Elbow will play some of the biggest shows in their history on an upcoming tour of the UK.

The 12-day jaunt will begin at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge on October 6th and also calls at Portsmouth's Guildhall (October 7th) and Cardiff's University Great Hall (October 10th).

A two-night residency at the Roundhouse in London on October 11th and 12th will break the tour in half.

The band will conclude the shows with a homecoming date in Manchester on October 23rd.

Elbow tour dates:

• Cambridge, Corn Exchange – October 6
• Portsmouth, Guildhall – 7
• Truro, Hall For Cornwall – 8
• Cardiff, University Great Hall – 10
• London, Roundhouse – 11/12
• Wolverhampton, Civic Hall – 15
• Leicester, De Montfort Hall – 16
• Leeds, Academy – 18
• Gateshead, Sage – 20
• Liverpool, University – 22
• Manchester, Apollo - 23

(by Jason Gregory)