The boys will round-off the year with a few dates to celebrate their most successful one yet.

Firstly, the band will be very special guests of Merseyside hero Ian McNabb at the Carling Academy main room in Liverpool on Saturday 10 December. Tickets are already available from TicketWeb.

Then Amsterdam will have their annual Christmas party, but this year it’s going to be at the band’s spiritual home, the famous Borderline club in central London.

This show will be for fans and band alike to celebrate the boys’ success this year and will take place on Thursday 15 December. Tickets are already available from SeeTickets.

Then the boys will pay their last show of the year at in Sheffield at Corporation supporting punk rock legends The Stranglers. This gig takes place on Saturday 17 December and tickets are available now from SeeTickets.

One or two other dates may be added around this time so keep an eye out!

Meanwhile this last gig of the current Takin’ on the World tour takes place this Sunday at The Room (formerly the Fez Club) in Sheffield. The band are onstage at 9.30pm and tickets are on sale now from Aloud.com.

Forthcoming single has also been playlisted for the second week running on BBC Radio 2.