Lloyd Cole goes electric with full band

Lloyd Cole will bring the gloriously electric sound of his new album 'Standards' to life early next year when he plays some shows with cult group The Leopards as his backing band.

The Leopards are a rock band fronted by guitar-slinging Glasgow legend 'Fast' Mick Slaven, who cites Link Wray, The Voidoids and T Rex as his touchstones. These shows will be the first gigs Lloyd has done with a band since he hit the road with the re-formed Commotions in 2004.

The full list of shows by Lloyd Cole & The Leopards is:

JANUARY
28 GATESHEAD - Sage 2
30 HOLMFIRTH – Picturedrome
31 LONDON - Shepherds Bush Empire

Says Lloyd: "The Leopards make a perfect primal rock'n'roll sound. Mick Slaven is a genius. Add me and my songs, shake, and it's the dirty martini of dreams. Mine, anyway. I'm (simply) thrilled."

As previously announced Lloyd will tour solo in October. The full list of shows is:

OCTOBER
17 LONDON - Union Chapel (sold out)
18 WORCESTER - Huntingdon Halls
20 DUNDEE - Gardyne Theater
21 GLASGOW - Oran Mor (sold out)
23 GLASGOW - Oran Mor (sold out)
24 STOCKTON - ARC
25 MANCHESTER - Sale Waterside (sold out)
26 CAMBRIDGE - Junction
28 LEEDS - City Varieties
29 NOTTINGHAM - Glee Club
30 STAMFORD - Corn Exchange
31 WOLVERHAMPTON - Wulfrun Hall

NOVEMBER
04 BATH - Komedia
05 ST HELENS - The Citadel

Lloyd Cole has released 12 studio albums including three with The Commotions and one with The Negatives.