BACKYARD BABIES: UK Dates Announced

April 23, 2008

Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES have confirmed the UK leg of their upcoming European tour.

The dates are as follows:

Sep. 02 - Academy 2 - Birmingham, UK
Sep. 03 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK
Sep. 04 - Academy 2 - Newcastle, UK
Sep. 05 - Cathouse - Glasgow, UK
Sep. 06 - Corporation - Sheffield, UK
Sep. 07 - Academy 3 - Manchester, UK
Sep. 09 - Barfly - Brighton, UK
Sep. 10 - The Brook - Southampton, UK
Sep. 11 - T.J.'s - Newport, UK
Sep. 12 - ULU - London, UK

BACKYARD BABIES recently finished recording its sixth album with producer Jacob Hellner, who has previously worked with RAMMSTEIN, among other bands. Guitarist Dregen stated prior to entering the studio, "We have written the strongest songs BACKYARD BABIES ever have written. And we will bang it on tape like it's the last recording ever. This album WILL have it all. You will laugh. You will cry. You will dance. You'll get high. I can't wait until you can hear it!"

BACKYARD BABIES released its fifth studio full-length album, "People Like People Like People Like Us", in April 2006 via Century Media Records.

BACKYARD BABIES' 1994 full-length debut, "Diesel and Power", was reissued in 2006 with a bonus track, "Lies", and the video for "Electric Suzy".

Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted a three-minute interview with BACKYARD BABIES members Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson; lead guitar, backing vocals) and Nicke Borg (vocals, guitar). Watch the footage below.

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