Crowded House Announce UK Tour

The prospects of a beautiful British summer have been raised considerably with news that Crowded House are to embark on a nine-date UK starting mid-May. Not only will the band be dipping into their considerable bag of hits but they will also be airing highlights from their sixth as-yet-untitled album.

Band leader Neil Finn said of the album, "This 11-track album is exotic in parts, traditional in origin, through many a twist and turn we fashioned some drama and intrigue.

"You will find some threads that go back through all that history and some new discoveries as well that will need to be followed up. It's part of the continuum and it may just be the best thing we've done...till the next one."

As for the tour, Finn said: "The intention is the same as ever, to get the people involved, to hit some heights and leave the songs hanging in the air."

Crowded House play:

Newcastle City Hall (May 18)
Birmingham Symphony Hall (May 24)
Manchester Apollo (May 26)
Bristol Colston Hall (Jun. 2)
Plymouth Pavilions (Jun. 3)
Cardiff International Arena (Jun. 4)
Oxford New Theatre (Jun. 6)
London Hammersmith Apollo (Jun. 8/9)