Elbow to make their live return in March 2011

Elbow will release their fifth as-yet-untitled studio album in 2011

Elbow have announced details of a new UK arena tour for 2011.

The band, who won the Mercury Prize for their fourth album The Seldom Seen Kid in 2008, will play nine UK dates in March.

The tour begins in Glasgow before rounding off with a date at London's O2 Arena on 28 March.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday 1 October.

Guy Garvey and co will release their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album in 2011.

The full dates are:

Glasgow SECC - 15 March

Newcastle Metro Radio Arena - 16

Nottingham Trent FM Arena - 17

Sheffield Arena - 19

Liverpool Echo Arena - 20

Birmingham NIA - 22

Cardiff International Arena - 23

Manchester MEN Arena - 25

London O2 Arena - 28