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I Was A Cub Scout Announce New Album Details And extensive tour dates...
By James Dannatt on 20 September 2007
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I Was A Cub Scout are set to release their debut album ‘I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope’ at the beginning of next year.
Produced by Grammy award winning Hugh Padgham, the album is in its final stages of mixing and will include the singles ‘Our Smallest Adventures’, ‘Pink Squares’ and ‘Part 2’.
The band are currently on tour supporting Kill Hannah and Forward Russia and will make an appearance at a couple of festivals later in the year.
Tickets for the shows are on sale now and can be purchased through Gigwise by clicking the link below.
Meanwhile, to find other gigs in your area, go to our Gig Guide, here.
The dates are as follows:
Oxford, Truck Festival – September22
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Kid Harpoon Readies Full UK Tour And details of his first EP...
By Scott Colothan on 20 September 2007
Kid Harpoon has announced details of his new EP and a headline UK tour for next month.
‘The First EP’ is set to feature tracks not available on his forthcoming debut album and includes ‘Milkmaid’ as the leading track.
The London artist is currently on tour with The Wombats and The Holloways and will go it alone with his band The Powers That Be for a headline tour in October.
As always, you can get your tour tickets through Gigwise by clicking the link below. He plays:
Manchester, Night & Day – October 21
Southampton, Joiners – 23
Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach – 26
Leeds, Adelphi – 28
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The Wombats Ready Christmas Tour Including their biggest dates yet...
By Scott Colothan on 19 September 2007
The Wombats have announced details of their biggest UK tour dates yet, taking place this December.
The eleven date stint includes a massive show at London’s KOKO and the first ever gig to be held at the Ulverston Coronation Hall in the Lake District.
Preceding the tour dates, the Liverpool outfit will release their excellently titled album ‘The Wombats Proudly Present… A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation’ on October 26. Two weeks earlier their new single ‘Let’s Dance To Joy Division’ hits the shelves.
Tickets for the tour dates go on sale this Friday (September 21) at 9am. As always, you can get them through Gigwise.
They play the following shows:
Aberdeen Moshulu – December 1
Manchester Academy – 3
Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall – 5
London KOKO – 7
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Manchester Orchestra To Support Kings Of Leon On their UK tour...
By James Dannatt on 18 September 2007
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Manchester Orchestra are set to support Kings Of Leon on their upcoming UK tour.
Although the five piece band have only been around for two years they have been given the honour to support the Nashville rockers as they showcase their new album ‘Because Of The Times’.
Before the support slots, the band will also play UK dates for their own headline tour at the end of month.
Manchester Orchestra Headline Tour
Glasgow, Nice ‘n’ Sleary – September 21
Manchester, Night ‘n’ Dry - 23
London, Islington Academy - 25
Hull, Arena - 30
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Hadouken! To Release USB Mixtape Album Featuring new material...
By Jason Gregory on 18 September 2007
Hadouken! have announced plans to release a mixtape mini-album on November 12th.
The unique album, entitled, 'Not Here To Please You,' will be released exclusively on USB memory stick, and will feature six new songs, as well as a host of the band’s remixes.
As well as a new version of, ‘Liquid Lives,’ the album will also feature a remix of Bloc Party’s, ‘The Prayer.’
The band will offer fans a taster of what to expect from the mixtape by releasing another new song via their website on November 5th.
The tracklisting for the album is:
'Leap Of Faith'
'Girls'
'Bounce'
'You Can't Be That'
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Ra Ra Riot To Support Editors On UK Tour Following US stint...
By Jason Gregory on 18 September 2007
Ra Ra Riot will support Editors on their forthcoming UK Tour it’s been announced.
The UK shows throughout October will be the second time this year that the band have supported Editors – they’re currently on tour with the band in America.
The tour will also coincide with the release of the band’s new single, ‘Dying Is Fine,’ which comes out on October 15th.
Following the tragic death of their drummer, John Pike, earlier this year, the band are currently playing live with Cameron Wisch.
The only dates on Editors tour the band will not feature on are October 18-20, when they travel to Iceland to play the Iceland Airwaves Festival.
Tickets for Editors tour are on sale now and can be purchased from Gigwise by clicking the link below.
Editors tour dates are as follows:
Norwich, UEA – October 1
Exeter, University - 3
Oxford, Academy - 6
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Los Campesinos! New Single Details Including Black Flag cover...
By C Taylor on 15 September 2007
Los Campesinos! have announced details of a new single to go with their upcoming UK tour.
Details of the band's tour, which kicks off in Dublin on the 2 October, can be gleaned here.
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The Whip Announce New Tour And Single Plus support dates with Hadouken!...
By James Dannatt on 13 September 2007
The Whip have announced details of their new single and a supporting tour with Hadouken! and Late Of The Pier, plus a full UK headline tour.
The band are currently in the studio with Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys/Kasabian) working on their album after signing a record deal with Southern Fried records.
‘Sister Siam’ will be released November 12 to coincide with the bands headline tour.
Tickets for the tour are on sale now and are available through Gigiwse by following the link below.
Leicester, Leicester University – 28
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The Delta Fiasco Announce Debut Single Details 'Paperhouse' out in October...
By Daniel Melia on 11 September 2007
Long time Gigwise favourites The Delta Fiasco have announced details of their debut single due out next month.
The Liverpool based trio will release ‘Paperhouse’ via Los Angeles label Smoke And Mirrors on October 15.
The single will come as a 7” and 12” vinyl plus a download will also be available. The band are planning to release an EP and debut album in 2008.
The Delta Fiasco have a number of live commitments around the UK over the next few months, the dates are:
Liverpool, Korova – September 14
Liverpool, Korova – October 13
Hull, Welly – 19
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Brighton Live Line Up Announced Gigwise has all the info...
By Jason Gregory on 6 September 2007
The completed line up for the forth edition of Brighton Live has been revealed.
The week long event will feature headlining performances from recent Gigwise Presents… stars Maths Class, Mechanical Bride, Peggy Sue and The Pirates, Mr Device and Shrag.
As one of the events official partners, Gigwise will be bringing you the best coverage of this year’s Brighton Live.
For more information on Brighton Live, click here.
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