2:54 UK Tour Music News by Editor - October 9, 20120 2: 54 kick off their UK headline tour this moth. One of the brealthrough bands of the year, 2:54 (sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow), have announced their first UK headline tour following the release of their self-titled debut album in May. Beginning at the end of October and continuing through November, taking in dates all across the country, including a London show of XOYO, it represents the band’s most extensive UK run to date. It’s been an amazing year for the band so far, playing a show-stopping US headline tour, numerous high-profile summer festival slots, and being named main support to the XX’s European comeback tour in September, not to mention a slew of fevered acclaim for their debut record. This tour also follows the release of their latest single ‘Sugar’ earlier this month, and will represent a rounding-up of what’s been a momentous 2012. 8/10 “One of 2012’s hottest debuts” – NME 5/5 “Mesmerising…A beguiling debut album” – Kerrang! 4/5 – “One of the debut albums of the year” – The Fly “Dark, broody, pop rock…a captivating duo set for big things” – Grazia Watch/embed new video ‘Sugar’ here: http://youtu.be/_LvgRz92gUg UPCOMING LIVE DATES October 27 – Bodega, Nottingham 29 – Leadmill, Sheffield 30 – Arts School, Glasgow 31 – Cluny, Newcastle November 1 – Soup Kitchen, Manchester 2 – Jericho, Oxford 3 – Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham 4 – Haunt, Brighton 6 – The Boiler Room, Guildford 7 – XOYO, London 8 – Cooler, Bristol