The Knife have announced their European summer tour dates.

The band also revealed that there will be an unusual array of 'support acts' before the gigs, as well as DJ sets at the end of the night.

Many of the evenings will open with Deep Aerobics, described as an "absurdist aerobics class taught by a master-teacher-guru-shaman-dictator-aerobics instructor-new age workshop leader, Tarek Halaby". Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately for aerobics.

The Stockholm opening act is feminist art collective FA Kollektivet performing "danceoke" where everyone in the audience is encouraged to dance along to music videos.

Of the shows, the band said in a statement: "We will be there, on stage, all seven of us, sometimes all ten of us, or even more.

"We have worked hard, together. Things, ideas, concepts have been tried, tested, discarded, evolved, perfected and discarded again."

The Knife 2013 tour dates are as follows:

Fri 26th April, Germany, Bremen - Pier 2 Sat 27th April, Germany, Hamburg - Docks Mon 29th April, Italy, Milan - Alcatraz Tues 30th April, Switzerland, Zurich - Komplex 457 Weds 1st May, Germany, Munich - Muffathalle Thurs 2nd May, Germany, Cologne - E Werk Sat 4th May, France, Paris - Cite De La Musique Sun 5th May, Belgium, Brussels - Ancienne Belgique Mon 6th May, Holland, Amsterdam - Paradiso Weds 8th May, UK, London - Roundhouse Thurs 9th May, UK, London - Roundhouse Sat 11th May, Germany, Berlin - Columbiahalle Sun 12th May, Denmark, Copenhagen - Vega Mon 13th May, Denmark, Copenhagen - Vega Weds 15th May, Norway, Oslo - Sentrum Scene Thurs 16th May, Sweden, Stockholm - Hangaren Subtopia Fri 17th May, Sweden, Stockholm - Hangaren Subtopia Fri 24th May, Spain, Barcelona - Primavera Festival Fri 14th June, Denmark, Aarhus - Northside Festival Fri 19th July, Germany - Melt Festival Sat 20th July, Czech Republic, Ostrava - Colours Festival Weds 7th Aug, Finland, Helsinki - Flow Festival Fri 9th Aug, Sweden, Gothenburg - Way Out West Festival Sat 10th Aug, Norway, Oslo - OYA Festival Sat 17th Aug, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival Sun 18th Aug, Holland - Lowlands Festival Fri 30th Aug, Switzerland, Zurich - Openair Festival Fri 6th Sep, Poland, Warsaw - Burn Selector Festival Sat 7th Sep, UK, Isle Of Wight - Bestival

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The Knife announce tour dates featuring absurdist aerobics, danceoke