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iTunes Live Festival announced / Starts next week!
2008-02-12 20:00:00 iTunes have announced 10 days of gigs starting next Thursday as part of their iTunes Live series. All the gigs will be available to download from iTunes after the 10 day festival is over. Last year’s festival was a bit later in the year, but were a significant success - dare I say it, but ... More About: Music , Itunes , Daniel , Festival , Christie
Paul Weller / May UK Tour
2008-02-12 18:13:00 The legendary Paul Weller has announced a new tour for May around the UK. Stopping off for 12 dates at all the usual cities, the former Jam frontman will be playing material from his forthcoming new album as well as old favourites. Tickets go on sale either on Friday Morning (15th Feb @ 9am according to ... More About: Tour , Paul Weller
Blood Red Shoes / Spring UK Tour
2008-02-12 16:27:00 Brighton based Blood Red Shoes have announced a massive 19 date UK tour in March and April. The duo will release a new single, ?Say Something, Say Anything? on April 7 to coincide with the tour. Wednesday 26th March - Stoke, Sugarmill Thursday 27th March - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms Friday 28th March - Birmingham, Barfly Saturday 29th March - ... More About: Spring , Tour , Blood Red Shoes
The Courteeners / April UK Tour
2008-02-12 14:09:00 Manchester’s The Courteeners have announced a string of 12 dates throughout May in support of their debut album, ?St Jude? on April 7. Tickets for all the shows go on sale at 9am on Friday (February 15). Wednesday 9th April - Nottingham Trent University Thursday 10th April - Liverpool, Carling Academy Friday 11th April - Sheffield, The Leadmill Monday 14th ... More About: Tour
Pendulum / May UK Tour
2008-02-12 11:08:00 Drum and Bass fans rejoice: Pendulum have announced a string of May UK tour dates, stopping at all the UK chav-hotspots. Tickets go on sale on Friday morning (15th Feb) at 9am. Catch them at: Thursday 1st May - Cardiff University Sunday 4th May - Newcastle Carling Academy Tuesday 6th May - Bristol Academy Wednesday 7th May - Southampton Guildhall Friday ... More About: Music , Tour
Bands to watch #19: Kyte
2008-02-11 21:15:00 I?ve always been a fan of the quieter, more chilled bands that come and go, gaining themselves cult status whilst not many hard-core fans. One of my most recent finds is the rather marvellous Kyte, a quintet from Leicestershire who specialise in a unique brand of shoe-gaze, dreamy and haunting and beautiful all at once. Perfect ... More About: Watch , Bands
Ladytron / Spring UK Tour dates
2008-02-11 20:26:00 I love them and they’re back for more: Ladytron have announced a few dates for late spring around the UK, as they warm up to release a new album. Tickets for Glasgow, Newcastle and London are on sale now priced at £12.50 for the Northern dates, and £14.50 for us expensive Southerners. I’m not sure when ... More About: Dates , Tour Dates , Spring , Tour
2008 Forestry Commision gigs announced!
2008-02-11 20:17:00 The Forestry Commission has announced their artists for summer 2008 ’s summer series. This year sees KT Tunstall, The Charlatans, Crowded House and Status Quo all rock various forests around the UK. Full details are on their website. Catch the below acts at the dates below. All tickets are on sale now, with the exception of ...
New album news from Delays, Get Cape and REM
2008-02-10 20:28:00 Now, we all know that I go on and on and on about one of my favourite bands, Delays. They’ve already announced a new tour starting this Thursday in Wolverhampton, and now they’ve announced the release dates for their lead single and album release. “Everything’s The Rush” will be released on Monday 28th April ... More About: News , Supernatural , Cape , Album , Wear
Cut Copy / February UK Dates
2008-02-06 18:45:00 Cut Copy have announced a February tour, ahead of releasing their new album ‘In Ghost Colours’ in April. Tuesday 19th February - Brighton Digital Wednesday 20th February - Sheffield Plug Thursday 21st February - Newcastle Digital Friday 22nd February - London Fabric Saturday 23rd February - Liverpool Korova Monday 25th April - Birmingham Academy Tuesday 26th April - Bristol Academy More About: Dates
Public Enemy / May UK Shows
2008-02-06 18:14:00 Public Enemy have announced that they’ll play their 1988 album ‘It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back’ in its entirety on three UK shows in May. It’s all part of the “Don’t Look Back” season of gigs when bands play their classic albums in their entirety. Tickets go on sale at 9am on ... More About: Music , Public , Public Enemy
Jack Johnson / Massive 2008 UK Shows (UPDATED)
2008-02-06 18:01:00 Some of you have probably heard by now, but Jack Johnson has announced a massive one off UK show this summer. He’ll play London’s Hyde Park on Wednesday 2nd July. Why it’s a Wednesday and not a weekend is anyone’s guess, but that’s when he plays, so go get your tickets. He’ll be providing a whole day ... More About: Jack Johnson , 2008
Broken Social Scene / May UK dates
2008-02-06 17:54:00 Broken Social Scene have announced two dates for the end of May, which could be expanded to more dates in a couple of days. Catch the Canadian Collective at: Thursday 22nd May - Carling Academy Oxford Friday 23rd May - London Shepherds Bush Empire Tickets are on sale now, priced at £12 for Oxford and £16 for London. Photo is ... More About: Music , Dates , Broken
The Teenagers / April UK Tour
2008-02-06 17:39:00 French-English collective The Teenagers have announced a series of April UK tour dates following the release of their debut album, ‘Reality Check’ Tickets are priced between £4 and £7 each and are on sale now. Catch them at Thursday 20th March - Paris La Maroquinerie Tuesday 1st April - Manchester Roadhouse Wednesday 2nd April - Birmingham Bar Academy Friday 4th ... More About: Tour , The Teenagers
Supergrass / Short Spring UK Tour (UPDATED)
2008-02-06 17:15:00 Supergrass have announced a string of UK dates for mid March following the complete recovery of their bassist Mick Quinn from a broken back last summer. Tickets are on sale now. Catch them at the following dates: Tuesday 11th March - Edinburgh Liquid Rooms Wednesday 12th March - Liverpool Carling Academy Thursday 13th March - Cambridge Junction Friday 14th March ... More About: Spring , Tour , Supergrass , Short
Air Traffic / UK April Dates (UPDATED)
2008-02-06 09:50:00 Air Traffic have announced a selection of dates for April . The Bournemouth lads will play the below dates: tickets go on sale at 9am today (Tuesday 5th February) Thursday 24th April - Exeter Lemon Grove Friday 25th April - Brighton Concorde 2 Saturday 26th April - Sheffield Carling Academy Monday 28th April - Edinburgh Liquid Rooms Tuesday 29th April - Norwich ... More About: Dates , Air Traffic
Live Review: Parka @ London Borderline
2008-02-06 04:03:00 Remember when indie bands had a want to succeed? A desire to achieve? Not many bands have it in this corporate day and age, toeing the line, saying what they?re told (yes, Scouting For Girls, we?re looking at you), however one band seems like they may just be able to break the mainstream, and still ... More About: London , Review , Live
Adele / Late Spring UK Tour
2008-02-05 09:56:00 Current radio two favourite, Adele has announced a UK tour for April and May, stopping at a wide range of theatres around the UK. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday 6th February) at 9am. Catch her at: Wednesday 23rd April - Cardiff St David’s Hall Thursday 24th April - Newcastle Tyne Theatre Saturday 26th April - Edinburgh Queens Hall Monday ... More About: Spring , Tour , Late
Serj Tankian / April UK Solo dates
2008-02-01 13:22:00 Serj Tankian, the System of a Down froontman has announced a series of 5 UK solo dates for April . Tickets are on sale now, priced between £18.50 and £20 each. Tuesday 1st April - Glasgow, ABC Wednesday 2nd April - Liverpool, Carling Academy Thursday 3rd April - London, Kentish Town Forum Saturday 5th April - Oxford, Carling Academy Sunday 6th April ... More About: Music , Dates , Solo , Serj Tankian
Matchbox 20 / May UK Tour
2008-01-31 18:52:00 I’ll be honest, I don’t know much about them. However, Matchbox 20 have announced a five date UK tour in early May, playing arenas (so they must be fairly popular…) Tickets are available at 9am tomorrow morning (Friday 1st February). Catch them at: Wednesday 30th April - Cardiff international Arena Thursday 1st May - London Wembley Arena Friday 2nd ... More About: Tour , Matchbox Twenty
Simple Plan / April UK Tour
2008-01-30 13:42:00 Simple Plan have announced a six date UK tour for mid April . Tickets reportedly go on sale on Friday (1st February) at 9am. Sunday 13th April - Norwich U.E.A Tuesday 15th April - Glasgow ABC Wednesday 16th April - Manchester Academy 2 Friday 18th April - London Astoria Sunday 20th April - Nottingham Rock City Monday 21st April - Bristol Academy More About: Tour , Simple Plan , Simple
The Kills / February Cinema Tour
2008-01-30 13:33:00 The Kills have announced a string of dates around the UK at some small cinemas. The duo, whose new album ‘Midnight Boom’ is out on March 10, will hit the road in the run up to the release date. Tickets are £10 and are on sale now, though are selling out very quickly. Friday 29th February - Glasgow Stereo Sunday 2nd March - Nottingham The Art Monday 3rd March - London ICA Tuesday 4th March - Bristol The Cube Thursday 6th March - Brighton Duke of York Friday 7th March - Dorset Electric Palace More About: Cinema , Tour
Live Review: Stars @ Koko 29th January 2008
2008-01-30 03:18:00 Isn’t it nice when a band not only manages to blow you away when you see them live, but also manage to blow themselves away? That was just the case tonight at London’s Koko, when Stars commented “y’know, I think this might be one of the reasons we love London so much” grinned frontman Torquil Campbell. You can tell he wasn’t lying either, each of the members looked generally pleased, shocked, and amazed at the response they got at the sold out venue. Let’s rewind first a couple of hours to when the second support came on, Stars’ labelmates Apostle of Hustle. At first glance they looked like a bunch of mechanics on a night off having a good time down the pub, however quickly showed us otherwise, having some incredibly strong tunes and missing a brain cell or two to make them quite so brilliant. They seemed to genuinely get along with Stars, so much so that they came back and joined Stars for their encore. Soon enough Stars came on, open... More About: Review , January , Live , January 2008
Live: Palladium + Alphabeat @ Oxford Carling Academy Zodiac 28th January 20
2008-01-29 01:08:00 Sometimes when you go and see a band you have the mis/fortune of seeing a support act who are actually just as good as the band you’ve paid out to see – tonight at Oxford ’s Carling Academy was just that, when Alphabeat eclipsed Palladium’s headlining set. My first night back at the Carling Academy since its costly refurb, I was impressed at just how nice it had turned out – no more whiffs of the loo if you’re near the front of the stage. Still, the nicer surroundings didn’t help the first band up sound any better, The Anydays. Sounding like a reasonably competent Battle of the Bands winner, they were reasonably strong, however had a sensation of going through the motions, and frankly, not that memorable. Next up were a band I’d been waiting to see for a considerable length of time, Alphabeat. The Danes who I profiled at the weekend didn’t disappoint, putting in a fine showing, even though the crowd was rather meagre. Performing as if their lives depended on... More About: January , Live , Zodiac
The Kooks / Konk Spring UK Tour
2008-01-29 00:20:00 Not content with announcing their own NME show and a series of support shows, The Kooks have announced a string of shows for April and May around the UK in support of their new album, Konk. Tickets go on presale on Thursday (31st January) at 9am from this page on gigsandtours, and you can preorder their CD from Amazon here Tuesday 22nd April - Manchester Apollo Wednesday 23rd April - Swindon Oasis Centre Thursday 24th April - Newport Centre Friday 25th April - Hull Arena Sunday 27th April - Birmingham Academy Monday 28th April - Sheffield Academy Tuesday 29th April - Edinburgh Corn Exchange Thursday 1st May - London Brixton Academy Friday 2nd May - London Brixton Academy Saturday 3rd May - Plymouth Pavillion More About: Spring , Tour
Vampire Weekend / February UK Tour
2008-01-28 17:22:00 New Yorkers Vampire Weekend have announced their own NME show at ULU, and five new UK tour dates. Tickets reportedly go on sale tomorrow, Tuesday 29th January. Thursday 21st February - London ULU (Shockwaves NME Awards Show) Friday 22nd February - Wolverhampton Civic Saturday 23rd February - Oxford Academy Sunday 24th February - Brighton Audio Wednesday 27th February - Manchester Academy 2 Thursday 28th February - Glasgow Classic Grand More About: Tour , Vampire Weekend
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds / 4 May Dates
2008-01-28 17:14:00 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced three UK dates and a date in Dublin for early May. The band, whose new album “DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!!” is released on March 3rd, and sees the band embark on a full European tour for two months after the release of the album. Tickets reportedly go on sale this Friday 1st February at 9am. Saturday 3rd May - Dublin Castle Sunday 4th May - Glasgow Academy Monday 5th May - Birmingham Academy Wednesday 7th May - London Hammersmith Apollo More About: Dates , Nick , Nick Cave
Lethal Bizzle / Spring UK Tour
2008-01-28 15:57:00 Lethal Bizzle has announced a string of UK dates come April and May. Tickets are on sale now, priced between £9.50 and £13.50 each. Friday 11th April - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall Saturday 12th April - Newcastle Carling Academy Sunday 13th April - Stoke Sugarmill Tuesday 15th April - Norwich Arts Centre Wednesday 16th April - Oxford Carling Academy Thursday 17th April - Birmingham Carling Academy 2 Saturday 19th April - Cheshunt Wolsey Hall Monday 21st April - Brighton Concorde 2 Monday 23rd April - London Indigo O2 Thursday 24th April - Nottingham Rescue Rooms Friday 25th April - Hereford Jailhouse Wednesday 30th April - Cambridge Junction Friday 2nd May - Cardiff The Point Saturday 3rd May - Sheffield The Plug More About: Spring , Tour , Lethal Bizzle
Longview / March UK Shows
2008-01-25 18:11:00 They’ve been off recording for much of the past 18 months or so, but one of my favourite bands, the slightly Keane / Thirteen Senses-esque Longview have announced a string of three UK dates for late March . Ticket links are below, though London’s tickets haven’t gone on sale yet I believe. Thursday 27th March - London Garage Friday ... More About: View
Bands to watch #18: Alphabeat
More articles from this author:2008-01-25 16:26:00 It seems that Scandanavians currently have one of the best music scenes around at the moment, managing to have some of the most diverse, and interesting, acts around at the moment. Denmark’s Alphabeat are set to take over the airwaves in 2008 with their unique brand of camp, over-the-top pop which makes the Scissor Sisters ... More About: Watch , Summer , Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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