Here's some news that should blast away any feelings of January melancholy: My Bloody Valentine have just announced that they'll be playing a warm-up show on January 27 at The Electric in Brixton before they head off for Japan.

They've also added another date to their run of UK shows, playing Birmingham's 02 Academy on March 8.

Here are the dates in full:

JANUARY
Sun 29 - The Electric, London

MARCH
Fri 8 - 02 Academy, Birmingham
Sat 9 - Barrowlands, Glasgow
Sun 10 - Apollo, Manchester
Tue 12 - Hammersmith Apollo, London
Wed 13 - Hammersmith Apollo, London

Get hold of tickets for the Brixton gig here and Birmingham here.