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Bloc Party in biggest-ever UK shows
TinPanAl by Alex Denney April 23rd, 2007

Bloc Party have announced their biggest UK shows to date hot on the heels of selling 10,000 tickets for their New York show in a day.

The three arena shows will begin at Glasgow SECC on December 12 and will be the band’s only UK headline dates this year.

The news follows the success of A Weekend In The City in the US album charts, where it debuted at number 12. The LP re-entered the UK Top 20 today in its eleventh week on the album charts.

The dates are as follows:

December
12 Glasgow SECC (£18.50)
13 Manchester G-Mex (£18.50)
14 London Alexandra Palace (£20.00)

Tickets go on general sale Friday April 27 at 9:30am, alternatively you can join the band’s official fan club here to get first dibs on a date with Kele and co, with tickets on sale Thursday April 26 from 9.30am.



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