* HEADLINE UK TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR OCTOBER * 

* TITLE OF NEW/THIRD STUDIO ALBUM REVEALED * 

* SONISPHERE FESTIVAL APPEARANCE ON SUNDAY, JULY 10th * 
   
THE ANSWER, the award-winning Irish rockers whose emotive music and fearsome live reputation have won them a dedicated international following, will release their latest studio album in September 2011 via Spinefarm Records/Universal.

Titled ‘Revival’ and produced by the Grammy-nominated Chris ‘Frenchie’ Smith, with mixing handled by Chris Sheldon, this is the third studio album released by the Downpatrick quartet since first coming together a decade ago. Says singer Cormac Neeson:

“The studio we used was on a ranch in the middle of a pecan orchard near El Paso, next to the Mexican border – a wonderful place for creating music, with that whole Wild West vibe, and ‘Frenchie’ was always encouraging us to dream that bit bigger and rock that bit harder. We had a lot of fun, and the experience was a positive one from start to finish…”

To co-incide with this new album, The Answer have announced their first UK tour since December 2009; the band spent the previous 18 months on the road with AC/DC on the latter’s record-breaking ‘Black Ice’ world tour – the full story of which has been documented on The Answer’s recently released DVD/CD set, ‘412 Days Of Rock ‘n’ Roll’, also available via Spinefarm. 

Continues Cormac:

“The Answer are back, and our mission is to revive rock ‘n’ roll from the grassroots up! We had two great years playing in some of the biggest venues in the world, but this time around, on the first leg of our ‘Revival’ tour, we’re going back to the sweaty, intimate venues where it all began. We’ve missed the intensity of being able to look our fans straight in the eye, and to have a beer with them after the show. We’ve got an entire album’s worth of new material, and we’re excited… bring it on!”

Prior to the start of the tour, and in advance of an appearance at Sonisphere 2011 at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire (Sunday, July 10th), the band played a special show at Quinn’s bar in Newcastle, County Down; a one-off event on Thursday, June 30th, this homecoming performance saw The Answer celebrate a full 10 years before the rock ‘n’ roll mast, returning to the venue that played host to their very first gig. 

“I can remember crowd-surfing and getting squished up against the roof there,” laughs Neeson. “Those were great times, and I’d have to say that our two-year residency at Quinn’s Spirit Grocers provided us with a crash course in live rock ‘n’ roll that has helped us get to where we are today…”

The ‘Revival’ tour, first leg, runs as follows:-

30th – Limerick, Dolans

October
1st – Dublin, Whelans#

2nd – Galway, Roisin Dubh

3rd – Cork, Cyprus Avenue

5th – Ballymena, Diamond Rock Club

7th – Derry, Nerve Centre8th – Warrenpoint, Hideout

10th – Leicester,Academy

11th – Exeter, Cavern

13th – Bristol, Thekla

14th – Ebbw Vale, Steelhouse

15th – Sheffield, Academy

17th – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms

19th – Birmingham, Academy

20th – York, The Duchess

21st – Glasgow, King Tut’s

22nd – Aberdeen, Tunnels

24th – Manchester, Academy III

25th – Norwich, Waterfront

27th – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms

28th – London, Garage 

The first taste of new material from The Answer can be found exclusively on the Sonisphere website where you can download the brand new track ‘Piece By Piece’ for FREE. Visit to claim your FREE download!l