Massive Attack have officially announced a UK tour of 10 dates for next September. Actually, more accurately 11 dates including the previously reported Bestival show. The tour will begin the week after the Bestival date with a double nighter at Brixton Academy in London before calling into other UK cities over the next two weeks such as Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow, in what is the most extensive UK tour for the band since the 100th Window tour of 2003.

After the UK tour, Massive Attack will be embarking for Europe to continue the rest of their European tour over October and November (the dates of which have yet to be announced). One of these European dates has already been leaked by the promoters of the event - Incheba Expo Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia (4th November). There are also unconfirmed reports that Massive Attack will be doing a quick series of South American shows preceeding the UK tour in early September. This is likely to be confirmed soon.

The reason for this seemingly world tour is speculatively to promote the arrival of the next studio album from Massive Attack, which is still yet to be announced, but in light of this touring news, should give most fans confidence that something pretty major from the band will be coinciding with the Autumn tour.

Back to the UK tour, though, general sale tickets will be available from 9.00am this Friday, 24th April from SeeTickets. There will also be an exclusive PRESALE to massiveattack.com subscribers, exactly two days earlier on Wednesday, 22nd April 9.00am from this SeeTickets link. Tickets will be priced at either £33 (including booking fee) for the two London dates or £31.35 (including booking fee) for the other UK dates.

Finally, in a related bit of news, MASSIVEATTACK.IE will be offering a chance to win 2 tickets over the summer to both of the London shows! Check back soon to enter the competition!