Not that kind of boyfriend, silly. The Boyfriends, the band, are to support Morrissey on the European leg of his forthcoming tour. Morrissey is apparently a big fan of the band, possibly because they sound quite a lot like him. Well, the singer certainly does, when he's singing. That very singer Martin Wallace says: "Being asked to do these shows is a bit like someone stepping out of a poster on your bedroom wall and shaking your hand."
The band will follow their support duties with second single 'Adult Acne' on 8 May, on which subject Wallace adds: "The song was written at a time when I found it impossible to get a first glance from anyone, let alone a second. I'm aware that it's a fairly embarrassing thing to admit to but I think a lot of people go through times when they feel doomed to a life of microwave dinners for one." So, like Morrissey in more ways than one, then.
Here are the support dates, FYI press info from Emms.
1 Apr: Gothenburg Scandinavium
2 Apr: Stockholm Hovet
4 Apr: Helsinki Cable Hall
6 Apr: Oslo Sentrum Scene
7 Apr: Malmo Blatiska Hallen
10 Apr: Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall
11 Apr: Paris Olympia
13 Apr: Killarney INEC
15 Apr: Dublin Olympia
16 Apr: Dublin Olympia