The Glasgow International Bike Film Festival have announced additional dates for the forthcoming UK and Ireland cinema tour of the new film from the team behind The Collective, Roam and Seasons.

Following on from the sellout success of Seasons in 2008, this year’s tour will be supported by www.Redbull.co.uk giving access to more venues than ever before, including Ireland for the very first time.

The tour relies on the generosity and support of independent bike shops and people within the bike industry to make the screenings happen. As such, www.cyclesurgery.com and www.biketreks.net will be hosting charity raffles for some cracking bike schwag (courtesy of Madison amongst others) at the London and Ambleside screenings while there may also be a special appearance by Red Bull sponsored athletes at some of the shows. At the Bath screening, a big after screening party is planned courtesy of www.jonashelford.com who has previously brought sell out mountain bike film screenings to The Little Theatre Cinema.

Additional dates have been confirmed for Tavistock (supported by www.silverfish-uk.com) , Bath, Bristol, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Richmond. It is hoped that more dates will follow as other venues come on board the tour. The organisers are keen to hear from riders wanting the film brought to their area and can be contacted at [email protected]

The Film

Featuring British rider and 2008 UCI DH World Champion Gee Atherton amongst a host of familiar faces, Follow Me is a modern portrait of mountain bike lifestyle, getting back to basics and reminding us why we all love to ride bikes. Breaking from the traditional single rider format, Follow Me is based on the idea that “no one rides alone”; mixing and matching the world’s best downhillers, freeriders and slopestylers in some of the best places to ride on the planet.

Think back‐yard sessions, ripping local trails, training bike parks, epic road trips and heli drops. Follow Me is all about good times, pushing limits with your friends, crazy adventures and most importantly having fun your bike.

Follow Me will change the way you see mountain bike films and get you stoked to get off the couch and ride!

Riders: Gee Atherton, Sam Hill, Darren Berrecloth, Ben Boyko, Brendan Fairclough, Geoff Gulevich, Matt Hunter, Cam McCaul, Brandon Semenuk, Steve Smith, Kurt Sorge,Thomas Vanderham

The Tour

The tour kicks off with the European Cinema premiere at the Glasgow Film Theatre www.gft.org.uk) on Tuesday 27 April 2010. This will be the first opportunity to see the film anywhere in Europe and will be shown as a double bill feature with Seasons. Tickets are quickly approaching sold out but can still be bought on line or from the Box Office.  After that, the tour will take in the whole of the UK and Ireland with screenings of Follow Me being shown with either The Collective or Seasons depending on the venue.

Dates already confirmed below with new dates being added daily. A regularly updated list of dates and locations can be found at www.anthillfilms.com/followme.php and clicking on the Tour option.

To view the trailer, click on www.anthillfilms.com/followme.php and click on the Teaser option.

Dates already confirmed

City            Venue                  Date            Box Office               Website

Glasgow         GFT                  27th April         0141 332 6535             www.gft.org.uk

Machynlleth    Dyfi Enduro         1st/2nd May    01970 626 061      www.summitcycles.co.uk

Sheffield     Showroom       13th May    0114 275 7727    www.showroomworkstation.org.uk

London       Prince Charles 26th May         020 7494 3654     www.princecharlescinema.com

Inverness         Eden Court 2nd June         01463 234 234         www.eden-court.co.uk

Leeds         Hyde Park   4th June         0113 275 2045   www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk

Bristol                  Cube Cinema         6th June         0117 907 4190  www.cubecinema.com

Edinburgh         Filmhouse      11th June  0131 228 2688         www.filmhousecinema.com

Ambleside         Zeffirellis         13th June         015394 33845         www.zeffirellis.com

Dundee         DCA                  15th June         01382 909 900         www.dca.org.uk

Dublin          Lighthouse       16th June      (Ire)01 879 7601         www.lighthousecinema.ie

Bath            Little Theatre 17th June  0871 704 2061         www.picturehouses.co.uk

Aberdeen         Belmont         21st June  0871 704 2051         www.picturehouses.co.uk

Stirling          MacRobert         24th June         01786 466 666        www.macrobert.org

Nottingham         Broadway         27th June          0115 952 6000     www.broadway.org.uk

Newcastle         Tyneside       30th June  0845 217 9909         www.tynesidecinema.co.uk

Devon          Tavistock        4th July         01822 611 166         www.tavistockwharf.com

Richmond         Station          17th July          01748 884 908      www.dalesbikecentre.co.uk

Dates to be confirmed for Poole, Manchester, Hebden Bridge and Liverpool. Check out www.anthillfilms.com/followme.php for regular updates as new dates and venues are added.