One of Manchester’s brightest talents, Doves have announced a string of UK shows for April and May this year to co-incide with the release of their greatest hits, “The Places Between: The Best Of Doves” which is out on 5th April.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (19th March 2010)

Wednesday 28th April 2010 – Hull City Hall
Thursday 29th April 2010 – Leicester De Montfort Hall
Sunday 2nd May 2010 – Blackburn King Georges Hall
Tuesday 4th May 2010 – Folkestone Lea Cliffs Hall
Wednesday 5th May 2010 – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Thursday 6th May 2010 – London Troxy
Saturday 8th May 2010 – Liverpool University
Sunday 9th May 2010 – Bradford St George’s Hall

Editors have just announced a UK tour for March next year. Their sensational new album is available now, and tickets for all these dates go on sale on Friday at 9am from the usual places.

Catch the guys at:

Saturday 6th March 2010 – Lincoln Engine Shed
Sunday 7th March 2010 – Preston Guildhall
Monday 8th March 2010 – Bradford St George’s
Wednesday 10th March 2010 – Glasgow 02 Academy
Thursday 11th March 2010 – Dundee Fat Sam’s
Friday 12th March 2010 – Inverness Ironworks
Saturday 13th March 2010 – Aberdeen Music Hall
Monday 15th March 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
Tuesday 16th March 2010 – Manchester Apollo
Wednesday 17th March 2010 – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Friday 19th March 2010 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
Saturday 20th March 2010 – Brighton Dome
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Cardiff University
Tuesday 23rd March 2010 – Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
Wednesday 24th March 2010 – London O2 Academy Brixton
Sunday 28th March 2010 – Portsmouth Guildhall
Monday 29th March 2010 – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Tuesday 30th March 2010 – Birmingham O2 Academy

Northern Irish rockers Ash will be embarking on a 26-city, A-Z tour of the UK in mid-October. The tour begins in Aldershot exactly a week after the release of ‘True Love 1980′, the first of 26 alphabetically labelled singles only to be available as limited edition 7″s and digital downloads. Catch them on the road at these venues:

Monday 19th October 2009 – Aldershot, West End Centre
Tuesday 20th October 2009 - Bradford, The Gasworks
Wednesday 21st October 2009 – Carlisle, The Brickyard
Friday 23rd October 2009 – Dundee, Fat Sam’s
Saturday 24th October 2009 – East Grange, The Loft
Sunday 25th October 2009 – Falkirk, Behind The Wall
Tuesday 27th October 2009 – Gloucester, Guildhall
Wednesday 28th October 2009 – Hastings, Crypt
Friday 30th October 2009 – Ipswich, Corn Exchange
Saturday 31st October 2009 – Jersey, St. Helier Havana Club
Monday 2nd November 2009 – Kingston, The Peel
Tuesday 3rd November 2009 – Loughborough, University
Wednesday 4th November 2009 – Milton Keynes, Pitz Club
Friday 6th November 2009 – Newport, TJ’s
Saturday 7th November 2009 – Oldham, Castle
Sunday 8th November 2009 – Plymouth, Hippo
Tuesday 10th November 2009 – Queens Park, Corrib Rest
Wednesday 11th November 2009 – Rotherham, The Vault
Thursday 12th November 2009 – Swansea, Sin City
Saturday 14th November 2009 – Tunbridge Wells, Forum
Monday 16th November 2009 – Upper Norwood, Gipsy Hill Tavern
Tuesday 17th November 2009 – Ventnor, Winter Gardens
Thursday 19th November 2009 – Worcester, Dive Bar
Saturday 21st November 2009 – Exmouth, Pavilion
Sunday 22nd November 2009 – Yeovil, Orange Box
Monday 23rd November 2009 – Zennor, Village Hall

Ash are re-inventing themselves as one of the most innovative indie bands out there. They’ve ditched the old format of doing albums, and are releasing their “A-Z Series”, a collection of 26 limited edition 7” and digital download singles, released fortnightly over the coming year. To celebrate, they’re playing an “A-Z tour”, playing 26 lesser-known venues around the country from Aldershot to Zennor.

The indie kids have been around for over 17 years, their “Intergalactic Sonic 7″s” compilation being my introduction to proper good music, with “Girl from Mars” still one of my favourite tracks of theirs. It’s great to see such a band innovating in different ways.

Tickets are on sale tomorrow, Thursday (27th August) for most dates, but as it’s not calling at many venues the best place to get your tickets is probably the box office of each venue (phone numbers where available below). Good luck, and enjoy.

Monday 19th October 2009 – Aldershot West End Centre (01252 330040 / Tickets )
Tuesday 20th October 2009 – Bradford The Gasworks (01132454650 / Tickets)
Wednesday 21st October 2009 – Carlisle The Brickyard (08700600100 / Tickets)
Thursday 22nd October 2009 – Dundee Fat Sam’s (08444771000 / Tickets)
Saturday 24th October 2009 – East Grange The Loft (0844 4999990 / Tickets)
Sunday 25th October 2009 – Falkirk Behind The Wall (08444999990 / Tickets)
Tuesday 27th October 2009 – Gloucester Guildhall (01452503050 / Tickets)
Wednesday 28th October 2009 – Hastings Crypt (01424201159 / Tickets)
Friday 30th October 2009 – Ipswich 77 Live (Tickets)
Saturday 31st October 2009 – Jersey St.Helier Havana Club (01534887786 / Tickets)
Monday 2nd November 2009 – Kingston The Peel (02085495871 / Tickets)
Tuesday 3rd November 2009 – Loughborough University (01509635000 / Tickets)
Wednesday 4th November 2009 – Milton Keynes Woughton Centre (01908660392 / Tickets)
Friday 6th November 2009 – Newport Tjs (01633216608 / Tickets)
Saturday 7th November 2009 – Oldham Castle (08448889991 / Tickets)
Sunday 8th November 2009 – Plymouth Hippo (08700600100 / Tickets)
Tuesday 10th November 2009 – Queens Park (London) Corrib Rest (08712200260 / Tickets)
Wednesday 11th November 2009 – Rotherham (London) The Vault (08444775775 / Tickets)
Thursday 12th November 2009 – Swansea Sin City (01792654226 / Tickets)
Saturday 14th November 2009 – Tunbridge Wells Forum (08712777101 / Tickets)
Monday 16th November 2009 – Upper Norwood (London) Gipsy Hill Tavern (08712200260 / Tickets)
Tuesday 17th November 2009 – Ventnor Winter Gardens (01983857581 / Tickets)
Thursday 19th November 2009 – Worcester Dive Bar (01905740800 / Tickets)
Saturday 21st November 2009 – Exmouth Pavilion (08712200260 / Tickets)
Sunday 22nd November 2009 – Yeovil Orange Box (08712200260 / Tickets)
Monday 23rd November 2009 – Zennor Village Hall (08712200260 / Tickets)

Paul Weller has announced another sizeable UK tour for the end of the year. The former Jam legend will be playing 14 UK shows.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (10th July) at 9am. Catch him at:

Wednesday 25th November 2009 – Derby Assembly Rooms
Thursday 26th November 2009 – Norwich UEA
Saturday 28th November 2009 – Preston Guildhall
Sunday 29th November 2009 – Glasgow Barrowlands
Monday 30th November 2009 – Dundee Caird Hall
Wednesday 2nd December 2009 – Halifax Victoria Theatre
Thursday 3rd December 2009 – Carlisle Sands Centre
Friday 4th December 2009 – Bridlington Spa
Sunday 6th December 2009 – Bradford St George’s Hall
Monday 7th December 2009 – Llandudno Venue Cymru
Tuesday 8th December 2009 – Portsmouth Guildhall
Thursday 10th December 2009 – Margate Winter Gardens
Friday 11th December 2009 – Coventry Warwick Arts Centre
Saturday 12th December 2009 – Cambridge Corn Exchange

The Cribs have announced details of their comeback UK tour, road testing new material in smaller venues before they go away to record a new album with new member Johnny Marr.

It’s just a short tour, but no doubt a fuller UK tour will come later in the year as they get more into the swing of things with Marr.

Tickets go on sale This Friday 12th December at 9.30am

Wednesday 4th February 2009 – Glasgow ABC
Thursday 5th February 2009 – Manchester, Ritz
Sunday 8th February 2009 – Bradford, St George’s Hall
Tuesday 10th February 2009 – London, Heaven