The band’s mammoth Back On The Tracks 20 date tour of UK and Ireland came to an end last night with a fitting finale in the packed O2 Apollo in Manchester. Lasting over a month, the itinerary kicked off with a couple of dates across the Irish Sea before blitzing around the mainland from Aberdeen to Brighton with many sold out gigs along the way. The setlist was a real career-spanning selection with some hits, many seldom played songs plus four new songs: Water, The Last Men On The Moon, Payday and This Song which all bode well for the band’s next album. Thanks, as always, go to the band’s hardworking and dedicated crew and this year’s special guests Dr Feelgood, who warmed up the crowd nicely every night. The most important thanks go to the band’s dedicated hordes of fans, some of whom traveled from the USA and Japan, who packed out show after show. They couldn’t do it without you…cheers! Next stop the US in a couple of months…

We are pleased to announce that the band make a long overdue return to Japan this November when they play three consecutive nights in the capital Tokyo. The first two gigs take place at Shibuya WWW on 3rd & 4th followed by a show at Tsutaya O-West on the 5th. There are various ticket presales from 6th April (H.I.P, e+ and Lawson) followed by general sale from 8th June at 10am. Tickets can be purchased here when they become available.

We can now confirm that there is a Netherlands show in between the previously announced French and German dates this winter.

The band play at the legendary Melkweg in Amsterdam on Thursday 5 December. Tickets are onsale now here

More Euro dates to follow soon for the winter tour…

The next album to receive a deluxe vinyl reissue is Feline, the first studio LP from the band’s Epic/Sony period originally released in 1983. The re-release is limited to 1000 numbered copies and sees the original 9 track LP coupled with a bonus 9 track album, entitled Clawing At The Sky, which features extended 12″ mixes, all associated b-sides and a couple of unreleased mixes. Both albums are pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl, the original LP on black and the bonus on transparent red. They are housed in a wide-spine sleeve featuring an enhanced image of the black panther plus newly designed inner sleeves with lyrics and photos. In addition, the double album includes a 10″ x 10″ art print featuring the Feline image from the LP cover, all of which are hand-signed by the band. The Feline reissue album is in stock and available to order from Townsend Music here now for immediate delivery or on the merch stand on tour…