The post-hardcore group Funeral For A Friend have moved back their forthcoming UK tour for a second time, with the run now slated to kick off in February.

The band first announced the tour in July 2020, with hopes they’d be able to take to the stage back in April. However as the month approached with very little change in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation, the band decided in February to hold off until January 2022. Now, as the Omicron variant has begun to spread quite rapidly Funeral For A Friend have once again decided to push back the dates even further.

Funeral For A Friend said in a statement on Facebook, “Whilst this news is disappointing, you can rest assured that we’ve been working behind the scenes to ensure that these shows WILL go ahead when it’s safe and feasible to do so, and we have already confirmed new dates for this run starting at the end of February and into March.”

“We appreciate you sticking with us, and would appreciate you sticking with us just a few more weeks as we aim to finally get this tour over the line, and in the safest of circumstances. Thank you, and wishing a wonderful Christmas and holiday season to you and your loved ones.”

The band will now kick things off again with two back-to-back shows in Cardiff on Monday, February 28, and Tuesday, March 1. They’ll head to Manchester next, before rolling through London, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol and Bournemouth. From there, they’ll return to London for one last gig at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. New shows for Glasgow and Newcastle are yet to be announced, but according to their statement, fans can expect news on those gigs to come soon.

This latest run will be Funeral For A Friend’s first full tour since their 2019 reunion when they played two charity shows in Cardiff and another in London. To celebrate their return, the band will perform material from their first three albums 2003’s Casually Dressed & Deep In Conversation, 2005’s Hours and 2007’s Tales Don’t Tell Themselves.

Tickets for the dates that haven’t fully sold out yet (in Leeds and Bournemouth) are still on sale now.

Funeral For A Friend UK Tour Dates:

02/28/22 Great Uni Hall – Cardiff
03/01 Great Uni Hall – Cardiff
03/02 Manchester – Academy
03/04 Electric Brixton – London
03/05 Electric Brixton – London
03/06 O2 Academy – Leeds
03/07 O2 Academy – Birmingham
03/11 O2 Academy – Sheffield
03/12 O2 Academy – Bristol
03/13 O2 Academy – Bournemouth
03/15 O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – London