Brakes, who release new single 'Ring A Ding Ding' this very day, are on tour, pretty much as we speak. Here are the dates if you want to catch them:
18 Oct: London Borderline
19 Oct: Liverpool Barfly
20 Oct: Cardiff Barfly
21 Oct: London Queens of Noize @ 333
22 Oct: London Club Frog @ Mean Fiddler, London
23 Oct: Oxford Zodiac
24 Oct: Birmingham Barfly
25 Oct: Bristol Fleece
26 Oct: Brighton Concorde 2
27 Oct: Tunbridge Wells Forum
28 Oct: Leeds Cockpit
And if an instore PA & signing is what you're after:
20 Oct: Spillers, Cardiff (4pm)
22 Oct: Rough Trade Store, Covent Garden London (2pm)
28 Oct: Jumbo Records, Leeds (4pm)
Oh, and if you want to see the video for the new single, which is a bit gory, apparently ("I've worked on four horror films and never seen as much blood as this," said the prosthetics artist), go here: http://www.sanctuarynewmedia.com/roughtrade /video/?show=brakes