Mercury Rev play Vicar St. on November 2 and Mandela Hall on November 4. Tickets, priced €33.60 and £16, are on sale now from the usual outlets.

And just added are dates at Cyprus Avenue, Cork (October 31) and Roisin Dubh, Galway (November 1), with tickets for both dates available for €30.

Ahead of the Irish gigs comes Mercury Rev's simultaneous September 29 release of (physically) Snowflake Midnight and (free on the internet) Strange Attractor.