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
Scottish indie-rock band The Vaselines have reunited. The band, who split up after their debut album Dum-Dum, will be performing at Dunfermline, Scotland’s Tigerfest as well as at Subpop’s 20th anniversary festival in Redmond, Washington in the US.
The band was famously reveered by Nirvana front-man Kurt Cobain who covered three of their tracks on MTV Unplugged.
Source: DrownedInSound
Bland-tastic piano-rock band Editors are playing a one-off date at the Cheese and Grain in Frome, Somerset, located around 20 miles from Bristol, on 26 June. Tickets for the 800 capacity venue are on sale now with a face value of £18.50. The band are playing the RockNess, Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Oxegen festivals this summer before going on to support fellow bland-rock band REM on their UK tour in September.
Long-time pop-punk band Alkaline Trio are playing a one-off date at London Koko on 20 August before their appearance at the Reading and Leeds Festival. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
Source: Rock Louder
Scottish band The Twilight Sad have revealed a short tour of England. Read more for the dates.
Source: Drowned In Sound
