One of my favourite bands of the past decade, Idlewild have announced a string of 2010 UK tour dates for March.

Tickets are on sale now at £15 each. Catch the guys at:

Wednesday 3rd March 2010 – Bristol Thekla
Thursday 4th March 2010 – Gloucester Guildhall
Saturday 6th March 2010 – Plymouth Hippo
Monday 8th March 2010 – Reading Sub 89
Tuesday 9th March 2010 – Brighton Concorde 2
Thursday 11th March 2010 – Liverpool Masque
Friday 12th March 2010 – Preston 53 Degrees

Old school rock/pop stars James are hitting the road again next April. They are set to release a mini-album, ‘The Night Before’, in the same month as the tour.Concert tickets on sale Thursday (3rd december) at 9am. Catch the guys at:

Monday 5th April 2010 – Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Tuesday 6th April 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
Thursday 8th April 2010 – Sheffield O2 Academy
Friday 9th April 2010 – Preston Guildhall
Saturday 10th April 2010 – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Monday 12th April 2010 – Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Tuesday 13th April 2010 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
Thursday 15th April 2010 – Bristol Colston Hall
Friday 16th April 2010 – London Royal Albert Hall
Saturday 17th April 2010 – Liverpool University

Still trying to prove that they’re a “real band”, The Automatic have announced a string of tour dates starting next week, playing some of the skankiest venues in the UK.

Lucky them.

Tuesday 10th November 2009 – Tunbridge Wells Forum
Wednesday 11th November 2009 – Southend Chinnerys
Thursday 12th November 2009 – Kingston Upon Thames McCluskys
Friday 13th November 2009 – Rhondda Cwmparc
Saturday 14th November 2009 – Wrexham Central Station
Thursday 19th November 2009 – Swansea Oceana
Friday 20th November 2009 – Preston Lava Ignite
Saturday 21st November 2009 – Ipswich Liquid
Wednesday 25th November 2009 – Sunderland Independent
Thursday 26th November 2009 – Carlisle Brickyard
Friday 27th November 2009 – Stockton-On-Tees Ku Bar
Saturday 28th November 2009 – Coventry Kasbah

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

Editors have just announced a UK tour for March next year. Their sensational new album is available now, and tickets for all these dates go on sale on Friday at 9am from the usual places.

Catch the guys at:

Saturday 6th March 2010 – Lincoln Engine Shed
Sunday 7th March 2010 – Preston Guildhall
Monday 8th March 2010 – Bradford St George’s
Wednesday 10th March 2010 – Glasgow 02 Academy
Thursday 11th March 2010 – Dundee Fat Sam’s
Friday 12th March 2010 – Inverness Ironworks
Saturday 13th March 2010 – Aberdeen Music Hall
Monday 15th March 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
Tuesday 16th March 2010 – Manchester Apollo
Wednesday 17th March 2010 – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Friday 19th March 2010 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
Saturday 20th March 2010 – Brighton Dome
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Cardiff University
Tuesday 23rd March 2010 – Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
Wednesday 24th March 2010 – London O2 Academy Brixton
Sunday 28th March 2010 – Portsmouth Guildhall
Monday 29th March 2010 – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Tuesday 30th March 2010 – Birmingham O2 Academy

The Sunshine Underground have announced their largest tour to date for February 2010.

MP3: The Sunshine Underground & FC Kahuna – From The City To The Sea

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

Monday 1st February 2010 – Sunderland The Independent
Tuesday 2nd February 2010 – O2 Newcastle Academy 2
Wednesday 3rd February 2010 – Glasgow ABC
Friday 5th February 2010 – Manchester Ritz
Saturday 6th February 2010 – O2 Liverpool Academy 2
Monday 8th February 2010 – Preston 53 Degrees
Tuesday 9th February 2010 – Sheffield Plug
Wednesday 10th February 2010 – Stoke Sugar Mill
Friday 12th February 2010 – Derby Rock House
Saturday 13th February 2010 – Coventry Kasbah
Sunday 14th February 2010 – Norwich Waterfront
Tuesday 16th February 2010 – Southampton University
Wednesday 17th February 2010 – Brighton Digital
Thursday 18th February 2010 – London Koko
Friday 19th February 2010 – O2 Leeds Academy

Filthy Dukes have announced a string of UK shows at the end of November.

Tickets are on sale now

Monday 16th November 2009 – Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
Tuesday 17th November 2009 – Glasgow King Tut’s
Thursday 19th November 2009 – Nottingham Bodega
Friday 20th November 2009 – Bristol Thelkla
Saturday 21st November 2009 – Brighton Audio
Monday 23rd November 2009 – Coventry Kasbah
Wednesday 25th November 2009 – London Dingwalls
Thursday 26th November 2009 – Preston 53 Degrees
Friday 27th November 2009 – Oxford O2 Academy
Saturday 28th November 2009 – Leeds Nation Of Shopkeepers – free gig

Nerina Pallot is back, and has announced a full tour for October around the UK.

From the press release:

More than three years after the gold-selling Fires, Nerina Pallot has shaken up her sound, shrugged off the spectre of singer/songwriter and produced an album of clever, classy pop, including the brand new single ‘Real Late Starter.’ It is taken from the brand new album ‘The Graduate’ out on October 5th, aptly named owing to the fact Nerina recently graduated with a First in an English Literature degree.

Tickets are on sale now, priced between £13.50 and £17 each. Catch her at:

Tuesday 6th October 2009 – Aberdeen Lemon Tree
Wednesday 7th October 2009 – Glasgow Oran Moor
Friday 9th October 2009 – Preston 53 Degrees
Saturday 10th October 2009 – Manchester Ruby Lounge
Sunday 11th October 2009 – York The Duchess
Tuesday 13th October 2009 – Birmingham Glee Club
Wednesday 14th October 2009 – Bristol Trinity
Thursday 15th October 2009 – Milton Keynes The Stables
Saturday 17th October 2009 – Tavistock Wharf
Sunday 18th October 2009 – Cardiff Glee Club
Tuesday 20th October 2009 – Brighton Komedia
Wednesday 21st October 2009 – London ICA
Thursday 22nd October 2009 – London ICA
Saturday 24th October 2009 – Penzance Acorn
Sunday 25th October 2009 – Gloucester Guildhall
Tuesday 27th October 2009 – Wakefield Theatre Royal
Wednesday 28th October 2009 – Norwich Waterfront

Hadouken! have announced a string of tour dates for September and early October. Catch them at the below tour dates:

Tuesday 22nd September 2009 – Derby Students Union – The Academy
Wednesday 23rd September 2009 – Manchester Moho Live
Friday 25th September 2009 – Liverpool O2 Academy
Saturday 26th September 2009 – Preston 53 Degrees
Sunday 27th September 2009 – Norwich Waterfront
Tuesday 29th September 2009 – Hertfordshire University The Forum
Wednesday 30th September 2009 – Leeds University Stylus
Saturday 3rd October 2009 – Birmingham Custard Factory
Sunday 4th October 2009 – Sheffield University – The Foundry

Paul Weller has announced another sizeable UK tour for the end of the year. The former Jam legend will be playing 14 UK shows.

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

Wednesday 25th November 2009 – Derby Assembly Rooms
Thursday 26th November 2009 – Norwich UEA
Saturday 28th November 2009 – Preston Guildhall
Sunday 29th November 2009 – Glasgow Barrowlands
Monday 30th November 2009 – Dundee Caird Hall
Wednesday 2nd December 2009 – Halifax Victoria Theatre
Thursday 3rd December 2009 – Carlisle Sands Centre
Friday 4th December 2009 – Bridlington Spa
Sunday 6th December 2009 – Bradford St George’s Hall
Monday 7th December 2009 – Llandudno Venue Cymru
Tuesday 8th December 2009 – Portsmouth Guildhall
Thursday 10th December 2009 – Margate Winter Gardens
Friday 11th December 2009 – Coventry Warwick Arts Centre
Saturday 12th December 2009 – Cambridge Corn Exchange