Over recent months, The Dawn Parade have made their TV debut on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast, supported Alan McGee’s latest Poptones signings January and All About Eve and singer Greg McDonald has put in appearances with Show of Hands, who sold out the Royal Albert Hall in March.
The band's 2nd release 'The Electric Fence Your Gentleness EP' (SUGARTOWN1) is released on July 22nd on Sugar Town/R*E*P*E*A*T Records, with the band embarking on a UK tour between July 3rd and August 23rd as part of a full national campaign to promote the release.
Touring in a VW camper van, the band expect to "Throw caution, hygine and sleep to the wind and are hungry to get on the road"
Full listings and any gig changes can be found on their website
July July
Wednesday 3rd - SOUTHAMPTON, Talking Heads (with Heads + Panj Project)
Thursday 4th - BOURNEMOUTH, Bar Tonka (with Tex La Homa)
Saturday 6th - PORTSMOUTH, The Horse Shoe
Sunday 7th - IPSWICH, Christchurch Park, Music Day
Monday 8th - LONDON, The Barfly
Wednesday 10th - BRIGHTON, The Freebutt (with Antihero + Tex La Homa)
Thursday 11th - WINCHESTER, The Railway
Friday 12th - MAIDSTONE, The Union Bar
Saturday 13th - HIGH WYCOMBE, The White Horse
Sunday 14th - PETERBOROUGH, Willow Festival
Monday 15th - WORCESTER, Mars Bar
Tuesday 16th - SHEFFIELD, The Casbah
Wednesday 17th - STOURBRIDGE, Rock Caf 2000
Thursday 18th - DUDLEY, JB's
Friday 19th - LIVERPOOL, The Krazyhouse
Saturday 20th - LEICESTER, The Shed
Tuesday 23rd - LEEDS, Joseph's Well
Wednesday 24th - HARTLEPOOL, The Studio
Thursday 25th - NEWCASTLE, Venue TBC
Saturday 27th - HULL, Moriarty’s
Monday 29th - BATH, Moles Club
Tuesday 30th - CARDIFF, Barfly
August
Saturday 3rd LONDON, The Bull And Gate (with Librium + Exiles)
Tuesday 6th - BIRMINGHAM, The Old Railway
Wednesday 7th - CHELTENHAM, The Boom Bar
Thursday 8th - STRATFORD UPON AVON, Cask And Bottle
Friday 9th - IPSWICH, The Steamboat
Saturday 10th - CAMBRIDGE, Boat Race
Wednesday 14th - MANCHESTER, Night Aan Day
Thursday 15th - NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME, The Rigger
Friday 16th - BRADFORD, Rios
Friday 23rd - BURY ST EDS, Moreton Hall Centre
If you're all booked up for the summer don't worry, The Dawn parade will be back on the road for a second UK tour in October, with a third single release to boot... watch this space.