Whilst Interpol may have slipped off my radar in recent years the music they left behind most certainly hasn't. And it would seem the band have been hard at work on new material as they announce their first album in four years will be due later this year. Looking to mark a triumphant return to the live circuit with a string of headline dates at this years NME Awards Tour 2014 the band will then go on to play New York's Governors Ball along with a number of European festival dates. Daniel Kessler of Interpol goes on to say "We currently find ourselves in the UK finishing the new album so it feels only appropriate to announce our first UK dates of 2014 from here.  We're pleased to say that we'll be headlining this year's NME Awards Tour.  We had a great time playing the Awards Tour in 2003 and we're very much looking forward to our return.  It should be a lot of fun.  The UK crowds are among the best!".

You can find a full list of dates below along with a link to buy tickets for the NME Awards Tour where they will be joined by the likes of fast risers Temples, Circa Waves and Royal Blood

March  
Tuesday 18                 Glasgow O2 Academy *  
Wednesday 19            Leeds O2 Academy *  
Thursday 20                Manchester Academy *  
Saturday 22                Liverpool O2 Academy *  
Sunday 23                   Nottingham Rock City *  
Tuesday 25                 Birmingham O2 Academy *  
Wednesday 26            Bristol O2 Academy *  
Thursday 27                London O2 Academy Brixton *  

June  
Friday 6                       Governors Ball, New York, NY  
Friday 20                     Hurricane Festival, Scheessel, Germany  
Friday 20                     Southside Festival, Neuhausen, Germany  

July  
Thursday 10                Optimus Alive, Portugal  
Saturday 12                ATP Iceland, Keflavik    

* NME Awards Tour headline dates

Tickets go on presale at 9am on Wednesday 22 January via www.nme.com and are available on general sale from 9am on Friday 24 January.

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