January 26th, 2009 by Jessica Martinez

This week, White Lies have outsold the competition to claim the number one spot in the official UK albums chart. White Lies are the only new entry in this week’s chart, but they still had to beat the likes of Kings of Leon, Duffy and Beyonce.

White Lies have been tipped to be one of the acts to look out for in 2009. White Lies have been added to the line up for this year’s hugely popular NME Awards tour. Other artists on the bill include Florence and the Machine as well as Friendly Fires. The NME Awards tour kicks off at the end of the month at Liverpool University’s Student Union (January 29th). The NME tour also visits the O2 Academy in Newcastle (February 1), Manchester Academy (February 7 & 24) and Nottingham Rock City (February 11).  Hundreds of NME Awards tour tickets are still available with prices from £15.

A number of the White  Lies’ fellow chart entries are also on tour this year. The album chart runners up, Kings of Leon, have got five UK dates in the tour diary in 2009. Kings of Leon play three shows at London’s O2 Arena (15,  16 & 30 June) and two at the Manchester Evening News Arena (22 & 23 June). Kings of Leon tickets can still be had for as little as £69.  The Script, James Morrison and Beyonce are also touring this year and hundreds of tickets are still available.