August 18th, 2009 by Peter Bevan
The Streets will play at the Edinburgh HMV Picture House on August 31 after having to cancel their original date of August 14.The original August 14 show at the Edinburgh HMV Picture House had to be cancelled because The Streets' bassist Wayne Vibes was diagnosed with swine flu.Original tickets will...
August 18th, 2009 by Peter Bevan
Placebo have had to cancel dates for their North America tour so that frontman Brian Molko can recover from illness.Last week, Brian Molko caught a virus whilst touring Asia and in combination with jet lag and exhaustion, fainted on stage in Osaka, Japan whilst performing at the Summer Sonic Festival...
August 11th, 2009 by Peter Bevan
Rock and dance act The Prodigy are to go on a mini tour of the UK in January 2010 in what they have called the Run With The Wolves Tour.The venues are places The Prodigy have rarely visited and is the result of the demand from many of their fans...
July 30th, 2009 by Peter Bevan
Those who originally bought tickets to the now cancelled Big Green Gathering can attend a different festival instead.The Big Green Gathering, which was originally due to take place at the Somerset Fernhill Farm from July 29 - August 2, was cancelled because of the threat of an injunction from the...
July 30th, 2009 by Peter Bevan
The upcoming dates to catch Bloc Party live in the UK could possibly be your last chance as frontman of the band Kele Okereke says he does not know if the band will record a new album.Bloc Party are currently on the tour circuit having already performed at the iTunes...
July 30th, 2009 by Peter Bevan
It seems that rather than focusing on rehearsals and other touring duties, Jay-Z and Coldplay have been pursuing other non-musical interests in the run-up to their upcoming shows in the UK.Details of a new autobiography by Jay-Z have been revealed, and surprisingly he is to open up about his wedding...
July 30th, 2009 by Peter Bevan
Having just announced new September tour dates for the UK, it has also been revealed that Jet will be performing an acoustic set as a warm-up gig a month before they hit the road.Jet will perform at the London Parker McMillan club on August 12 as part of the 'This...
July 30th, 2009 by Peter Bevan
A statement from the Kaiser Chiefs reports that frontman Ricky Wilson broke a rib whilst performing in New York at Madison Square Gardens as the support act for Green Day.Ricky Wilson was jumping between the barrier and the stage when he injured himself, but after treatment it was found that...
July 29th, 2009 by Peter Bevan
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...
July 29th, 2009 by Peter Bevan
Caleb Followill from Kings Of Leon will be hoping for a break from touring soon as he recently admitted feeling overloaded with work.He felt so much pressure during the Kings Of Leon performance at T In The Park earlier this month that he smashed his guitar.Caleb Followill later explained that...
