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The legendary art-pop band 10cc have announced another 24 concerts to match demand, extending their Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour, with Carlisle Sands Centre set for a stop on the way. 

The band will be bringing their legendary hits such as Dreadlock Holiday, I'm Not in Love, and The Things We Do For Love to the city's largest concert venue on October 1. 

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10cc co-founder Graham Gouldman said: "After the past two years, it is wonderful to be playing to packed houses and reengaging with our audiences again.

"We are especially looking forward to the autumn dates and covering more of the country," he said. 

The tour follows the release of a 46-track compilation album – The Things We Do For Live – 10cc, The Ultimate Hits and Beyond, which includes the classic hits, live tracks, Godley & Crème hits, a previously unreleased song and hits Gouldman wrote for other artists such as the Hollies, the Yardbirds and Herman’s Hermits, performed by his four-piece Heart Full of Songs band.

Beginning in Halifax on 29 September, The Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour will see the band perform at some of the UK’s most distinctive venues, closing at the Basingstoke Anvil on 29 October.

Tickets are available from Ticketline.co.uk or venue box offices. 

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