Athlete
NEW SINGLE, ALBUM AND TOUR JANUARY 2005
Athlete will release new single OWiresı on January 17th. The track is taken
from the bands forthcoming second album out on January 31st 2005. The album
entitled, OTouristı is the follow up to the bandıs debut album release
OVehicles and Animalsı which was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize 2003
and has now sold 250,000 copies to date.
The single is already a Record of the Week on Jo Whileyıs Radio 1 show and
Christian OıConnellıs XFM breakfast show six weeks pre release.
Athlete will do a live tour around the release of OTouristı. Their last UK
tour ended with an explosive show at Brixton Academy. Recently, new songs
were showcased on the main stage at this years V2004 festival including
OWiresı which received a rapturous reception. Tour Dates as follows :
January :
10th Cambridge Junction
11th Wolverhampton Wulfrun
12th Liverpool Academy
14th Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
15th Sheffield Leadmill
16th Portsmouth Pyramid
17th London Electric Ballroom
March :
3rd Leeds University
4th Glasgow Academy
5th Manchester Academy
6th Newcastle University
8th Norwich UEA
9th Nottingham Rock City
10th Birmingham Carling Academy
12th Cardiff University
13th Bristol Carling Academy
14th London Forum
