The Cribs have announced details of their first UK tour in two years.  The band, who will release their new album in 2015, will hit the road for a series of intimate live dates which will also include their sold out NME Awards 2015 with Austin Texas gig at Electric Ballroom on February 12.

The tour of small venues starts on February 11 at Nottingham's Rescue Rooms and will also take in dates on Portsmouth, Bristol, Birmingham and Glasgow before a final show in The Cribs' native Yorkshire at Sheffield Leadmill on February 22.

As previously reported, Ric Ocasek of The Cars has been named as the producer for the Wakefield band's forthcoming sixth studio LP. Ocasek has previously produced records for the likes of Weezer and Hole.

The Cribs will play:

Nottingham, Rescue Rooms (February 11)

London, Electric Ballroom (February 12)

Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms (February 14)

Bristol, The Fleece (February 15)

Birmingham, The Oobleck (February 17)

Glasgow, King Tuts (February 20)

Sheffield, Leadmill (February 22)