The Travelling Band travel to Birmingham's Sunflower Lounge

The Close Your Eyes and Count to Ten tour celebrates a decade in the business for the four-piece from Manchester, and a short statement looked back at their ties to the region over the 10 years, saying: "We've played Moseley Folk Festival a couple of times and are good mates with local indie heroes Goodnight Lenin."

Having filmed a series of videos to celebrate the anniversary, this is their first UK headline tour for two years. They will also be releasing their first new music since 2014 album The Big Defreeze.

Far from being a nostalgic look back though, the tour marks a line in the sand after the departure of original guitarist Steve 'Mugger' Mullen, with the band looking forward to the release of their fourth album next year.

So far, 2016 has already seen The Travelling Band tour all over Europe supporting US country/rock star Lissie, including sold out shows at The Forum in London as well as huge theatres in Germany and Norway. They have been doubling up as Lissie's live band, playing summer festivals across the continent.

It's also been a landmark year for Sideways Saloon, their own DIY record label, with the acclaimed release of The Valley of Yessiree, the debut album from Canadian-born, London-resident maverick A. Dyjecinski, who will be special guest on the tour.

Tickets for the show are available at www.thesunflowerlounge.com