The Dears news

London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ V2 Music) - THE DEARS, Canada's original purveyors of literate epic pop, will be returning to the UK later this month having been invited by KEANE to join them as special guests on their Arena tour... dates below:

Thursday 22 February- BOURNEMOUTH- BIC
Friday 23 February- BIRMINGHAM- NEC
Sunday 25 February- NOTTINGHAM- Arena
Monday 26 February- CARDIFF- International Arena
Wednesday 28 February- LONDON- Wembley Arena

The Dears will be following these dates with the release of their wondrous new single, 'You and I are a Gang of Losers', the title track from their critically-acclaimed album, 'Gang of Losers'. The single will come backed by two fantastic new Dears tracks... 'Howlin' and 'People Like Us'...

'It's clear that the Dears are boiling with passion and commitment. The world will love them.'
The Independent - 5 Stars

'The Dears border on the sensational'
The Times – 4 Stars

'Ambitious and sophisticated'
NME – 8/10

'The Canadian indie revolution finds its stadium rockers'
Uncut – 4 Stars

'Dishing out great swathes of emotion in controlled, epic sweeps'
The Independent (Information) – 4 stars

'The Canadian band who stand out from the crowd'
The Sun

'They are practically impossible to fault'
Observer Music Monthly – 4 Stars

'Bombastic rock of the first order'
GQ