London – After revealing the “jumper-pumping” video to current single ‘Reflective Skull’ late last week, Brisbane thrash-pop duo DZ Deathrays are pleased to announce their return to the UK this year with a string of live dates. The band with play at the prestigious Reading & Leeds festivals, while hitting the road with Band of Skulls.

Beginning in early July, the tour has 27 dates throughout Europe to showcase their sophomore album, Black Rat, in all it’s evolving, cathartic, and gut wrenching glory. Future dates for the tour will be announced shortly.

DZ Deathrays’ new album Black Rat will be released in the UK and throughout Europe via Infectious Music (alt-J, Drenge, These New Puritans) on 18 August 2014, with current single ‘Reflective Skull’ being released on June 9.

 DZ play the following live dates:

*w/ Band of Skulls

July 06 – Metropolis Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands
July 10 – Træna Festival, Træna, Norway
July 11 – John Dee, Oslo, Norway
July 12 – 2000trees Festival, Cheltenham
July 18 – Truck Festival, Seventon
July 20 – Welcome to the Village Festival, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
August 02 – Leopalloza, Bude (Cornwall)
August 03 – Y Not Festival, Matlock
August 05 – The Keys, Middlebrough
August 06 – Adelphi, Hull
August 07 – Basement, York
August 08 – Beacons Festival, Skipton
August 09 – Hop, Wakefield
August 12 – The Horn, St Albans
August 13 – Boiler Room, Guildford
August 14 – New Slang, Kingston
August 16 – Jailhouse, Hereford
August 18 – Shacklewell Arms, London
August 19 – Sticky Mikes Frog Bar, Brighton
August 22 – Roadmembers, Northampton
August 23 – Reading Festival
August 24 – Leeds Festival
October 29 – The Academy, Dublin *
October 30 – The Limelight 2, Belfast *
November 1 – Riverside, Newcastle *
November 2 – Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh *

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