The Sleepy Jackson: Wake Up!

The band are to tour in support of their debut album, 'Lovers', which was released worldwide in July.

The tour begins in New York on September 6th, moving to the UK exactly a month later. Here are the domestic dates in full:

OCTOBER

Mon 6th - Bristol Fleece And Firkin
Tue 7th - London Mean Fiddler
Wed 8th - Birmingham Academy 2
Thu 9th - Oxford Zodiac
Sat 11th - Newcastle University
Sun 12th - Manchester University
Mon 13th - Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

Carling Weekend Festival ticket holders will also be able to catch the group in action. They play Reading on August 23rd and Leeds the following day.