The Cribs, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, Does It Offend You Yeah? and The Ting Tings have all been confirmed for the 2008 NME Awards 2008 Shockwaves tour. They’ll embark on a month long tour of debauchery, destruction and general childishness around the UK and Ireland throughout February next year.

Tickets are on sale now priced at £15.50 each, but are sure to sell out for most dates pretty quickly.

Tuesday 29th January - Belfast Mandela Hall
Wednesday30th January - Dublin Ambassador Theatre
Friday 1st February - Glasgow Barrowland
Saturday 2nd February - Manchester Academy
Sunday 3rd February - Newcastle Carling Academy
Monday 4th February - Lincoln Engine Shed
Wednesday 6th February - Birmingham Carling Academy
Thursday 7th February - Liverpool University
Friday 8th February - Leeds University
Monday 11th February - Sheffield Octagon
Tuesday 12th February - Nottingham Rock City
Wednesday 13th February - Norwich UEA
Friday 15th February - Cambridge Corn Exchange
Saturday 16th February - Leicester University
Sunday 17th February - Oxford Carling Academy
Tuesday 19th February - Bristol Carling Academy
Wednesday 20th February - Cardiff University
Thursday 21st February - Portsmouth Pyramid
Friday 22nd February - London Brixton Academy

Jimmy Eat Word have announced a sizable jaunt around the UK at the end of February next year in support of their new album, Chase This Light.

Tickets for the below dates go on sale at 9am on Friday morning. Expect some more dates to be possibly added between Sunday 24th Feb and Friday 29th at some more obscure or Northern venues.

Sunday 17th February 2007 - Southampton Guildhall
Monday 18th February - London Brixton Academy
Tuesday 19th February - Birmingham Academy
Wednesday 20th February - Manchester Academy
Friday 22nd February - Leeds University
Sunday 24th February - Newcastle University
Friday 29th February - Liverpool University
Saturday 1st March - Bristol Academy

Bloc Party are set to play a very special one off night at London’s Roundhouse as part of the BBC’s electric proms series of dates.

They’ll play the historic venue on Saturday October 27th, and apparently tickets are on sale now though I can’t find any evidence of this online. They have probably already all gone, but we’ll see. They’ll be supported by Mercury nominated Maps.

The press release mentions that the gig will feature “choral backing and alternate arrangements of the songs in collaboration with the Exmoor Singers”.

The band are warning fans to expect something very different from a normal Bloc Party gig with more details to follow.

Photo is taken from Shane Bee’s flickr stream under the creative commons license

American Emo rockers Plain White T’s have announced some more nights in the UK in late January next year.

Tickets go on sale on Friday Morning (5th October) at 9am.

Monday 28th January - Bristol Carling Academy
Tuesday 29th January - Southampton Guildhall
Wednesday 30th January - London Shepherds Bush Empire

30 Seconds to Mars, the Jared Leto led band from the US have announced an 11 date UK Tour in early 2008.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (5th October) at 9am. Catch them at the following:

Thursday 24th January - Newcastle Academy
Friday 25th January - Dublin Ambassador
Saturday 26th January - Glasgow Barrowlands
Sunday 27th January - Manchester Academy
Tuesday 29th January - Liverpool Academy
Wednesday 30th January - Leeds Met Uni
Thursday 31st January - Bristol Academy
Saturday 2nd February - Birmingham Academy
Sunday 3rd February - Norwich UEA
Monday 4th February - Southampton Guildhall
Wednesday 6th February - London Hammersmith Apollo

Arctic Monkeys buddies Reverend and the Makers have announced a full UK tour in October. Catch them at the following dates:

Monday 1st October - Portsmouth Pyramid Centre
Tuesday 2nd October - Oxford Carling Academy
Wednesday 3rd October - Norwich U.E.A.
Thursday 4th October - Northampton Roadmender
Saturday 6th October - Leicester University
Sunday 7th October - Nottingham Rock City
Tuesday 9th October - Preston 53 Degrees
Wednesday 10th October - Leeds Metropolitan University
Thursday 11th October - Liverpool Carling Academy
Friday 12th October - Hull University
Sunday 14th October - Newcastle University
Monday 15th October - Sheffield University
Thursday 18th October - Glasgow QMU
Friday 19th October - Manchester University
Monday 22nd October - Birmingham Carling Academy
Tuesday 23rd October - Bristol Carling Academy
Wednesday 24th October - London Astoria

Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday 25th July) at 9am.

Turin Brakes have announced two dates as part of a fuller UK tour that is to be shortly announced (I believe). Tickets are on sale now from the usual places.

They’ll play:

Tuesday 2nd October - Manchester University
Thursday 11th October - London The Forum

Photo taken from Narisa’s flickr stream.

Two final announcements for this weeks on sales at Friday, 9am.

Enter Shikari have announced that they’ll play Brixton Academy, which they’ll surely sell out and have to add more dates for. They were only the second unsigned band to sell out the Astoria, so surely they’ll sell out Brixton now that they’ll have an album out too?

Secondly, those Irish bedwetters Snow Patrol have announced their own, one off festival in Ward Park Playing Fields, Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland, which was where Gary Lightbody and Jonny Quinn grew up. They’ll be supported by Ash, The Dead 60’s, Simply Kid, Kowalski and finally We Are Scientists. Sounds like a fab festival. Oh, except Snow Patrol are headlining. Oh well, can’t have it all.

Photo taken from Vern’s flickr stream.

Everyone’s favourite rockers Biffy Clyro are off on their biggest tour to date in November, stopping just about everywhere it seems. Tickets are on sale at 9am on Friday morning. They’re playing:

Tuesday 6 November Dundee Fat Sams Live
Wednesday 7 November Glasgow Barrowland
Thursday 8 November Glasgow Barrowland
Friday 9 November Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Sunday 11 November Newcastle Academy
Monday 12 November Manchester Academy
Tuesday 13 November Birmingham Academy
Wednesday 14 November Nottingham Rock City
Thursday 15 November Sheffield Octagon
Saturday 17 November Cardiff University
Sunday 18 November Bristol Academy
Tuesday 20 November Southampton Guildhall
Wednesday 21 November London Brixton Academy
Thursday 22 November Norwich UEA

Everyone’s favourite middle of the road pop stars that you and your mum can both love, Maroon 5, have announced a winter UK arena tour, where they’ll be taking in such heady heights as Glasgow, Manchester, Brum and London. Tickets are on sale on Saturday morning I do believe, though it may be Friday possibly. Probably Saturday though.

Wednesday November 28th - Glasgow SECC
Thursday November 29th - Manchester Arena
Friday November 30th - Newcastle Arena
Sunday December 2nd - Birmingham NEC
Monday December 3rd - London Wembley Arena
Thursday December 6th - Brighton Centre

Picture taken from digiyesica’s flickr stream.