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tour / supports / new single

Dear friends.

It is with great pleasure that we can take this opportunity to shamelessly re-promote the Enter Shikari October UK / Ireland tour under the pretence of announcing the supporting bill for the dates.

The tour sees Enter Shikari returning to / visiting for the first time some of the smaller towns traditionally less visited by major tours. Towns such as Manchester, Wolverhampton and Glasgow saw more than enough of the band in 2007, so a decision was made to spread the love in other areas... and lo it came to pass Enter Shikari will find themselves in Llandudno on a Sunday night in October.

Despite offers up to the ridiculous sum of £15,000 to 'buy on' to the tour (buy me a few drinks and i'll name names), all supports are instead drawn from the vast family that Team Enter Shikari has built over the years.

Joining the band on their trip around the regions will be...

PDEX - D'n'B mixmaster extraordinaire. well versed in the art of 'getting the party started'. brother of Enter Shikari guitarist Rory Clewlow. the wheels of steel are in safe hands and a good time is guaranteed for all - MySpace.com - DJ Pdex - UK - Drum & Bass / Hip Hop / Dub - www.myspace.com/djpdex

FELL SILENT - progressive metal sextet from Milton Keynes. their new album 'The Hidden Words' is out now on Basick Records - MySpace.com - FELLSILENT - SHIKARI TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED!!! - Milton Keynes, UK - Metal / Experimental / Progressive - www.myspace.com/fellsilent

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE - all the way from Tokyo, Japan (where they are one of the biggest - if not THE biggest - rock bands in the country). these dates will be their first UK shows. They took Enter Shikari on tour in Japan in January 2008. The least we can do is return the favour - MySpace.com - MAXIMUM THE HORMONE - å…«çŽ‹å*, JP - Rock - www.myspace.com/maximumthehormone

AN ALBATROSS - psychedelic-hardcore-progressive-rock from Pennsylvania, USA. Their new album 'The An Albatross Family Album' will be released in the UK to coincide with the dates. keep your third eye open for it - MySpace.com - An Albatross - Wilkes-Barre, PENNSYLVANIA - Progressive / Experimental / Psychedelic - www.myspace.com/analbatross23

SAVING AIMEE - unashamedly pop quintet from St Albans. their first ever tour was with Enter Shikari in Jan 2007, and they also done the Astoria NME show this Feb just gone. The proverbial 'bad penny', here they are turning up again. Their next single 'Level On Up' (produced by "that Justin Hawkins... y'know, 'im from the Darkness") will coincide with the dates - MySpace.com - SAVING AIMEE - download SMALL TALK free now! - St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK - Rock / Pop / New Wave - www.myspace.com/savingaimee

FLOOD OF RED - bonny lads from Scotland. long-time Enter Shikari tour buddies currently in the process of writing and recording their long-awaited debut album - MySpace.com - flood of red - Glasgow, UK - Rock / Ambient / Screamo - www.myspace.com/floodofred

Please see the bottom of this missive for a breakdown of how the artistes split across the shows.

Aside from the above listed acts, there will also be a couple of opening acts in a selection of towns. namely -

Camden - JBM MySpace.com - JBM - St Albans, UK - Hardcore / Hip Hop / Metal - www.myspace.com/jbmjbmjbm
Dublin, Cork, Belfast - ESCAPE FAILS MySpace.com - Escape Fails **ALBUM OUT NOW ON ITUNES / AMAZON** - Belfast, UK - Metal / Hardcore / Rock - www.myspace.com/escapefails
Southampton - CANTERBURY MySpace.com - CANTERBURY - UK - Rock / Indie / Pop - www.myspace.com/canterbury
Llandudno - MY TURN TO KILL MySpace.com - My Turn To Kill (FREE DOWNLOADS) - Holyhead, North Wales, UK - Punk / Rock / Pop - www.myspace.com/myturntokill

All that aside, we are also pleased to announce the arrival of (drum roll...) A NEW ENTER SHIKARI SINGLE!!!

Scheduled for November 3rd, entitled 'We Can Breathe In Space, They Just Don't Want Us To Escape', and released on the band's own Ambush Reality label, the single is the first new recording by the band since June 2007.

A drastic re-working of a song originally demoed by the band way back in the mists of time (though popular amongst fans thanks to file sharing and P2P sites), 'We Can Breathe In Space...' will not necessarily be included on the band's second album (due to begin recording directly after the tour, and provisionally slated for Spring 2009) but is rather to be taken more as a stand alone bit of fun.

'We Can Breathe In Space...' was produced by Andy Gray, who aside from writing the theme tune to dreadful Channel 4 show Big Brother, has worked with the likes of Radiohead, U2, Gary Numan and Korn.

Full details (b-sides / formatting etc etc) for the single will be announced at a later date (ie: when we know what we're actually doing). Promo copies of the single will be distributed all in good time.

For anything else - info@entershikari.com / Enter Shikari - In the Recording Studio

SEPTEMBER
30 London - Camden Underworld - FELL SILENT + JBM - SOLD OUT!!

OCTOBER 2008
02 Cambridge - Corn Exchange - PDEX + FELL SILENT
03 Hull - University - PDEX + FLOOD OF RED
04 Nottingham - Rock City - PDEX + FLOOD OF RED
05 Keele - University - PDEX + FLOOD OF RED
07 Oxford - Academy - PDEX + SAVING AIMEE
08 St Albans - Arena - PDEX + SAVING AIMEE
09 Norwich - PDEX + FELL SILENT - SOLD OUT!!
10 Peterborough - Cresset - PDEX + FELL SILENT
11 Hastings - White Rock Theatre - PDEX + FELL SILENT
13 Middlesborough - Town Hall - PDEX + FLOOD OF RED
14 Liverpool - Academy - PDEX + FELL SILENT
15 Dublin - Ambassador - FELL SILENT + ESCAPE FAILS + PDEX
16 Cork - Savoy theatre - FELL SILENT + ESCAPE FAILS + PDEX
17 Belfast - Mandela Hall - FELL SILENT + ESCAPE FAILS + PDEX
19 Inverness - Ironworks - PDEX + FELL SILENT
20 Dundee - Fat Sams - PDEX + FELL SILENT
21 Edinburgh - University - PDEX + FELL SILENT
23 Newport - Centre - PDEX + SAVING AIMEE
24 Bath - Pavilion - PDEX + SAVING AIMEE
26 Llandudno - Arena - FELL SILENT + MY TURN TO KILL + PDEX
27 Bournemouth- Solent Hall - MAXIMUM THE HORMONE + PDEX
29 Exeter - Great hall - MAXIMUM THE HORMONE + PDEX
30 Southampton - Guildhall - MAXIMUM THE HORMONE + CANTERBURY + PDEX
31 Folkestone - Leas Cliff Hall - MAXIMUM THE HORMONE + AN ALBATROSS + PDEX

NOVEMBER 2008
02 London - Astoria 2 - MAXIMUM THE HORMONE + AN ALBATROSS + PDEX
03 London - Astoria 2 - MAXIMUM THE HORMONE + AN ALBATROSS +PDEX
04 London- Astoria 2 - AN ALBATROSS + FELL SILENT + PDEX

Tour tickets are available from all the usual outlets.