The Bees, who reissued their debut album Sunshine Hit Me (and subsequently Sunshine Dub Me, a reworking of the original) on [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue in September of last year, head out on the road later this month for a short U.K. tour.

Their first dates in 10 years, most of the shows sold out almost immediately with the Bristol venue being changed due to demand. The full list of dates are as follows:

28.02.24 – Gorilla – MANCHESTER – SOLD OUT
29.02.24 – Islington Assembly Hall – LONDON – SOLD OUT

01.03.24 – Trinity – BRISTOL
02.03.24 – Brudenell Social Club – LEEDS – SOLD OUT
03.03.24 – Chalk – BRIGHTON

Released originally by Wall of Sound sublabel We Love You in 2002, Sunshine Hit Me  was recorded and produced by founding members Paul Butler and Aaron Fletcher in a home garden studio – aka The Shed – on the Isle of Wight, and went on to receive a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize, 2003. Singles from the album include “No Trophy”, “Punchbag”, and a cover of Os Mutantes’ “A Minha Menina”.

Remastered at Electric Mastering in 2023, the new vinyl reissue marked the album’s first ever repress and the limited vinyl also contained a download code for two bonus dub tracks. A newly curated, expanded CD was also released featuring 6 bonus tracks, including a previously unreleased song, ‘Seeds’.

Details of further album reissues will be announced shortly.