This Is An Emergency! Pigeon Detectives Return

01/04/2008

‘EMERGENCY’ is the brand new album from The Pigeon Detectives and is released on the 26th May 2008 – exactly two days shy of a year after their debut ‘Wait For Me’ came out. It crashed into the charts at number three and has since achieved platinum status, a first for their independent label Dance to The Radio. A single ‘This Is An Emergency’ is released on the 12th May, which some fans may remember from their sell out dates last year. The group, who recently opened the NME Awards Shows with a blistering headlining appearance at the Astoria, head out for a full UK tour in May which over 70,000 people have already snapped up tickets for.

The band (Matt Bowman – vocals / Ryan Wilson – guitar / Jimmi Naylor – drums / Oli Main – guitar / Dave Best- bass) recorded ‘Emergency’ in Monnow Valley in Wales with producer Stephen Street and it’s currently being mixed by Cenzo Townshend with whom they worked with on the last record.

“Emergency could describe the last 12 months. It’s been fairly frantic, everything’s been going at breakneck speed between gigs and touring and festivals. I think we’ve definitely written a record rather than a number of songs to play live,” Matt Bowman

The Pigeon Detectives turned down several (lucrative!) offers from other labels after the success of their first record – which produced 4 hit singles – in order to re-sign with Leeds label Dance To The Radio. After all, they got it right first time around … live: (There are only a handful of tickets left for 4 shows UK tour)

3rd May Leeds , Millennium Square SOLD OUT 4th May Leeds, Millennium Square SOLD OUT 13th May Dublin, Ambassador Theatre 0818719300 (€23 Tickets) 14th May Belfast, Mandella Hall SOLD OUT 16th May Glasgow, Academy SOLD OUT 17th May Glasgow, Academy SOLD OUT 18th May Newcastle, Academy SOLD OUT 19th May Lincoln, Engine Shed SOLD OUT 21st May Sheffield, Academy SOLD OUT 22nd May Manchester, Apollo SOLD OUT 23rd May Manchester, Apollo SOLD OUT 24th May Cambridge, Corn Exchange SOLD OUT 26th ¬May Southend, Cliffs Pavilion 01702 351135 27th May Portsmouth, Guildhall 02392 824355 28th May Bristol, Academy SOLD OUT 29th May Plymouth, Pavilion SOLD OUT 31st ¬May Bridlington, Spa SOLD OUT 1st June Birmingham, Academy SOLD OUT 2ndJune Birmingham, Academy SOLD OUT 3rdJune Brighton, Dome 01273 709709 5th¬June Newport, Centre 01633 656757 6th¬June London, Brixton Academy SOLD OUT 7th¬June London, Brixton Academy SOLD OUT

All tickets £13.50 except London £15. Doors open at 7pm on all shows. 24hr cc hotline 0871 2200 260 or buy online: www.gigsandtours.com

www.thepigeondetectives.com / www.dancetotheradio.com

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