iLiKETRAiNS have announced an Autumn tour in the run up to the release of their new album, 'Elegies To Lessons Learnt' on 1st October. The album was recorded in an old chapel in Leeds, emphasising the band's interest in creating real character in their tunes. The first single, 'The Deception' also has an interesting tale behind it; it's told through the eyes of world yachtsman Donald Crowhurst and speaks of determination and courage.
The tour dates read as follows:
September
2nd Cambridge Lodestar Festival
8th Mad Dogs and Englishman festival
9th Bestival, Isle of Wight
10th Bristol, Carling Academy
11th Cardiff, Barfly
12th Exeter, Cavern
13th Southampton, Joiners
14th Brighton, Barfly
16th Northampton, Soundhaus
17th Birmingham, Barfly
18th Sheffield Plug
19th Manchester, Academy 3
20th Stoke, Sugarmill
22nd York, Fibbers
23rd Newcastle, Academy 2
24th Aberdeen Tunnels
25th Edinburgh, Cabaret Voltaire
26th Glasgow, King Tuts
27th Leeds, Cockpit
29th Oxford, Zodiac
30th Leicester, Charlotte
October
1st Cambridge, Soul Tree
2nd Hertford, Marquee
3rd London, Scala
4th Colchester, Arts centre
5th Norwich, Arts centre
6th Nottingham, Social