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Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has revealed that the band's Novebmer and December tour dates will be a 'farewell party'.
The star says that the band are now planning other, individual ventures and that their upcoming shows will be the last audiences see of the band for some time. The announcement comes days after US stars Scissor Sisters announced similar plans to take an indefinite break from music.
"We've got our arena tour this November and December, which will be like a farewell party. We've already done six songs for the next album, then we'll come back to finish it next year," Garvey tells The Sun newspaper, before revealing his own plans for his time away from his Elbow bandmates.
"As soon as the tour ends I'm off to New York for six months," he added. "Where better to write songs for a King Kong musical than the place it's set?"
Garvey will join Massive Attack star Robert Del Naja on the creative team for the King Kong musical.
Elbow headlined Latitude 2012 along with Paul Weller and Bon Iver
Earlier this week, Scissor Sisters announced their recent string of shows would be the last fans saw of them 'for quite a while', thanking London fans for being the first to pick up on their flamboyant pop sound.
Elbow perform six live shows from the end of November into early December. Full dates are below. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
November 26 - Nottingham Capital FM Arena
November 27 - London Wembley Arena
November 28 - Birmingham National Indoor Arena
November 29 - Liverpool Echo Arena
December 1 - Manchester Arena
December 2 - London O2 Arena
Photos: Elbow, Bon Iver and many more live at Latitude 2012
