Following up his Reading and Leeds performances last weekend, Ian Brown is playing a free show in London on 28 September to promote his new album. Dubbed as his “most intimate show … ever played in the UK”, it’s to promote his new album My Way released on the same day, with tickets being distributed randomly from those who preorder his album as HMV.com. For details, see his website.
Source: NME
Pop-punk-turned-indie-rock band Brand New have announced they’re playing a one-off date at Wembley Arena on 23 January 2010. The show will be their biggest headline show to date. Their new album Daisy is released 21 September, and is the follow-up to 2006′s The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me.
American singer-songwriter Regina Spektor has announced a 4-date UK tour for November and December, tickets are already on sale. Dates after the jump.
Source: NME
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Indie-rockers Modest Mouse will be playing Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 14th December.
Source: Strangeglue
Experimental rock band The Mars Volta have announced a second date at London’s Roundhouse. The band are now playing the Roundhouse on 16-17 June, then Latitude on 19 June. Tickets are on sale now for both dates with a face value of £20.
US Ska band The Aggrolites are doing a UK tour in November. Dates are:
4 November – Cockpit, Leeds
5 November – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
6 November – Academy, Manchester
7 November – Academy, Oxford
8 November – Islington Academy, London
9 November – Concorde 2, Brighton
11 November – Academy, Birmingham
12 November – Academy, Newcastle
Source: Punktastic
Welsh formerly-post-hardcore-but-now-mostly-bland Funeral for a Friend are doing a 4-date UK tour in June-July around their festival appearances. Read more for full dates.
Source: Punktastic
The local support for Feeder‘s UK tour of small venues at the end of May has been announced.
According to promoter TCT, the Oxford date on Jonah Matranga’s UK tour has been canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances”, and will not be rescheduled. The rest of the tour will continue as planned.
The Rocket Summer are playing a 12-date UK tour this July.
Dates:
28 June – Orangebox – Yeovil
1 July – Wedgewood Rooms – Portsmouth
2 July – TJs – Newport, Wales
4 July – Concorde 2 – Brighton
5 July – Astoria 2 – London
6 July – Arts Center – Norwich
7 July – Sugarmill – Stoke On Trent
8 July – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
10 July – Cockpit – Leeds
11 July – Academy – Manchester
15 July – Garage – Glasgow
16 July – Academy 2 – Birmingham
Source: Punktastic
Pop-punk band Cartel have canceled their UK tour that was due to take place next month. The band were going on a 8-date tour with US band Farewell. No reason has been given, but the band are planning on rescheduling for later in the year. Read more for the MySpace bulletin they posted announcing the cancellation.
Source: Punktastic
Welsh bands Stereophonics and Feeder will be amongst the artists playing a free gig on 26 May at Cardiff Millennium Stadium to celebrate Wales’ rugby Grand Slam win. Tickets will be made available to Welsh rugby clubs from Friday the 16.
Source: NME.com
The Pigeon Detectives have cancelled two shows after singer Matt Bowman injured his leg at Radio 1′s Big Weekend. The band will rearrange their Dublin and Belfast dates originally scheduled forhe 13 and 14 May, but the Glasgow date of their tour is likely still going ahead.
Source: DigitalSpy
Pop-punk band Bowling for Soup will be doing a short UK tour around their GuilFest, Oxegen and T in the Park appearances.
Tour dates are:
7 July – Electric Ballroom – London
8 July – Carling Academy – Oxford
9 July – Engine Shed – Lincoln
10 July – Carling Academy – Bristol
Irish pop-rock band Ash will be playing the entirety of their acclaimed second album 1977 at a gig at the London Roundhouse on 5 September. The band will be also be playing b-sides and rarities.
Source: NME.com
British rock band My Awesome Compilation are doing a UK tour.
Dates:
My Awesome Compilation UK tour dates:
12 May – Boilerroom – Guildford
13 May – Joiners – Southampton
14 May – Fleece – Bristol
15 May – Barfly – Cambridge
19 May – Freebutt – Brighton
20 May – Barfly – Cardiff
21 May – Victoria Inn – Derby
22 May – Barfly – Liverpool
26 May – Charlotte – Leicester
27 May – Metro – London
29 May – The End – Newcastle
31 May – Viewfield Hotel – Arbroath
1 June – Westport Bar – Dundee
Source: Punktastic
Coldplay have opened up the signup form for the lottery to go to their free gig at London’s Brixton Academy. The gig takes place on 16 June.
A presale has appeared for Enter Shikari‘s 26-date October UK tour. Tickets are £16 or £17.50 for London. Tickets will be on general sale from Wednesday. Read more for the full dates.
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Billy Idol will be playing two shows in the UK this summer. He will be playing Manchester Apollo on 30 July and London’s Brixton Academy on the 31 July. He is releasing a greatest hits album, Idolize Yourself next month.
Source: Drowned in Sound
