Originally written by TheBoyDeadly · 2 May 2008
Carl Barat’s Dirty Pretty Things will release their second album this summer, over two years after debut effort Waterloo to Anywhere.
This is Where the Truth Begins has been mooted as a possible title for the record due for release on the 30th of June. A single will precede that by a week, ‘Tired of England’ emmigrating away from this bleeding lot on the 23rd:
‘Buzzards and Crows’ ‘Hippy Son’ ‘Plastic Hearts’ ‘Tired of England’ ‘Come Closer’ ‘Fault Lines’ ‘Kicks or Consumption’ ‘Best Face’ ‘Truth Begins’ ‘Chinese Dogs’ ‘The North’
May 14 Glasgow ABC 15 Aberdeen Moshulu 16 Dundee Fat Sam’s 18 Newcastle Northumbria University 19 Sheffield Leadmill 20 Manchester Ritz 22 Coventry Kasbah 23 Liverpool Carling Academy 24 Nottingham Rock City 25 Bristol Academy 27 London Astoria 28 Brighton Corn Exchange
July 4 London Hyde Park (Wireless Festival)
August 23 Reading Festival 24 Leeds Festival
Tickets for the band’s own tour dates – i.e. the non-festival ones - cost £15, except in London where they’re £17.50.