August 13th, 2010

Whatever you consider to be the main elements for forming a great band, the Gin Riots seem to have all bases covered – catchy songs, insightful lyrics, engaging stage presence and already armed with enough rock n’ roll anecdotes for their first biography (stolen girlfriends, underwear-throwing fans and fence-impaled guitarists among the highlights).

Here’s our round-up of the latest UK tour news announced this week, with full ticket details available through our Box Office page.

Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire sold 156’000 copies of their new album ‘The Suburbs‘ in just a week which was enough to propel them to the number one spot on the US Billboard album chart , but many think that part of the success has to do with the pricing policy implemented for the sale of the new disc.