Expect plenty of ding-donging-merrily-on-high as Groove Armada play the Olympia, Dublin (December 17) and the Ulster Hall, Belfast (19).

It’s been a busy year for Messrs. Findlay and Cato with their Doin’ After Dark album going top 20 in March, and a new Best Of…hitting the racks last month.

As for the sort of show they’ll be staging this time round, the word from the lads is, “Expect the unexpected!”