The Ting Tings have announced a string of shows for Spring 2009 around the UK. Some of their largest dates will culminate in them playing London’s Brixton Academy.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, 19th September, at 10am reportedly.

Wednesday 25th February - Glasgow Academy
Thursday 26th February - Manchester Apollo
Sunday 1st March - Leeds Academy
Monday 2nd March - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Tuesday 3rd March - Portsmouth Guildhall
Thursday 5th March - Swindon Oasis Lesisure Centre
Friday 6th March - London Brixton Academy

You either love their catchy pop, or hate it with a passion… The Ting Tings have announced a fifteen date UK tour.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (4th July) at 9am. Catch them at:

Saturday 20th September - Liverpool Carling Academy
Sunday 21st September - Glasgow Barrowlands
Tuesday 23rd September - Newcastle Carling Academy
Wednesday 24th September - Nottingham Rock City
Thursday 25th September - Southampton Guildhall
Friday 26th September - Sheffield Carling Academy
Sunday 28th September - Norwich UEA
Monday 29th September - Lincoln Engine Shed
Tuesday 30th September - Leicester University
Thursday 2nd October - Manchester Academy
Saturday 4th October - Birmingham Carling Academy
Sunday 5th October - Cardiff University Great Hall
Tuesday 7th October - Bristol Carling Academy
Wednesday 8th October - London Shepherds Bush Empire
Thursday 9th October - London Forum

The Ting Tings have announced a new tour for May, hot off the heals of their April UK tour. Do they ever stop? Who knows.

Tickets for some dates are on sale now, priced at £12, others go on sale on Friday (4th April) at some price I’m not really sure about!

Thursday 15th May - Brighton Komedia (Great Escape Festival - Club NME)
Friday 16th May - Brighton Concorde 2 (Great Escape Festival)
Saturday 17th May - Newcastle Northumbria University
Sunday 18th May - Manchester Academy 2
Monday 19th May - Oxford Academy
Tuesday 20th May - Birmingham Irish Centre
Thursday 22nd May - London Astoria
Friday 23rd May - Sheffield Leadmill
Saturday 24th May - Glasgow QMU
Sunday 25th May - Leeds Cockpit

The Pigeon Detectives, Fratellis, Zutons and CSS have all been announced to be headlining their own three night UK and Ireland tours for MTV as part of their “Brand Spanking New” tours. Some of the best names and up and coming names in the music biz will be making their way around the country, playing venues smaller than they normally do. So be sure to get your tickets when they go on sale on Friday (7th March) at 9am.

The Pigeon Detectives / The Metros / The Rascals
Monday 28th April - Cambridge Junction
Tuesday 29th April - London Islington Academy
Wednesday 30th April - Liverpool Academy

The Fratellis / The Ting Tings / Alphabeat
Sunday 27th April - Cambridge Junction
Monday 28th April - London Islington Academy
Tuesday 29th April - Liverpool Carling Academy

The Zutons / One Night Only / The Script
Sunday 4th May - Cardiff University
Monday 5th May - Glasgow ABC
Tuesday 6th May - Dublin Academy

CSS / The Futureheads / MGMT
Monday 5th May - Cardiff University
Tuesday 6th May - Glasgow ABC
Wednesday 7th May - Dublin Academy

I’ll be honest, I totally missed this one. The Ting Tings have announced a string of dates in early April around the UK, their first full UK Tour.

Tickets are on sale now, priced at £9 for all dates except London which is £10 a ticket.

Wednesday 2nd April - Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Thursday 3rd April - Exeter Cavern Club
Friday 4th April - Northampton Soundhaus
Sunday 6th April - Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Monday 7th April - Coventry Kasbah
Tuesday 8th April - Nottingham Bodega
Thursday 10th April - Stoke Sugarmill
Friday 11th April - Belfast Spring & Brake
Saturday 12th April - Dublin Village
Sunday 13th April - Glasgow King Tuts
Tuesday 15th April - York Fibbers
Wednesday 16th April - London ULU

The Cribs, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, Does It Offend You Yeah? and The Ting Tings have all been confirmed for the 2008 NME Awards 2008 Shockwaves tour. They’ll embark on a month long tour of debauchery, destruction and general childishness around the UK and Ireland throughout February next year.

Tickets are on sale now priced at £15.50 each, but are sure to sell out for most dates pretty quickly.

Tuesday 29th January - Belfast Mandela Hall
Wednesday30th January - Dublin Ambassador Theatre
Friday 1st February - Glasgow Barrowland
Saturday 2nd February - Manchester Academy
Sunday 3rd February - Newcastle Carling Academy
Monday 4th February - Lincoln Engine Shed
Wednesday 6th February - Birmingham Carling Academy
Thursday 7th February - Liverpool University
Friday 8th February - Leeds University
Monday 11th February - Sheffield Octagon
Tuesday 12th February - Nottingham Rock City
Wednesday 13th February - Norwich UEA
Friday 15th February - Cambridge Corn Exchange
Saturday 16th February - Leicester University
Sunday 17th February - Oxford Carling Academy
Tuesday 19th February - Bristol Carling Academy
Wednesday 20th February - Cardiff University
Thursday 21st February - Portsmouth Pyramid
Friday 22nd February - London Brixton Academy

XFM have announced details of a string of Winter Wonderland UK Tour dates, with all sorts of megastars lined up to play some sensational gigs.

As with previous years, all dates are in aid of Shelter, the homeless charity.

Tickets go on sale next Friday (9th November) at 9am, but many of the headlining bands and XFM members can get them as soon as next Wednesday or Thursday by pre-registering or such like.

Sunday 9th December - London Brixton Academy -
Bloc Party, Supergrass, Kate Nash, One Night Only, School of Rock Winner
Monday 10th December - Glasgow Academy -
Stereophonics, The Twang, Special Guests, Figure 5, School of Rock Winner
Tuesday 11th December - Manchester Apollo -
The Charlatans, Special Guests, The Courteeners, The Ting Tings, School of Rock Winner
Wednesday 12th December - Cardiff University -
Super Furry Animals, The Enemy, Kids In Glass Houses, Special guests, Duffy (accoustic set)

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