The Riptide Movement new tour dates and single

The Dublin four-piece whose Keep On Keepin' On was many peoples Irish album of 2012 have just announced 11 dates as part of a nationwide tour including two nights at Dublin's Olympia Theatre, a venue they sold out in November 2012.

As well as hitting the road in May and June, the band will also be releasing a new single 'Hard To Explain' – taken from that 2012 hit album – on Friday, April 19.

We'll have the accompanying video for 'Hard To Explain' in the coming weeks.

The tour dates are as follows:

May 4 The Forum, Waterford
May 10 The Royal, Castlebar
May 11 Roisin Dubh, Galway
May 16 Cyprus Avenue, Cork
May 17 De Barras, Clonakilty
May 18 Dolans, Limerick
May 23 Spirit Store, Drogheda
May 24 Olympia, Dublin
May 25 Olympia, Dublin
May 31 INEC, KIllarney
June 1 Tatch Rahan, Tullamore