February 5th, 2009 by Warren Moore

It has been announced that Pete Doherty is set to give a lecture at Trinity College in Dublin tomorrow Friday (February 4).

The singer will be the guest of The University Philosophical Society (‘The Phil’) following in the footsteps of past speakers including Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Helen Mirren, Al Pacino and John McCain.

Pete is currently on a promotional tour to support his eagerly anticipated debut solo album ‘Grace/Wastelands’ released March 16 and his subsequent nationwide solo tour.

The twelve date  Pete Doherty tour kicks off at Cardiff University on March 13 and concludes at the Edinburgh Picture House on March 27. You can also see Pete Doherty live at Rock City in Nottingham (March 18), Leeds O2 Academy (March 23) and Birmingham O2 Academy (March 25). See the full tour listing below.

Before the tour begins, Pete Doherty is due to play two of the Shockwaves NME Awards show nights. Pete Doherty will play shows at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire in London on February 22 and Glasgow Barrowlands on february 24.

Tickets to see Pete Doherty on his first full UK tour will be available from £45.

London Shepherd’s Bush Empire (Shockwaves NME Awards show) (February 22)
Glasgow Barrowland (Shockwaves NME Awards show) (February 24)

Cardiff University Great Hall (March 13)
Southampton Guildhall (March 15)
Norwich UEA (March 16)
Lincoln Engine Shed (March 17)
Nottingham Rock City (March 18)
Brighton Dome (March 19)
Folkestone Lees Cliff Hall (March 20)
Leeds O2 Academy (March 23)
Grimsby Auditorium (March 24)
Birmingham O2 Academy (March 25)
Newcastle O2 Academy (March 26)
Edinburgh Picture House (March 27)