Confirmed thus far for one block of dates (Cardiff-Nottingham) will be seasoned Coopers supports The Rain Band from (Fierce Panda's) Simon Williams new label Temptation Records, as well as Medium 21. And for another block (Wolves - Reading) it'll be amazing lo-fi popsters Mew and, er, you guessed it, Medium 21.

A spokesman for The Cooper Temple Clause said "the rest have not decided yet."

So the tour now looks like this...

April
25th Dublin Whelans, (1890 925100)
26th Belfast Limelight, (0890 925100)
28th Wrexham Central Station, (01978 264940)
29th London Astoria, (0870 1663663) (re-arranged NME Brats show) I Am Kloot +Aereogramme +The Futureheads

May
1st Northampton Roadmenders, (01604 604222)
5th Cardiff MS1, (02920 301000) The Rain Band + Medium 21
6th Brighton Concorde II (01273 772770) The Rain Band + Medium 21
7th Cambridge Junction, (01223 511511) The Rain Band + Medium 21
8th Newcastle Northumbria University, (0191 261 2606) The Rain Band + Medium 21
10th Liverpool Academy, (0151 256 5555) The Rain Band + Medium 21
11th Leeds Metropolitan University, (0113 244 4600) The Rain Band + Medium 21
12th Aberdeen Forum, (0870 169 0100) The Rain Band + Medium 21
13th Glasgow QMU, (0870 169 0100) The Rain Band + Medium 21
15th Manchester University, (0161 832 1111) The Rain Band + Medium 21
16th Sheffield Leadmill, (0845 300 4050) The Rain Band + Medium 21
17th Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall, (01902 552121) Mew +Medium 21
18th Nottingham Rock City, (0115 958 8484) Mew +Medium 21
21st Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms, (0115 912 9000) Mew +Medium 21
22nd Norwich Waterfront, (01603 508050) Mew +Medium 21
23rd Reading University, (0118 986 0222) Mew +Medium 21

DiScuss: Happy with that? Will the new album be more Warp than Oasis?