Damon Albarn's band have announced details of six small gigs, to take place at the end of March, on their website gorillaz.com. The shows will be warm-up dates for the upcoming tour, details of which have yet to be confirmed. The group had previously been announced as headliners of this year's Coachella festival in April. These will be the first live shows for Gorillaz since 2006, when they performed their Demon Days concerts in Manchester and New York.

The dates are as follows:

March
21 - Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
22 - Bristol, Trinity
23 - Cambridge, Junction
25 - Brighton, Old Market
26 - Birmingham, Irish Centre
27 - Lincoln, Engine Shed

Tickets are only available to fan club members.