About to head out on their own headline tour THE XCERTS have just received the rather amazing news that they will be supporting the one and only Guns N’ Roses on their forthcoming UK arena shows! Speaking of the dates lead singer Murray Macleod says, “It will be an honour to play with a band of Guns N’ Roses stature and we are looking forward to taking ‘Scatterbrain’ to the big stage”. In addition The Xcerts have added a show at Fitzhurbert, Brighton on 10^th May as part of The Great Escape’s The Alternative Escape. Dates are as follows:

GUNS N’ ROSES TOUR

MAY

Fri 25 – Glasgow SECC

Sat 26 – Birmingham LG Arena

JUNE

Fri 1 – London O2 Arena

THE XCERTS second album ‘Scatterbrain’ has already taken the band on an incredible journey. In the albums short lifespan the band have been on several headline tours with a fan base that grows at every show, performed in Europe for the first time where their album is also released, been played by most major national radio stations (Radio 1, Kerrang! radio…) and TV channels (Kerrang TV, Scuzz…) and toured with many of their favourite bands (Manchester Orchestra, Biffy Clyro, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New…). Not only that, but the band flew out to New York to record it with their favourite producer Mike Sapone!

The dates of The Xcerts own headline tour are as follows:

HEADLINE TOUR

MAY               

Fri 4 – Tunbridge Wells Forum

Sun 6 – Southampton Joiners

Mon 7 – Exeter Cavern

Tue 8 – Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach

Thu 10 – Fitzhurbert, Brighton **Great Escape – 10pm**

Fri 11 – Sheffield Bowery

Sat 12 – Stoke Sugarmill

Sun 13 – Birmingham Academy 3

Tue 15 – Newcastle Academy 2

Wed 16 – Glasgow Garage

Thu 17 – Aberdeen Lemon Tree

Fri 18 – Thurso Newmarket Bar

Sat 19 – Dumfries The Venue

Mon 21 – York Stereo

Tue 22 – Leeds Cockpit Room 3 / 2 On Hold

Wed 23 – Manchester Sound Control

Thu 24 – Cheltenham Frog & Fiddle

Sat 27 – Bristol The Croft **rescheduled**

Sun 28 – Nottingham Rock City **rescheduled**

JULY

Fri 13 – 2000 Trees Festival