Former Pop Idol, Will Young has announced a new tour for November and December around the UK’s theatres.

The tour comes in support of Young’s forthcoming album, ‘Let It Go’, released on Monday 29th September. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday, 4th July at 9am.

Sunday 16th November – Newcastle City Hall
Monday 17th November – Harrogate International Centre
Tuesday 18th November – Liverpool Philharmonic
Thursday 20th November – Glasgow Roayal Concert Hall
Sunday 23rd November – Manchester Apollo
Tuesday 25th November – Sheffield City Hall
Thursday 27th November – Oxford New Theatre
Friday 28th November – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Sunday 30th November – Portsmouth Guildhall
Monday 1st December – Bristol Colston Hall
Wednesday 3rd December – Ipswich Regent Theatre
Thursday 4th December – Brighton Dome
Friday 5th December – Cardiff St. David’s Hall
Sunday 7th December – Birmingham Symphony Hall
Tuesday 9th December - Plymouth Pavillions
Thursday 11th December – Bournemouth International Centre
Friday 12th December – London Roundhouse

You may not have heard of many of the bands, but much celebrated indie record label Young & Lost Club have announced that they’re taking some of their bands on tour in February. Catch Noah & The Whale headlining, and Naked & The Boys and Lord Auch supporting..

Tickets are on sale now priced between £6 and £7.50 for the below dates.

Monday 4th February – Nottingham Bodega
Tuesday 5th February – Wolverhampton Little Civic
Wednesday 6th February – Bristol Thekla
Thursday 7th February – Manchester Night & Day
Sunday 10th February – Brighton The Albert
Monday 11th February – London ICA
Tuesday 12th February – Norwich Arts Centre
Wednesday 13th February – Glasgow Art School
Thursday 14th February – Leeds Brudenell Social Club

The Young Knives have announced a pretty extensive UK and Ireland tour in February and March, stopping off at some places quite off the beaten track.

Tickets are on sale now, priced between £7 (Hartlepool) and £13.10 (London)

Tuesday 26th February – London Astoria
Wednesday 27th February – Manchester Academy
Thursday 28th February – Glasgow Classic Grand
Friday 29th February – Bradford St George’s Hall
Monday 3rd March – Bath Moles
Tuesday 4th March – Truro Tuck Shop
Wednesday 5th March – Plymouth University
Thursday 6th March – Gloucester Guildhall
Thursday 13th March – Cleethorpes the Pier
Friday 14th March – Hartlepool Escobar
Saturday 15th March – Stirling Fubar
Sunday 16th March – Aberdeen Moshulu
Tuesday 18th March – Dundee Fat Sam’s
Friday 21st March – Tamworth the Palace
Saturday 22nd March – Swansea Sin City
Sunday 23rd March – Dublin Whelans
Monday 24th March – Belfast Spring and Airbrake
Wednesday 26th March – Wrexham Central Station
Thursday 27th March – Leicester University
Friday 28th March – Crewe the M Club
Saturday 29th March – Chatham Tap N Tin
Sunday 30th March – Southend Chinnery’s

Photo taken from Vern’s flickr stream.

Looking for the 2008 Mencap Gigs? Click here. This page is about 2007’s Mencap Gigs!

Updates: I’ve just added the 20th November gig and the 26th November gigs, thanks to a comment from Kathryn below. This was originally posted on 4th October.

The brilliant Mencap have announced this year’s “Little Noise Sessions”, a series of intimate, acoustic gigs, which will take place from Tuesday 20th November to Wednesday 28 November 2007, at Islington’s Union Chapel in London. They’ll be hosted by Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley.

To get tickets you’ll have to register here to get tickets when they go on sale. Ticket registration opens on Tuesday 2 October and closes at 12.00 Friday 19 October. Those who have registered can then buy tickets online on a first-come-first-served basis from 9am on Monday 22 October. Tickets are £35 each.

The gigs will raise money for Mencap’s Arts Awards scheme which enables children and young people with a learning disability to take part in local arts projects.

Tuesday 20th November – Secret Headliner, Jack Penate, Laura Marling, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Wednesday 21st November – Athlete and The Hoosiers
Thursday 22nd November – Will Young, Newton Faulkner and Adele
Friday 23rd November – Biffy Clyro, We Are Scientists and Young Knives
Saturday 24th November – The Pigeon Detectives and The Metros
Sunday 25th November – Snow Patrol and Cajun Dance Party
Monday 26th November – Kate Nash, Robyn, The Ting Tings
Tuesday 27th November – The Enemy + Special Guests
Wednesday 28th November – Keane, Rilo Kiley + Scouting For Girls

The Young Knives have taken the opportunity of being nominated for the Mercury Music Prize to announce an 11 date tour of the UK in November.

Be sure to catch them at:

Friday 2nd November – Leeds Cockpit
Saturday 3rd November – York Fibbers
Sunday 4th November – Newcastle Cluny
Monday 5th November – Glasgow King Tuts
Tuesday 6th November – Manchester Night & Day
Wednesday 7th November – Birmingham Barfly
Friday 9th November – Exeter Cavern
Saturday 10th November – Southampton Joiners
Sunday 11th November – Reading Fez
Monday 12th November – Bristol Thekla
Tuesday 13th November – London Dingwalls

Tickets are on sale now.

Photo taken from Vern’s flickr stream.