Metric add extra London show due to demand

Metric add extra show! The Canadian sensations return to the UK this weekend to begin their tour with Bloc Party in support of their forthcoming single 'Empty'.

Following their January 30 headline show at Camden's Dingwalls selling out in a matter of hours, Drowned in Sound Recordings' Metric have announced a new club date.

The quartet will play at the recently launched Chalk club at the Scala, London, on February 10. Chalk is held weekly, every Saturday night, in association with DrownedinSound.com. The full line-up for the February 10 show is yet to be announced, but tickets are on sale now from TicketWeb (link below). Metricwill be on stage after midnight, following their final performance on the Bloc Party tour in Birmingham. In other news, Sean Adams from Drowned in Sound will be DJing the main room on the night.

Metric's new single 'Empty' is released digitally and as a limited-edition pink 7” on February 12th via Drowned in Sound Recordings. The single features a Howie B remix of 'The Police And The Private' as the b-side.

Metric's UK dates now run as follows:

January
Sat 27th Southamption Guildhall *
Sun 28th Norwich UEA *
Tue 30th London Dingwalls SOLD OUT
Wed 31st Brighton Audio

February
Thu 1st London Astoria *
Sat 3rd Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall *
Sun 4th Oxford Zodiac
Mon 5th Reading Hexagon *
Tue 6th Cardiff University *
Wed 7th Bristol Academy *
Fri 9th Exeter Great Hall (Uni) *
Sat 10th Birmingham Academy *
Sat 10th LONDON CHALK CLUB @ SCALA – NEW SHOW (tickets)

* = supporting Bloc Party. All BP shows are sold out.

Listings Information
Metric - Saturday February 10th 2007
Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London
Info: 07816 624782 | Tube: Kings Cross | Doors: 10pm – 4am
Tickets: £8.50 | 08700 600100
chalkclub.co.uk | myspace.com/chalklondon | scala-london.co.uk

Links
http://www.ilovemetric.com
http://www.disrecords.com