Eels Announce Fresh UK Tour

Eels have announced a string of new UK and Ireland dates after their February tour sold out.

They will now play a further seven shows starting in Dublin on March 17 and finishing up in Cambridge at the Corn Exchange.

The news follows the announcement yesterday that Eels main man Mark Oliver Everett aka 'E' will sign copies of his new book ‘Things The Grandchildren Should Know’ in London later this month.

The book signing will take place at St. James Church on January 17th and each attendee will receive a copy of the new book upon arrival.

‘Meet The EELS: Essential EELS Vol. 1, 1996-2006’ and ‘The EELS Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2006’, are both released on January 21st.

Eels full UK tour dates are:

London, Royal Festival Hall – February 25
Birmingham, Town Hall – 26
Manchester, Bridgwater Hall – 27
Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall – 28
Gateshead, The Sage – March 1
Brighton, Dome – 2
Dublin, Vicar St – March 17/18
Belfast, Mandela Hall – 19
York, Opera House- 21
Sheffield, City Hall – 22
Oxford, New Theatre – 23
Cambridge, Corn Exchange - 24

The picture above by the way is E's dog Bobby Jr.