Sleeper announce return to studio; new album and tour next year

The Sleeper reunion was the most exciting thing to happen in 2017.

The band were due to reform for four shows in August only – appearing at the Star Shaped Festival – but from there, things snowballed.  They subsequently sold out the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in December and then announced another tour for March 2018…again a sell out.

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Sleeper announce a string of tour dates for 2018

Following their four much celebrated appearances at the Star Shaped Festival, the recently reformed Sleeper announced a headline show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire scheduled for December.

Very much gathering momentum, Sleeper have now confirmed a run of live dates for next year. Details of dates and venues can be found on the poster below.

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REAL GONE GOES OUT: Sleeper – Star Shaped Festival 2017, Kentish Town Forum, London, 5/8/2017

It’s approximately 8:30pm. The house lights are wavering and there’s a growing feeling of tense excitement in the venue. Spent in the company of various bands from Britpop’s peak, the Star Shaped Festival has already provided a very enjoyable afternoon, but there’s also been a definite feeling throughout most of the day that a reformed Sleeper are the biggest draw, so perhaps this tense and nervous feeling is more than justified. There’s a lot riding on their return and this next hour.

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