When they’re not busy soundtracking the BBC’s coverage of the Olympics, Elbow are getting ready to set out on a five-date arena tour of the UK. The tour comes ahead of the August 27th release of Dead In The Boot, a B-sides album that forms the final release in their studio album re-issues series.

UPDATE: The band have announced a new date, at London's Wembley Arena in between the Nottingham and Birmingham gigs, so the dates now look like this:

NOVEMBER
Mon 26 - Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Tue 27 - Wembley Arena, London
Wed 28 - NIA, Birmingham
Thu 29 - Echo Arena, Liverpool

DECEMBER
Sat 1 - MEN Arena, Manchester
Sun 2 - The O2, London

In the meantime, you can sate any Elbow cravings by picking up a bottle of their build a rocket boys! beer, available now at a supermarket near you.