Roxy Music Announce 40th Anniversary UK Tour

People of the United Kingdom: get your excited ready.

Pop genre-benders Roxy Music are getting together and embarking on a seven-date U.S. tour, "Spinner ":http://www.spinner.com/2010/07/16/roxy-music-2011-tour-uk/ reports.

The group, which has been in an on-and-off state since a reunion tour in 2001, will begin the 40th anniversary “For Your Pleasure” tour in January in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (drummer Paul Thompson’s hometown). Original members Thompson, Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, and Andy Mackay will be appearing on the tour; Brian Eno will not.

The tour announcement comes on the heels of more news about Bryan Ferry’s upcoming solo album, Olympia, on which Mackay, Manzanera and Eno will all appear.

Roxy Music are headlining London’s Lovebox Festival this weekend. Check out their 2011 dates below:

January
25 – Newcastle @ Newcastle Arena, England
27 – Glasgow @ Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
28 – Glasgow @ Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
30 – Manchester @ MEN Arena
31 – Birmingham @ LG Arena

February
2 – Nottingham @ Nottingham Arena
7 – London @ O2 Arena

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