NEW Young Pony Club have announced dates for their first headline tour.

They will be playing the Manchester Academy on Thursday, May 31.

Tickets are priced at £8.50.

After wowing the masses on the NME "indie rave" tour and selling out their London warm up dates in less than a day, the demand for New Young Pony Club is at fever pitch and the three girls and two boys, (including the NME Cool List lead singer and provocateur, Tahita) are setting the world alight with their brand of disco-embellished pop.

So far they have picked up diverse fans such as David Bowie, Tiga, Klaxons, Lily Allen and LCD Soundsystem along the way.

Live favourite and Intel advert soundtrack "Ice Cream" gets a full release in May with Soulwax and Herve providing massive remixes.

The band have almost finished recording their debut album, which will be released in June.