American indie rock group Manchester Orchestra have announced details of two UK shows, set for later this year. The full-band gigs replaced two acoustic shows originally set for January this year, which were cancelled due to COVID-related issues.

Manchester Orchestra first formed in Atlanta in 2004 and have released numerous EP’s and six studio albums with their debut I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child. They more recently dropped their sixth studio album The Million Masks of God in April Last Year. The new shows, at London’s Kentish Town Forum and Manchester’s O2 Ritz are coming in support of this latest release.

The band comprised of rhythm guitarist and singer-songwriter Andy Hull, lead guitarist Robert McDowell, bassist Andy Prince and drummer Tim Very will play Manchester on September 15, before then heading to London the following night. The short run of dates will follow on from the band’s next leg of their North American tour set to run from February 16 till March 20 with a couple of dates in Canada to follow in July.

Fans can pick up tickets here, and for an example of what you can expect from one of their live performances here is a newly-released live video of the band playing “Angel Of Death” live at a hometown gig in Atlanta, Georgia last year.

Manchester Orchestra will also take part in the much anticipated When We Were Young music festival in Las Vegas which will headline My Chemical Romance and Paramore and also feature UK bands such as Bring Me The Horizon, Neck Deep and Wolf Alice. In other news the band also released an EP of remixes, which features Local Natives’ reworking of “Bed Head” and Dirty Projectors’ mix of their single “Telepath” which fans may also get to enjoy when they go and see the band on tour.

Manchester Orchestra UK Dates:

09/15 Manchester Ritz
09/16 London Kentish Town Forum