Bit of SA rock comin your way, UK Germany and Switzerland

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Thought I mite give the you a heads up of one of our hottest bands comin to your side of the pond...

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The Parlotones are due to release their South African SAMA winning album Radiocontrolledrobot in April in the UK and to mark the occasion they will be returning to England and Scotland for a follow up tour of their January tour which saw the band enjoy their first sold out shows.

The band will also be including Switzerland and Germany as well as South Africa in the tour itinerary.

The bands first stop when they leave for the two month tour will be Switzerland where they have been invited to perform at the Bscene 2008 Festival. The BScene Festival is the biggest indoor music festival in Switzerland with over 50 bands performing in 8 different venues. After having sell-out crowds for the past 11 years, the 12th Annual BScene Festival is expected to draw more than 5,500 people.

The Parlotones will then be travelling on to Germany which will see them performing five shows, three of which will be opening for the hugely successful UK band The Wombats during their sold out shows in Berlin, Munich and Hamburg. Following their NME cover recently The Wombats have steadily been building a media storm around them and are currently enjoying a huge amount of success in the UK.

German fans will also be able to catch The Parlotones on the Motor FM sessions at the White Trash Fast Foods, one of Germanys hottest nightclubs in Berlin. The performance forms part of the Motor FM showcase of their favourite new bands. Motor FM is Germanys largest indie rock radio station and The Parlotones have already enjoyed A list airplay on the station with their single Overexposed.

Following Germany, the band will be performing 11 shows in the UK, one of which being at the 100 club, a highlight of the bands tour. A land mark club in England, the 100 club has seen the likes of Jimmy Hendrix and The Sex Pistols raging up its stage.

Two of the shows in the UK will see The Parlotones open for multi platinum selling Ocean Colour Scene another hugely successful band in the UK who were publicly praised by Oasiss Noel Gallagher for Keeping the rock n roll flame burning during the 90s
The tour marks the next level for The Parlotones in the UK.

Winding up the tour will be 16 shows in South Africa where the band is experiencing phenomenal success with sold out performances weeks in advance throughout the country and two albums, their current release A World Next Door To Yours and Radiocontrolledrobot going Gold simultaneously.  A World Next Door To Yours went Gold in three months and is steadily heading for platinum.

Selected shows in South Africa will be filmed for an upcoming DVD release.

TOUR DATES AND VENUES

29 Mar Bscene Festival, Basel
30 Mar Lido, Berlin
31 Mar Molotow, Hamberg
04 Apr White Trash Fast Food, Berlin
05 Apr Babalu, Munich
06 Apr Atomic Cafe, Munich
11 Apr The Horn, St Albans
12 Apr The Cresset, Peterborough
13 Apr The Empire, Middlesbrough
14 Apr Hub, Exeter
15 Apr The Cellars, Portsmouth
16 Apr 100 Club, London
17 Apr The Cooler, Bristol
18 Apr The Brickyard, Carlisle
23 Apr Joiners, Southampton
24 Apr Freebut, Brighton

01 May Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfonterin
08 May Theatre Marcellus Emperors Palace, Kempton Park
09 May The Barnyard Theatre Tusk Rio Casino, Klerksdorp
10 May Bluemoon, Nelspruit
11 May The Barnyard Theatre Cresta, Randburg
13 May The Barnyard Theatre Menlyn, Pretoria
14 May The Barnyard Theatre Broadacres, Fourways
16 May Westlake Country Estate, Hartebeespoort dam
18 May The Barnyard Theatre Menlyn, Pretoria
20 May The Boma Theatre, Alberton
21 May The Barnyard Theatre Cresta, Randburg
28 May The Barnyard Theatre Cresta, Randburg
01 Jun Durban Botanical Garden, Durban"