Music News: Monday 8th April 2013

Headlines

Murder Plotters Given Life

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.

Richie Sambora Announces Sabbatical

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 Leaves Good

Kid Cudi has left Good, the music label owned by Kanye West. The departure from the label is said to be an amicable one.

HMV Saved?

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 Postpones Tour Again

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.

Glastonbury Emerging Talent Winner Announced

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.

Live Announcements

Alter Bridge

Alter Bridge will be touring the UK in October.

16^th October – Nottingham Arena, Nottingham

17^th October – NIA, Birmingham

18^th October – Wembley Arena, London

20^th October – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

21^st October – Hydro, Glasgow

22^nd October – Manchester Arena, Manchester

Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra

Tickets for Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra tour are available via www.livenation.co.uk.

28^th June – Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury

11^th July – The Ritz, Manchester

12^th July – Roundhouse, London

13^th July – Concorde 2, Brighton

15^th July – o2 Academy, Bristol

16^th July – The Institute, Birmingham

17^th July – The Picture House, Edinburgh

18^th July – The Academy, Dublin

Caro Emerald

Catch Caro Emerald on her September tour. Tickets are available via www.gigsandtours.com.

10^th September – Sage 1, Gateshead

11^th September – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow

13^th September – Lowry, Manchester

14^th September – Royal Festival Hall, London

16^th September – Symphony Hall, Birmingham

17^th September – Oxford New Theatre, Oxford

19^th September – Colston Hall, Bristol

20^th September – Cliff Pavilion, Southend

22^nd September – De Montfort Hall, Leicester

23^rd September – Regent, Ipswich

25^th September – Guildhall, Portsmouth

Drenge

Drenge are touring over the next few months. Make sure you check them out.

9^th April – Portland Arms, Cambridge

10^th April – The Cookie Jar, Leicester

11^th April – Esquires, Bedford

12^th April – The Registry, Portsmouth

13^th April – Oakford Sical Club, Reading

17^th April – 100 Club, London

20^th April – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

23^rd April – Night and Day, Manchester

24^th April – Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough

25^th April – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh

26^th April – Chameleon, Nottingham

27^th April – Welly, Hul

2^nd May – Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool

6^th May – The Octagon, Sheffield

9^th May – Pure, Sunderland

10^th May – Nice N Sleazys, Glasgow

16^th May – The Great Escape, Brighton

18^th May – 60 Million Postcards, Bournemouth

27^th May – Evolution Festival, Newcastle

4^th June – Hare and Hounds 2, Birmingham

5^th June – Barfly, London

6^th June – The Joiners, Southampton

7^th June – Louisiana, Bristol

5^th July – Hop Farm Festival, Paddock Woods

6^th July – Blissfields Festival, Winchester

6^th July – Hyde Park, London

20^th July – Latitude Festival, Southwold

28^th July – Kendal Calling, Kendal

3^rd August – Y Not Festival, Pikehall

18^th August – Beacons Festival, Skipton

6^th September – Bestival, Isle of Wight

Ed Harcourt

Ed Harcourt is touring throughout May and June.

16^th May – 18^th May – Great Escape Festival, Brighton

29^th May – Colston Hall 2, Bristol

30^th May – Cadogan Hall, London

31^st May – Slade Rooms, Wolves

2^nd June – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge

3^rd June – St Philips Salford, Manchester

4^th June – Library Theatre, Sheffield

6^th June – Holy Trinity, Leeds

7^th June – Scandinavian Church, Liverpool

9^th June – Sage 2, Newcastle

10^th June – NCEM, York

11^th June – Arts Centre, Norwich

Findlay

Tickets for Findlay are available via www.gigsandtours.com.

18^th April – Electrowerks, London

19^th April – Ruby Lounge, Manchester

2^nd May – Liverpool Sound City

3^rd May – KU Bar, Stockton

4^th May – Live at Leeds, Leeds

16^th May – The Great Escape Festival

26^th May – Secret Garden Party

Holly Williams

Holly Williams will be touring in June.

17^th June – Town Hall Birmingham

18^th June – o2 ABC, Glasgow

19^th June – Sage, Gateshead

20^th June – Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

21^st June – St Georges Church, Brighton

23^rd June – Borderline, London

Melody’s Echo Chamber

Melody’s Echo Chamber will be touring during May and June.

3^rd May – Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool

4^th May – Live at Leeds, Leeds

5^th May – Alexandra Palace, London (Grizzly Bear ATP)

25^th May – Hammersmith Apollo, London (with Tame Impala)

29^th May – Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury

The Original Rudeboys

Tickets for The Original Rudeboys UK headlining tour in July are available via www.gigsandtours.com.

9^th July – o2 Academy Islington 2, London

10^th July – o2 Academy 3, Birmingham

11^th July – o2 Academy 2, Liverpool

12^th July – o2 Academy 2, Newcastle

15^th July – Leadmill Room 2, Sheffield

16^th July – Deaf Institute, Manchester

17^th July – CF10, Cardiff

Public Service Broadcasting

Catch Public Service Broadcasting on their upcoming tour.

30^th April – An Tobar, Mull

1^st May – Sal Mor Ostaig, Skye

2^nd May – Ironworks, Inverness

3^rd May – Woodlands Centre, Stornoway

4^th May – The Arch Inn, Ullapool

5^th May – Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore

7^th May – The Caves, Edinburgh

8^th May – ABC, Glasgow

9^th May – The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

10^th May – The Cluny, Newcastle

11^th May – Westgarth Social Club, Leeds

13^th May – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

14^th May – Sound Control, Manchester

15^th May – The Kazimier, Liverpool

16^th May – The Leadmill, Sheffield

17^th May – Bodega Social Club, Nottingham

18^th May – HMV Institute Temple, Birmingham

20^th May – Roxx, Southampton

21^st May – The Haunt, Brighton

22^nd May – Village Underground, London

23^rd May – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

24^th May – The Fleece, Bristol

25^th May – Open, Norwich

27^th May – Village Underground, London

28^th May – The Stiff Kitten, Belfast

30^th May – Cyprus Avenue, Cork

31^st May – The Button Factory, Dublin

The Summer Set

The Summer Set are touring in May and June. Are you going?

20^th May – Academy 2, Oxford

21^st May – Thekla, Bristol

22^nd May – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

24^th May – Rock City Basement, Nottingham

25^th May – Slam Dunk Festival, Leeds

26^th May – Slam Dunk Festival, Hatfield

27^th May – Slam Dunk Festival, Wolverhampton

28^th May – Tuts/Garage, Glasgow

29^th May – Academy 2, Newcastle

30^th May – Academy 2, Liverpool

31^st May – KCLSU, London

1^st June – Deaf Institute, Manchester

To Kill A King

Catch to Kill A King who are on tour this week.

9^th April – HMV Temple Bar, Birmingham (with Spring Offensive)

10^th April – Scala, London (with Shields & The Edmondsons)

11^th April – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (with Spring Offensive)

12^th April – Ruby Lounge, Manchester (with Spring Offensive)

13^th April – Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow (with Spring Offensive)

UB40

UB40 will be touring in June.

14^th June – Skydrome Arena, Coventry

17^th June – Planet Ice Arena, Peterborough

20^th June – Planet Ice Arena, Isle of Wight

21^st June – Planet Ice Arena, Cardiff

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Check out Unknown Mortal Orchestra when they tour the UK in May.

1^st May – King Tuts, Glasgow

2^nd May – Academy 2, Dublin

3^rd May – The Garage, Liverpool

4^th May – The Cockpit, Leeds

6^th May – Deaf Institute, Manchester

7^th May – Thekla, Bristol

8^th May – Temple Room, Birmingham

10^th May – ATP Festival

16^th May – Village Underground, London

Willie Nile

Willie Nile will be touring the UK in April and May.

19^th April – The St Bonaventures Social Club, Bristol

20^th April – National Record Store Day, Sub-Tone, Cheltenham

22^nd April – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford

24^th April – The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth

25^th April – The New Roscoe, Leeds

26^th April – Snow Goose Live, Macclesfield

27^th April – The Cluny, Newcastle

28^th April – The Brickyard, Carlisle

30^th April – The Musician, Leicester

2^nd May – The 100 Club, London

3^rd May – Tingewick Village Hall, Nr Buckingham

5^th May – The Tropicana Club, Ruislip

Wolf Alice

Check out Wolf Alice on their upcoming tour.

2^nd May – Birthdays, London (Sold Out)

4^th May – Live at Leeds Festival

5^th May – City Sound Project, Canterbury

16^th May –Great Escape Festival, Brighton

20^th May – Kasbah, Coventry

21^st May – Bar Bloc, Glasgow

22^nd May – Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough

23^rd May – Think Tank at Hoults Yard, Newcastle

24^th May – Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester

25^th May – Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol

26^th May – Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham

28^th May – Thekla, Bristol (with Tribes)

29^th May – Roundhouse, London (with Tribes)

30^th May – Arts Centre, Norwich

31^st May – The Victoria, Birmingham

1^st June – Buffalo Bar, Cardiff

3^rd June – Joiners, Southampton

4^th June – The Lexington, London

5^th June – Jericho, Oxford

6^th June – Shipping Forecast, Liverpool

7^th June – Esquires, Bedford

8^th June – 60 Million Postcards, Bournemouth

4^th August – Y Not Festival

Young Kato

Young Kato will be touring throughout May and June

21^st May – o2 Academy 2, Oxford

23^rd May – Red Room, Nottingham

25^th May – The Leopard, Doncaster

27^th May – o2 Academy 3, Birmingham

29^th May – Sugarmill, Stoke

1^st June – Hunter Club, Bury St Edmunds

3^rd June – The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

5^th June – Islington Bar Academy, London

7^th June – The Compass, Chester

10^th June – The Boileroom, Guildford

12^th June – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

15^th June – Pigs, Cheltenham

Released This Week

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