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To celebrate Kevin Devine's forthcoming appearance on the annual BSM Christmas Tour - and, of course, the fast-approaching festive season - we're re-releasing 'Splitting Up Christmas', a song originally taken from Kevin's 2003 album, 'Make The Clocks Move'. The single will be available as a free MP3 download and no less than nine different CD versions!

Each CD will be limited to just 25 copies, available for one night only and feature a different b-side, hand-numbered and signed by Kevin. Here's how it breaks down...

30.11 - Manchester, Deaf Institute (b-side: 'Joey' - Concrete Blonde cover)
01.12 - Oxford, O2 Academy (b-side: 'Harvest Moon' - Neil Young cover)
02.12 - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (b-side: 'The Longer I Lay Here' - Pedro The Lion cover)
03.12 - Southampton, Hampton's (b-side: 'You'll Only End Up Joining Them' - acoustic version)
04.12 - Birmingham, O2 Academy 3 (b-side: 'Holland 1945' - Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
06.12 - London, The Borderline (b-side: 'Lord, I Know We Don't Talk' - live at Old Blue Last)
07.12 - Leeds, The Cockpit (b-side: 'Write Your Story Now' - live at Old Blue Last)
08.12 - Glasgow, Captain's Rest (b-side: 'Whatever (Some Folk Song In C)' - Elliott Smith cover)
09.12 - Norwich, Arts Centre (b-side: 'Wolf's Mouth' - alternative version)

Tickets for the tour are available now via http://www.artistticket.com/link/?s=kevin+devine. Shoes And Socks Off supports on all dates.

Oh very cool.

Awesome idea

oh wow, 25 copies of each, that is crazy. I would love to collect all the b-sides that haven't been released yet

thats awesome...i love when artists give out exclusive music at shows

Originally Posted by irthesteve

oh wow, 25 copies of each, that is crazy. I would love to collect all the b-sides that haven't been released yet

You'd just need the live tracks on London and Leeds, the rest are on the 2007 Tour EP.

and not to be a dick, but the amount of times I've submitted news and not gotten credit for it is going into double digits. it's kinda frustrating.

Originally Posted by letdownagain

You'd just need the live tracks on London and Leeds, the rest are on the 2007 Tour EP.

and not to be a dick, but the amount of times I've submitted news and not gotten credit for it is going into double digits. it's kinda frustrating.

same happens to me all the time, don't worry i complain about it all the time

Wow I LOVE that song

Great idea. Wish I could make it to the shows.

set me up with the neutral milk one

if only this were in the US

i. want. all. of. these.

Neat

thats pretty awesome, now we need an Australian tour and the same concept here