Drum and Bass is back in the UK.   The Australian dance music cortet Pendulum, are soon to embark on a UK tour that should set the Chav world alight.

After doing the rounds at many of the summer festivals and even supporting Carl Cox out in Ibiza, the boys should be just about warmed up for their winter dates.

Tickets for some events have already gone on sale, so if you are looking to see them in London, be quick!

Catch Pendulum at:

Monday 24th November - Belfast Nugent Hall
Thursday 27th November - South Wales Newport Centre
Friday 28th November - Portsmouth Guildhall
Saturday 29th November - Swindon Oasis
Tuesday 2nd December - Leeds Academy
Wednesday 3rd December - Birmingham Carling Academy
Thursday 4th December - Brixton Carling Academy
Friday 5th December - Brixton Carling Academy
Sunday 7th December - Manchester Apollo
Monday 8th December - Liverpool Su Mountford
Tuesday 9th December - Glasgow Carling Academy
Wednesday 10 December - Sheffield Carling Academy
Friday 12th December - Bournemouth International Centre
Saturday 13th December - Llandudno Venue Cymru
Sunday 14th December - Newcastle Carling Academy

Taking a quick break from the usual live music news, something some of you may be interested in if you want a quiet night in over the next couple of nights. Current TV, a crowdsourced TV channel has a new season entitled “Tribes” beginning on Thursday 17th July until Sunday 20th July explores what and who make up tribes in today’s urban environments.

The press release goes on to talk more about the season:

Gone are the days of heredity or tribes of kinship - welcome to the colourful and buzzing world where people choose to bond over everything from shoes, to graffiti, who they like to date, how they like to dance or where they hang out. Spanning four nights, Tribe Season uncovers the coolest and most contemporary underground trends from around the globe while also investigating the issues that currently dominate our news agenda, from knife and gun crime to suicide pacts.

The four 90 minute programmes all look quite interesting, with the previews of the French dance craze being one of my personal favourites, so if you’re in over the next four nights why not catch it? You might enjoy it!

Catch Current TV on Sky Channel 193 or Virgin Channel 155.

Cajun Dance Party have announced four dates for July around the UK.

Catch them at:

Tuesday 8th July - York Fibbers
Wednesday 9th July - Coventry Kasbah
Thursday 10th July - Barrow-in-Furness Canteen
Tuesday 15th July - London Bloomsbury Ballroom

Looking for the 2008 Mencap Gigs? Click here. This page is about 2007’s Mencap Gigs!

Updates: I’ve just added the 20th November gig and the 26th November gigs, thanks to a comment from Kathryn below. This was originally posted on 4th October.

The brilliant Mencap have announced this year’s “Little Noise Sessions”, a series of intimate, acoustic gigs, which will take place from Tuesday 20th November to Wednesday 28 November 2007, at Islington’s Union Chapel in London. They’ll be hosted by Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley.

To get tickets you’ll have to register here to get tickets when they go on sale. Ticket registration opens on Tuesday 2 October and closes at 12.00 Friday 19 October. Those who have registered can then buy tickets online on a first-come-first-served basis from 9am on Monday 22 October. Tickets are £35 each.

The gigs will raise money for Mencap’s Arts Awards scheme which enables children and young people with a learning disability to take part in local arts projects.

Tuesday 20th November - Secret Headliner, Jack Penate, Laura Marling, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Wednesday 21st November - Athlete and The Hoosiers
Thursday 22nd November - Will Young, Newton Faulkner and Adele
Friday 23rd November - Biffy Clyro, We Are Scientists and Young Knives
Saturday 24th November - The Pigeon Detectives and The Metros
Sunday 25th November - Snow Patrol and Cajun Dance Party
Monday 26th November - Kate Nash, Robyn, The Ting Tings
Tuesday 27th November - The Enemy + Special Guests
Wednesday 28th November - Keane, Rilo Kiley + Scouting For Girls