Muse performed the AC/DC song at the Big Day Out festival in Sydney on Friday (January 22). Muse were amongst the headline acts on this year’s Big Day Out line up including Lily Allen, Dizzee Rascal and Kasabian.

As well as playing a series of massive shows across Europe this June, Muse are set to perform three huge live shows in the UK in September. Muse will play one show at the Lancashire County Cricket Club in Manchester (September 4) as well as two dates at Wembley Stadium (September 10 & 11).

Hundreds of Muse tickets are available to compare online, however, we can confirm that the remaining Muse tickets are selling fast.

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Lily Allen is currently on tour and there are only a handful of performances left. The Lily Allen tour comes to a close with two shows at Brixton O2 Academy (December 15 & 17). Lily Allen will be joined by Dizzee Rascal for the Brixton shows and fans have been desperately trying to get hold of tickets to see two of the UK’s brightest talents on stage before the year is up. Compare and buy Lily Allen tickets now!

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The Big Day Out festival is scheduled to take place throughout January 2010, playing a total of six shows in Auckland (January 15), Gold Coast (January 17), Sydney (January 22), Melbourne (January 27), Adelaide (January 29) and Perth (January 31).

Muse and Kasabian are two rock bands who have been announced for the Big Day Out so far. Other UK acts due to appear include Lily Allen, Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris.

All these artists have upcoming UK tours to complete before heading to Australia and New Zealand.

The Muse tour for the album The Resistance is taking place at many major UK arenas such as the Sheffield Hallam FM Arena (November 4), Liverpool Echo Arena (November 5) and the London O2 Arena (November 12 & 13).

Also throughout November, Kasabian will be performing songs from their current album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum as they tour across the UK across, playing at venues like the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (November 10), London Wembley Arena (November 14 & 15) and the Manchester Evening News Arena (November 20).

Touring the UK this November and December, Lily Allen will be performing songs from current album It’s Not Me It’s You at venues including the Manchester Apollo (November 17 & 18), Birmingham National Indoor Arena (November 24) and the London Brixton O2 Academy (November 27 & 28, December 15 & 17).

Lily Allen will also headline two shows together with Dizzee Rascal at the Manchester Evening News Arena (March 5 2010) and the London O2 Arena (March 7), with tickets going on general sale on Friday October 9 at 9am.

The Dizzee Rascal tour is already underway this month where the Tongue N Cheek rapper will perform at the Birmingham O2 Academy (October 17), London Brixton O2 Academy (October 22) and the Leeds O2 Academy (October 26).

Calvin Harris is also touring the album Ready For The Weekend this month and in November, with gigs at the Manchester Academy (October 24), London HMV Forum (October 28) and the Glasgow O2 Academy (November 4).

Tickets to all these tours are still available, even for shows which may have already sold out after general release.

Muse tickets, Kasabian tickets, Lily Allen tickets, Dizzee Rascal tickets, and Calvin Harris tickets are all available to compare and buy now at Tixdaq.com

Lily Allen, whose album It’s Not Me It’s You could be her last as previously reported on Tixdaq News, will be performing at the Manchester Evening News Arena (March 5 2010) and the London O2 Arena (March 7 2010) with the East London-born rapper.

Dizzee Rascal has already collaborated with Lily Allen for the single Wanna Be, which featured on his third studio album Maths and English.

Both have shown their excitement about the forthcoming shows. Lily Allen said she’s a huge fan of Dizzee Rascal’s work whilst Dizzee Rascal is expecting the shows to be memorable as they have worked well together in the past.

Tickets for the Lily Allen and Dizzee Rascal tour go on general sale on Friday October 9 at 9am.

However, you can still catch Lily Allen and Dizzee Rascal in action before the end of the year during their separate headline tours.

The Lily Allen tour kicks off at the Sheffield O2 Academy (November 16) and will also be playing at the Birmingham National Indoor Arena (November 24), Liverpool Echo Arena (December 9), two nights at the Manchester Apollo (November 17 & 18) and four nights at the London Brixton O2 Academy (November 27 & 28, December 15 & 17).

The Dizzee Rascal tour, which coincides with the new album Tongue N Cheek, will be performing at venues like the Newcastle O2 Academy (October 6), Birmingham O2 Academy (October 17), London Roundhouse (October 21) and the Leeds O2 Academy (October 26).

Lily Allen tickets and Dizzee Rascal tickets are all still available to compare and buy now at Tixdaq.com

Lily Allen claims that she remains an avid music fan but with reference to the illegal file sharing issue, she describes her days of making money from recording music are well and truly over.

Lily Allen set up the blog in the hope that people would post messages of support against music piracy and claims for the government to do more to tackle the issue by enforcing harsher punishments.

However, Lily Allen has also written on her blog recently about her thoughts on pursuing a career in acting, but this post had now been deleted. This possible next career move for Lily Allen would be following in her father’s footsteps as the daughter of Keith Allen, the comedian and actor.

A spokesman for Lily Allen has tried to downplay her decision to quit music and claims that she is not thinking about her next album right now because she is still promoting her current album It’s Not Me It’s You.

It seems the upcoming Lily Allen tour could be the last time fans can see her perform live if she does quit music for good.

The Lily Allen tour kicks off at the Sheffield O2 Academy on November 16 and will also stop off at the Birmingham National Indoor Arena (November 24), Liverpool Echo Arena (December 9) as well as two nights at the Manchester Apollo (November 17 & 18) and four nights at the London Brixton O2 Academy (November 27 & 28, December 15 & 17).

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A host of top acts including Klaxons, Elbow, Lily Allen and Massive Attack are currently preparing for this weekend’s Bestival. The festival takes place at Robin Hill on the Isle of Wight and is set to kick off this Friday.

The 2009 Bestival sold out at the box office within days of going on sale. However, tickets remain available to compare at Tixdaq.com. Adult weekend camping tickets have been selling for as much as £285, but similar tickets are now available online for as little as £120. These cut price Bestival tickets are expected to sell fast. Fans have only a few days to snap them up and attend what is set to be one of the greatest Bestivals to date.

Other acts on the 2009 Bestival line-up include Kraftwerk, Soulwax, MGMT, Bat for Lashes and Fleet Foxes.

Hundreds of Bestival tickets are available at Tixdaq, but they will not be around for long.

Earlier this month, a statement on the official website for the Reading and Leeds Festival announced that flags were not allowed to be brought into the main arena, in order to allow ticket holders the best possible view.

Some have opposed the ban, claiming that the wave of colours was a main feature of the festivals, and that the flags had some practical implications such as being used as a meeting point in the sea of people. However, others may be thrilled with the flag ban, especially those who have had their views obstructed by flags in the past.

Now it seems Glastonbury may implement the flag ban next year after conversations were held between Michael Eavis, the Glastonbury festival chief, and Melvin Benn, the head of Festival Republic.

Melvin Benn, who runs the Reading and Leeds Festivals and also helps to organise Glastonbury, reflected on this year’s Glastonbury festival, which was held in June, and claimed that there was poor visibility of the acts on stage because of the number of flags.

Melvin Benn continued to say that there had always been flags at festivals but not to the extent as now, where flags had become very long and tall and there were more flags now than ever before.

For now, no official decision on a flag ban at Glastonbury has been made, and despite some protests against the flag ban at the Reading and Leeds Festival 2009, event organisers have failed to respond.

Despite the summer months coming to an end marking the end of the festival season, there are still plenty of festivals to look forward to in the UK.

Of course, the Reading and Leeds Festival is still to come, taking place at Reading Richfield Avenue and Leeds Bramham Park from August 28-30, headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Kings of Leon.

However if dance is more your taste in music, you can check out Creamfields 2009 which takes place at the Halston Daresbury Estate from August 29-30 where you can catch Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris in action.

Get Loaded In The Park is one of the last of the biggest festivals that take place in the capital, and is happening at London Clapham Common on August 30, featuring Orbital, Royksopp, VV Brown, and a DJ set from Pendulum.

Bestival 2009 is one of the last festivals to feature some chart-toppping acts such as Elbow, Massive Attack, Lily Allen, Florence and the Machine, and Little Boots. Bestival 2009 is taking place at the Isle of Wight Robin Hill Adventure Park from September 11-13.

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As well as DJ performances from the band, the night will also feature a debut live performance from Welsh band, The Infamous.

The Horrors have had a successful 2009 following a series of sold out concerts as well as a Mercury Music Prize nomination for their latest album, Primary Colours.

Horrors fans still have a chance to see the band live in concert this year as the band bring their summer to a close with shows at Reading and Leeds Festival. The 2009 Reading and Leeds Festival is set to take place on August  and will include performances from the likes of Arctic Monkeys, The Prodigy, Kings of Leon and Radiohead. Reading and Leeds festival tickets are currently available to compare at Tixdaq. The Horrors are also set to appear at Bestival this September (11-14).  Other Bestival 2009 headliners include Klaxons, Lily Allen, Massive Attack, Elbow and MGMT. Bestival tickets are available to compare online at Tixdaq.

It has recently been announced that dance DJ Calvin Harris will perform live the last of the Somerset House Summer Series shows, held at the London Somerset House.

The Calvin Harris gig will take place on July 20 after a host of other acts have already graced the stage with their own headline gig at the London Somerset House over the course of July this year.

In fact, many of the acts performing at this year’s Somerset House Summer Series will also be preparing for their UK tours, performing at other venues across the UK.

The first Somerset House Summer Series gig will take place on July 9 with Grace Jones, who will also make an appearance at the Latitude Festival at the Southwold Henham Park (July 16-19) and the Beachdown Festival at the Brighton Devil’s Dyke (August 28-31).

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The Enemy will perform at the London Somerset House on July 10 and are also starting their UK tour for the album Music For The People from Liverpool University on November 8 before closing the tour at the Manchester Apollo on November 29.

The Lily Allen Somerset House Summer Series gig will be on July 11 and the Lily Allen UK tour for the album It’s Not Me It’s You will begin from the Sheffield O2 Academy (November 16) and closing at the London Brixton O2 Academy (December 15).

Athlete will be performing their Somerset House Summer Series gig on July 17, one of many July gigs at UK venues such as the Liverpool O2 Academy (July 1), Sheffield O2 Academy (July 14) and the Oxford O2 Academy (July 16).

The Calvin Harris UK tour begins at the Norwich University of East Anglia (October 15) and drawing to a close at the Glasgow O2 Academy (November 4).

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It has recently been revealed that Little Boots and The Maccabees will join the list of top acts set to perform at this year’s Oxegen Festival which is set to take place at Punchestown Racecourse this summer (July 10-12)

Bands including The Killers, Snow Patrol, Kings of Leon and Blur have already been confirmed as the headline acts for the 2009 Oxegen Festival.

Fans will be glad to learn that some of this year’s Oxegen Festival headline acts will also be on tour in the UK this summer.

Blur kick off their 2009 tour at Southend-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion on June 24. The 2009 Blur tour also calls at Newcastle O2 Academy (June 25) and Manchester Evening News Arena (June 26). The Blur tour climaxes at London Hyde Park with two massive shows (July 2 & 3). Meanwhile, Kings of Leon perform five huge arena concerts in London and Manchester. The Kings of Leon tour includes three shows at London O2 Arena (June 15,16 & 30) and two performances at Manchester Evening News Arena. (June 22 & 23). Tickets to see both Blur and Kings of Leon are available to compare at Tixdaq.com.

The 2009 Oxegen Festival will also feature live performances from Bloc Party, Elbow, Razorlight, The Specials and Lily Allen.

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Doves are up first. Doves will headline the John Peel stage on Friday 26 June. Jarvis Cocker will headline the tent on the Saturday (June 27), while Echo And The Bunnymen will bring things to a close on the Sunday night (June 28). Echo And The Bunnymen are planning to perform their 1984 album, Ocean Rain, in the John Peel stage at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival.

A number of top acts to have already been announced for the 2009 Glastonbury Festival include Blur, Bruce Springsteen, Franz Ferdinand, Kasabian, Lily Allen and Neil Young.

A number of this year’s Glastonbury Festival headliners are also performing live elsewhere in the UK this year.

Britpop legends, Blur, play a series of concerts this summers. Blur are set to perform at Southend Cliffs Pavilion on June 21 and Wolverhampton Civic Hall on June 24.  Blur then play a huge show at Manchester Evening News Arena (June 26) before performing back -to-back concerts at London Hyde Park (July 2 & 3). Hundreds of Blur tickets are available to compare online for all of their forthcoming shows.

Neil Young returns to the UK to play a series of solo shows this year. Neil Young visits Nottingham Trent FM Arena on June 23 before performing in concert at  Aberdeen Exhibition Centre (June  24) and London Hyde Park (June 27). Neil Young tickets are available to compare at Tixdaq.com.

Franz Ferdinand are on tour this October. The 2009 Franz Ferdinand tour kicks off at Aberdeen Music Hall on October 11. Franz Ferdinand also visit Newcastle O2 Academy (15 Ocotber), Manchester Academy (17 Ocotber) and Brixton O2 Academy. Concert tickets are available for all of the shows on the October Franz Ferdinand tour.

Lily Allen recently returned to London to play at the venue of of her first ever stage performance. Lily Allen played the final leg of her trio of Myspace secret gigs at Notting Hill’s Tabernacle in London.  Lily performed live in fancy dress, with the theme of London tube stations.  The themed London gigs follows simlilar shows Lily Allen performed in both Tokyo and New York earlier this year.

Lily Allen is playing numerous shows throught the UK this Autumn. The Lily Allen tour kicks off on November 14 at Sheffield O2 Academy. The Lily Allen tour also visits Birmingham NIA (November 24), Brixton O2 Academy (November 27 & 28) and Nottingham Trent FM Arena (December 10). The Lily Allen tour comes to a close at Brighton Centrre on December 13. Lily Allen is also set to make festival appearances at Glastonbury Festival, V Festival, T in the Park, and Bestival. Many Lily Allen tickets are available to compare at Tixdaq.com.

Lily Allen will be performing songs from her second album, ‘It’s Not Me It’s You’, after releasing the singles, ‘The Fear’ and ‘Not Fair,’ so far this year.

The last scheduled date for Lily Allen’s tour is Friday November 27 at the Brixton O2 Academy, London but Lily Allen will also perform at the Manchester Apollo on Tuesday November 17 and the NIA, Birmingham on Tuesday November 24.

Tickets to see Lily Allen in November go on general sale on Friday May 1 at 9am.

Beforehand, Lily Allen will perform at Somerset House, London as part of their Summer Series on Saturday July 11. Tickets to see Lily Allen at Somerset House are available from £27.50

Lily Allen is also lined up to perform at various summer festivals this year including T In the Park on Sunday July 12, V Festival in August and Bestival in September.

Tickets to T In The Park, V Festival and Bestival are available at tixdaq.com

As well as topping this week’s official album chart, U2 have recently revealed that they will be visiting the UK on their massive 2009 world tour. U2 make four stops on their forthcoming tour, calling at London Wembley Stadium (August 14), Glasgow Hampden Park (August 18), Don Valley Stadium (August 20) and Cardiff Millennium Stadium (August 22). U2 tickets are expected to go on sale soon and will be available to compare at Tixdaq.com.

A number of this week’s chart entries are also on tour in the UK in 2009 and tickets are still available. The Prodigy are on tour next month and there are still hundreds of Prodigy tickets available. The 2009 Prodigy tour kicks off at Cardiff international Arena on April 5 before calling at the Glasgow SECC (April 7), Manchester MEN Arena (April 10), Sheffield Hallam FM Arena (April 13) and Brighton Centre (April 14). The Prodigy tour comes to a close with two shows at London Wembley Arena on April 16 and 17. The Prodigy tickets are available from £25. Kings of Leon play a series of massive shows at the London O2 Arena and the Manchester Evening News Arena in June. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £90. The Lily Allen tour starts at the Glasgow O2 Academy on March 14. The Lily Allen also visits Bristol O2 Academy (March 18), Brighton Dome (March 20) and Birmingham O2 Academy (March 23). The Lily Allen tour comes to a close in London Where Lily Allen will play three shows at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. Lily Allen tickets are still available from £33. The eagerly awaited Take That tour kicks off at the Sunderland Stadium of Light on June 5 before visiting Coventry Ricoh Arena, Cardiff Millennium Stadium, Glasgow Hampden Park and Lancashire County Cricket Ground. The Take That tour comes to a close with four nights at London Wembley Stadium.  Hundreds of Take That tickets are still available to compare from just £50. Elbow kick off their tour at Brighton Dome on February 28. The Elbow tour also visits Blackpool Winter Gardens (March 7), Bristol Colston Hall (March 10) and Newport Centre (March 12). The Elbow tour climaxes at London’s Wembley Arena on March 14). Elbow tickets are available from £22.

A number of this week’s chart entries are on tour in the UK in 2009 and tickets are still available. Chart toppers, The Prodigy, are on tour next month and there are still hundreds of Prodigy tickets available. The 2009 Prodigy tour kicks off at Cardiff international Arena on April 5 before calling at the Glasgow SECC (April 7), Manchester MEN Arena (April 10), Sheffield Hallam FM Arena (April 13) and Brighton Centre (April 14). The Prodigy tour comes to a close with two shows at London Wembley Arena on April 16 and 17. The Prodigy tickets are available from £25.Kings of Leon play a series of massive shows at the London O2 Arena and the Manchester Evening News Arena in June. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £90. Lily The Lily Allen tour starts at the Glasgow O2 Academy on March 14. The Lily Allen also visits Bristol O2 Academy (March 18), Brighton Dome (March 20) and Birmingham O2 Academy (March 23). The Lily Allen tour comes to a close in London Where Lily Allen will play three shows at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. Lily Allen tickets are still available from £33. Elbow kick off their tour at Brighton Dome on February 28. The Elbow tour also visits Blackpool Winter Gardens (March 7), Bristol Colston Hall (March 10) and Newport Centre (March 12). The Elbow tour climaxes at London’s Wembley Arena on March 14). Elbow tickets are available from £27.

A number of this week’s top five artists are on tour in 2009 and tickets are still available. Kings of Leon play a series of massive shows at the London O2 Arena and the Manchester Evening News Arena in June. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £80. Lily The Lily Allen tour starts at the Glasgow O2 Academy on March 14. The Lily Allen also visits Bristol O2 Academy (March 18), Brighton Dome (March 20) and Birmingham O2 Academy (March 23). The Lily Allen tour comes to a close in London Where Lily Allen will play three shows at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. Lily Allen tickets are still available from £35. Morrissey hits the road in April , starting at the Gleneagle Hotel in Kilarney on April 28. Morrissey also visits Belfast Waterfront Hall (May2), London Royal Albert Hall (May 11) and Hull Arena (May 19). The tour comes to a close in London with three shows at the O2 Brixton Academy (May 28-30).  Morrissey tickets are available from £35. Elbow kick off their tour at Brighton Dome on February 28. The Elbow tour also visits O2 Academy Sheffield (March 3), Blackpool Winter Gardens (March 7) and Newport Centre (March 12). The Elbow tour climaxes at London’s Wembley Arena on March 14). Elbow tickets are available from £27.50.

Second place in the albums chart went to Kings of Leon. Kings of Leon have now spent twenty one weeks in the top ten. UB40 climbed sixteen places to clinch the third spot. Luther Vandross and James Morrison claimed the fourth and fifth positions respectively. Despite topping the chart last week, Bruce Springsteen fell six positions to number seven. The Fray were this week’s second highest new entry, claiming eighth place. The Killers and Luciano Pavarotti make up the remainder of this week’s top ten albums chart.

A number of this week’s album chart entries are performing live in the UK in 2009. This week’s chart topper, Lily Allen, kicks off her UK tour in March. The Lily Allen tour starts at the Glasgow O2 Academy on March 14. The Lily Allen also visits Bristol O2 Academy (March 18), Brighton Dome (March 20) and Birmingham O2 Academy (March 23). The Lily Allen tour comes to a close in London Where Lily Allen will play three shows at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. Lily Allen tickets are still available from £33. Last week’s chart winner, Bruce Springsteen, recently announced he will be playing two dates at London’s Hyde Park this summer. Kings of Leon, The Killers and James Morrison will also be no the road this year and tickets to see them on stage are still available.

Lily Allen warms up for her 2009 tour this month at the KOKO club in Camden on January 28. The full ten date Lilly Allen tour begins Glasgow this March. See details of the 2009 Lily Allen tour below.

March 14 – O2 Academy, Glasgow (tickets from £30)

March 15 – Manchester Academy, Manchester (tickets from £38.50)

March 18 – O2 Academy, Bristol (tickets from £44)

March 19 – Guidhall, Southampton (tickets from £44)

March 20 – Brighton Dome, Brighton (tickets from £39.50)

March 22 – University of East Anglia, Norwich (tickets from £44)

March 23 – O2 Academy, Birmingham (tickets fromc £19.50)

March 24 -O2 Academy. Leeds (tickets from £19.50)

March 26 & 27 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London (tickets from £29)

If you still looking for Lily Allen tickets, fear not. Loads of Lily Allen tickets are still available from £19.50.

Britpop legends, Blur, will be playing two massive concerts this summer. Blur are set to perform two shows at Hyde Park on July 2 and 3. Hundreds of Blur tickets are still available and can be picked up from £41.99.