Start your week right here as Live4ever’s very own musical collection offers you all the weekend chart news, updates of brand new tours recently announced and our pick of the week’s new tracks. You can also plan your next seven days with our UK Gig Guide which will show you where tickets are still available for some of the best shows currently going on across Britain.
Klaxons - Surfing The Void
Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ returns to the top of the Album chart this week, replacing last week’s no.1 ‘The Final Frontier’ which drops to #3. Elsewhere, Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’ climbs one place to no.4, and Klaxons’ new album debuts at no.10. In the UK Singles chart, urban act Taio Cruz is at number one with his track ‘Dynamite’.
In the UK Indie Album chart, Mercury-nominees The xx are on top for another week, while Mogwai land at no.7 with their record ‘Special Moves’. In the UK Indie Singles chart, Katy B is at number one with ‘Katy On a Mission’, while The Count & Sinden hold on to no.4.
Top 10 Albums:
1/ Eminem – Recovery
2/ Plan B – The Defamation Of Strickland Banks
3/ Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier
4/ Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
5/ Eliza Doolittle – Eliza Doolittle
6/ Lady Gaga – The Fame
7/ Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
8/ The Saturdays – Headlines
9/ Michael Buble – Crazy Love
10/ Klaxons – Surfing The Void
Top 10 Singles:
1/ Taio Cruz – Dynamite
2/ Eminem – Love The Way You Lie
3/ Flo Rida – Club Can’t Handle Me
4/ Roll Deep – Green Light
5/ Katy B – Katy On a Mission
6/ Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP – We Speak No Americano
7/ Travie McCoy – Billionaire
8/ Brandon Flowers – Crossfire
9/ Ne-Yo – Beautiful Monster
10/ B.o.B – Airplanes
UK Indie Album Chart:
1/ The xx – xx
2/ Vampire Weekend – Contra
3/ Example – Won’t Go Quietly
4/ Dizzee Rascal – Tongue N Cheek
5/ Union – The Union
6/ Jedward – Planet Jedward
7/ Mogwai – Special Moves
8/ The Temper Trap – Conditions
9/ Faithless – The Dance
10/ Prodigy – Invaders Must Die
UK Indie Singles Chart:
1/ Katy B – Katy On a Mission
2/ Example – Kickstarts
3/ DJ Fresh – Gold Dust
4/ The Count & Sinden – After Dark
5/ The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
6/ Adele – Make You Feel My Love
7/ The xx – Islands
8/ Caspa – Love Never Dies (Back For The First)
9/ Kano – Upside
10/ Vampire Weekend – White Sky
Here’s our round-up of the latest UK tour news announced this week, with full ticket details available through our Box Office page.
Interpol will play a one-off London show following the release of their new album. The band will play a date at the Heaven venue on September 15th.
Date:
SEPTEMBER
Heaven (15)
The Answering Machine have announced details of a UK tour to commence at the end of next month. The Manchester band will begin in Crewe on September 24th, and will restart on October 22nd in Leicester.
Dates:
SEPTEMBER
Crewe, The Box (S24)
Manchester, Sound Control (26)
OCTOBER
Leicester, The Sound House (22)
Manchester, The Deaf Institute (26)
London, Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen (27)
Glasgow, King Tut’s (28)
The Bluetones will tour the UK from November in support of their album ‘A New Athens’. The dates will be kicked off in Huddersfield on November 24th.
Dates:
NOVEMBER
Tokyo Huddersfield (24)
FAC251 Manchester (26)
Heaven London (30)
DECEMBER
The Brickyard Carlisle (6)
Gloucester Guildhall (7)
O2 Academy2 Leicester (8)
Waterfront Norwich (12)
Town Mill Mansfield (13)
Maximo Park front man Paul Smith will begin his solo UK tour in October. His new solo album ‘Margins’ is released on October 11th.
Dates:
OCTOBER
Nottingham, Bodega (26)
Leeds, Brudenell (27)
Birmingham, Glee Club (28)
NOVEMBER
Bristol, Thekla (29)
London, Bush Hall (1)
Manchester, Deaf Institute (2)
Glasgow, Classic Grand (3)
Gateshead, Sage 2 (4)
The Courteeners are to follow their UK summer festival appearances with a new winter tour. The dates will include a large homecoming show at Manchester’s MEN Arena on December 10th.
Dates:
DECEMBER
02 Academy Leicester (4)
Glasgow, Barrowlands (5)
London, HMV Forum (7)
02 Academy Leeds (8)
Manchester, MEN Arena (10)
Klaxons will tour the UK and Ireland this November after their new album ’Surfing The Void’ hit the UK top ten this week. The band will visit cities such as Nottingham, Leeds and London before finishing in Dublin on November 23rd.
Dates:
NOVEMBER
Manchester Academy (11)
Norwich UEA (12)
Bournemouth O2 Academy Bournemouth (13)
Nottingham Rock City (14)
London HMV Forum (16)
Birmingham HMV Institute (20)
Glasgow Barrowlands (21)
Leeds O2 Academy Leeds (22)
Dublin Tripod (23)
Our pick of the week’s new tracks is The Cribs’ ‘Housewife’, out now on iTunes:
If you’re wanting to get out to a gig this week find out where tickets are still available for some of the best shows currently going on across Britain with our latest UK Gig Guide. Click on the featured bands to view their full tour details, and if your city or favourite band isn’t featured this week, you can search any event and browse all the featured tours over on our dedicated tickets page.
BIRMINGHAM:
Sunday – Black Mountain @ Hare and Hounds BUY TICKETS
GLASGOW:
Thursday – Doves @ Oran Mor BUY TICKETS
LIVERPOOL:
Wednesday – Modest Mouse @ O2 Academy BUY TICKETS
MANCHESTER:
Saturday – Eels @ Academy BUY TICKETS
SHEFFIELD:
Saturday – Fun Lovin Criminals @ Plug BUY TICKETS
