Massive Attack to Return with World Tour

Massive Attack has revealed plans for a world tour in support of their long-anticipated fifth album to be released in October by Virgin/EMI. The British act has already confirmed 40 dates in the U.K. and Europe, beginning with three shows at London’s O2 Academy Brixton from September 17-19. Although the U.K. has the first scheduled dates, the band will begin its tour in Mexico – dates are still waiting to be confirmed. The band’s vocalist Robert “3D” Del Naja confirmed the full extent of the tour and says it is likely to top 150 shows including the U.S. dates.

Here’s what is known so far:

09-17 – O2 Academy Brixton – London
09-17 – O2 Academy Brixton – London
09-17 – O2 Academy Brixton – London
09-17 – O2 Academy Sheffield – Sheffield
09-17 – O2 Academy Birmingham – Birmingham
09-17 – O2 Academy Leeds, – Leeds
09-17 – Apollo – Manchester
09-17 – Apollo – Manchester
09-17 – O2 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow
09-17 – O2 Academy Newcastle – Newcastle
10-02 – De Montfort Hall, – Leicester
10-03 – Oasis Leisure Centre – Swindon
10-06 – Dublin
10-07 – Dublin
10-14 – Moscow
10-16 – Luzhniki Sports Palace – Helsinki
10-18 – Old Ice Hall – Stockholm
10-19 – Annexet – Copenhagen
10-20 – Falkoner Theatre – Oslo
10-22 – Sentrum Scene – Frankfurt
10-23 – Jahrunderhalle – Koln
10-24 – Palladium – Antwerp
10-25 – Lotto Arena – Brussels
10-27 – Forset National – Amsterdam
10-30 – Heineken Music Hall – Berlin
11-01 – Tempodrome – Graz
11-02 – Helmut List Hall – Vienna
11-03 – Gasometer – Prague
11-04 – Lucema – Bratislava
11-06 – PKO – Zagreb
11-07 – Sportova – Milan
11-10 – Palasharp – Paris
11-11 – Zenith – Paris
11-13 – Zenith – Nantes
11-04 – Zenith – Lille
11-05 – Zenith – Metz
11-16 – Arenes – Lyon
11-18 – Halle Tony Garnier – Marsielle
11-19 – Le Dome – Toulouse
11-21 – Le Pahre – Lisbon
11-22 – Campo Pequeno – Lisbon
11-24 – Campo Pequeno – Winterthur, Eishallehttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/massive-attack-to-return-with-huge-world-1003975809.story