PUNK-POP SENSATIONS FAREWELL ANNOUNCE DEBUT UK TOUR

Farewell Release New Single 'Eighty Eights' on 20 October

Fresh from their stint on the Vans Warped Tour 08, with the likes of Paramore, Madina Lake, The Dillinger Escape plan and more, North Carolina punk-pop sextet FAREWELL are set to get the party started, alongside UK emo crew YouMeAtSix, with their debut UK tour in October 2008.

Having received critical acclaim for their infectious debut album 'Isn't This Supposed to be Fun?!' in February 2008 , the tour coincides with the release of their new digital single 'Eighty Eights', which is released on 20 October.

Kicking off at Middlesbrough's Empire on Oct 15 the tour will be stopping off at Norwich, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Southampton, Oxford, London, Cardiff, and Brighton along the way, the tour climaxes at Exeter's Phoenix on 30 October.

Full tour dates are as follows:

DATE CITY VENUE
15-Oct Middlesbrough Empire
16-Oct Norwich Waterfront
17-Oct Nottingham Rescue Rooms
18-Oct Wolverhampton Wulfrun
19-Oct Northampton Roadmender
21-Oct Leeds Met University
22-Oct Glasgow ABC 1
23-Oct Manchester Academy 2
24-Oct Liverpool Carling Academy
25-Oct Southampton University
26-Oct Oxford Carling Academy
27-Oct London Astoria
28-Oct Cardiff Solus
29-Oct Brighton Komedia
30-Oct Exeter Phoenix

What the Critics have to say:

Kerrang: "well crafted melodies...the production is impeccable"
Uncut: "Explosive power chords, razor sharp rhythms...catchier than bird flu"
Classic Rock: "A contender for power pop debut of the year"
Rock Sound: "[Farewell] have a bunch of finely crafted pop gems up their sleeves...the future is looking bright"
Big Cheese: "Isn't This Supposed to be Fun will probably be the cheeriest album you have
heard"