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Still in the wake of their fantastic sixth studio album last month, Oh! The Ocean, via AWAL Recordings, The Wombats have announced a string of new UK & IE tour dates, taking place in December later this year. 

The new additional six tour dates start on 5th December in Newcastle Upon Tyne, then go on to Birmingham, Bournemouth, Dublin, Belfast and finish in Blackpool on 11th December. Artist pre-sale tickets go live on Wednesday 26th March at 9am and general sale begins on Friday 28th March at 9am - tickets here.

The Wombats are currently on their biggest ever UK Arena Tour next month, which kicked off last week in Nottingham, then went onto London, Cardiff, Manchester and Hull, with Glasgow and Leeds taking place this week. They then cross the channel for 14 dates across France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Luxembourg and Belgium. 

Speaking on the experience of recording the recent album, Murph says: “I’ve been to many beaches and seas and coasts over the years but for some reason it felt like the first time I had ever seen it and was truly present. There was this revelation that I had been living a life caught up in my own head, or in some kind of racing helmet or with blinkers on. It was really a potent experience. I felt like I saw everything new for the first time, and was aware that I had been so selfish to not take in how crazy the world and life is. I’d been caught up in my own BS for way too long.The album offers up some internal questions like: why are my head and body disconnected all the time? Why am I incapable at times of seeing any form of beauty in the world or in others? Why do I expect the world to conform to my will? Why do I never stop and smell the flowers? How am I conscious? That’s why I called album 6 ‘Oh! The Ocean”

The Wombats - NEW UK Tour Dates: 

05 December - Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, Utilita Arena

06 December - Birmingham, England, BP Pulse LIVE Arena

07 December - Bournemouth, England, Bournemouth International Centre

09 December - Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Olympia Theatre

10 December - Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Telegraph Building

11 December - Blackpool, England, Empress Ballroom

The Wombats - UK Tour Dates: 

25 March - Glasgow, OVO Hydro

26 March - Leeds, First Direct Arena

19 June -  Liverpool, Pier Head

31 July - Kendal Calling: Lowther Deer Park, Cumbria

31 July - Y Not Festival: Pikehall, Matlock

The Wombats - EU Tour Dates

28 March - France, Paris, Le Trabendo

30 March - Netherlands, Tilburg, 013 Tilburg

31 March - Netherlands, Amsterdam, Paradiso

01 April - Germany, Cologne, E-Werk

03 April - Germany, Munich, Theaterfabrik

04 April - Switzerland, Zurich, Komplex 457

05 April - Czech Republic, Prague, Archa +

07 April - Germany, Berlin, Columbiahalle 

08 April - Germany, Munster, Jovel Music Hall

10 April - Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller Music Hall

11 April - Denmark, Copenhagen, Pumpehuset

12 April - Sweden, Stockholm, Vasateatern

15 April- Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Den Atelier

16 April - Belgium, Brussels, Botanique