Sophie Ellis-Bextor has booked a UK record store tour for her new album 'Perimenopop'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced a series of record store performances and signings across the UK to celebrate the release of her eighth studio album 'Perimenopop', due 12th September.

The tour includes a mixture of signing events and live performances, beginning in Manchester on 9th September, with stops in Liverpool, Southampton, Oxford, Birmingham, Coventry, Nantwich, Brighton and Kingston. A special Q&A session will take place at London's HMV Oxford Street on 13th September. The dates follow Ellis-Bextor's album launch show at London's KOKO on 8th September.

'Perimenopop' features previously released tracks 'Freedom of the Night', 'Relentless Love', and 'Vertigo'. The album sees Ellis-Bextor collaborate with MNEK and Jon Shave on recent single 'Taste'. 'Freedom of the Night', which was A-listed at Radio 2, saw Ellis-Bextor reunite with collaborator Sophie Muller for its video.

Following the record store dates, Ellis-Bextor will embark on a European headline tour.

The dates in full read:

SEPTEMBER8 KOKO, London, UK9 HMV, Manchester, UK9 The Dome, Jacaranda, Liverpool, UK10 Vinilo, Southampton, UK11 O2 Academy, Truck Store, Oxford, UK*13 HMV Oxford Street, London, UK14 The Vault, HMV, Birmingham, UK14 Empire, HMV, Coventry, UK15 Applestump, Nantwich, UK15 Chalk, HMV, Brighton, UK16 TBA, Banquet, Kingston, UK22 Fabrique, Milan, Italy23 Volkhaus, Zurich, Switzerland25 Salle Pleyel, Paris, France26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands27 Dornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands29 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium30 Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany

OCTOBER1 Mojo Club, Hamburg, Germany3 Poolen, Copenhagen, Denmark4 Fållan, Stockholm, Sweden5 Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway7 Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin, Germany9 Progresja, Warsaw, Poland

Signing Events (Q&A - Oxford Street only)*Performances