Bloc Party will release The Prayer on January 29 as the first single from new album A Weekend In The City. The album will be in the shops from 5 February. The CD single and downloads will feature mixes by Para One (Institubes), Break & Silent Witness and UK duo Does It Offend You, Yeah?.
To promote the new releases the boys will tour the UK with the following dates:
Southampton Guildhall (January 27)
Norwich UEA (28)
London Astoria (31, February 1, 2)
Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall (3)
Reading Hexagon (5)
Cardiff University (6)
Bristol Academy (7)
Exeter University Great Hall (9)
Birmingham Academy (10)
Nottingham Rock City (11)
Cambridge Corn Exchange (13)
Manchester Academy (14)
Dublin Ambassador (16)
Glasgow Barrowland (17)
Aberdeen Music Hall (18)
Edinburgh Usher Hall (20)
Newcastle Academy (21)
Sheffield Octagon (22)
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