Tag: tour

New band: Miles Kane

Ok, I know he is neither ‘new’ nor a ‘band’, but as the debut album from Miles Kane is on the horizon, as well as a tour of the UK, it seems like the prefect time to give him a mention.

The Specials – 2011 European tour

Looks like The Specials reunion is more permanent than initially anticipated, with the dates now in place for a European tour for September and October 2011, with a final London date at the Alexandra Palace scheduled for November. It sounds a long time off, but tickets actually go on sale […]

The Like – Wishing He Was Dead

The last single went down well on this site, so here's the new single from The Like – Wishing He Was Dead. Interestingly, the band seem to have got a lot of mainstream coverage of late, so this 60s-style pop single could make a dent in the charts when it […]

The Chords tour dates in August

Ok, here's the thing. I keep getting emails from various promoters saying they have The Chords on. So rather than keep posting those up individually (and because I know it's not something that necessarily appeals to everyone), here are all the tour dates, so you can pick one the one […]

The Like to tour the UK

We featured The Like a while back in our new bands section, when we were intrigued by the 60s-inspired girl band's He's Not A  Boy video. Well, if you liked that's there's a number of tour dates on the band's MySpace page, including a number in the UK. Those dates […]

Sharon Jones in London & Manchester

After a recent London gig at Koko, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are back again, playing shows in London and Manchester, but not for some time yet. Presumably to promote the new album, I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone Records), the band return for two exclusive shows this November at […]

The Harder They Come – the musical

Bit late on this, but if you've not seen the stage version of The Harder They Come, the production has just started a UK tour. I've yet to see it myself to be honest, but with the sound of things, if you love the 1972 film and the music from […]