Music

One of the hardest working bands on the Irish music scene, The Minutes, have announced their first headline Euopean tour ahead of their biggest show yet at the Academy.

The three Dublin lads have just played the Eurosonic festival in the Netherlands and are using that momentum to launch their latest single and promote their big headline gig in The Academy on February 11th.

Their success at the Dutch festival means that they're also setting out on a 25 show European tour at the end of Febraury. The Minutes will play 13 shows UK (including 3 Scottish), 7 in Germany and also in France, Switzerland, Netherlands and Belgium.

The Minutes' UK tour dates:

22/2 – The Barfly, London
23/2 – Prince Albert, Brighton
24/2 – Thekla Top Deck, Bristol
25/2 – Rock City, Nottingham (club)
26/2 – Sound Control, Manchester
21/3 – Stereo, York
22/3 - King Tuts, Glasgow
23/3 – Electric Circus, Edinburgh
24/3 – Cafe Drummond, Aberdeen
27/3 – Central Station, Wrexham
28/3 – Academy 3, Birmingham
29/3 – Take 5 @ The Crypt, Norwich

The entire list of dates can be found at theminutesmusic.com. The band will also be taking time out from the tour for South by Southwest (SXSW) is an Austin, Texas and will also play a show in New York.

The Minutes - "Heartbreaker"