Porcupine Tree are returning to the UK for seven dates this November and December.
The tour looks like this:
November
8, Oxford Academy.
9, London Kentish Town Forum.
December
7, Norwich UEA.
8, Manchester Academy.
9, Leeds Metropolitan University.
10, Nottingham Rock City.
12, Glasgow Barrowlands.
Tickets for the November shows are on sale now, the December dates on sale from Monday (Sept 10).
In other news, Porcupine Tree have been nominated for Best Album for 'Fear Of A Blank Planet' at the Classic Rock Awards, due to be held in London on November 5.
The other nominees include 'Shrunken Heads' by Ian Hunter, Buck Cherry's '15', 'Snakes & Arrows' by Rush, 'Libertad' by Velvet Revolver, and 'Endless Wire' from The Who.
The band are also set to release a special 29-minute EP 'Nil Recurring' on September 17 via their Transmission label. Limited to just 5000 copies, the EP comes in an exclusive fold-out digipack containing 4 tracks written during the 'Fear Of A Blank Planet' sessions. The title track is an instrumental featuring Robert Fripp (King Crimson) on lead guitar.
Preorders are being taken exclusively via the band's
website at
www.porcupinetree.com