The Gents hit the road with Candid History Tour

|PIC1|Indie-rock favourites, The Gentlemen, have kicked off their UK summer tour with an exuberant gig in Glasgow on Tuesday night.

From now until the end of August the boys will be touring the UK showcasing their recently released second album, A Candid History of Faith, Hope, Love.

The Gentlemen are renowned for their verve on stage and have built themselves a reputation as being a must-see live band.

They broke onto the Christian music scene in 2007 with their catchy debut album Smile Back At Me.

Tour dates and venues are:
17th June – Durham UNI (Durham)
18th June – Cabaret Voltaire (Edinburgh)
26th June – Leeds Rios (Leeds)
03rd July – The Cumberland Arms (Newcastle)
11th July – Roadmender (Northampton)
17th July – The Plug (Sheffield)
18th July – The Soundhouse (Bolton)
19th July – Stamps Bar (Liverpool)
25th July – The Portland Arms (Cambridge)
26th July – Jericho Tavern (Oxford)
31st July – The Bodega (Nottingham)
01st Aug – Bar Academy (Birmingham)
8th Aug – The Sumo (Leicester)
14th Aug – Clwb Ifor Bach (Cardiff)
15th Aug – Louisiana (Bristol)
29th Aug – Underground Live (Manchester)

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