Self-confessed UFO fanatic Self Made Man will be jumping with joy at the news that his favourite band will be back on the road again in April.

Still riding high on the back of rave reviews for their latest album The Visitor, the 40-year-old blues rock veterans show no sign of slowing down any time soon.

And UFO will headline seven dates in the last week of April – with the emphasis on taking the north of Britain by storm. Here are the dates in full and expect a new UFO interview very soon:

22nd April Workington – Carnegie Theatre 01900 602122 Doors: 7pm

23rd April Middlesbrough – Town Hall 01642 729 729 Doors: 7.30pm

24th April Edinburgh – Picture House 0844 847 1740 Doors: 7pm

25th April Inverness – Ironworks 08717894173 Doors: 7.30pm

27th April Sheffield – O2 Academy 0844 477 2000  Doors: 7pm

28th April Leamington Spa – The Assembly 01926 523001 Doors: 7pm

29th April Cardiff – Millenium Music Hall 02920230130 Doors: 7.30pm