MTV agree, and commissioned the band to write their own comedy series entitled Steve Wants His Money. In addition, they once were their own support act – performing self-improvement seminars prior to their shows called Brain Thrust Mastery. Sessions included Mind Sound, Time Vision Performance and Goal Memory Belief Awareness.

After We Are Scientists’ performances at both Reading and Leeds Festival, they will embark on an eleven date UK tour. Their latest album is called Barbara, and so naturally the band’s live concerts are under the moniker Behold The American Barbarians Tour. We Are Scientists tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday 23rd July 2010) for the following UK tour dates:

November 15th 2010 – Portsmouth Pyramid Centre
November 16th 2010 – Birmingham HMV Institute
November 17th 2010 – Bristol O2 Academy
November 19th 2010 – Norwich UEA
November 20th 2010 – Manchester Academy 2
November 21st 2010 – London Shepherds Bush Empire
November 22nd 2010 – Liverpool O2 Academy
November 24th 2010 – Leeds Metropolitan University
November 25th 2010 – Glasgow O2 ABC
November 26th 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
November 27th 2010 – Nottingham Rock City

The popular festival, considered by many as Britain’s answer to America’s South by Southwest, is spread across various venues around the city and runs from the 13th May to the 15th May and tickets are still available to buy and compare here at Tixdaq.com.

Acts previously confirmed include Delphic, Ellie Goulding, Young Guns, Japandroids and Broken Social Scene.

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