Sleeper announce 2019 tour to coincide with first album in 21 years

The Britpop band have been in the studio working on new music

Sleeper have announced details of a new tour to coincide with their first new album in 21 years.

The Britpop band launched a Pledge campaign earlier this year, inviting fans to help support the creation of their fourth record. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 1997’s ‘Pleased To Meet You’ has not been given a firm release date at present, but is due for release in early 2019.

The Louise Wener-led group have now announced a string of dates to take place next year, kicking off in Tunbridge Wells in February. They will then head to 11 other cities across the UK through spring, concluding with a show at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum on April 13.

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Tickets for the tour will go on sale at 11am on Monday (November 19) and will be available to purchase here. Sleeper will play:

February 2019

2 – Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells Forum

March 2019

21 – Glasgow, Garage
22 – Newcastle, Riverside
23 – Edinburgh, Liquid Room
28 – Southampton, Engine Rooms
29 – Northampton, Roadmender
30 – Leeds, Church

April 2019

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4 – Derby, Venue
5 – Cardiff, Globe
6 – Hebden Bridge, Trades Club
12 – Bristol, O2 Academy Bristol
13 – London, O2 Kentish Town Forum

As they launched the Pledge campaign for the new album earlier this year, Sleeper told fans: “So much has happened. So much to write about. We couldn’t be more excited about the new material.”

The London band formed in 1993 and released three albums – 1995’s ‘Smart’, 1996’s ‘The It Girl’, and 1997’s ‘Pleased To Meet You’ – before disbanding in 1998. They reunited in 2017 and took part in the Star Shaped Festival that summer, touring four British cities with Space, Dodgy, and The Bluetones.

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