text: Following the digital release of Intimacy , Bloc Party announced that they would embark on a UK tour , their first since December 2007 . In January 2009 , the band formally announced the tour , due to take place in October 2009 , and dubbed `` Bloctober '' .
simplified: After the digital release of Intimacy , Bloc Party said to the public that they would go on another UK tour , starting on 25 January 2009 in Glasgow .