shows in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and Birmingham. The London date is scheduled for the o2 Arena on 13 November.

Tickets for the shows go on sale next Friday (12 July) at 9am. Check out the full schedule of events beneath:

November
12 Birmingham, NIA
13 London, The O2
15 Glasgow, The Hydro
16 Leeds, First Direct Arena
17 Manchester Arena

[via DIY]