Remember back in the day when everyone was grouping The Killers with The Bravery? Those old-school times when we didn’t know just what Brandon and co would achieve? Well, The Bravery have a shiny new song from their forthcoming third album, Stir The Blood. Sounding suitably dark and Depeche Mode likd, it’s quite angry, but also quite mainstream – just how I like my music.

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MP3: The Bravery – The Spectator

Wow, a busy ticket related day.

First up, The Bravery return to play:

LIVERPOOL Carling Academy – Tues 10 July
NEWCASTLE Carling Academy – Wed 11 July
BIRMINGHAM Academy – Mon 16 July
CAMDEN LONDON The Electric Ballroom – Tues 17 July
BRIGHTON Concorde – Wed 25 July

Tickets on sale 9am Monday 16th April

Damien Rice adds four new summer dates to his tour dates. These are all on sale now from here.

New Theatre Oxford – Thursday 21/06/2007
Reading Hexagon – Tuesday 10/07/2007
Carling Academy Bristol – Wednesday 11/07/2007
Brighton Dome – Saturday 14/07/2007

These are on top of the already announced dates in October at:
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena – Monday 01/10/2007
Birmingham National Indoor Arena – Tuesday 02/10/2007
Glasgow S.E.C.C. – Thursday 04/10/2007
Nottingham Arena – Friday 05/10/2007
Wembley Arena – Saturday 06/10/2007
Plymouth Pavilions – Monday08/10/2007
Bournemouth Int’nl Centre – Tuesday 09/10/2007
Manchester Evening News Arena – Thursday 11/10/2007
Cardiff International Arena – Friday12/10/2007

McFly add another date to their theatre tour, on sale on Saturday 14th April at 10am

LONDON Astoria – Thurs 8 May

Rufus Wainwright has added another date to his Residency at London’s Old Vic theatre. He’ll now play Sunday 27th May , Monday 28th, Tuesday 29th, Thursday 31st and Friday 1st June. Tickets on sale here.

Thirteen Senses have announced a mini-tour in mid-May, allh of which are on sale now from here. They’ll play:

SOUTHAMPTON Joiners – Mon 14 May
NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms – Tues 15 May
LONDON KCLSU – Wed 16 May
NORTHAMPTON The Soundhaus – Fri 18 May
BIRMINGHAM Bar Academy (Dale End) – Sat 19th May.