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Damnably Records artists Shonen Knife will, come 2016, have been a going concern for 35 years. To celebrate the fact the Japanese pop-punk trio will be releasing a new album in the Spring followed by undertaking a 21 date tour of the UK and Eire.

Tour dates in full are below and tickets are available for most shows here:-

April 14^th Thur Manchester - Ruby Lounge
April 15^th Fri Prestatyn Pontin's Holiday Centre - ATP 2.00 : Stewart Lee Curates 
April 16^th Sat Birmingham - Oobleck  
April 17^th  Sun London - Dingwalls 
April 19^th Tue Falmouth - Princess Pavilion 
April 20^th Wed Southampton - Joiners 
April 21 Thur Brighton - The Haunt
April 22 Fri Guildford - Boileroom 
April 23 Sat Norwich - Arts Centre
April 24 Sun Colchester - Arts Centre 
April 26 Tue Leeds - Brudenell 
April 27 Wed Newcastle - Gateshead Sage 2
April 28 Thur Edinburgh - Summerhall 
April 29 Fri Glasgow - CCA 
April 30 Sat Dublin - Whelan's 
May 2 Mon Cork - Crane Lane 
May 4 Wed Liverpool -  Arts Club
May 5 Thur Nottingham - Maze 
May 6 Friday Leicester - Musician 
May 7 Sat Bedford - Esquires
May 8 Sun Bristol - Fleece