Dan le sac… UK Headline Tour Music News by Editor - August 12, 20120 Hot on the heels of his critically acclaimed solo debut, dan le sac announces his ‘Dan Le Sac & Friends’ UK tour, kicking off on October 1st. On sabbatical from his collaboration with Scroobius Pip, dan le sac has hit a rich vein of creativity with a solo album that includes collaborators Merz, Emma-Lee Moss, Sarah Williams White and B Dolan. The album will see Dan bringing the album to life in his own inimitable laptop cut-up style, with special guests popping up along the way. UK TOUR DATES: Oct 1st – Brighton Coalition Oct 3rd – Chelmsford Hodga Oct 4th – Norwich Waterfront Oct 6th – Oxford Academy 2 Oct 8th – Swansea Sin Oct 11th – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms Oct 12th – Guildhall, Gloucester Oct 13th – Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach Oct 15th – Leicester Academy Oct 16th – Preston 53 Degrees Oct 17th – London Barfly, Camden Oct 18th – Manchester Club Academy Oct 19th – Sheffield Leadmill Oct 20th – Hull Welly Club Oct 21st – Lincoln Engine Shed Oct 24th – Leeds Brudenell Social Club Oct 25th – Newcastle Northumbria Uni Oct 28th – York The Ducess Oct 29th – Reading Sub89, Reading Oct 31st – Guildford Boileroom Tickets available from www.Artisttickets.com and www.seetickets.com Debut solo album Space Between The Words was written and produced by dan and includes collaborations with Emma-Lee Moss, Merz, Sarah Williams White, B Dolan, Joshua Idehen and Pete Hefferan. Fans of his long-standing partnership with Scroobius Pip, will notice dan taking a sideways step from the percussive atmospherics that were the backdrop to Pip’s words on Top 40 albums ‘Angles’ (2008) and ‘The Logic of Chance’ (2010), as he embraces everything from electro-pop to psychedelia, all accompanied by an impressive array of vocal talent. Critical acclaim for the album Space Between The Words: “A crack team of vocal collaborators for a terrific first solo LP” – UNCUT 8/10 “Elegant slices of electronica, conjuring up the spirits of The Beta Band and The XX” – MOJO “Sets about his muse with the verve of a Joe Goddard, le sac embarks on a riot of post-everything club beats” – Q “An electric debut success to savour” SHORTLIST “A neat blend of dubstep and minimal house, strafed with moody synths” TIME OUT