Band of the decade and possibly century so far The Horrors have just announced a tour around England and some of Scotland in December. Calling it a UK tour is perhaps a little misleading, as it features none of Wales or Northern Ireland.

They released their second record, Primary Colours, earlier this year to great acclaim and success, including a 9/10 on this very website.

And why not, there's not a bad note on the whole thing...

Here are those dates, with a mid-section of dates supporting Placebo:

December:

3 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
4 - Oxford, O2 Academy 2
6 - Bristol, O2 Academy 2
8 - Birmingham, LG Arena $
9 - London, O2 Arena $
11 - Bridlington, Spa $
12 - Manchester, Central $
13 - Liverpool O2 Academy 2 $
14 - Glasgow, SECC
16 - Sheffield, O2 Academy 2
17 - Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
18 - Brighton, Concorde 2
20 - London, HMV Forum

$ = support for Placebo

Tickets for the tour go on sale on September 4, which is this Friday, and are available from See Tickets.