Damnably Records artists Shonen Knife will, come 2016, have been a going concern for 35 years. To celebrate the fact the Japanese pop-punk trio will be releasing a new album in the Spring followed by undertaking a 21 date tour of the UK and Eire.

Tour dates in full are below and tickets are available for most shows here:-

April 14^th Thur Manchester - Ruby Lounge
April 15^th Fri Prestatyn Pontin's Holiday Centre - ATP 2.00 : Stewart Lee Curates 
April 16^th Sat Birmingham - Oobleck  
April 17^th  Sun London - Dingwalls 
April 19^th Tue Falmouth - Princess Pavilion 
April 20^th Wed Southampton - Joiners 
April 21 Thur Brighton - The Haunt
April 22 Fri Guildford - Boileroom 
April 23 Sat Norwich - Arts Centre
April 24 Sun Colchester - Arts Centre 
April 26 Tue Leeds - Brudenell 
April 27 Wed Newcastle - Gateshead Sage 2
April 28 Thur Edinburgh - Summerhall 
April 29 Fri Glasgow - CCA 
April 30 Sat Dublin - Whelan's 
May 2 Mon Cork - Crane Lane 
May 4 Wed Liverpool -  Arts Club
May 5 Thur Nottingham - Maze 
May 6 Friday Leicester - Musician 
May 7 Sat Bedford - Esquires
May 8 Sun Bristol - Fleece

In its tenth year Live At Leeds will play host to Jess Glynne, Band Of Skulls, Circa Waves, Clean Cut Kid, Rat Boy, Barns Courtney and We Are Scientists. 

The 2016 event will take place on April 30. In the 5 days leading up to it there will be a new digital programme in conjunction with the Leeds Digital Festival.

Tickets for LAL are £30 and are available here. Further announcements will obviously follow in the coming weeks/month.