Gigs - 13 January 2008

by New Noise

First batch of gigs in the New Year and there's some corkers in here

"We suggest quick peeks at some of 2008's early hopefuls - spikey ADHD popsters Late Of The Pier or New Kids gone awry The Pistolas"

Gigs are listed in alphabetical order, by artist. The artists included in this update are shown first before the full listings.

In this update:
Gigs
Alice (McLaughlin) & The Majesty
Nels Andrews
Angus & Julia Stone
Athlete
The Black Crowes
The Cave Singers s. Band Of Horses
Gabriella Cilmi
Lupen Crook
The Cult
Dead Meadow
Nancy Elizabeth
Explosions In The Sky
From Autumn To Ashes
Glasvegas
The Gutter Twins
iLiKETRAiNS
Imperial Leisure
Georgie James
The Kissaway Trail
Korn
Kyte s. iLiKETRAiNS
Late Of The Pier
Levy
Madam
Mad Caddies
Merz
MGMT
MV + EE
Bob Mould
My American Heart s. The Blackout
The National
Nephu Huzzband
Not Advised
Gary Numan
Pistolas
Rasputina
Robots In Disguise
Sarabeth Tucek
The Secret Handshake s. The Rocket Summer
Slaves To Gravity
Stars
Stone Gods
The Twang
Underworld
The Wave Pictures
The Whitest Boy Alive
You Me At Six s. We Are The Ocean
You Me At Six s. The Audition
One offs and specials
E4’s SKINS HITS THE ROAD FOR A RIOTOUS SECOND SERIES TOUR
**Moshi Moshi new bands tour + free mp3: introducing The Wave Pictures and Slow Club**
Rockstar Taste of Chaos

Gigs

Alice (McLaughlin) & The Majesty
Fri 1st King Tuts Glasgow
Sat 2nd The Courthouse Thirsk
Sun 3rd Cockpit Leeds
Mon 4th Louisiana Bristol
Wed 6th The Ruby Lounge Manchester
Fri 8th Glee Club Birmingham
Sat 9th *Komedia Brighton
Mon 11th Bodega Club Nottingham
Tue 12th Borderline London
Wed 13th Boileroom Guilford

Nels Andrews
MARCH
5th Maze, Nottingham
6th The Yorkshire House, Lancaster
7th Green Note, London
8th The Chattery, Swansea
9th Live At The Talbot Hotel, Tregaron, Wales

Angus & Julia Stone
JANUARY 27th: FALMOUTH (Cornwall) – SOLD OUT, Miss Peapods
29th JAN, BIRMINGHAM, Glee Club
30th JAN, LONDON, Soho Revue Bar - SOLD OUT
FEBRUARY 1st, MANCHESTER, Ruby Lounge
2nd FEB, GLASGOW, Beat Club
MAY 8th LONDON, Scala

Athlete
JANUARY 2008
THU 17 EXETER UNIVERSITY 01392 263 518
FRI 18 OXFORD CARLING ACADEMY 0844 477 2000
SAT 19 LONDON ROUNDHOUSE 0870 389 1846
SUN 20 CARDIFF UNIVERSITY 029 2078 1458
TUE 22 LEICESTER UNIVERSITY 0115 912 9000
WED 23 WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC 0870 320 7000
THU 24 WARRINGTON PARR HALL 01925 442 345
FRI 25 HULL UNIVERSITY 01482 466 264
SUN 27 ABERDEEN MUSIC HALL 0870 169 0100
MON 28 SHEFFIELD PLUG 0114 276 2676
WED 30 IPSWICH REGENTS THEATRE 01473 433 100
THU 31 BATH PAVILION 01225 486 976
FEBRUARY 2008
FRI 01 READING HEXAGON 0118 960 6060
SUN 03 FOLKESTONE LEAS CLIFF HALL 01303 228 600
MON 04 BRIGHTON DOME 01273 709 709
TUE 05 CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE 01223 357 851

The Black Crowes
Brixton Academy on 9th April.

The Cave Singers s. Band Of Horses
February
Wednesday 20 Dublin Button Factory
Thursday 21 Glasgow ABC
Saturday 23 Birmingham Academy
Sunday 24 Manchester Academy
Monday 25 Bristol Thekla

Gabriella Cilmi
Wed 6-Feb-08 LEEDS IRISH CENTRE
Thu 7-Feb-08 NOTTINGHAM RESCUE ROOMS
Sat 9-Feb-08 ABERDEEN MOSHULU
Sun 10-Feb-08 EDINBURGH QUEENS HALL
Thu 14-Feb-08 GATESHEAD THE SAGE 2
Fri 15-Feb-08 LIVERPOOL ACADEMY 2
Sat 16-Feb-08 WOLVERHAMPTON WULFRUN HALL
Mon 18-Feb-08 EXETER PHOENIX
Tue 19-Feb-08 BRISTOL TRINITY ARTS CENTRE
Wed 20-Feb-08 LONDON SCALA

Lupen Crook
24th Jan at Islington Bar Academy

The Cult
Thu 21st February – London Kentish Town Forum
Fri 22nd February – London Kentish Town Forum – SOLD OUT
Sat 23rd February – London Kentish Town Forum
Thu 28th February – Birmingham Academy
Sat 1st March – Manchester Academy
Mon 3rd March – Glasgow Academy
Tue 4th March – Dublin Olympia Theatre

Dead Meadow
March
Sunday 02 London The Scala
Monday 03 Glasgow King Tuts
Tuesday 04 Newcastle The Cluny
Wednesday 05 Manchester Night & Day
Thursday 06 York Fibbers
Friday 07 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach

Nancy Elizabeth
Diana Jones + Nancy Elizabeth
Friday 25 January
LONDON The Borderline,
(Manette St, off Charing Cross Rd)
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £10 adv + booking fee
www.seetickets.com / 0870 060 3777
Sunday January 27
Portico Quartet + Nancy Elizabeth
with Plus Plus
Spare Oom: Hybernation + Alex Monk
Guest DJs and Visuals from Mokital & Bad Hand Film
www.corsicastudios.com

Explosions In The Sky
Wednesday 23 January – BRIGHTON – Concorde **(Sold-out)**
Thursday 24 January – BRISTOL – Anson Rooms
Saturday 26 January – DUBLIN – The Village
Sunday 27 January – GLASGOW – Barrowlands
Tuesday 29 January – MANCHESTER – Academy
Wednesday 30 January – LONDON – Astoria

From Autumn To Ashes
Mon 14 SOUTHAMPTON University
Tue 15 BRIGHTON Concorde 2
Thu 17 WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfrun Hall
Fri 18 MANCHESTER MDH
Sat 19 GLASGOW QMU
Sun 20 LEEDS Cockpit
Mon 21 NEWCASTLE Academy 2
Wed 23 LONDON Astoria
Thu 24 NORWICH Waterfront

Glasvegas
January
Fri 25th Northampton Soundhaus 01604 604020 www.seetickets.com
Sat 26th Sheffield Plug 0114 241 3040 £4.00 www.the-plug.com
Tue 29th Manchester Night & Day Café 01618 321 111 £5.00 www.ticketline.co.uk
Wed 30th Liverpool Kerova 08700 600 100 £5.00 www.ticketweb.co.uk
Thu 31st Nottingham Bodega 08713 100 000 £5.00 www.gigantic.com
February
Fri 1st Middlesbrough The Knights 01642 228 330 £8.00 www.gigantic.com
Sat 2nd York The Junction 08700 600 100 £5.00 www.ticketweb.co.uk
Mon 4th Leeds Faversham 01132 431 481 £5.00 www.seetickets.com
Tue 5th Carlisle Brickyard £5.00
Wed 6th Hull The Lamp 01482 326137 £7.00 www.seetickets.com
Thu 7th Birmingham The Place I Love £5.00
Fri 8th London Proud Gallery, Year Zero
Sat 9th Exeter Hub £5.00
Mon 11th Canterbury Studio 41 £5.00
Tue 12th Oxford Jericho Tavern 0871 220 0260 £6.00 www.tctmusic.co.uk
Wed 13th Cambridge Barfly 01223 511511 £6.00 www.wegottickets.com
Thu 14th Gloucester Guildhall 01452 503050 £6.00
Fri 15th London KOKO (Club NME) 0844 847 2258 £7.00 www.koko.uk.com
Sat 16th Wakefield Esco Bar 08700 600 100 £5.00 www.ticketweb.co.uk
Sun 17th Castleford The Loft £5.00
Mon 18th Newcastle Head Of Steam 08700 600 100 £5.00 www.ticketweb.co.uk

The Gutter Twins
2/14/08 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (On sale 11/30)
2/19/08 Paris, France Maroquinerie (On sale 11/29)
2/21/08 London, England Koko – Sponsored by NME (On sale now)
2/23/08 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg (On Sale11/29)
3/1/08 San Francisco, CA Noise Pop – Bimbo’s

iLiKETRAiNS
APRIL
Monday 21st Brighton, Barfly 0870 907 099 £7.00 (18+)
Tuesday 22nd London, Bush Hall 08700 600 100 £7.00 (all ages)
Wednesday 23rd Colchester, Arts Centre 01206 500 900 £7.00 (all ages)
Thursday 24th Oxford, Academy 2 01865 864 408 £7.00 (all ages)
Friday 25th Nottingham, Bodega 0115 950 5078 £7.00 (18+)
Monday 28th Lancaster, Library 01524 580700 £7.00 (all ages)
Tuesday 29th York, Fibbers 0870 907 0999 £7.00 (15+)
Wednesday 30th Manchester, Roadhouse 0161 237 9789 £7.00 (18+)
MAY
Thursday 1st Leeds, Brudenell Social Club 0113 275 2411 £7.00 (16+)
Thursday 8th Galway, Roisin Dudh 353 91 586540
Friday 9th Cork, Cypress Avenue 353 21 4276165
Saturday 10th Dublin, Crawdaddy 353 14 763374

Imperial Leisure
THURSDAY 17th at METRO Oxford Street on stage 9.45pm

Georgie James
Jan
30th Newport, Le Pub
Feb
1st Glasgow, Nice n Sleazy
3rd London, Windmill

The Kissaway Trail
Wednesday 20 February – LONDON – Bush Hall
Thursday 21 February – MANCHESTER – The JD SET Presents @ Night and Day

Korn
Wednesday 16th January - Newcastle Academy
Saturday 19th January - Manchester Apollo
Sunday 20th January - Birmingham Academy
Tuesday 22nd January - Plymouth Pavillions
Wednesday 23rd January - Cardiff International Arena
Friday 25th January - Brixton Academy

Kyte s. iLiKETRAiNS
21 April BRIGHTON Barfly
22 April LONDON Bush Hall
23 April COLCHESTER Arts Centre
24 April OXFORD Academy 2
25 April NOTTINGHAM Bodega
28 April LANCASTER Library
29 April YORK Fibbers
30 April MANCHESTER Roadhouse

Late Of The Pier
February 2008
Saturday 2 Southampton Joiners
Monday 4 Exeter Cavern
Wednesday 6 Oxford Bar Academy
Thursday 7 Reading Fez Club
Saturday 9 Tunbridge Wells – The Forum
Sunday 10 Brighton Concorde 2
Monday 11 Bedford Hungry Bears
Thursday 14 London Astoria (NME Brats show support)
Friday 15 Leeds Cockpit
Saturday 16 Birmingham Bar Academy
Sunday 17 Manchester Club Acdemy
Tuesday 19 Newcastle Academy 2
Wednesday 20 Glasgow King Tuts
Thursday 21 Edinburgh – cabaret Voltaire
Friday 22 Liverpool Revo
Sunday 24 Peterborough The Met
Tuesday 26 Sheffield The Small Plug
Wednesday 27 Northampton Roadmenders
Thursday 28 London ULU
Friday 29 Hertford Marquee

Levy
Mon 14 LONDON Islington Bar Academy
Tue 15 LIVERPOOL Barfly
Wed 16 EDINBURGH Cabaret Voltaire
Thu 17 GLASGOW Barfly
Fri 18 NORTHAMPTON Soundhaus
Sat 19 SOUTHAMPTON Unit 22
Mon 21 BRIGHTON Pressure Point
Tue 22 BIRMINGHAM Bar Academy
Wed 23 BRISTOL Louisiana
Thu 24 HULL Adelphi
Fri 25 NORWICH Queen Charlotte
Sat 26 BRADFORD Magic Teapot
Tue 29 LONDON Dublin Castle
Wed 30 LONDON Metro

Madam
27th Jan – Shhh! Alldayer @ The Luminaire
10th Feb – Jealous of the Daylight @ The Rock Garden
21st Feb – Lobster Quadrille @ The Macbeth
25th Feb – ALBUM LAUNCH @ The 12 Bar – Madam is your hostess for the evening
5th Mar – The Goodnite Club @ The Buffalo Bar

Mad Caddies
* w/ Dropkick Murphys & The Briggs
02/02/08 Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowlands* www.seetickets.com
02/03/08 Aberdeen, Scotland – Moshulu* www.seetickets.com
02/04/08 Newcastle, United Kingdon – Academy* www.seetickets.com
02/05/08 Sheffield, United Kingdom – Leadmill* www.seetickets.com
02/06/08 Norwich, United Kingdom – UEA* www.seetickets.com
02/07/08 Leeds, United Kingdom - Metropolitan University* www.seetickets.com
02/08/08 Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - The Civic Hall* www.seetickets.com
02/09/08 Manchester, United Kingdom – Academy* www.seetickets.com
02/10/08 Oxford, United Kingdom – Academy* www.seetickets.com
02/11/08 Southampton, United Kingdom – Guildhall* www.seetickets.com
02/13/08 Bristol, United Kingdom – Academy* www.seetickets.com
02/14/08 Swansea, United Kingdom - Brangwyn Hall* www.seetickets.com
02/15/08 Exeter, United Kingdom - Great Hall* www.seetickets.com
02/16/08 London, United Kingdom - Brixton Academy* www.seetickets.com
02/17/08 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
02/19/08 Dresden, Germany - Thrillbeats Club
02/20/08 Budapest, Hungary - Kultiplex
02/21/08 Vienna, Austria – Arena
02/22/08 Graz, Austria - PPC
02/23/08 Ljubljana, Slovenia - Cvetlicarna Mediapark
02/24/08 Munich, Germany – Elserhalle
02/25/08 Braunschweig, Germany – Jolly Joker
02/27/08 Bielefeld, Germany - Kamp
02/28/08 Bochum, Germany - Matrix
02/29/08 Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
03/01/08 Wuerzburg, Germany – Soundpark Ost
03/02/08 Esch Sur Alzette, Luxemburg - Kulturfabrik
03/04/08 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique w/ Moon Invaders
03/05/08 Stuttgart, Germany – Roehre
03/06/08 Zuerich, Switzerland - Abart
03/07/08 Lindau, Germany - Club Vaudeville

Merz
Fri 25 Jan London Roundhouse Studio £9.50 www.seetickets.com 08700 600100
Sun 27 Jan Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire £7 www.ticketweb.co.uk
Mon 28 Jan Manchester Night & Day £7 www.seetickets.com 08700 600100
Tue 29 Jan Leeds Brudenell Social Club £6 www.seetickets.com 08700 600100
Wed 30 Jan Nottingham Bodega (formerly The Social) £8.50 www.seetickets.com
Fri 1 Feb Northampton Soundhaus www.ents24.co.uk
Sat 2 Feb Bristol Louisiana £8 www.seetickets.com 08700 600100
Sun 3 Feb Portsmouth Cellars £7 www.ticketweb.co.uk
Mon 4 Feb Exeter Phoenix £8 www.exeterphoenix.org.uk 01392 667080

MGMT
26th Feb Tues London, KOKO
28th Feb Thurs Nottingham, The Bodega
29th Feb Fri Glasgow, The Beat Club
1st Mar Sat Manchester, Night and Day
3rd Mar Mon Birmingham, Bar Academy
4th Mar Tues Brighton, Pressure Point
5th Mar Wed London, ICA

MV + EE
MON 4 CAMBRIDGE / Portland Arms
TUE 5 BRIGHTON / Prince Albert
WED 6 LONDON / Luminere
THU 7 *MANCHESTER / Klondyke Club
FRI 8 NEWCASTLE / Northumbria Uni Stage 2
SAT 9 LINCOLN / Bar Fusion
SUN 10 SHEFFIELD /The Abbeydale Cinema
MON 11 FALMOUTH / Miss Peapods
TUE 12 **TROWBRIDGE / The Pump Room
WED 13 BRISTOL / The Croft
THU 14 COLCHESTER / Arts Centre
FRI 15 NORWICH / Norwich Arts Centre
SUN 17 INSTAL Festival/ GLASGOW

Bob Mould
January
Monday 21 London Roundhouse Studio

My American Heart s. The Blackout
04.02.2008 NORWICH WATERFRONT
05.02.2008 GLASGOW GARAGE
06.02.2008 MANCHESTER ACADEMY 2
08.02.2008 BRIGHTON CONCORDE 2
09.02.2008 WOLVERHAMPTON WULFRUN HALL
10.02.2008 LONDON ELECTRIC BALLROOM

The National
May
16 - 18 Minehead All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival (Explosions In The Sky curated)

Nephu Huzzband
Hope & Anchor, Islington on Fri Jan 25th (8pm)

Not Advised
4 Feb Exeter The Hub
5 Feb Plymouth White Rabbit
6 Feb Weymouth Queens Hotel
7 Feb London Cross Kings
8 Feb Wantage, Oxford Sweatbox
9 Feb Grimsby Yardbirds Rock Club
10 Feb Sunderland Voodoo Rooms
11 Feb Derby The Wardwick
12 Feb Leeds Royal Park Cellars
13 Feb Stoke The Glebe
14 Feb Cambridge Man on the Moon
15 Feb Bridgewater Rugby Club
19 Feb Portsmouth Alma
21 Feb Rayleigh The Mill
22 Feb Llandrindod Wells Montpellier Hotel
23 Feb Scunthorpe Lincoln Imp
26 Feb Newport TJ's
27 Feb Hereford Jailhouse
28 Feb Southampton Joiners
29 Feb Wantage, Oxford Sweatbox

Gary Numan
Performing 'Replicas' in its entirety
February
Friday 29 Bristol Academy
March
Saturday 01 Sheffield Corporation
Sunday 02 Glasgow ABC
Monday 03 Belfast Spring & Airbrake
Tuesday 04 Dublin Tripod
Wednesday 05 Nottingham Rock City
Friday 07 Newcastle Academy
Saturday 08 Manchester Academy
Sunday 09 Norwich UEA
Monday 10 Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall
Tuesday 11 Cambridge The Junction
Wednesday 12 Brighton The Dome
Thursday 13 Oxford Academy
Friday 14 Southampton University
Saturday 15 London IndigO2

Pistolas
Feb 4th Newcastle - Uni Basement 2 Newcastle
Feb 5th Glasgow - Barfly Glasgow
Feb 6th Aberdeen – Tunnels Aberdeen
Feb 7th Edinburgh – Cab Voltaire Edinburgh
Feb 9th Hull – Welly Hull
Feb 10th Derby – The Venue Derby
Feb 11th Cambridge – Barfly Cambridge
Feb 12th Hertford – Marquee Hertford
Feb 13th Brighton – Barfly Brighton
Feb 15th London – Barfly London
Feb 16th Newport – Meze Bar Newport, Wales
Feb 17th Bath – Moles Bath
Feb 28th UNIT Tokyo, Japan
Feb 29th ell FITS ALL Nagoya, Japan
Mar 1st Shangri-la Osaka, Japan

Rasputina
Monday January 28th The Windmill, Brixton, London
Tuesday January 29th The Queen Elizabeth Hall (South Bank Centre), London

Robots In Disguise
FEBRUARY
Wed 6 - Essex University
Thurs 7 - Warwick University
Fri 8 - Northampton Roadmender SOLD OUT
Sat 9 - London Shepherds Empire SHOCKWAVES NME SHOW
Mon 11 - Lincoln University
Tues 12 - Leicester University
Wed 13 - Dudley JB's SOLD OUT
Thurs 14 - Frome Cheese & Grain
Sat 16 - Guildford University
Sun 17 - Falmouth Stannery
Mon 18 - Bournemouth University
Tues 19 - Reading University
Thurs 21 - Swansea University
Fri 22 - Bangor University
Sat 23 - Bradford University
Sun 24 - Lancaster Sugarhouse
Tues 26 - Edinburgh University
Wed 27 - Hull University

Sarabeth Tucek
January
21st - The Social
22nd - Water Rats
23rd - The Fly

The Secret Handshake s. The Rocket Summer
27.01.2008 WOLVERHAMPTON LITTLE CIVIC
28.01.2008 BIRMINGHAM BAR ACADEMY
29.01.2008 LIVERPOOL BARFLY
31.01.2008 GLASGOW KING TUTS
01.02.20O08 NEWCASTLE ACADEMY 2
02.02.2008 MANCHESTER CLUB ACADEMY
03.02.2008 STOKE SUGARMILL
04.02.2008 CARDIFF CLWB IFOR BACH
06.02.2008 OXFORD ZODIAC
07.02.2008 SOUTHAMPTON JOINERS
08.02.2008 LONDON BARFLY
09.02.2008 LONDON KINGS COLLEGE

Slaves To Gravity
Fri Jan 18th Wolverhampton, Little Civic
Sat Jan 26th Stoke, Sugarmill
Tues Jan 29th London, Purple Turtle
Fri Feb 15th Tunbridge Wells, Forum
Fri Feb 22nd Southend, Chinnerys

Stars
Thursday 24 January – DUBLIN – Tripod
Saturday 26 January – ABERDEEN – Moshulu
Sunday 27 January – GLASGOW – Oran Mor
Monday 28 January – BIRMINGHAM – Barfly
Tuesday 29 January – LONDON – KOKO
Wednesday 30 January – BRISTOL – Thekla Social
Thursday 31 January – MANCHESTER – Academy 3
Saturday 2 February – NOTTINGHAM – Rescue Rooms
Sunday 3 February – SHEFFIELD – Leadmill
Monday 4 February – BRIGHTON – Concorde 2

Stone Gods
17/01/2008 Bristol Fleece
18/01/2008 Manchester Academy 3
19/01/2008 Glasgow King Tuts
20/01/2008 Newcastle Academy 2
22/01/2008 Sheffield Corporation
23/01/2008 Birmingham Barfly
24/01/2008 Oxford Zodiac
25/01/2008 Nottingham Rock City
27/01/2008 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
28/01/2008 Brighton Concorde 2
29/01/2008 London Underworld
30/01/2008 Norwich Waterfront

The Twang
FEBRUARY
Wed 6 - Essex University
Thurs 7 - Warwick University
Fri 8 - Northampton Roadmender SOLD OUT
Sat 9 - London Shepherds Empire SHOCKWAVES NME SHOW
Mon 11 - Lincoln University
Tues 12 - Leicester University
Wed 13 - Dudley JB's SOLD OUT
Thurs 14 - Frome Cheese & Grain
Sat 16 - Guildford University
Sun 17 - Falmouth Stannery
Mon 18 - Bournemouth University
Tues 19 - Reading University
Thurs 21 - Swansea University
Fri 22 - Bangor University
Sat 23 - Bradford University
Sun 24 - Lancaster Sugarhouse
Tues 26 - Edinburgh University
Wed 27 - Hull University

Underworld
The Roundhouse, London, on 28th and 29th February.

The Wave Pictures
JANUARY
19th, BRISTOL, Thekla
25th Nottingham, Lee Rosy¹s with Slow Club
26th CAMBRIDGE, Boathouse with Slow Club
27th MANCHESTER, Night n Day with Slow Club
28th LEEDS, Faversham with Slow Club
30th BRIGHTON, Barfly with Slow Club
31st LONDON, Islington Bar Academy 'Time Out - On The Up';
FEBRUARY
2nd LONDON, Borderline with Slow Club
4th CARDIFF, Barfly with Slow Club

The Whitest Boy Alive
Feb 7th 2008 - London's Electric Ballroom (SOLD OUT)

You Me At Six s. We Are The Ocean
14.02.2008 LIVERPOOL BARFLY
15.02.2008 YORK FIBBERS
18.02.2008 WOLVERHAMPTON LITTLE CIVIC
19.02.2008 BRISTOL CROFT
05.03.2008 NORTHAMPTON SOUNDHAUS
07.03.2008 BRIGHTON FREEBUTT
08.03.2008 SOUTHAMPTON JOINERS
09.03.2008 EXETER CAVERN

You Me At Six s. The Audition
20.02.2008 YEOVIL ORANGE BOX
21.02.2008 CARDIFF BARFLY
22.02.2008 MANCHESTER ACADEMY 3
23.02.2008 LEEDS COCKPIT
24.02.2008 GLASGOW KING TUTS
25.02.2008 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
26.02.2008 BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY 2
27.02.2008 SHEFFIELD LEADMILL
28.02.2008 NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY
29.02.2008 STOKE SUGARMILL
01.03.2008 CAMBRIDGE THE GRADUATE
02.03.2008 OXFORD ZODIAC
04.03.2008 LONDON ISLINGTON ACADEMY


One offs and specials

E4’s SKINS HITS THE ROAD FOR A RIOTOUS SECOND SERIES TOUR
Featuring
Mylo, Maximo Park, New Young Pony Club, Crystal Castles, Kissy Sell Out, The Metros, Late Of The Pier & many more

FEBRUARY 1ST - BARFLY – LIVERPOOL
FEBRUARY 2ND - THE OLD FIRE STATION - NEWCASTLE
FEBRUARY 5TH - THE OLD FRUIT MARKET - GLASGOW
FEBRUARY 7TH - CUSTARD FACTORY - BIRMINGHAM
FEBRUARY 8TH - MOTION PARK - BRISTOL
FEBRUARY 9TH – THE SHEPHERD’S BUSH PAVILION – LONDON

Tickets Available Free from Thursday 17th January

E4’s hit comedy drama series Skins is rolling up and rolling out to the best music joints across the U.K. for a string of exclusive showcases to celebrate the launch of the second series in February. Not only will they be premiering the eagerly anticipated first episode of the new series at each event but in true Skins style, they’ll be throwing some deeply decadent parties, featuring live sets from the glitterati of the indie, electro and nu rave scenes. These highly coveted tickets will be free and available on a first come first served basis from 17th January through E4.com, Myspace.com and Bebo.com.

One of the most innovative and discerning teen drama series to have ever hit UK TV screens, Skins’ series one took the world and suburbs by storm, pioneering cross-platform broadcasting across E4 and Channel 4, and capturing the public’s imagination with its taste making soundtrack and risqué content. With the end of the first series’ cliff-hanger and speculation over the fate of Tony (Nicholas Hoult) reaching fever-pitch, these special screenings offer the rare chance for fans to be amongst the first to catch the premier of series two before the series hits E4 in February. And after every screening there is an official Skins after party where fans get to bounce around to some of the UK’s filthiest and most raucous artists.

Kicking off the official tour on February 1st is Liverpool’s Barfly then pressing onto the fog at Tyne of Newcastle’s retro Old Fire Station, over to Glasgow’s mouth watering Fruit Market, then Birmingham’s iconic Custard Factory, onto Bristol’s Maverick Motion Park and pillaging onto the final slot in the big smoke of London to The Shepherd’s Bush Pavillion. Each gig will feature its own unique line up of the crème de la crème of the music scene with Mylo, Maximo Park, Crystal Castles, New Young Pony Club, The Metros and Late Of The Pier amongst many others.

Giving something back to the hardcore fans, tickets will be free of charge and will be exclusively available online through E4.com, Myspace and Bebo from 17th January. Making every effort to ensure they are not resold, tickets will be sent as an SMS straight to the successful applicants’ phone and redeemable at the door where ID will be required. All events are strictly over 18s only.
LINE UPS:

Friday February 1st – Barfly, Liverpool
Rascals
Kissy Sell Out.
Loose Cannons.
Chibuku DJs
more tbc

Saturday February 2nd – The Old Fire Station, Newcastle
The Metros.
Maximo Park DJ set.
Broken Hooker DJ’s.

Tuesday February 5th – The Old Fruit Market, Glasgow
Pendulum DJ/MC Set.
Annie Mac
DJ Yoda
Seargent

Thursday February 7th – Custard Factory, Birmingham
New Young Pony Club DJ set
Annie Mac
DJ Yoda
Crystal Castles

Friday February 8th – Motion Park, Bristol
Late Of The Pier.
Courteeners
Massive Attack DJs
Skull Juice DJs.
Dynamo magician
Blow Pop DJs

Saturday February 9th – The Shepherd’s Bush Pavillion
Mylo
Kissy Sell Out
Santogold (Live)
Teenagers (Live)
Skull Juice DJs
Transgressive Records Room
Dynamo magician


**Moshi Moshi new bands tour + free mp3: introducing The Wave Pictures and Slow Club**
Two of Moshi Moshi’s brightest hopes for 2008, The Wave Pictures and Slow Club, head out on tour together from next week. To tantalize your musical tastebuds for this event, here’s a free download from The Wave Pictures. Click the link to download ‘Three Songs Called Louise’ and do make sure you listen to last single, the infectious ‘We Dress Up Like Snowmen’ on their Myspace:

http://download.yousendit.com/B1787E2E0EFA191D

Here are the joint tour dates for The Wave Pictures and Slow Club:

January

11th Jan @ The Good Ship, Kilburn, London **

18th Jan Moshi Moshi night @ La Fleche d’Or, Paris, France (also with The Mae Shi)

19th Jan @ Thekla, Bristol

20th Jan @ Junction, York *

21st Jan @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds *

25th Jan @ Lee Rosy’s, Nottingham

26th Jan @ Boathouse, Cambridge

27th Jan @ Night n Day, Manchester

28th Jan @ Faversham, Leeds

30th Jan @ Barfly, Brighton

31st Jan @ Islington Bar Academy (with Those Dancing Days) **

31st Jan @ Moles, Bath *

February

2nd Feb @ Borderline, London

4th Feb @ Barfly, Cardiff

12th Feb Moshi Moshi night as part of the ‘Hush’ Series @ Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, London (with Hot Club de Paris) *

16th Feb @ Plug, Sheffield *


Rockstar Taste of Chaos
Ticket Pre-Sale Ends Friday, January 11th At 5pm EST;
National On Sale Begins Saturday January 12;
Stellar 2008 Lineup Includes
AVENGED SEVENFOLD
ATREYU
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
BLESSTHEFALL
PLUS
JROCK Invades America with performances by
MUCC
D'ESPAIRSRAY
THE UNDERNEATH
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK continues as TITLE SPONSOR
Fuse Television, Alternative Press and MySpace Are Announced as Media Partners
Tour to Kick Off February 29, 2008 in DENVER
The Rockstar Taste of Chaos/MusicToday ticket pre-sale kicked off January 3 and ends this Friday, January 11 at 5pm est. The national on sale will start on Saturday, January 12. Fans who purchase their tickets during the pre sale will get early access to the venue without waiting in line and will automatically be entered to win a flyaway trip to any RTOC show. One first prize winner in each market will also win all-access passes. In addition, those who add an Alternative Press subscription to their order for only $10 will get a cut pass to the AP Booth at RTOC. An exclusive RTOC t shirt is also available only with pre sale purchase. Head over to http://www.musictoday.com/redirect/bounce.asp?cid=26297 to purchase your tickets now!
After over 200 worldwide dates in the past three years, playing in over 20 countries including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Australia, Japan, France, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy among others, Rockstar Taste of Chaos, the only worldwide lifestyle festival tour, is back with another onslaught of winter arena shows in North America.

The tour is scheduled to hit 43 cities in the U.S. and Canada between late February and late April 2008. Canadian dates will be released in January 2008. The multi-artist package in the U.S.A. and Canada will feature AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ATREYU, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, BLESS THE FALL and this year we are proud to bring audiences the best Japanese Rock bands to the United States (a burgeoning movement also known as JROCK). The JROCK explosion will include MUCC, D’ESPAIRSRAY and THE UNDERNEATH. Bellingham, Washington group IDIOT PILOT will play two special sets every night in each venue concourse.

Million-selling artist AVENGED SEVENFOLD will head up closing the night with their unique brand of rock. It’s the band’s maverick spirit and rabid fan base that has helped A7X do what few bands before have accomplished – to become the only band to headline Warped Tour and Ozzfest and be No. 1 on MTV’s TRL at the same time. Avenged Sevenfold knows that it’s a combination of the power of their music along with the dedication of their fans that has propelled them to where they are today. Says frontman M. Shadows, “We have the best fans in the world.”

ATREYU is touring in support of their blistering new album LEAD SAILS PAPER ANCHOR, which entered Billboard’s Top 200 at No. 8 and Billboard’s Rock and Hard Rock Album charts at No. 1. The powerhouse album has garnered rave reviews from the likes of Revolver, Blender, Metal Hammer and Kerrang!.

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, who will release their new album in early 2008, hails from England and has become one of the most popular hard music bands around the globe.

BLESSTHEFALL was clearly the most popular new band on the 2007 Van's Warped Tour and were hand picked by the tour founders to bring their fiery live show to the RTOC stage.

“As a tour it is so amazing for us to see how far AVENGED SEVENFOLD have come and the fact that they have done the hard work necessary to go from clubs to arenas. They have built their career through hard work and great songs.” states tour producers Kevin Lyman and John Reese.

“ATREYU performed on the 2006 RTOC in the USA and have performed numerous times on the Van’s Warped Tour and have proven themselves as a huge headlining draw in hard rock venues all over the World.” states Kevin Lyman

In announcing the JROCK Revolution coming to America, Kevin Lyman states "After having a chance to be involved with introducing DIR EN GREY to American audiences and working on the successful JROCK Revolution Festival with Yoshiki from X Japan and founder of the JRock Revolutio, last May in Los Angeles, I felt that the fans across the U.S. would really appreciate a chance to have these bands come to their cities. When I have worked these shows the energy of the bands and the fan involvement is amazing and is rarely captured at shows in America these days and this is going to be an amazing opportunity for all in attendance."

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK will continue to be the title sponsor of the 2008 tour and will be sampling their products, as well as coming up with some great surprises for attendees. Other sponsors include Hurley, PETA 2, Hard Rock Café, Hot Topic, Vans, Tokyo Pop, Skull Candy, Shirts for a Cure, Sugar Hooker, Music Saves Lives, The Dingstore.com, Declare Yourself and Ernie Ball (who will provide musical instruments for fans to play and will pick the opening act through their massively successful Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands). FUSE Television, JROCKRevolution.com, MySpace and Alternative Press (who will produce the Official Tour Program) have signed on as official Rockstar Taste of Chaos media partners. The Canadian Leg sponsors include West 49, D-Tox and Vexy.

Having already spawned multiple soundtrack CDs and a Live DVD, the Rockstar Taste of Chaos, like its summer sibling the Van's Warped Tour, is only getting bigger and better, offering fans the opportunity to see their favorite bands and take part in a number of concourse activities including playing the newest video games, acoustic performances, attending autograph signing sessions and a slew of interactive fan activities that will add to the experience.

Tour co-founders Kevin Lyman, Darryl Eaton and John Reese state, "We are very excited about the great bands and concourse activities planned for the 2008 North American Tour, as in years past we want to bring Music Fans a BIG show at a very reasonable price. The RTOC has become an important event on music fans’ calendars in the long, cold winter in the U.S. and Canada."

Rockstar Energy Drink Marketing guru Mike Kelso states,” We are very proud to be the title sponsor again for the 2008 Rockstar Taste of Chaos. Rockstar Energy Drink is committed to supporting live music and to bringing rock fans a great show at a reasonable price. The Rockstar Taste of Chaos has been our marquee music presentation for the past three years and we look forward to a great year in 2008.”

Hurley Sr. VP Paul Gomez states, “Hurley looks forward to RTOC every year. The RTOC team always brings the best and most relevant music. The tour is about giving the kids what they want and Hurley is all about being the microphone of the youth. I'm sure this year’s tour will be the loudest. Let the kids make some noise.”

AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Avenged Sevenfold is poised to be “the next great American rock band” (Guitar World). With the larger than life, awe-inspiring excitement of their live performances and "musicianship that is unimpeachable" (Entertainment Weekly), A7X continually strives to raise the bar. By self-producing their highly acclaimed self-titled October 2007 release, the Huntington Beach, CA hard rock band rose to the challenge and masterfully crafted an album that Revolver Magazine calls a “magnum opus.” Indeed the band’s follow-up to the 2005 million-selling City of Evil, topped the Billboard Alternative, Hard, and Rock Charts, and debuted at Number Four on the Billboard Top 200. In seeing Avenged Sevenfold live, you’ll experience what the Los Angeles Times witnessed as a “capacity crowd…come in devotion.”

ATREYU

Since muscling their way into the Orange County metal/punk scene in 1998, Atreyu (Alex Varkatzas, vocals; Dan Jacobs, guitar; Travis Miguel, guitar; Marc McKnight, bass; Brandon Saller, drums) have sold over a million albums by constantly challenging themselves and their audience with charged music and acrobatic performances that push the boundaries of catharsis and emotional exorcism. The band's recently released album, Lead Sails Paper Anchor, fueled by the hit single "Becoming The Bull," rocketed onto Billboard's Top 200 debuting at #8 and Billboard's Rock and Hard Rock Album Charts at #1, making it the highest-charting album of the band's career and landing them on the cover of Revolver Magazine, who called the disc "a coffin-tight collection of singles...the potential for hugeness is all over these 11 tunes...," while Metal Hammer declared it "a truly landmark album."

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
The four-piece metal core band from Bridgend, South Wales, UK - Matthew "Matt" Tuck/vocals, Michael "Padge" Paget/Guitar, Michael "Moose" Thomas/drums, and Jason "Jay" James/Bass - are, according to the UK's Kerrang!, well on their way to "phase two of world domination" with their sophomore release, “Scream Aim Fire,” due out January 29, 2008 (Jive/ SonyBMG). The CD's title track has been the Most Added Track at hard rock radio formats since mid-December. For their 2006 debut album, "The Poison," Bullet For My Valentine graced the covers - at least once - of Kerrang!, Rock Sound, and Metal Hammer. In addition, they won Metal Hammer's 2006 "Golden God Award" for Best British Band, and the 2006 Kerrang! Award for "Best UK Single" for their track "Tears Don't Fall." Here in America, the band was named "British Import of the Year" in Revolver, and "The Poison" generated the hit singles "Tears Don't Fall" and "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)," with the video for "All These Things I Hate" going to the #1 spot on MTV2.

BLESSTHEFALL

One of the breakout acts from the Van’s Warped Tour, Arizona’s Blessthefall won over audiences on a daily basis thanks to their incendiary live show which included their jaw-dropping “wall of death” mosh pit. As the band’s profile sky rocketed, resulting in over 6 million plays on Myspace, fans voted them into the top spot in the Energizer “Demand It” contest in Phoenix, Virginia Beach and Montreal, earning Blessthefall longer sets in each city on Warped Tour. Stalwarts of the Smartpunk Stage, the band saw its debut video for “Guys Like You Make Us Look Bad” enjoy a solid two-month run on MTV’s “Headbangers Ball” and Fuse’s “Uranium.” A well oiled touring machine that takes no prisoners, Blessthefall has toured the U.S., Canada and Europe extensively with numerous established acts and held their own on the first year of the Radio Rebellion Tour. Be forewarned, Blessthefall will be a hard act to follow for any band on this year’s Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour.

MUCC

In August 2006, the members of MUCC (pronounced "mukku") were featured as musical guests at Otakon, the largest Japanese culture convention on the East Coast, playing to two full houses at Rams Head Live in Baltimore. That was their ninth year. Now at a decade together, MUCC has proven itself to be not only prolific, having produced more than ten unique releases to date, but long-lasting--and with throngs of Stateside fans to boot.

D’ESPAIRSRAY

This rock band, D'espairsRay, first crossed international borders in 2004 when Japanese bands were still unknown to foreign land. They started out activities abroad in Europe and debut stateside in 2005 for their very first American headline tour, hitting San Jose, San Francisco, and Dallas. In fall of the same year they played Europe once more and returned to West Coast America, opening for Genitorturers, playing in 8 states. In 2006, they released their first album in Europe and received tremendous response from local fans. They were also among the last few bands to play at the legendry rock club CBGB in New York. In summer, they were invited to participate in the Wacken Open Air metal festival in Germany again garnering vast attention from press and music lovers. In winter of 2006, they headlined a European tour, appearing at 14 venues in 8 countries, with their popularity only growing forth. In July 2007, they are also slated to appear at rock festivals in Finland.

DATES
2/29 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
3/1 Kansas City, MO Memorial Hall
3/2 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom
3/4 Minneapolis, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
3/5 St. Louis, MO Family Arena
3/7 Dayton, OH Hara Arena
3/8 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena
3/10 Rochester, NY The Armory
3/11 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
3/14 Philadelphia, PA Tweeter Center
3/15 Asbury Park, NJ Convention Center
3/17 Washington, DC Patriot Center
3/18 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
3/20 Nassau, NY Nassau Coliseum
3/21 Boston, MA Tsongas Arena
3/22 Albany, NY The Armory
3/24 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
3/25 Tampa, FL USF Sundome
3/26 Miami, FL Bayfront Park
3/28 Orlando, FL UCF Arena
3/29 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum
3/30 TBA
4/1 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
4/3 Oklahoma City, OK Fairgrounds Arena
4/4 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre
4/5 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
4/6 El Paso, TX County Coliseum
4/8 TBA
4/9 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
4/10 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena
4/12 San Jose, CA Event Center
4/13 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
4/15 Seattle, WA WaMu Center

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