The Pet Shop Boys, who released the first single from their new album on Monday, have announced a 2002 concert tour for this summer. The tour will kick off on 6 July at the Brixton Academy in London, and will then see the duo play at a various venues all over the UK.

The new album, Release, hits stores on 1 April in Europe and the UK.

The full tour schedule is as follows:Release 2002 Tour

July

06 Brixton Academy, London, UK

08 Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK

10 Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, UK

11 Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, UK

12 Carling Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UK

14 Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, UK

15 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland

16 Nottingham Royal Centre, UK

18 Wolverhampton Civic, UK

19 Cambridge Corn Exchange, UK

21 Oxford Apollo, Oxford, UK

22 Colston Hall, Bristol, UK

Tickets now on sale at: National Tour Ticket Hotline – 0870 4000688