Band of Skulls have announced details of a U.K. tour in February / March 2012. This follows their forthcoming show at London’s Heaven on 20th October. The Heaven show sold-out within minutes of going on sale in July.<br /><br />The band have also announced plans to release the first single from their, as yet un-titled, second album. The Devil Takes Care Of His Own will be released through Electric Blues Recordings on 4th December 2011 and will be available as a download and as a limited 7” picture disc.<br /><br />A rather unique kung-fu themed video has also been produced to accompany the single. <br /><br />The band’s second album was recorded at Rockfield studios in Wales with producer Ian Davenport and mixed in Los Angeles and New York by Nick Launey (Nick Cave / PIL / Yeah Yeah Yeahs). It is due for release in early 2012.<br /><br />Having last played a U.K. headline show in October 2010 when they sold-out London’s Forum, the band’s full list of forthcoming shows is as follows:<br /><br />FEBRUARY<br />17th - Darlington - Inside Out<br />18th - Leeds - Leeds University<br />19th - Stoke - Sugarmill<br />21st - Glasgow - Arches<br />22nd - Aberdeen - Lemon Tree<br />23rd - Inverness- Ironworks<br />25th - Belfast - Limelight<br />26th - Dublin - Dublin Academy<br />27th - Leicester - Leicester Academy<br />29th - Norwich - Waterfront<br /><br />MARCH<br />1st - Oxford - Oxford Academy<br />2nd - Wolverhampton - Wulfrun Hall<br />4th - Exeter - Phoenix<br />5th - Brighton - Concorde<br /><br />Tickets for the shows are priced at £15 (€14.15 in Dublin) and are available via www.bandofskulls.com from 9am Friday 7th October.<br /><br />This summer saw the band play the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee as well as 2 sold-out shows in Los Angeles, additionally their music is currently being used in both the new Hugo Boss advert and on the trailer for the film Hangover Pt II.<br /><br />Band Of Skulls are: Russell Marsden (guitar / vocals), Emma Richardson (bass / vocals) & Matt Hayward (drums).
