MOTHERWELL rap-rockers The LaFontaines have spent most of 2014 going international - but now they're bringing things back home for a Halloween show tomorrow night.

The O2 ABC spook-tacular is the band's biggest headline date yet, and comes on the heels of a tour around Europe with American rapper Watsky.

"When we went to Europe we thought we'd have a challenge in that the crowds didn't have English as a first language," says the quintet's frontman, Kerr Okan.

"But it couldn't have gone any better - the first night we were in Berlin, and the response was amazing.

"We just went 'We're The Lafontaines from Glasgow' to huge cheers and the accent went from being a hindrance to an absolute asset.

"Plus we got showers and hot meals every night, rather than getting by on packets of Walkers crisps."

Their European tour was just the latest spot of globe-trotting for the group. Mixing up rap, rock and pop into one ball and bounding around onstage like hyperactive rabbits, the Fonts have been one of Scotland's most entertaining acts for several years.

Earlier this year the group were picked to perform in New York as part of Scotland Week, and the fivesome - Kerr, guitarist Iain Findlay, guitarist/keyboardist Darren McCaughey, bassist John Gerard and drummer Jamie Keenan - were thrilled at heading over to the Big Apple.

"Even going to America on holiday feels like a big deal, so getting the chance to play in places like Webster Hall and Central Park and being there representing Scotland was an amazing experience," reflects Kerr.

"Being at the heart of where so much hip-hop started in New York, and performing there, I took a lot of confidence from that. It was like a sign saying you're going in the right direction."

The group has previously brought out singles like Shark In The Water, but now they're aiming to release their debut album next year, having been working on the record with producer Matt O'Grady, who's helmed albums by the likes of You Me At Six.

"We were scheduled to put the album out this year, but there's some people who've got excited about it and we have a few prospects on the table now," says Kerr.

"We'll see how far that goes, and whether anything comes of it. Matt's got a home studio down there in a cottage, and we just got to be a proper band recording it over the summer.

While it was plain sailing in the studio the band themselves already have a reputation for ridiculous antics elsewhere.

There's the tale of how they were given money to shoot a video, attempted to double the funds in a casino and then lost the lot.

Or their Classic Grand gig a couple of years ago, which featured the lads dressed in Sinatra style suits.

Given that the show tomorrow falls on October 31, fans can expect both tricks and treats from the onstage performance.

I'VE been filming a wee segment for the introduction, and as it's Halloween I'll be taking inspiration from that," says Kerr.

"We're already debating whether to have costumes or leave that until after the show, but the fact we're playing on Halloween will certainly be addressed."

Just don't ask the singer to get involved in anything too chilling.

"I'll be honest - I'm a total coward when it comes to scary films," he admits.

"I'm terrible with them. I watched The Purge the other night and couldn't get through it. I can't go with films or TV like that - it's stuff like Friends I'm happy with."

l The LaFontaines, tomorrow, O2 ABC, £10, 7pm