Villagers have been added as special guests to Pavement for their Tripod performance in Dublin on Tuesday (May 4).

The legendary California band make a welcome return to Ireland hot on the heels of the release of 'Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement'.

The bill for the night is completed by Dublin’s Large Mound who should take to the stage at around 7.45pm.

It is a very exciting time in the world of Villagers who release their debut album 'Becoming A Jackal' on May 14.

To support the album the band will also be playing some headline gigs of their own including Set Theatre, Kilkenny (May 19); Cyprus Avenue, Cork (20); Roisin Dubh, Galway (21) and The Button Factory, Dublin (23).

If you can't wait that long, here's Conor O'Brien, up close and personal.