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Apologies for the lack of updates here on There Goes The Fear. Things are kind of hectic as I deal with the end of term and a new job.

However, for now you might be interested to know that Scouting for Girls have just announced a shiny new tour for November.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday (30th May), but are on presale from here now.

Catch them at:

Saturday 1st November - Bournemouth BIC
Sunday 2nd November - Plymouth Pavilions
Monday 3rd November - Brighton Centre
Tuesday 4th November - Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Thursday 6th November - Newcastle Academy
Friday 7th November - Grimsby Auditorium
Saturday 8th November - Wolverhampton Civic
Monday 10th November - Manchester Apollo
Wednesday 12th November - Swindon Oasis
Friday 14th November - Cardiff Arena
Saturday 15th November - Liverpool University
Sunday 16th November - Nottingham Arena
Tuesday 18th November - Leeds Academy
Thursday 20th November - Glasgow Academy
Saturday 22nd November - Doncaster Dome
Sunday 23rd November - Portsmouth Guildhall
Thursday 27th November - Brixton Academy

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Girls Aloud have announced details of a full UK Arena tour next May. They’ll play the length and breadth of the UK in the 12 date tour.

Tickets for the below dates go on sale on Friday (23rd November) at 9am.

Wednesday 7th May - Glasgow SECC
Sunday 11th May - Bournemouth International Centre
Tuesday 13th May - Brighton Centre
Saturday 17th May - London 02 Arena
Sunday 18th May - Cardiff International Arena
Tuesday 20th May - Nottingham Arena
Wednesday 21st May - Sheffield Arena
Friday 23rd May - Birmingham NIA
Sunday 25th May - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Tuesday 27th May - Aberdeen ECC
Friday 30th May - Liverpool Arena
Saturday 31st May - Manchester Evening News Arena

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They sing songs about Michaela Strachan, aeroplanes and Elvis… yup, it’s Scouting For Girls, who have announced a string of UK dates next March and April, playing the length and breadth of the country.

All tickets are £12.50 with the exception of London (as ever) who have £14 tickets. Tickets are available now from here.

Monday 24th March - Southampton Guildhall
Tuesday 25th March - Brighton Dome
Thursday 27th March - Newcastle Academy
Friday 28th March - Glasgow Barrowlands
Saturday 29th March - Manchester Academy
Sunday 30th March - Birmingham Academy
Tuesday 1st April - Reading Hexagon
Wednesday 2nd April - London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Sunday 6th April - Bristol Academy
Monday 7th April - Norwich UEA
Tuesday 8th April - Sheffield Octagon
Wednesday 9th April - Preston 53 Degrees
Friday 11th April - Hull University
Saturday 12th April - Leeds University
Sunday 13th April - Nottingham Rock City

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Updates: I’ve just added the 20th November gig and the 26th November gigs, thanks to a comment from Kathryn below. This was originally posted on 4th October.

The brilliant Mencap have announced this year’s “Little Noise Sessions”, a series of intimate, acoustic gigs, which will take place from Tuesday 20th November to Wednesday 28 November 2007, at Islington’s Union Chapel in London. They’ll be hosted by Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley.

To get tickets you’ll have to register here to get tickets when they go on sale. Ticket registration opens on Tuesday 2 October and closes at 12.00 Friday 19 October. Those who have registered can then buy tickets online on a first-come-first-served basis from 9am on Monday 22 October. Tickets are £35 each.

The gigs will raise money for Mencap’s Arts Awards scheme which enables children and young people with a learning disability to take part in local arts projects.

Tuesday 20th November - Secret Headliner, Jack Penate, Laura Marling, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Wednesday 21st November - Athlete and The Hoosiers
Thursday 22nd November - Will Young, Newton Faulkner and Adele
Friday 23rd November - Biffy Clyro, We Are Scientists and Young Knives
Saturday 24th November - The Pigeon Detectives and The Metros
Sunday 25th November - Snow Patrol and Cajun Dance Party
Monday 26th November - Kate Nash, Robyn, The Ting Tings
Tuesday 27th November - The Enemy + Special Guests
Wednesday 28th November - Keane, Rilo Kiley + Scouting For Girls

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It seems that the Spice Girls have finally bowed to the inevitable and added a TONNE of dates to their residency at the O2. Tickets for the majority of dates are supposed to go on sale on Saturday (6th October) at 10am, however expect tickets to go either very quickly or for scalpers to take them.

Further dates are thought to be announced shortly in North America and the rest of the world. Catch the Girls at the following 14 UK dates:

Saturday 15th December 2007 - London, The O2
Sunday 16th December 2007 - London, The O2
Tuesday 18th December 2007 - London, The O2
Tuesday 2nd January 2008 - London, The O2
Wednesday 3rd January 2008 - London, The O2
Thursday 4th January 2008 - London, The O2
Saturday 6th January 2008 - London, The O2
Monday 8th January 2008 - London, The O2
Tuesday 9th January 2008 - London, The O2
Thursday 11th January 2008 - London, The O2
Friday 12th January 2008 - London, The O2
Saturday 13th January 2008 - London, The O2
Monday 15th January 2008 - London, The O2
Tuesday 16th January 2008 - London, The O2

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Scouting For Girls have announced a one off London date at Kings College.

They’ll play there of Friday 14th September, and tickets are now on presale if you have a livenation account. Else I assume they go on sale properly on Friday 3rd August (this Friday) at 9am.

Tickets are £9.50 each.

Picture was taken from Scouting For Girls’ MySpace.

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Whilst I’m pushing the boundaries of acceptability by including the Spice Girls new tour dates in this blog, I thought I would just so we can laugh at their ridiculously easy schedule - 14 dates spread out over two months. That is, if they don’t add a tonne at each city, which is more than likely.

Sunday 2nd December - Vancouver
Tuesday 4th December - San Jose
Friday 7th December - Los Angeles
Saturday 8th December - Las Vegas
Tuesday 11th December - New York
Saturday 15th December - London
Thursday 20th December - Koln, Germany
Sunday 23rd December - Madrid
Tuesday 8th January - Shanghai
Thursday 10th January - Beijing
Saturday 12th January - Hong Kong
Thursday 17th January - Sydney
Sunday 20th January - Cape Town
Thursday 24th January - Buenos Aires

Their new press picture is to the right, with them looking distinctly airbrushed. Though thats not to say I don’t like it… and how out of place does Mel C look? She looks like someone added her in as an extra… ho hum.

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Having won the Innocent Unsigned bands talent search last year and the chance to play at their Fruitstock Festival, Londoners Scouting For Girls have had an amazing year. Signing to Epic Records on Valentine’s Day this year, they’re about to release their first EP, the incredibly anthemic “It’s Not About You” which will just grab you by the heart strings and make you think “YES!” and become addicted to them. Or you can just write them off as another bunch of Keane wannabes. You choose, but you know what I think.

Scouting For Girls are the sort of band that are perfect to open the festivals – people lounging around, feeling rough after the previous night, and just wanting some music to take them to “that happy place”. As they say themselves in their biography, they’re “unashamedly nostalgic, mottled with loss, disillusion and a poignant lamentation for innocent past times”.

Many bloggers have been very excited about their current material, with favourable reports emerging about their live shows. Needless to say, for those of you fortunate enough to be going to Glastonbury this weekend (and if so, why aren’t you there already?), they’ll be playing on Friday night at 8pm at the Late N Live Stage.

Reminiscent of both Keane (for their Piano-led pop-rock) and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly (for Sam Duckworth’s brilliant knack of conveying feelings and images of a time and place), Scouting For Girls are sure to gain a devoted following soon.

After the jump, catch their video for “It’s Not About You”. Picture was taken from Scouting For Girls’ MySpace.