Hot Chip announce 2010 tour details

Hot Chip have announced details of a 2010 tour.

The Made In The Dark band are due to kick off the 12-date jaunt of the UK on February 12 at the Glasgow O2 Academy.

In an interview with NME, the group also spoke about their fourth studio album: "As events relentlessly continue to unfold inside the confines of Camp Hot Chip, we can reveal some diverting facts and interesting details of our plans for next year.

"There will be a new album, set for release in early parts of next year, to warm the cockles of your soul right in the middle of the bleak mid-winter.

"We're just completing the finishing touches right now, and we're also gearing up for a return, possibly triumphant, to the live arena, as a UK tour is also in the offing for February."

Hot Chip will play the following dates:

• Glasgow O2 Academy (February 12)


• Edinburgh Picture House (13)


• Nottingham Rock City (15)


• Leeds O2 Academy (16)


• Newcastle O2 Academy (18)


• Manchester Academy (19)


• Birmingham O2 Academy (20)


• Bournemouth O2 Academy (22)


• Bristol O2 Academy (23)


• Norwich UEA (24)


• London O2 Brixton Academy (26, 27)

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