Fresh from playing the NME Shockwaves tour, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong have announced a massive 25 date UK tour for April and May.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, 22nd February at 9am. Catch them at:

Monday 21st April - Hull Asylum
Tuesday 22nd April - Loughborough Room 1
Thursday 24th April - Reading University
Friday 25th April - Coventry Warwick Marketplace
Sunday 27th April - Bournemouth Old Fire Station
Monday 28th April - Guildford Surrey Rubix
Thursday 1st May - Stoke Underground
Friday 2nd May - Coventry Kasbah
Saturday 3rd May - Tamworth Palace
Monday 5th May - Liverpool Academy 2
Tuesday 6th May -Newcastle Academy 2
Thursday 8th May - Aberdeen Tunnels
Friday 9th May - Glasgow King Tuts
Saturday 10th May -Bristol Thekla
Monday 12th May - Preston 53 Degrees
Tuesday 13th May - Oxford Academy
Wednesday 14th May - Leeds Cockpit
Thursday 15th May - Manchester Academy 3
Saturday 17th May - Sheffield Leadmill
Sunday 18th May - Birmingham Academy 2
Monday 19th May - Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Tuesday 20th May - Brighton Concorde 2
Thursday 22nd May - London Scala
Sunday 25th May - Portmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Tuesday 27th May - Norwich Waterfront

Photo is taken from Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong’s myspace page and is copyright Dan Curwin.

iTunes have announced 10 days of gigs starting next Thursday as part of their iTunes Live series. All the gigs will be available to download from iTunes after the 10 day festival is over. Last year’s festival was a bit later in the year, but were a significant success - dare I say it, but this years gigs aren’t anywhere near as impressive - I mean, come on, Nizlopi headlining? Tony Christie? Really?

The gigs will take place from February 21 to March 2 at AIR Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London. The artists will play acousticcally for what is sure to be some very special evenings. Tickets cannot be bought, and are only available from the iTunes Live website as part of a ballot..

Thursday 21st February - Jose Gonzalez, Charlene Soraia, Julian Velard and Stephanie Dosen
Friday 22nd February - Nizlopi, Soweto Kinch
Saturday 23rd February - Alphabeat, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Sunday 24th February - Billy Bragg, KT Tunstall, Foy Vance, Leo Abrahams
Monday 25th February - Daniel Merriweather, Estelle, Tawiah
Tuesday 26th February - Charlie Winston, Natalie Clein, Tom Baxter
Wednesday 27th February - Laura Marling, Mystery Jets
Thursday 28th February - Jason Mraz, Ron Sexsmith
Friday 29th February - TBC
Saturday 1st March - Roisin Murphy, Tony Christie
Sunday 2nd March - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Spiritualized

Photo of Roisin Murphy is taken from her myspace.