PASSION Pit have been announced as headliner on the first Rob da Bank & Friends UK tour.
The hotly-tipped US band have been championed by Rob da Bank on his BBC Radio 1 show of the same name and have emerged as one of the ‘most likely to’ acts of 2009. These dates will be the first opportunity to see Passion Pit on tour supporting the release of their debut record.
The tour, which takes place in May, will include a regional show at Orange Rooms in Southampton, Rob da Bank’s hometown.
Speaking about the tour, he told Scene South: “I’m delighted to be taking Passion Pit out on the road for my Rob da Bank & Friends tour. They are my top tip for 2009 and I have been playing them on BBC Radio 1 for months. And after seeing them at CMJ last year, I can safely say this will be a rare opportunity to see them playing in small venues in this country.”
The live support act on the tour is Ebony Bones, the red-hot signing to Rob's own Sunday Best record label.
Rob da Bank will DJ at every date, along with Sunday Best label signing dan le sac, whose DJ sets are becoming more and more in-demand while him and partner Scroobius Pip write their second album for the label.
Tickets for the May 14 date are available from 023 8063 2601 or visit livenation.co.uk/southampton.
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