Northern Irish dance pop band Two Door Cinema Club have just announced a string of 12 dates for September. The tour starts on the 15th of September in Birmingham and includes their biggest headlining show to date, at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on 22 September. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (19 March).

Wednesday 15th September 2010 – Birmingham, Academy 2
Thursday 16th September 2010 - Newcastle, Northumbria University
Friday 17th September 2010 – Glasgow, Oran Mor
Saturday 18th September 2010 – Manchester, Academy 2
Monday 20th September 2010 - Sheffield, Leadmill
Tuesday 21st September 2010 – Leeds Metropolitan University
Wednesday 22nd September 2010 – London, Shepherds Bush Empire
Friday 24th September 2010 – Oxford, Academy
Saturday 25th September 2010 – Brighton, Digital
Monday 27th September 2010 – Stoke, Underground
Tuesday 28th September 2010 – Cambridge, Junction
Wednesday 29th September 2010 – Liverpool, Academy 2

A new side project of Feeder, Renegades, are hitting the road for their second tour in April. Made up of Grant Nicholas, fellow long time Feeder member Taka Hirose and drummer Karl Brazil, they did a few low-key dates in January 2010 going back to the roots Feeder burst from almost 18 years ago.

Tickets on sale now priced £18.50 except London £22 and doors open 7.30pm each night. Ticket price includes copy of the 4 track EP ‘Renegades2’ which features 4 brand new tracks and a video of ‘Sentimental’ shot exclusively by fans who attended the first Renegades shows in Jan/Feb 2010.

Thursday 15th April 2010 – Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
Friday 16th April 2010 – Newcastle Northumbria University
Sunday 18th April 2010 – Sheffield Leadmill
Monday 19th April 2010 – Cardiff Millennium Hall
Wednesday 21st April 2010 – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Thursday 22nd April 2010 – London Electric Ballroom

A-Ha have announced their Farewell Tour 2010 ‘Ending On A High Note’.

Tickets go on sale on Friday at 9am over on gigsandtours.com

Monday 15th November 2010 – Brighton Centre
Tuesday 16th November 2010 – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Wednesday 17th November 2010 – Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
Friday 19th November 2010 – Birmingham LG Arena
Saturday 20th November 2010 – Manchester MEN Arena
Sunday 21st November 2010 – Nottingham Trent FM Arena
Tuesday 23rd November 2010 – Sheffield Arena
Thursday 25th November 2010 – Cardiff International Arena
Friday 26th November 2010 – Bournemouth International Centre
Saturday 27th November 2010 – London Wembley Arena

Sunderland pop quintet Frankie and the Heartstrings are preparing for a short UK tour in April. Tickets range in price from £5 to £7 and available now.

Saturday 3rd April 2010 – Sheffield Leadmill
Monday 5th April 2010 – Newcastle Cluny
Tuesday 6th April 2010 – Liverpool Mojo
Wednesday 7th April 2010 – Glasgow King Tut’s
Friday 16th April 2010 – Bristol Louisiana
Saturday 17th April 2010 – Manchester Ruby Lounge

Jess introduced Chapel Club the other week, and now the fast rising stars are off on a sizeable UK tour throughout April.

Catch them at:

Wednesday 7th April 2010 – Portsmouth Cellars
Thursday 8th April 2010 – Guildford Boileroom
Friday 9th April 2010 – Oxford Jericho Tavern
Saturday 10th April 2010 – Bath Moles
Monday 12th April 2010 – Cardiff Barfly
Tuesday 13th April 2010 – Wolverhampton Slade Rooms
Thursday 15th April 2010 – Sheffield Bungalow & Bears
Friday 16th April 2010 – Liverpool Korova
Saturday 17th April 2010 – Leeds A Nation Of Shopkeepers
Monday 19th April 2010 – York Stereo
Tuesday 20th April 2010 – Newcastle The Other Room
Wednesday 21st April 2010 – Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
Saturday 24th April 2010 – Southampton Joiners
Sunday 25th April 2010 – Cambridge Haymakers
Wednesday 27th April 2010 – London Village Underground

Hotly tipped New Jersey band The Memory Tapes are coming over to our fair shores next month, starting off with a date at Brighton’s Freebutt and finishing off in London after a few more dates.

Catch the Americans at:

Tuesday 9th March 2010 – Brighton Freebut (tickets)
Wednesday 10th March 2010 – Sheffield Discover the Harley
Thursday 11th March 2010 – Manchester Drowned In Sound @ Deaf Institute
Friday 12th March 2010 – Glasgow Stereo
Saturday 13th March 2010 – London Cargo

Haven’t gotten your fill of ‘Velvet’ and ‘Dominos’ live yet? Good news. The Big Pink have just announced a May headlining tour for England. Tickets go on sale Friday at 9 AM at Gigs and Tours.

Friday 7th May 2010 – Oxford 02 Academy
Saturday 8th May 2010 – Sheffield Leadmill
Tuesday 11th May 2010 – Manchester Academy 2
Wednesday 12th May 2010 – Birmingham 02 Academy 2
Thursday 13th May 2010 – London HMV Forum

Acoustic folk/pop duo Turin Brakes are set to do a March tour of the UK. Tickets are available now through alt-tickets.co.uk.

Turin Brakes’s album ‘Outbursts’ (their first album since 2007’s ‘Dark on Fire’) will be released on 01 March on Cooking Vinyl.

Tuesday 9th March 2010 – Birmingham Glee Club (18+)
Wednesday 10th March 2010 – Bristol St. Georges (14+)
Thursday 11th March 2010 – Oxford Academy 2 (all ages)
Saturday 13th March 2010 – Manchester Academy (all ages)
Sunday 14th March 2010 – York – Duchess (14+)
Tuesday 16th March 2010 – Gateshead Sage (all ages)
Wednesday 17th March 2010 – Sheffield City Hall (14+)
Friday 19th March 2010 - Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire (18+)
Saturday 20th March 2010 – Glasgow Classic Grand (18+)
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Nottingham Rescue Rooms (18+)
Tuesday 23rd March 2010 – Southampton Brooks University TBC
Wednesday 24th March 2010 - Milton Keynes Stables (all ages)
Friday 26th March 2010 – London Shepherds Bush Empire (all ages)
Saturday 27th March 2010 – Brighton Concorde 2 (14+)

Delphic are cementing their name as one of 2010’s brightest stars by playing another tour, this time throughout the middle of March.

Catch them at:

Thursday 4th March 2010 – Middlesbrough Teeside University
Saturday 6th March 2010 – Dublin – Propaganda @ The Academy
Sunday 7th March 2010 – Stoke – Sugarmill
Tuesday 9th March 2010 – Northampton – Roadmender
Wednesday 10th March 2010 – Wigan – Club Nirvana
Thursday 11th March 2010 – Edinburgh – Studio 24
Friday 12th March 2010 – Newcastle – Digital
Sunday 14th March 2010 – Birmingham – Academy
Monday 15th March 2010 – London – Heaven
Tuesday 16th March 2010 – Cambridge – Junction
Wednesday 17th March 2010 – Manchester – Sankeys
Friday 19th March 2010 – Sheffield – Leadmill
Saturday 20th March 2010 – Southampton – University

Continuing her meteoric rise to fame, Marina and the Diamonds have announced a 2010 UK tour playing some of her biggest venues yet.

Sunday 2nd May 2010 – Birmingham Glee Club
Thursday 13th May 2010 – Bournemouth Old Fire Station
Saturday 15th May 2010 – Brighton Concorde
Sunday 16th May 2010 – Cardiff Millenium Music Hall
Tuesday 18th May 2010 – Norwich Waterfront
Wednesday 19th May 2010 – London Bloomsbury Ballroom
Saturday 22nd May 2010 – Sheffield Leadmill
Sunday 23rd May 2010 – Manchester University
Tuesday 25th May 2010 – Liverpool Masque
Wednesday 26th May 2010 – Belfast Speakeasy
Thursday 27th May 2010 – Dublin Tripod
Saturday 29th May 2010 – Glasgow QMU
Sunday 30th May 2010 – Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
Monday 31st May 2010 – Leeds Cockpit