The Maccabees announce June show at London's Alexandra Palace, tour

The Maccabees have announced a one-off show at Alexandra Palace this summer, following a nationwide tour in March.

The band, who this month released third album Given To The Wild, play the London indoor venue on June 8.

Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday, January 27 at 9am.

The Maccabees toured the UK last autumn and are currently on the road in support of their latest studio effort.

The band's full UK tour dates are as follows:

January 26 - O2 Academy Brixton

January 27 - Birmingham, HMV Institute

January 28 - Manchester, HMV Ritz

January 29 - Newcastle, O2 Academy Newcastle

March 5 - Edinburgh, HMV Picture House

March 7 - Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough Town Hall

March 8 - Nottingham, Rock City

March 9 - Brighton, Brighton Dome

March 10 - Leeds, O2 Academy Leeds

March 12 - Liverpool, O2 Academy Liverpool

March 13 - Bristol, O2 Academy Bristol

March 14 - Norwich, Norwich U.E.A.

March 16 - Southampton, Southampton Guildhall

March 17 - Cardiff, Cardiff University

March 18 - Wolverhampton, The Civic Hall

March 19 - Cambridge, Corn Exchange

June 8 - London, Alexandra Palace

The group recently said that despite being proud of second album Wall of Arms, they immediately knew on its release that they could "do more".

Given To The Wild entered the UK album chart at number four but dropped 12 places to 16 the following week.

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