Crazy Icelandic superstar Bjork has asnnounced details of a quick UK tour next April and May.

Tickets go on sale at 9am this Thursday, 22nd November from the usual sources. Tickets are £36 with the exception of London which is £40. However, an exclusive pre-sale will start from Bjork.com at 9am this Tuesday. Catch her at:

Friday 11th April – Manchester Apollo
Monday 14th April – London Hammersmith Apollo
Thursday 17th April – London Hammersmith Apollo
Tuesday 22nd April – Plymouth Pavilion
Friday 25th April – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Monday 28th April – Belfast Watefront
Thursday 1st May – Blackpool Empress Ballroom
Sunday 4th May – Sheffield City Hall

I’d never heard of Connect festival before yesterday, when I saw that their lineup had been announced. Wow. Whilst they don’t have bands who have the mass appeal of the likes of Arctic Monkeys (booo! Hisss!) or Snow Patrol, they do have some truley innovative, exciting and interesting bands that make you have faith in the music industry for once.

On the Friday they have:
Beastie Boys
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Go! Team
CSS (Boooo! Hiss!!)
Nouvelle Vague
King Creosote
James Yorkston
Alex Smoke
Trashcan Sinatras

On the Saturday they have:
Primal Scream
Mogwai
Teenage Fanclub
The Divine Comedy
Modest Mouse
Sons & Daughters
Rilo Kiley
Vashti Bunyan
The Black Dog
The Only Ones
The New Pornographers
1990s

On the Sunday they have:
Bjork
LCD Soundsystem
Idlewild
Big Star
The Polyphonic Spree
My Latest Novel
Tilly & The Wall
Patrick Wolf

(my favourites in italics, in case you didn’t know!)