Academy 3, Manchester – 13th December
The Relentless Garage, London – 14th

The band,released their latest album ‘Post-Electric Blues’ last year. More dates are set to be announced in April.

Idlewild kicks off on March 3 at the Bristol Thekla. Idlewild will also visit cities including Plymouth, Brighton and Liverpool. The tour draws to a close on March 12 in Preston. Full details of the tour can be found below.

March 3 – Bristol Thekla
March 4 – Gloucester Guildhall
march 6 – Plymouth Hippo
March 8 – Reading Sub 89
March 9 – Brighton Concorde
March 11 – Liverpool Masque
March 12 – Preston 53 Degrees

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Idlewild will be touring the UK for the new album Post Electric Blues with 11 dates in October

Scottish rock band Idlewild have announced 11 October dates for their tour of the new album Post Electric Blues, which is also expected to be released in October.

Idlewild recently performed two songs from the new album in front of the T In The Park crowd on the NME/Radio 1 stage.

These new songs were called ‘City Hall’ and ‘Readers and Writers’.

The Idlewild tour begins at the Manchester Academy (October 10) and will be stopping off at the London Electric Ballroom (October 16), Oxford O2 Academy (October 18), Birmingham O2 Academy (October 29) and the last scheduled date at the Sheffield Leadmill (October 30).

Idlewild tickets will go on general sale on July 31 at 9am.

Idlewild fans who cannot wait that long to see them live can also catch them in action at the Summer Sundae Weekender at the Leicester De Montfort Hall (August 14-16), and the Wizard Festival which takes place at the Turriff New Deer Showground (August 28-29).

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Camden Crawl returns this weekend to kick off the UK music festival season.

The indie music festival which will be take place this Friday and Saturday (April 24 and 25), has expanded each year since its inception in 2006 to become a distinct highlight on the London music calender.

Friday nights headliners Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be performing in Camden as part of their tour supporting new album It’s Blitz! also headling this weekend will be The Enemy, Kasabian and Echo and the Bunnymen.

Just behind the lustre of the headliners, plenty of breaking acts will have their chance to win over a festival crowd for the first time. Frankmusik (Saturday only); BBC Sound Of 2009 winner Little Boots (Saturday only); Sheffield-via-Jamaica dancehall masher Toddla-T (Saturday only); DJ crossovers Filthy Dukes (Friday only) and Jools Holland favourite VV Brown will all be hoping to open their Camden Crawl accounts with a bang.

In the true spirit of Camden Crawl festival goers will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy hottly tips indie and unsigned acts such as Marina And The Diamonds, Alessi’s Ark and the splendidly named Ou Est Le Swimming Pool.

Stalwarts of the indie scene will also be  in attendance. Scottish rocker’s The View (Saturday only), will be joined by Brighton boys Brakes (Friday only) and Idlewild (Friday only). Recent additions to the bill Kasabian and The Enemy both have new albums to promote. Meanwhile dance fans will have their ears full with Count & Sinden and Datarock.

The full Camden Crawl line up will be Alessi’s Ark, Chew Lips, Count & Sinden, Dan Black, Datarock, Wire, Billy Bragg, Golden Silvers, King Creosite, Toddla T, Flashguns, General Fiasco, Goldielocks, Heartbreak, I Blame Coco, James Yuill, Kasms, Little Comets, Man Like Me, Marina And The Diamonds, Peggy Sue, Sportsday Megaphone, The Computers,  The King Blues, The XX, Three Trapped Tigers and Tommy Sparks.

They shall be joined by Idlewild,Little Boots and Golden Silvers who have all just been added to this years line-up.

Due to take place over two days (April 24 & 25) within 140 venues the Camden Crawl festival will see over 150 new artists perform. These acts will include the likes of Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Mumford and Sons Ipso Facto, Fight Like Apes, Joy Formidable and VV brown.

The Camden Crawl line up will also include Alessi’s Ark, Chew Lips, Count & Sinden, Dan Black, Datarock, Wire, Billy Bragg, Golden Silvers, King Creosite, Toddla T, Flashguns, General Fiasco, Goldielocks, Heartbreak, I Blame Coco, James Yuill, Kasms, Little Comets, Man Like Me, Marina And The Diamonds, Peggy Sue, Sportsday Megaphone, The Computers,  The King Blues, The XX, Three Trapped Tigers and Tommy Sparks.