"All I could say when I saw the plans for a UK/EU tour was 'It's about time," says frontman Adam Duritz of the five date tour "It's hard to explain to fans why bands occasionally let so much time pass between visits. The truth is sometimes life just gets in the way and, before you know it, it's been a few years. Personally, I'm just glad we're going back. I have a lot of great memories of past tours. Remembering where we've been always gets me excited about where we're going."

The band will be touring in support of a forthcoming live album and their latest studio release, Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation).

The album was produced by Counting Crows and Shawn Dealey and features the band's take on songs by Big Star, Gram Parsons, Tender Mercies, Kasey Anderson and The Faces.