After taking a bit of a break, which saw Nicky and James releasing solo albums, the Manics are back together again! And they have a tour coming up in May and June where they will be taking in some pretty intimate venues. Tickets go on sale Friday 9th January at 10am. Dates are as follows:

Tuesday 8th May - CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE
Wednesday 9th May - LEEDS UNIVERSITY
Friday 11th & Saturday 12th May - CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Monday 14th May DFC - GLASGOW BARROWLANDS
Tuesday 15th May - NEWCASTLE CARLING ACADEMY
Thursday 17th May - SHEFFIELD OCTAGON
Friday 18th May - CARLISLE SANDS CENTRE
Sunday 20th May - PRESTON GUILDHALL
Monday 21st May - WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL
Wednesday 23rd May - NORWICH UEA
Thursday 24th May - NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY
Saturday 26th May - LLANDUDNO VENUE CYMRU
Sunday 27th May - MANCHESTER APOLLO
Tuesday 29th May - LONDON FORUM
Wednesday 30th May - LONDON ASTORIA
Thursday 31st May - LONDON, SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE
Saturday 2nd June - BRISTOL COLSTON HALL
Sunday 3rd June - TRURO HALL FOR CORNWALL
Tuesday 5th June - SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL
Wednesday 6th June - BRIGHTON DOME
Friday 8th June - LEICESTER DE MONTFORT HALL
Saturday 9th June - READING HEXAGON

I know I'll be in a minority here, but this news makes me very happy...