The Shires announce new album and massive UK tour

The Shires announce new album My Universe and massive UK tour

Country pop duo The Shires have announced that their new album is to be titled My Universe and it will be released in October.

The album is the band's second and the follow-up to their hit 2015 debut album Brave. It will be released on October 7th, with an exclusive hmv edition that includes exclusive artwork, two bonus tracks and access to an exclusive pre-sale of tickets for The Shires' UK tour, ahead of general release.

The tour will begin on November 18th in Oxford and finishes up with a show at London's Shepherds Bush Empire on December 11th. It is an extensive tour, taking in 17 venues in all.

The Shires will play:

O2 Academy Oxford (18)

Basingstoke The Anvil (20)

Southampton O2 Guildhall (21)

Northampton Royal and Derngate (23)

Cardiff St. David’s Hall (24)

Bedford Corn Exchange (25)

Cambridge Corn Exchange (27)

Bristol Colston Hall (28)

Brighton Dome (29)

Llandudno Venue Cymru (December 2)

Birmingham Institute (3)

Manchester Bridgewater Hall (4)

Gateshead The Sage (5)

O2 ABC Glasgow (7)

York Barbican (8)

O2 Academy Liverpool (9)

London Shepherds Bush Empire (11)