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The two men accused of plotting to kill singer Joss Stone have been given a life sentence. Junior Bradshaw and Kevin Liverpool planned to kill the singer/actress due to her friendship with royal family members William and Harry.
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has announced that he will be taking a sabbatical from the current tour, citing personal reasons for this departure. The band are currently touring the US.
Kid Cudi has left Good, the music label owned by Kanye West. The departure from the label is said to be an amicable one.
This week saw 132 HMV stores bought by the company Hilco UK. The purchase which is believed to have cost approximately £50million has apparently saved near on 3000 jobs.
Angel Haze has postponed her tour yet again. The rapper is concentrating on her album and has postponed the dates that she has already changed once this year.
Bridie Jackson & The Arbour have been announced as the winners of the Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition. The band will perform on the Pyramid stage at this year’s music event.
Alter Bridge will be touring the UK in October.
16th October – Nottingham Arena, Nottingham
17th October – NIA, Birmingham
18th October – Wembley Arena, London
20th October – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
21st October – Hydro, Glasgow
22nd October – Manchester Arena, Manchester
Tickets for Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra tour are available via www.livenation.co.uk.
28th June – Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury
11th July – The Ritz, Manchester
12th July – Roundhouse, London
13th July – Concorde 2, Brighton
15th July – o2 Academy, Bristol
16th July – The Institute, Birmingham
17th July – The Picture House, Edinburgh
18th July – The Academy, Dublin
Catch Caro Emerald on her September tour. Tickets are available via www.gigsandtours.com.
10th September – Sage 1, Gateshead
11th September – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
13th September – Lowry, Manchester
14th September – Royal Festival Hall, London
16th September – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
17th September – Oxford New Theatre, Oxford
19th September – Colston Hall, Bristol
20th September – Cliff Pavilion, Southend
22nd September – De Montfort Hall, Leicester
23rd September – Regent, Ipswich
25th September – Guildhall, Portsmouth
Drenge are touring over the next few months. Make sure you check them out.
9th April – Portland Arms, Cambridge
10th April – The Cookie Jar, Leicester
11th April – Esquires, Bedford
12th April – The Registry, Portsmouth
13th April – Oakford Sical Club, Reading
17th April – 100 Club, London
20th April – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
23rd April – Night and Day, Manchester
24th April – Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough
25th April – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
26th April – Chameleon, Nottingham
27th April – Welly, Hul
2nd May – Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool
6th May – The Octagon, Sheffield
9th May – Pure, Sunderland
10th May – Nice N Sleazys, Glasgow
16th May – The Great Escape, Brighton
18th May – 60 Million Postcards, Bournemouth
27th May – Evolution Festival, Newcastle
4th June – Hare and Hounds 2, Birmingham
5th June – Barfly, London
6th June – The Joiners, Southampton
7th June – Louisiana, Bristol
5th July – Hop Farm Festival, Paddock Woods
6th July – Blissfields Festival, Winchester
6th July – Hyde Park, London
20th July – Latitude Festival, Southwold
28th July – Kendal Calling, Kendal
3rd August – Y Not Festival, Pikehall
18th August – Beacons Festival, Skipton
6th September – Bestival, Isle of Wight
Ed Harcourt is touring throughout May and June.
16th May – 18th May – Great Escape Festival, Brighton
29th May – Colston Hall 2, Bristol
30th May – Cadogan Hall, London
31st May – Slade Rooms, Wolves
2nd June – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
3rd June – St Philips Salford, Manchester
4th June – Library Theatre, Sheffield
6th June – Holy Trinity, Leeds
7th June – Scandinavian Church, Liverpool
9th June – Sage 2, Newcastle
10th June – NCEM, York
11th June – Arts Centre, Norwich
Tickets for Findlay are available via www.gigsandtours.com.
18th April – Electrowerks, London
19th April – Ruby Lounge, Manchester
2nd May – Liverpool Sound City
3rd May – KU Bar, Stockton
4th May – Live at Leeds, Leeds
16th May – The Great Escape Festival
26th May – Secret Garden Party
Holly Williams will be touring in June.
17th June – Town Hall Birmingham
18th June – o2 ABC, Glasgow
19th June – Sage, Gateshead
20th June – Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
21st June – St Georges Church, Brighton
23rd June – Borderline, London
Melody’s Echo Chamber will be touring during May and June.
3rd May – Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool
4th May – Live at Leeds, Leeds
5th May – Alexandra Palace, London (Grizzly Bear ATP)
25th May – Hammersmith Apollo, London (with Tame Impala)
29th May – Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury
Tickets for The Original Rudeboys UK headlining tour in July are available via www.gigsandtours.com.
9th July – o2 Academy Islington 2, London
10th July – o2 Academy 3, Birmingham
11th July – o2 Academy 2, Liverpool
12th July – o2 Academy 2, Newcastle
15th July – Leadmill Room 2, Sheffield
16th July – Deaf Institute, Manchester
17th July – CF10, Cardiff
Catch Public Service Broadcasting on their upcoming tour.
30th April – An Tobar, Mull
1st May – Sal Mor Ostaig, Skye
2nd May – Ironworks, Inverness
3rd May – Woodlands Centre, Stornoway
4th May – The Arch Inn, Ullapool
5th May – Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore
7th May – The Caves, Edinburgh
8th May – ABC, Glasgow
9th May – The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
10th May – The Cluny, Newcastle
11th May – Westgarth Social Club, Leeds
13th May – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
14th May – Sound Control, Manchester
15th May – The Kazimier, Liverpool
16th May – The Leadmill, Sheffield
17th May – Bodega Social Club, Nottingham
18th May – HMV Institute Temple, Birmingham
20th May – Roxx, Southampton
21st May – The Haunt, Brighton
22nd May – Village Underground, London
23rd May – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
24th May – The Fleece, Bristol
25th May – Open, Norwich
27th May – Village Underground, London
28th May – The Stiff Kitten, Belfast
30th May – Cyprus Avenue, Cork
31st May – The Button Factory, Dublin
The Summer Set are touring in May and June. Are you going?
20th May – Academy 2, Oxford
21st May – Thekla, Bristol
22nd May – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
24th May – Rock City Basement, Nottingham
25th May – Slam Dunk Festival, Leeds
26th May – Slam Dunk Festival, Hatfield
27th May – Slam Dunk Festival, Wolverhampton
28th May – Tuts/Garage, Glasgow
29th May – Academy 2, Newcastle
30th May – Academy 2, Liverpool
31st May – KCLSU, London
1st June – Deaf Institute, Manchester
Catch to Kill A King who are on tour this week.
9th April – HMV Temple Bar, Birmingham (with Spring Offensive)
10th April – Scala, London (with Shields & The Edmondsons)
11th April – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (with Spring Offensive)
12th April – Ruby Lounge, Manchester (with Spring Offensive)
13th April – Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow (with Spring Offensive)
UB40 will be touring in June.
14th June – Skydrome Arena, Coventry
17th June – Planet Ice Arena, Peterborough
20th June – Planet Ice Arena, Isle of Wight
21st June – Planet Ice Arena, Cardiff
Check out Unknown Mortal Orchestra when they tour the UK in May.
1st May – King Tuts, Glasgow
2nd May – Academy 2, Dublin
3rd May – The Garage, Liverpool
4th May – The Cockpit, Leeds
6th May – Deaf Institute, Manchester
7th May – Thekla, Bristol
8th May – Temple Room, Birmingham
10th May – ATP Festival
16th May – Village Underground, London
Willie Nile will be touring the UK in April and May.
19th April – The St Bonaventures Social Club, Bristol
20th April – National Record Store Day, Sub-Tone, Cheltenham
22nd April – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford
24th April – The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
25th April – The New Roscoe, Leeds
26th April – Snow Goose Live, Macclesfield
27th April – The Cluny, Newcastle
28th April – The Brickyard, Carlisle
30th April – The Musician, Leicester
2nd May – The 100 Club, London
3rd May – Tingewick Village Hall, Nr Buckingham
5th May – The Tropicana Club, Ruislip
Check out Wolf Alice on their upcoming tour.
2nd May – Birthdays, London (Sold Out)
4th May – Live at Leeds Festival
5th May – City Sound Project, Canterbury
16th May –Great Escape Festival, Brighton
20th May – Kasbah, Coventry
21st May – Bar Bloc, Glasgow
22nd May – Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough
23rd May – Think Tank at Hoults Yard, Newcastle
24th May – Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester
25th May – Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol
26th May – Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham
28th May – Thekla, Bristol (with Tribes)
29th May – Roundhouse, London (with Tribes)
30th May – Arts Centre, Norwich
31st May – The Victoria, Birmingham
1st June – Buffalo Bar, Cardiff
3rd June – Joiners, Southampton
4th June – The Lexington, London
5th June – Jericho, Oxford
6th June – Shipping Forecast, Liverpool
7th June – Esquires, Bedford
8th June – 60 Million Postcards, Bournemouth
4th August – Y Not Festival
Young Kato will be touring throughout May and June
21st May – o2 Academy 2, Oxford
23rd May – Red Room, Nottingham
25th May – The Leopard, Doncaster
27th May – o2 Academy 3, Birmingham
29th May – Sugarmill, Stoke
1st June – Hunter Club, Bury St Edmunds
3rd June – The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
5th June – Islington Bar Academy, London
7th June – The Compass, Chester
10th June – The Boileroom, Guildford
12th June – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
15th June – Pigs, Cheltenham
House of Gold & Bones Part 2 – Stone Sour
Paramore – Paramore
The Journey – Big Country
Overgrown – James Blake
Walkin’ On A Pretty Daze – Kurt Vile
Device – Device
Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow – Counting Crows
Dreamchaser – Sarah Brightman
Here’s Willy Moon – Willy Moon