The xx reveal UK tour dates for December

Just a day after claiming the top spot on the UK album chart with their beguiling second album Coexist, The xx have announced a 5-date UK tour for this December. The trio will begin touring North America next month, head to Europe in November and then be back for their UK fans on 6 December […]

Top 10 gigs in June – the pick of this months live music…

Top 10 gigs in June Summer is almost here, which means festival season will soon be upon us – so there’s plenty of good live music going on as bands hone their shows before hitting the festivals. Here’s my pick of the best gigs to go to in June: The Charlatans – Friday 1st June […]

Richard Hawley announces UK tour dates…

Sheffield singer-songwriter Richard Hawley has today announced a 14-date UK tour to take place this autumn. The singer, who released his brilliant (I don’t give 5 stars out willy-nilly!) new album Standing At The Sky’s Edge (featuring the above single ‘Leave Your Body Behind You’) will begin the tour in Holmfirth on 16 September and wrap […]

Los Campesinos! UK tour dates announced

Welsh band Los Campesinos! have announced a new headline UK tour – their first for two years. The band, who released their fourth album Hello Sadness last year will play 10 dates around the UK in March, following their mammoth 24-date New Year tour of America. Los Campesinos! UK tour dates: Mar 20 – PHOENIX, […]

WU LYF announce UK tour dates…

Up and coming Manchester indie-rockers WU LYF have today announced the full details of a whistlestop UK tour in March 2012, which will see them play five shows up and down the country. WU LYF, whose video for single ‘Dirt’ you can see above, will play: Manchester, HMV Ritz (15 March) Glasgow, SWG3 (17 March) […]

Kasabian arena stage plans revealed…

Kasabian have revealed they plan to incorporate a fully interactive stage show into their forthcoming UK arena tour. The giant orange stage will glow brighter or dimmer depending on the levels of noise from the crowd during the show. Speaking of the plans in his usual understated manner, singer Tom Meighan told the Daily Star: […]

The Stone Roses confirm festival dates

The Stone Roses have today confirmed the first festival headlining slots of their comeback tour. The recently reformed Madchester legends have announced they will be headlining 2012’s Benicassim Festival, which runs from 12th – 15th July in Spain, as well as the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan (27th, 28th and 29th July) and Scotland’s T […]