The Wombats have announced a UK and Ireland tour for 2011.

After selling out their upcoming October tour, the band will head back out on the road in January for a series of dates across the country.

Confirmed New Year dates are as follows:

January
12 - Belfast Spring & Airbrake (January 12)
13 - Dublin The Academy (13)
15 - Edinburgh HMV Picture House (15)
16 - Dundee Fat Sams Live (16)
18 - Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle (18)
19 - Leeds Metropolitan University (19)
21 - Birmingham HMV Institute (21)
22 - Manchester Academy (22)
23 - Sheffield Leadmill (23)
24 - Norwich UEA (24)
25 - Cardiff University Solus (25)
27 - Bristol O2 Academy Bristol (27)
28 - London HMV Hammersmith Apollo (28)

Tickets go on sale from 9am on September 3 and will be available from the usual outlets.