Here are the latest tours and festivals announced this week. Don’t miss out, there are tickets available by clicking on the ticket links next to the event:
DOVES
Manchester band Doves will hit the road this Spring in support of their upcoming ‘Best Of ‘ compilation. Tickets are available from the link below from 9am (BST) tomorrow (19th).
Doves Play:
APRIL
Hull City Hall, 28
Leicester De Montfort Hall, 29
MAY
O2 Academy Glasgow, 1
Blackburn King George’s Hall, 2
Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall, 4
Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 5
London Troxy, 6
Liverpool University, 8
Bradford St George’s Hall, 9
MOTORHEAD
Veteran rockers Motorhead announced details of a lengthy UK tour this week to celebrate their 35th anniversary. Again, tickets will be available from the link below from 9am (BST) tomorrow (19th).
Dates:
NOVEMBER
Aberdeen Music Hall (8)
Glasgow Academy (9)
Newcastle City Hall (10)
Blackburn King Georges (12)
Llandudno Arena (13)
Derby Assembly Rooms (15)
Manchester Apollo (16)
Leicester De Montfort Hall (18)
Bristol Colston Hall (19)
Southampton Guildhall (21)
Cambridge Corn Exchange (22)
Wolverhampton Civic (22)
Leeds Academy (25)
London Brixton Academy (27)
Brighton Centre (28)
TEENAGE FANCLUB
Scotland’s Teenage Fanclub will tour the UK in May and June, beginning in Manchester in May 27th. Tickets are on sale now.
Dates:
MAY
Manchester Academy 2 (27)
Sheffield Leadmill (28)
JUNE
Aberdeen Warehouse (1)
O2 ABC Glasgow (2)
Edinburgh Liquid Rooms (3)
Leeds Cockpit (4)
O2 Academy Bristol (6)
O2 Academy Birmingham (7)
THE BLACK KEYS
US blues rockers The Black Keys will play three UK shows this summer in support of their new album ‘Brothers‘, which is out on May 17th. They will play London’s Roundhouse on June 23rd, followed by dates at the Birmingham Academy on July 8th, and the Manchester Academy on July 9th. Tickets are on sale from the 19th March at 9am (BST).
THE BLUETONES
Britpop band The Bluetones will begin a tour next month, beginning in Edinburgh on April 10th. Tickets are available now.
Full Tour:
APRIL
Edinburgh, Bongo (10)
Aberdeen, Moshulu (11)
Dundee, Doghouse (12)
York, Fibbers (14)
Newcastle, Academy 2 (15)
Aldershot, West End Centre (17)
Sheffield, Academy 2 (18)
Liverpool, Academy 2 (20)
Bristol, Thekla (21)
Nottingham, Rescue Rooms (22)
Crewe, The Box (23)
Preston, 53 Degrees (25)
Wrexham, Central Station (26)
Manchester, Moho (27)
Oxford, Academy (30)
MAY
Yeovil, Orange Box (1)
Cardiff, Club Ifor Bach (2)
Birmingham, Academy (3)
Brighton, Concorde (5)
Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms (6)
London, Forum (8)
Leicester, Music Café (9)
OTHER SELECTED EVENTS
Limited tickets remain available for this year’s V Festival, which takes place at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Weston Park in Staffordshire at the end of August. Acts appearing include Kasabian, Prodigy and Kings Of Leon.
Muse have tickets still up for grabs for their two dates at Wembley Stadium in September:
The 2010 Isle Of Wight Festival takes place over the weekend of 11-13th June. A brilliant headline bill has Sir Paul McCartney, Jay Z and The Strokes all appearing.
Check out what other gigs you can still catch this week by taking a look through our Weekly Gig Guide, where you can also use our search engine to find any gig you’re looking for: