Snow Patrol New Dates for 2010

	We can finally now reveal Snow Patrol's UK tour dates for January/February 2012. The band will play shows in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Liverpool, Nottingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, Bournemouth and London as part of the UK & Ireland 2012 tour, that also includes the previously announced dates in Dublin and Belfast. Support for the full tour will come from Mercury Prize nominated Everything Everything, who Snow Patrol have personally chosen to join them on the road. The new shows are: Tickets for these shows will go on general sale on Friday 11th November via Ticketmaster.co.uk (Scottish shows only) and Gigsandtours.com (English shows only). Pre-sale tickets will be available exclusively from Tuesday 8th November to those that have pre-ordered the new album 'Fallen Empires', which you can still do now via the SP store and 7digital. CLICK TO PRE-ORDER THE CD, VINYL OR DELUXE CD/DVD CLICK TO PRE-ORDER THE DOWNLOAD At the point of purchase you will be informed as to when you will receive your pre sale code. Please note that the codes will not be sent to you immediately after ordering your copy of the album. The pre sale codes will no longer be available to new pre-orders after 17:00 on the 10th of November, so if you would like access to the pre sale then please pre order your copy of the album before then to be sent a code. If you have previously pre-ordered your copy of the album, via one of the links above, you should have already received this access code and - as long as it has not been used previously - can be used for these new dates.

2:54 Got A Hold

2:54 reveal a second helping to their forthcoming EP ‘Scarlet’ – check out Got A Hold here.

You can pre order the EP, due for release Nov 14,  on limited 7” vinyl from Rough Trade here.

New Duke Spirit tour dates 2012

The Duke Spirit have announced new tour dates for March 2012 – you can get your hands on tickets from 9am today. Dates are:

MAR 1 - MANCHESTER RUBY LOUNGE

MAR 2 - LEEDS COCKPIT*

MAR 3 - GLASGOW KING TUTS

MAR 5 - BRISTOL FLEECE

MAR 6 - BRIGHTON KOMEDIA

*Tickets for the postponed Cockpit show on Sept 19th remain valid for this show.

Ticket purchase: www.thedukespirit.com

If you missed the band on Channel Four’s On Track with SEAT, cutting 4 tracks lie to vinyl on Wednesday night this week, you can watch again here, and download their awesome cover of Motorhead’s ‘Damage Case’ for FREE right here: http://on.fb.me/ontrackdukespirit  

Enjoy

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XFM Winter Wonderland – Kaiser Chiefs and The Maccabees

The Kaiser Chiefs have been announced to headline XFM Winter Wonderland on Dec 14th 2011, with The Maccabees also announced today on the same bill at O2 Academy Brixton.
Tickets went onsale this morning - links all on XFM's website here

See you down the front
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Watch elbow Live From Manchester Cathedral TONIGHT

elbow are playing a super special hometown gig at Manchester Cathedral for BBC Radio 2.

If you aren’t one of the lucky ones who got tickets, you can watch on the big screen at Exchange Square in Manchester, via the snazzy red button on tele (point remote towards your digital tv and hit said red button at 9pm tonight and voila, elbow in your living room), or go to www.elbow.co.uk where it will be streamed LIVE. Plus obviously, live on Radio 2.

If that wasn’t enough, the encore will be broadcast live on BBC 6Music from 10pm on Gideon Coe's evening show.

Hooray.

2:54 on the Rebel Playlist...

Fictions newest family members 2:54 have a new single ‘Scarlet’ up for Steve Lamacqs Rebel Playlist!!!
You can vote here only if you like it!

And buy it here  if you heart it!

The Maccabees announce new record

Hooray for Tuesdays. This morning The Maccabees announced their third album, titled ‘Given To The Wild’, will be released 9th January 2012. Check out a video of the band working on the album on their site www.themaccabees.co.uk

Tracklisting:

'Child'

'Pelican'

'Feel To Follow'

'Ayla'

'Glimmer'

'Forever I've Known'

'Heave'

'Go'

'Unknow'

'Went Away'

'Slowly One'

'Grew Up At Midnight'

The band are touring pre-release in November, info on tickets here - http://bit.ly/ojmtja

More news to follow soon...

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