LEGENDARY songwriters Squeeze are set to reunite this year for a series of special live dates.

They will play the Apollo, in Manchester, on December 7.

Tickets cost £32.50, and are available by ringing 0871 2200 260 or 0871 230 6230, or by booking online at www.gigsandtours.com Eight years since their last tour and almost 30 years on from the release of their eponymous debut album, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook's live return will see them perform a host of their classic pop gems including Cool For Cats, Take Me I'm Yours, Hourglass, Black Coffee In Bed, Slap & Tickle, Pulling Mussels (From The Shell), Up The Junction and many more.

The tour follows the upcoming album release of Essential Squeeze on April 30, the definitive hits collection (with two previously unreleased tracks) showcasing the very best of the band's 25 years contribution to the fine art of the pop single.

Also released on the same day is the Essential Squeeze DVD, containing all their best pop promo videos plus a full length live concert from 1982.