Manchester band Elbow have released a new album and dates for a lengthy UK tour in 2017.

Kicking off with two nights in Dublin on February 26 and 27, they will go on to play in Birmingham, London, Bournemouth, Plymouth, Newport, Edinburgh, Bridlington, Doncaster and Leicester before making their homecoming in Manchester for three nights.

The tour comes in support of the band’s seventh album which hasn’t yet been titled. The album is scheduled for release on February 3 next year and will be their first album release since The Take Off and Landing of Everything in 2014.

The band recently joined Instagram to share exclusive images and footage of the recording sessions. This will be their first release as a four-piece, following the departure of their drummer Richard Jupp earlier this year.

Elbow’s most famous hit’s include ‘One Day Like This’ and ‘Grounds for Divorce’, both stemming from their 2009 album The Seldom Seen Kid. The band’s albums, as well as their B-sides compilation Dead in the Boot, all reached the top 15 of the British album chart. Seven of their singles placed in the top 40 of the British singles chart.

Clash Music have stated that the new is currently being finished in Blueprint Studios, Salford. Fans who pre-order the album on CD before Tuesday October 4 at 3pm will get access to an exclusive pre-sale opening on Wednesday October 5 at 9am.

General tickets are on sale on Friday October 7 at 9am. Full details of dates and venues are below:

26/02 – Olympia Theatre, Dublin
27/02 – Olympia Theatre Dublin
01/03 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
02/03 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
04/03 – Eventim Apollo, London
05/03 – Eventim Apollo, London
06/03 – Eventim Apollo, London
08/03 – International Centre, Bournemouth
09/03 – Pavilions, Plymouth,
10/03 – Newport Centre
12/03 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
13/03 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
14/03 – Bridlington Spa
15/03 – Doncaster Dome
16/03 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester
18/03 – O2 Apollo, Manchester
19/03 – O2 Apollo, Manchester
20/03 – O2 Apollo, Manchester