North Wales band the Joy Formidable will be logging many miles travelled as they trek across the UK in March and April on tour. Note that four dates in Scotland originally slated for the start of the tour have been rescheduled for early April. Catch the band on the dates below.

Their new single ‘Popinjay’ is now available as a digital download, with a limited run of 500 7″ vinyl singles planned for 5 April.

Sunday 14th March 2010 – Manchester, Ruby Lounge
Monday 15th March 2010 – Liverpool, Korova
Tuesday 16th March 2010 – Nottingham, Bodega
Wednesday 17th March 2010 – Leeds, Cockpit
Friday 19th March 2010 – Cambridge, Portland
Saturday 20th March 2010 – Birmingham, O2 Academy 2
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Oxford, O2 Academy 2
Monday 22nd March 2010 – Brighton, Audio
Wednesday 24th March 2010 – London, Electric Ballroom
Thursday 25th March 2010 – Southampton, Joiners
Friday 26th March 2010 – Bristol, Start the Bus
Saturday 27th March 2010 – Cardiff, Barfly
Monday 29th March 2010 – Northampton, Roadmenders
Tuesday 30th March 2010 – Sheffield, O2 Academy 2
Wednesday 31st March 2010 – Newcastle, O2 Academy 2
Thursday 1st April 2010 – Wrexham, Central Station
Saturday 3rd April 2010 – Glasgow, King Tuts
Sunday 4th April 2010 – Inverness, Madhatters
Monday 5th April 2010 – Aberdeen, Snafu
Tuesday 6th April 2010 - Dundee, Fat Sams

MP3: The Joy Formidable – The Greatest Light is the Greatest Shade
MP3: The Joy Formidable – Cradle
MP3: The Joy Formidable – Austere
MP3: The Joy Formidable – While the Flies

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

Zebrahead and MC Lars have announced a pretty gruelling UK tour for mid to end of March this year.

Tickets are on sale now.

Tuesday 16th March 2010 – Southampton Talking Heads
Wednesday 17th March 2010 – London Islington Academy
Thursday 18th March 2010 – Yeovil Orange Box
Friday 19th March 2010 – Peterborough Club Revolution
Saturday 20th March 2010 – Poole Shudder Festival @ Chords
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Swindon Furnace
Monday 22nd March 2010 – Pontypridd Muni Arts Centre
Tuesday 23rd March 2010 – Birmingham Academy 2
Wednesday 24th March 2010 – Norwich Waterfront
Thursday 25th March 2010 – Northampton Road Mender
Friday 26th March 2010 – Manchester Academy 3
Saturday 27th March 2010 – Newcastle Academy 2
Sunday 28th March 2010 – Nottingham Rock City
Monday 29th March 2010 – Glasgow Cathouse
Tuesday 30th March 2010 – Leeds Cockpit

Northern Irish alternative band Ash are set to begin another tour of the UK in April. Last autumn they played a 26-date UK tour to go along with their ‘A-Z’ themed set of 26 singles.

Tickets are available for some shows already, but tickets to most of these dates go on sale at 9 AM today.

Monday 19th April 2010 – Southampton University
Tuesday 20th April 2010 – Cambridge Junction
Wednesday 21st April 2010 - Norwich Waterfront
Friday 23rd April 2010 – Birmingham Irish Centre
Saturday 24th April 2010 – Leeds Metropolitan
Sunday 25th April 2010 – Newcastle O2 Academy
Tuesday 27th April 2010 – Glasgow O2 ABC
Wednesday 28th April 2010 – Manchester Academy 2
Friday 30th April 2010 – Bristol O2 Academy
Saturday 1st May 2010 – Brighton Concorde
Sunday 2nd May 2010 – Oxford O2 Academy
Tuesday 4th May 2010 – London Electric Ballroom

In the meantime to whet your appetite, you can catch the futuristic video for their ‘H’ single, ‘Space Shot’, out in the UK on 18 January below.

San Diego indie rockers the Soft Pack have announced a string of dates for a February UK tour. I really enjoyed seeing them as part of the “NME Presents” tour last March in D.C., and if you’ve never seen them live, I think you’ll love their live performance too. Included in this list of 13 dates are two rescheduled ones (19 February in Manchester and 23 February in Glasgow).

Friday 12th February 2010 – London Borderline
Saturday 13th February 2010 – Southampton Joiners
Sunday 14th February 2010 – Brighton Freebutt
Monday 15th February 2010 – Bristol Cooler
Wednesday 17th February 2010 – Cardiff Barfly
Friday 19th February 2010 – Manchester Ruby Lounge
Saturday 20th February 2010 – Liverpool Korova
Monday 22nd February 2010 – Newcastle Cluny
Tuesday 23rd February 2010 – Glasgow King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
Wednesday 24th February 2010 – Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
Thursday 25th February 2010 – Leeds Rocket
Friday 26th February 2010 - Nottingham Bodega
Saturday 27th February 2010 – Birmingham Academy 3

The wonderful Joy Formidable are cementing their reputation for being one of the hardest working bands by spending just about all of March going around the UK.

Tickets are on sale now for all dates, priced at £7 except for London which is £9 a ticket.

Tuesday 9th March 2010 – Glasgow, King Tuts
Wednesday 10th March 2010 – Aberdeen, Snafu
Thursday 11th March 2010 – Inverness, Madhatters
Friday 12th March 2010 – Dundee, Fat Sams
Sunday 14th March 2010 – Manchester, Ruby Lounge
Monday 15th March 2010 – Liverpool, Korova
Tuesday 16th March 2010 – Nottingham, Bodega
Wednesday 17th March 2010 – Leeds, Cockpit
Friday 19th March 2010 – Cambridge, Portland
Saturday 20th March 2010 – Birmingham, O2 Academy 2
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Oxford, O2 Academy 2
Monday 22nd March 2010 – Brighton, Audio
Wednesday 24th March 2010 – London, Electric Ballroom
Thursday 25th March 2010 – Southampton, Joiners
Friday 26th March 2010 – Bristol, Start the Bus
Saturday 27th March 2010 – Cardiff, Barfly
Monday 29th March 2010 – Northampton, Roadmenders
Tuesday 30th March 2010 – Sheffield, O2 Academy 2
Wednesday 31st March 2010 – Newcastle, O2 Academy 2
Thursday 1st April 2010 – Wrexham, Central Station

MP3: The Joy Formidable – The greatest light is the greatest shade
MP3: The Joy Formidable – Cradle
MP3: The Joy Formidable – Austere
MP3: The Joy Formidable – While the Flies

Never ones to sit back and rest on their laurels, The Joy Formidable have announced a string of UK tour dates for March 2010.

Catch them at the below:

Tuesday 9th March 2010 – Glasgow King Tuts
Wednesday 10th March 2010 – Aberdeen Snafu
Thursday 11th March 2010 – Inverness Madhatters
Friday 12th March 2010 – Dundee Fat Sams
Sunday 14th March 2010 – Manchester Ruby Lounge
Monday 15th March 2010 – Liverpool Korova
Tuesday 16th March 2010 – Nottingham Bodega
Wednesday 17th March 2010 – Leeds Cockpit
Friday 19th March 2010 – Cambridge Portland
Saturday 20th March 2010 – Birmingham Academy 2
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Oxford Academy 2
Tuesday 22nd March 2010 – Brighton Audio
Thursday 24th March 2010 – London Electric Ballroom
Friday 25th March 2010 – Southampton Joiners
Saturday 26th March 2010 – Bristol Start the Bus
Sunday 27th March 2010 – Cardiff Barfly
Tuesday 29th March 2010 – Northampton Soundhaus
Wednesday 30th March 2010 – Sheffield Academy 2
Thursday 31st March 2010 – Newcastle Academy 2
Friday 1st April 2010 – Wrexham Central Station

Fresh from being featured on the Twilight: New Moon Soundtrack, Band of Skulls have announced a UK tour for early February 2010.

Tickets are on sale now.

Thursday 4th February 2010 – Leeds A Nation Of Shopkeepers
Friday 5th February 2010 – Liverpool EVOL
Saturday 6th February 2010 – Glasgow King Tuts
Monday 8th February 2010 – Newcastle Cluny
Tuesday 9th February 2010 – Manchester Ruby Lounge
Wednesday 10th February 2010 – London 100 Club
Thursday 11th February 2010 – Bristol Thekla
Saturday 13th February 2010 – Southampton Talking Heads
Sunday 14th February 2010 – Birmingham Hare & Hounds

The beautiful First Aid Kit are back on the road again in February and March next year, playing some smaller venues around our fair country.

Tickets for some dates are on sale now, whilst others go on sale on Friday (20th November) at 9am. Catch the guys at:

Friday 19th February 2010 – Edinburgh – Sneaky Petes
Saturday 20th February 2010 – Glasgow King Tut’s
Monday 22nd February 2010 – Birmingham Rainbow
Tuesday 23rd February 2010 – Manchester Deaf Institute
Wednesday 24th February 2010 – Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Thursday 25th February 2010 – Stockton Georgian Theatre
Friday 26th February 2010 – Hull The Adelphi
Saturday 27th February 2010 – Nottingham Bodega
Monday 1st March 2010 – Sheffield Bungalows and Beers
Tuesday 2nd March 2010 – Norwich Arts Centre
Wednesday 3rd March 2010 – Oxford Jericho Tavern
Thursday 4th March 2010 – London Union Chapel
Saturday 6th March 2010 – Bristol Louisiana
Sunday 7th March 2010 – Southampton Hamptons
Monday 8th March 2010 – Brighton Hope