Iconic Sheffield band Little Man Tate confirm reunion with huge hometown show

The band have brokn their silence of more than a decade to announce a show at the O2 Academy in September.

The group had released a series of cryptic clues ahead of their reunion and the Sheffield indie rockers will play their home city on September 18, with tickets due to go on sale this week.

The gig will be the band’s first live appearance since their emotional farewell shows at the very same venue in 2009, where they performed to over three thousand avid fans.

Looking to recapture that same magic all these years later, the original line up of: Jon Windle, Edward 'Maz' Marriott, Ben Surtees and Dan Fields will be picking-up exactly where they left off to embark on a new and exciting chapter together.

Speaking about the reunion show, frontman Jon Windle says: "We've had offers over the last few years to do something, but it was never the right time due to other things that were going on in our lives. This time it was perfect, we are all in a really good place and just can't wait to do it."

Expected to sell fast, tickets will go on general Sale on Friday 24 April at 10am.

Pre-sale is available for O2 + Ticketmaster customers on Wednesday 22 April at 10am.

Stalwarts of Sheffield’s famously thriving indie scene of the noughties, Little Man Tate rubbed shoulders with the likes of Bromheads Jacket, Milburn, Reverend & The Makers and Arctic Monkeys to put the Steel City back on the musical map.

Forming in 2005, Little Man Tate announced themselves with the infectious first single ‘The Agent’ which was followed by hits such as ‘What? What You Got?’, ‘House Party At Boothy’s’ and their totemic Top 20 smash ‘Sexy In Latin’; whilst watching their sensational debut album ‘About What You Know’ climb to #27 in the UK Albums Chart in 2007.