Newton Faulkner has announced a string of UK dates next February and March.

Tickets for all dates go on sale on Friday (2nd November) at 9am.

Thursday 21st February – Exeter University
Friday 22nd February – Portsmouth Guildhall
Saturday 23rd February – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Sunday 24th February – Birmingham Carling Academy
Tuesday 26th February – Newcastle Carling Academy
Friday 29th February – Leeds University Union
Sunday 2nd March – Manchester Apollo
Monday 3rd March – Liverpool University
Wednesday 5th March – London Roundhouse
Friday 7th March – Bristol Colston Hall

Picture is taken from Lee Jordan’s (not him of Harry Potter fame, a different one!) flickr stream under the Creative Commons License.

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

He’s ginger, dreadlocked, does a Spongebob Squarepants cover when performing live, and is at number 3 in this weeks album chart. Who is it? The one and only Newton Faulkner. He’s just announced a new tour in November and early December when he’ll be touring all the usual haunts around the UK.

Tickets are on sale for the below dates now.

Thursday 15th November 2007 – Glasgow ABC
Friday 16th November 2007 – Newcastle Tyne Theatre
Saturday 17th November 2007 – Sheffield Plug
Monday 19th November 2007 – Brighton Corn Exchange
Tuesday 20th November – Nottingham Rock City
Wednesday 21st November – London Shepherds Bush Empire
Friday 23rd November – Bristol University
Saturday 24th November – Manchester Academy 2
Sunday 25th November – Leeds Met Uni
Tuesday 27th November – Norwich Waterfront
Thursday 29th November – Wolverhampton Wulfrun
Friday 30th November – Portsmouth Pyramid
Tuesday 4th December – Cornwall Truro Hall

Picture is taken from Lee Jordan’s (not him of Harry Potter fame, a different one!) flickr stream under the Creative Commons License.