A-Ha have announced their Farewell Tour 2010 ‘Ending On A High Note’.

Tickets go on sale on Friday at 9am over on gigsandtours.com

Monday 15th November 2010 – Brighton Centre
Tuesday 16th November 2010 – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Wednesday 17th November 2010 – Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
Friday 19th November 2010 – Birmingham LG Arena
Saturday 20th November 2010 – Manchester MEN Arena
Sunday 21st November 2010 – Nottingham Trent FM Arena
Tuesday 23rd November 2010 – Sheffield Arena
Thursday 25th November 2010 – Cardiff International Arena
Friday 26th November 2010 – Bournemouth International Centre
Saturday 27th November 2010 – London Wembley Arena

Continuing her meteoric rise to fame, Marina and the Diamonds have announced a 2010 UK tour playing some of her biggest venues yet.

Sunday 2nd May 2010 – Birmingham Glee Club
Thursday 13th May 2010 – Bournemouth Old Fire Station
Saturday 15th May 2010 – Brighton Concorde
Sunday 16th May 2010 – Cardiff Millenium Music Hall
Tuesday 18th May 2010 – Norwich Waterfront
Wednesday 19th May 2010 – London Bloomsbury Ballroom
Saturday 22nd May 2010 – Sheffield Leadmill
Sunday 23rd May 2010 – Manchester University
Tuesday 25th May 2010 – Liverpool Masque
Wednesday 26th May 2010 – Belfast Speakeasy
Thursday 27th May 2010 – Dublin Tripod
Saturday 29th May 2010 – Glasgow QMU
Sunday 30th May 2010 – Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
Monday 31st May 2010 – Leeds Cockpit

“Girl with guitar” Tiffany Page, who you may have caught in Jess’s Bands to Watch post last week, is hitting the road over the next few months on an extensive UK tour. She will be doing a run of gigs in smaller venues before a stint supporting the Noisettes throughout February and March. Don’t miss your chance to see the songstress with “the sassy swagger of Chrissie Hynde, Shirley Manson’s vampish purr and the hellion roar of Courtney Love” before she makes it big!

Tuesday 19th January 2010 – London, The Garage
Thursday 21st January 2010 - Guildford, Boileroom
Saturday 23rd January 2010 – Bath, Moles
Monday 25th January 2010 - Coventry, Kasbah
Tuesday 26th January 2010 - London, The Garage
Thursday 28th January 2010 - Cambridge, Portland Arms
Friday 29th January 2010 - Hampshire, West End Centre
Sunday 31st January 2010 - Birmingham, Sound Bar
Wednesday 3rd February 2010 - London, Hard Rock Cafe (supporting Pixie Lott)
Wednesday 10th February 2010 - London, The Garage (HMV show with The Cheek)
Tuesday 16th February 2010 - London, The Garage
Thursday 18th February 2010 - Aberdeen, Music Hall (supporting the Noisettes)
Friday 19th February 2010 - Edinburgh, Picture House (supporting the Noisettes)
Saturday 20th February 2010 - Sheffield, Academy (supporting the Noisettes)
Monday 22nd February 2010 - Nottingham, Rock City (supporting the Noisettes)
Tuesday 23rd February 2010 - Cambridge, Corn Exchange (supporting the Noisettes)
Wednesday 24th February 2010 - Bournemouth, Opera House (supporting the Noisettes)
Friday 26th February 2010 - Brighton, Dome (supporting the Noisettes)
Saturday 27th February 2010 - London, Roundhouse (supporting the Noisettes)
Sunday 28th February 2010 - London, Roundhouse (supporting the Noisettes)
Tuesday 2nd March 2010 - Manchester, Academy (supporting the Noisettes)
Wednesday 3rd March 2010 - Newcastle, Academy (supporting the Noisettes)
Thursday 4th March 2010 - Liverpool, Academy (supporting the Noisettes)
Friday 5th March 2010 - Bristol, Academy (supporting the Noisettes)

Old school rock/pop stars James are hitting the road again next April. They are set to release a mini-album, ‘The Night Before’, in the same month as the tour.Concert tickets on sale Thursday (3rd december) at 9am. Catch the guys at:

Monday 5th April 2010 – Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Tuesday 6th April 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
Thursday 8th April 2010 – Sheffield O2 Academy
Friday 9th April 2010 – Preston Guildhall
Saturday 10th April 2010 – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Monday 12th April 2010 – Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Tuesday 13th April 2010 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
Thursday 15th April 2010 – Bristol Colston Hall
Friday 16th April 2010 – London Royal Albert Hall
Saturday 17th April 2010 – Liverpool University

Manchester’s The Courteeners have announced a sizeable UK tour for March 2010.

“I really can’t wait for the rest of the country to get the chance to hear our new songs live – they’re going to blow everyone away,” lead singer Liam Fray claimed to NME.COM. “For me, playing live is what it’s all about – standing on the stage, seeing all those faces singing back at us. There are no other fans in the UK that are as dedicated – or as well dressed – as ours. See you down the front.”

Tickets go on sale on Friday morning (4th December) at 9am. Catch the guys at:

Thursday 4th March 2010 – Hull University
Friday 5th March 2010 – Lincoln Engine Shed
Saturday 6th March 2010 – Liverpool University
Monday 8th March 2010 – Nottingham Rock City
Tuesday 9th March 2010 – Bristol O2 Academy
Thursday 11th March 2010 – Norwich UEA
Friday 12th March 2010 – Blackpool Empress Ballroom
Monday 15th March 2010 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
Tuesday 16th March 2010 – Oxford O2 Academy
Thursday 18th March 2010 – London O2 Brixton Academy
Friday 19th March 2010 – Sheffield O2 Academy
Saturday 20th March 2010 – Birmingham O2 Academy
Monday 22nd March 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
Tuesday 23rd March 2010 – Edinburgh Picture House
Wednesday 24th March 2010 – Glasgow O2 Academy
Friday 26th March 2010 – Leeds O2 Academy

The Maccabees, Bombay Bicycle Club, the Big Pink, and the Drums have been named for the lineup of the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2010. The tour runs for a little over a fortnight in February, starting in Newcastle on 4 February 2010.

NME.com reports that general tickets go on sale at 9 AM GMT on Friday 13 November, but it appears that presale tickets are already available through Seetickets. The tour will call at:

Thursday 4th February 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
Friday 5th February 2010 – Glasgow Barrowland
Saturday 6th February 2010 – Manchester Academy
Sunday 7th February 2010 – Leeds O2 Academy
Tuesday 9th February 2010 – Nottingham Rock City
Wednesday 10th February 2010 - Norwich UEA
Thursday 11th February 2010 – Birmingham O2 Academy
Saturday 13th February 2010 – Cardiff University
Sunday 14th February 2010 – Bristol O2 Academy
Monday 15th February 2010 – Brighton Dome
Tuesday 16th February 2010 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
Thursday 18th February 2010 – Portsmouth Pyramids Centre
Friday 19th February 2010 – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Saturday 20th February 2010 – Brixton O2 Academy

Hot Chip have announced a string of tour dates for February 2010.

Tickets for all dates below go on sale at 10am on Friday (6th November) reportedly. Catch the guys at:

Friday 12th February 2010 – Glasgow O2 Academy
Saturday 13th February 2010 – Edinburgh Picture House
Monday 15th February 2010 – Nottingham Rock City
Tuesday 16th February 2010 – Leeds O2 Academy
Thursday 18th February 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
Friday 19th February 2010 – Manchester Academy
Saturday 20th February 2010 – Birmingham O2 Academy
Monday 22nd February 2010 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
Tuesday 23rd February 2010 – Bristol O2 Academy
Wednesday 24th February 2010 – Norwich UEA
Friday 26th February 2010 – London O2 Brixton Academy
Saturday 27th February 2010 – London O2 Brixton Academy

The Noisettes have announced yet another UK tour for next February and March.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, 30th October, at 9am. Catch the guys at:

Thursday 18th February 2010 – Aberdeen Music Hall
Friday 19th February 2010 – Edinburgh Picture House
Saturday 20th February 2010 – Sheffield Academy
Monday 22nd February 2010 – Nottingham Rock City
Tuesday 23rd February 2010 – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Wednesday 24th February 2010 – Bournemouth Opera House
Friday 26th February 2010 – Brighton Dome
Saturday 27th February 2010 – London Roundhouse
Tuesday 2nd March 2010 – Manchester Academy
Wednesday 3rd March 2010 – Newcastle Academy
Thursday 4th March 2010 – Liverpool Academy
Friday 5th March 2010 – Bristol Academy

The Temper Trap have announced a new tour for mid 2010 to continue their meteoric rise to stardom here in the UK.

Tickets are on sale now for all of these dates. Catch the Melbourne guys at:

Tuesday 27th April 2010 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
Wednesday 28th April 2010 – London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Thursday 29th April 2010 – London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Saturday 1st May 2010 – Cardiff University
Monday 3rd May 2010 – Nottingham Rock City
Tuesday 4th May 2010 – Birmingham O2 Academy
Wednesday 5th May 2010 – Norwich UEA
Friday 7th May 2010 – Liverpool O2 Academy
Sunday 9th May 2010 – Manchester O2 Academy
Monday 10th May 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
Tuesday 11th May 2010 – Leeds O2 Academy
Thursday 13th May 2010 – Glasgow ABC
Friday 14th May 2010 – Edinburgh HMV Picture House

The pretty amazing Imogen Heap has announced a string of UK tour dates for next February.

Tickets go on pre-sale at 10am today (27th October 2009) here, or on Friday (30th October) at 9am for everyone else.

Sunday 7th February 2010 – Manchester Academy 2
Monday 8th February 2010 – Glasgow ABC
Tuesday 9th February 2010 – Leeds Metropolitan Uni
Thursday 11th February 2010 – Bristol O2 Academy
Friday 12th February 2010 – Cambridge Junction
Saturday 13th February 2010 – Birmingham O2 Academy 2
Monday 15th February 2010 – Gateshead The Sage
Wednesday 17th February 2010 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
Thursday 18th February 2010 – Oxford O2 Academy
Friday 19th February 2010 – London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire