Little Man Tate tease fans with cryptic social media posts

Little Man Tate has sparked speculation among fans with a series of cryptic Facebook posts.

The much-loved Sheffield four piece formed in 2005, disbanding four years later after playing two final sell-out shows at the O2 Academy.

Fans on Facebook reacted when they noticed a Facebook page seemingly set up by the band on March 9, under the name ' littlemantateofficial'.

The page's status was updated to say "SOMETHINGS HAPPENING...........................", sparking excitement in fans.

One user commented: "This could possibly be the best news I have heard for a long time" and another added: "No way!!! Please tell me you are getting back together?"

The page also posted a Youtube video of the video for the song 'young offenders', filmed during their 2005 Leadmill gig, and shared a Youtube link to Sherrif Fatman - the song the band would walk on stage to.

A post this morning (March 12), said: “............Spread The Love...........”.

The band enjoyed a rise to fame when their second single, "What? What You Got?" reached number 40 in the UK Singles Chart in May 2006.

Their fifth single, Sexy in Latin, became the band’s first top 20 single when it charted at number 20 in 2007.

Frontman Jon Windle told the Daily Record ahead of his solo tour in 2011, that the break-up of the band was ‘amicable’.

He said: “We felt that we had taken the group as far as we could and we all wanted to go out at the top.”