Beth Jeans Houghton is the Newcastle teen who looks set to be one of this years big big things, crafting finely honed melody from the fantastic and the familiar, and Stornoway are the four piece whose quintessential pop is coloured in pastoral hues (and we introduced here). Together they’re making up this month’s Twisted Folk tour, starting next week for 10 days of an amazing tour.

Tickets are going very fast though….

Monday 8th February 2010 – Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre
Tuesday 9th February 2010 – Reading South Street
Wednesday 10th February 2010 – Brighton Komedia
Thursday 11th February 2010 – London Rich Mix
Saturday 13th February 2010 – Norwich Arts Centre
Sunday 14th February 2010 – Gateshead The Sage
Monday 15th February 2010 – Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Tuesday 16th February 2010 – Manchester Band On The Wall
Wednesday 17th February 2010 – Birmingham Glee Club

Bowling For Soup have announced a sizeable UK tour for mid April.

Catch them at:

Wednesday 7th April 2010 – Birmingham O2 Academy
Thursday 8th April 2010 – Brighton Concorde 2
Friday 9th April 2010 – Bristol Academy 2
Saturday 10th April 2010 – Newport TJs
Sunday 11th April 2010 – Oxford Academy 2
Monday 12th April 2010 – Glasgow King Tuts
Tuesday 13th April 2010 – Glasgow Oran Mor
Wednesday 14th April 2010 – Newcastle Academy 2
Thursday 15th April 2010 – Manchester Academy 3
Friday 16th April 2010 – Sheffield Academy 2
Saturday 17th April 2010 – London Islington Academy
Sunday 18th April 2010 – Colchester Arts Centre
Monday 19th April 2010 – Exeter Cavern
Tuesday 20th April 2010 – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

Good Shoes have announced a string of tour dates in late April/early May. Tickets are on sale on Monday (11th January) at 9am. Catch them at:

Monday 19th April 2010 – Norwich, Arts centre (14+)
Tuesday 20th April 2010 – Southend, Chinnerys (14+)
Wednesday 21st April 2010 – London, Dingwalls (14+)
Thursday 22nd April 2010 – Brighton, Audio (16+)
Friday 23rd April 2010 – Gloucester, Guildhall (14+)
Saturday 24th April 2010 – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms (14+)
Monday 26th April 2010 – Exeter, Cavern (16+)
Tuesday 27th April 2010 – Wolverhampton, Little Civic (14+)
Wednesday 28th April 2010 – Manchester, Deaf Institute (18+)
Thursday 29th April 2010 – Leeds, Silver hips at hifi club (18+)
Friday 30th April 2010 – Hull, Lamp (14+)
Saturday 1st May 2010 – Derby, The Royal (14+)

Ireland’s very own singer/songwriter star Fionn Regan has announced a sizeable UK tour for February and March 2010.

Catch him at the below shows:

Saturday 13th February 2010 – Glasgow King Tut’s
Sunday 14th February 2010 – York Fibbers
Tuesday 16th February 2010 – Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Wednesday 17th February 2010 – Manchester Academy 3
Thursday 18th February 2010 – Bristol Thekla
Friday 19th February 2010 – Exeter Cavern
Saturday 20th February 2010 – Bath Moles
Monday 22nd February 2010 – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Tuesday 23rd February 2010 – Brighton Komedia
Wednesday 24th February 2010 – London ULU
Thursday 25th February 2010 – Norwich Arts Centre
Friday 26th February 2010 – Oxford Jericho Tavern
Sunday 28th February 2010 – Centerbury The Farmhouse
Monday 1st March 2010 – Nottingham Bodega
Tuesday 2nd March 2010 – Birmingham The Rainbow

The Magic Numbers have announced a pretty big UK tour, going back to their roots for late November and early December by playing some smaller venues around the UK.

They’re also giving away a shiny new free MP3 in exchange for your email address – just pop over to their offical website or jump straight there.

Catch the guys at:

Saturday 21st November 2009 – Oxford Jericho
Sunday 22nd November 2009 – Manchester Band On The Wall
Monday 23rd November 2009 – Preston 53 Degress
Tuesday 24th November 2009 – Liverpool Masque Loft
Wednesday 25th November 2009 – Wrexham Central Station
Friday 27th November 2009 – London St Aloysius
Saturday 28th November 2009 – Gloucester Guildhall
Sunday 29th November 2009 – Exeter Cavern Club
Monday 30th November 2009 – Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Wednesday 2nd December 2009 – Tunbridge Wells Forum
Saturday 5th December 2009 – Cork Opera House
Monday 7th December 2009 – Newcastle Cluny
Wednesday 9th December 2009 – Glasgow Oran Mor
Thursday 10th December 2009 – Edinburgh Bongo Club
Friday 11th December 2009 – Leeds Brudinell Social Club
Sunday 13th December 2009 – Northhampton Roadmender
Monday 14th December 2009 – Nottingham Bodega

Never ones to just sit still and do nothing, Scottish wonder-kids Frightened Rabbit have announced their plans for November and December, featuring them touring pretty much constantly. As well as their own headline shows, they’ll also be supporting Gomez and Modest Mouse.

Tickets are on sale now for all dates. Catch them at:

Saturday 7th November 2009 – Aldershot West End Centre
Monday 9th November 2009 – Oxford Academy 2
Tuesday 10th November 2009 – York Duchess of York
Wednesday 11th November 2009 – Nottingham Bodega
Thursday 12th November 2009 – Liverpool Academy 2
Saturday 14th November 2009 – Coventry Kasbah (supporting Gomez)
Sunday 15th November 2009 – Northampton New Roadmender (supporting Gomez)
Monday 16th November 2009 – Brighton Corn Echange (supporting Gomez)
Tuesday 17th November 2009 – Southampton Uni (supporting Gomez)
Thursday 19th November 2009 – Exeter Lemon Grove (supporting Gomez)
Friday 20th November 2009 – London Troxy (supporting Gomez)
Saturday 21st November 2009 – Tumbridge Wells Forum (supporting Gomez)
Sunday 22nd November 2009 – Cambridge Soul Tree (supporting Gomez)
Tuesday 24th November 2009 – Sheffield The Plug (supporting Gomez)
Wednesday 25th November 2009 – Whithaven Civic Hall (supporting Gomez)
Friday 27th November 2009 – Fort William BA Club
Saturday 28th November 2009 – Stirling Tolbooth
Sunday 29th November 2009 – Inverness Ironworks
Tuesday 1st December 2009 – Aberdeen Moshulu
Wednesday 2nd December 2009 – Dundee Fat Sams
Saturday 5th December 2009 – Galway Black Box (supporting Modest Mouse)
Monday 7th December 2009 – Dublin Academy (supporting Modest Mouse)
Tuesday 8th December 2009 – Dublin Academy (supporting Modest Mouse)
Wednesday 9th December 2009 – Belfast Mandela Hall (supporting Modest Mouse)
Sunday 13th December 2009 – Manchester Ritz (supporting Modest Mouse)
Monday 14th December 2009 – London Shepherds Bush Empire (supporting Modest Mouse)
Tuesday 22nd December 2009 – Glasgow ABC

Frankmusik has announced a pretty sizeable UK tour in November and December.

Most tickets are on sale on Friday (21st August) at 9am.

Monday 2nd November 2009 – Exeter Phoenix
Tuesday 3rd November 2009 – Bristol Thekla
Wednesday 4th November 2009 – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Friday 6th November 2009 – Leeds Cockpit
Saturday 7th November 2009 – Sheffield Plug
Sunday 8th November 2009 – Birmingham Academy 2
Monday 9th November 2009 – Newcastle Other Rooms
Wednesday 11th November 2009 – Glasgow Classic Grand
Thursday 12th November 2009 – Edinburgh Electric Circus
Wednesday 2nd December 2009 – Brighton Concorde 2
Thursday 3rd December 2009 – Norwich Waterfront
Friday 4th December 2009 – London Koko
Saturday 5th December 2009 – Oxford Academy
Tuesday 8th December 2009 – Manchester Club Academy
Monday 14th December 2009 – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

Noah and the Whale have announced a string of tour dates for September and October up and down the UK.

Tickets are on sale now, priced at £12 each, £14 for London Koko.

Thursday 3rd September 2009 – London ICA
Friday 4th September 2009 – London ICA
Sunday 27th September 2009 – Gateshead The Sage
Monday 28th September 2009 – Leeds The Cockpit
Tuesday 29th September 2009 – Manchester Club Academy
Thursday 1st October 2009 – Oxford O2 Academy
Friday 2nd October 2009 – London KOKO
Sunday 4th October 2009 – Norwich Waterfront
Monday 5th October 2009 – Cambridge Junction
Wednesday 7th October 2009 – Brighton Concorde
Thursday 8th October 2009 – Derby Rockhouse
Saturday 10th October 2009 – Exeter Phoenix
Sunday 11th October 2009 – Bath Komedia
Monday 12th October 2009 – Falmouth Princess Pavilion
Wednesday 14th October 2009 – Sheffield Leadmill
Thursday 15th October 2009 – Glasgow Oran Mor Auditorium

One of my favourite live bands, Idlewild, have announced a full October UK tour to support their forthcoming new album.

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday (31st July), and are £15 for all dates except London, which is £16 a ticket.

Saturday 10th October – Manchester Academy
Sunday 11th October – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Monday 12th October – Exeter Phoenix Centre
Tuesday 13th October – Colchester Arts Centre
Thursday 15th October – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Friday 16th October – Camden Electric Ballroom
Sunday 18th October – Oxford O2 Academy
Monday 19th October – Norwich Waterfront
Tuesday 27th October – Middlesbrough Empire
Wednesday 28th October – Leeds Cockpit
Thursday 29th October – Birmingham O2 Academy 2
Friday 30th October – Sheffield Leadmill

Funeral For A Friend have announced a string of UK tour dates for October. They have a new “best of” which is out in September, and the tour will see them doing their “hits” and also some B-sides and rareities.

“It’ll be quite a nice change to go out on tour and not have to concentrate on representing our latest album, instead putting together a set that represents all our best material from day one until now,” explained drummer Ryan Richards.

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

Monday 5th October 2009 – Plymouth Hippo
Tuesday 6th October 2009 – Portsmouth Pyramid
Thursday 8th October 2009 – Exeter Lemon Grove
Friday 9th October 2009 – Brighton Concorde 2
Saturday 10th October 2009 – Manchester Academy
Monday 12th October 2009 – Peterborough Cresset
Wednesday 14th October 2009 – London KOKO
Thursday 15th October 2009 – Hatfield University Of Hertfordshire Forum
Friday 16th October 2009 – Oxford O2 Academy
Sunday 18th October 2009 – Bridgewater Palace
Tuesday 20th October 2009 – Middlesbrough Empire
Wednesday 21st October 2009 – Dundee Fat Sam’s
Thursday 22nd October 2009 – Aberdeen Moshulu
Saturday 24th October 2009 – Derry Nerve Centre
Sunday 25th October 2009 – Dublin Academy
Tuesday 27th October 2009 – Nottingham Rock City
Wednesday 28th October 2009 – Cambride Junction
Thursday 29th October 2009 – Norwich UEA