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Black Kids have announced a summer UK tour, presumably around the festivals.

Tickets are (I believe) all on sale now, priced at £8 for all dates except for London which is £10 a ticket.

Monday 2nd June - Oxford, Academy
Tuesday 3rd June - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
Wednesday 4th June - Glasgow, King Tuts
Friday 6th June - Manchester, Academy 3
Saturday 7th June - Lancaster, Library
Sunday 8th June - York, Fibbers
Monday 9th June - Sheffield, Academy
Wednesday 11th June - Stoke, Sugarmill
Friday 13th June - Colchester, Arts Centre
Sunday 15th June - Norwich, Arts Centre
Monday 16th June - Northampton, Soundhaus
Wednesday 18th June - London, ULU
Tuesday 1st July - Bristol, Thekla
Wednesday 2nd July - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Thursday 3rd July - Leeds, Cockpit
Friday 4th July - Newcastle, Academy
Saturday 5th July - Liverpool, Barfly
Thursday 10th July - Brighton, Concord

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Black Francis has announced a string of five UK and Ireland dates in February.

Tickets are on sale for all dates, priced between £15 and £18.10.

Thursday 7th February - Oxford Brookes University
Saturday 9th February - Dublin Vicar Street
Sunday 10th February - Glasgow The Garage (NME Awards Show)
Tuesday 12th February - Manchester Academy 2 (NME Awards Show)
Wednesday 13th February - London Koko (NME Awards Show)
Thursday 14th February - Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

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This year’s Vice Live Tour has been announced, which sees Friendly Fires, Black KidsIpso Facto and all take to the road for four FREE shows.

To claim your tickets, you have to register over at Vice Live and then you can get your free tickets to one of the four shows around the country:

Wednesday 30th January - Glasgow ABC2
Thursday 31st January - Manchester Mint Lounge
Friday 1st February - London 93 Feet East
Saturday 2nd February - Bristol Fleece

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The Black Lips have announced a string of UK dates next May. The Atlanta four piece will play 12 dates in early May, which will be sure to be hotly anticipated.

Catch them at:

Thursday 1st May - Cardiff The Point
Friday 2nd May - Swansea Club NME at Club Sin
Saturday 3rd May - Dublin Crawdaddy
Sunday 4th May - Glasgow Barrowlands 2
Tuesday 6th May - Sheffield The Plug
Wednesday 7th May - Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Thursday 8th May - Birmingham Club NME at The Place I Love
Friday 9th May - Cambersands All Tomorrow’s Parties versus Pitchfork
Sunday 11th May - Cambridge The Junction
Monday 12th May - Oxford Academy
Tuesday 13th May - Bristol Thekla
Wednesday 14th May - London 100 Club

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Frank Black, legendary frontman of the Pixies, has announced a trio of shows next February supporting his ‘Bluefinger’ album, inspired by the Dutch rocker and painter Herman Brood, which he released in September.

Tickets aren’t on sale yet, and I’m not sure when they are, but am sure it will be soon. How helpful of me.

Sunday 10th February - Glasgow The Garage
Tuesday 12th February - Manchester Academy 2
Wednesday 13th February - London Koko

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Atlanta’s The Black Lips are on the road again. They’re doing a quick 10 day tour in early November around the UK. There isn’t a London date yet, so expect that to be announced soon. Hopefully.

Tickets are on sale now priced between £8 and £12.

Saturday 3rd November - Leeds Nasty Fest
Sunday 4th November - Dublin Crawdaddy
Monday 5th November - Belfast Speakeasy
Tuesday 6th November - Aberdeen Lemon Tree
Thursday 8th November - Glasgow ABC2
Friday 9th November - Newcastle Digital
Sunday 11th November - Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Monday 12th November - Leicester Charlotte

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Manchester four piece Nine Black Alps have announced an October tour of universities around the land.

Tickets are on sale for some dates now, others to come shortly.

Monday 8th October - Manchester Academy 3
Wednesday 10th October - Sheffield Foundry
Friday 12th October - Preston 53 Degrees
Sunday 14th October - Liverpool Stanley Theatre
Monday 15th October - Loughborough Room 1
Tuesday 16th October - Leeds Mine
Thursday 18th October - Hertfordshire Font
Friday 19th October - Warwick Marketplace
Saturday 20th October - Cambridge Academy
Sunday 21st October - Brunel University
Tuesday 23rd October - Norwich Waterfront
Wednesday 24th October - London King’s College
Thursday 25th October - Bournemouth Old Fire Station
Friday 26th October - Reading 3sixty

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