The legendary Waterboys are about to kick off a UK tour this April to support the release of their new album, 'Book of Lightning' now in shops and available to download.

You can also check out video footage of the band here.

The tour dates read as follows:

April
20th - Colston Hall Bristol
21st - St. David's Hall Cardiff
22nd - Brighton Dome Brighton
24th - Cymru Llandudno
26th - Corn Exchange Cambridge
27th - Regent Theatre Ipswich
28th - City Hall Sheffield
29th - De Montfort Hall Leicester

May
1st - The New Theatre Oxford
3rd - Bridgewater Hall Manchester
4th - Philharmonic Hall Liverpool
5th - Assembly Hall Theatre Tunbridge Wells
6th - Stables Theatre (2 shows) Milton Keynes
8th - Guildhall Portsmouth
10th - UEA Norwich
11th - Royal Albert Hall London
12th - Warwick Arts Centre Coventry
13th - Grand Opera House York
15th - The Ironworks Inverness
16th - Concert Hall Perth
17th - Music Hall Aberdeen
19th - Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow
20th - Festival Theatre Edinburgh
21st - The Sage Gateshead