The Molotovs have doubled up at Kentish Town Forum after their first headline date sold out
Over 10,000 tickets have been snapped up six months before the tour begins.
The Molotovs' 'Welcome To Urbia' tour has announced a second headline show at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, with the original 25th September date already sold out and a new 26th September concert now confirmed.
Venues in Leeds, Belfast and Dublin have also been upgraded to accommodate increased ticket demand. The London venue holds particular significance for the band, as it was where the duo played their first ever gig as The Molotovs, supporting The Libertines.
London-based siblings Matt (17) and Issey Cartlidge (19) recently released their debut record 'Wasted On Youth' through Marshall Records. A television appearance on ITV's The Jonathan Ross Show is also lined up for 21st March, where The Molotovs will perform 'Today's Gonna Be Our Day'.
Issey said: "These shows take us back to where it all started after being plucked out of the rain by The Libertines. Our first gig as The Molotovs was at the Kentish Town Forum supporting them. We met them down in Margate at their hotel, the Albion Rooms. We were getting ready to busk on the beach and it was absolutely pissing it down. Carl Barât saw us and invited us into the studio to just come in and play. We ended up chatting and he invited us on that first tour. That was a 20-minute set as soon as the doors opened at the O2 Kentish Town Forum - and now we're doing two headline shows after the first sold out!"
The dates in full read:
SEPTEMBER
3 Tramshed, Cardiff
4 Palais, Nottingham
5 Chalk, Brighton - sold out
10 TV Studio, Glasgow
11 Digital, Newcastle
12 Foundry, Sheffield
17 Beckett SU, Leeds
18 Arts Club, Liverpool
19 Academy 2, Manchester
24 O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
25 O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London - sold out
26 O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London
OCTOBER
2 Limelight 2, Belfast
3 The Button Factory, Dublin