Catfish and the Bottlemen announce 2 London shows

Catfish and the Bottlemen have announced 2 London shows at the Electric Ballroom in Camden.

The two shows are set to happen on May 23rd and 25th, ahead of the release of their second album, The Ride, due out on May 27th. Tickets will cost £20 + booking fees and will be available for ballot winners only - meaning you can book a maximum of two tickets, if successful.

Their decision to run a ballot is due to the band's frustration of touts and their fans not being able to get tickets, which became immediately clear when announcing their returning shows earlier this year. Sign up for the ballot opens today (April 22nd) at 3pm and closes at 3pm on Monday, with winners soon being contacted by email. You can register here.

Those who are successful will have their names printed on the tickets and will be required to show ID on the doors at the gig.

Catfish and the Bottlemen recently revealed their second single from The Ride as 7, which they previewed on their last major tour in 2015. You can listen to that single on all major digital platforms, and here. 

[LISTEN] Ought - Men For Miles

'Men For Miles' is the second anticipation from the forthcoming record 'Sun Coming Down' out 9/18 via Constellation Records. Ought will be on tour this next fall, they will play around North America.

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Frittenbude announce tour dates - auch auf Deutsch

German band Frittenbude have announced tour dates for a coming tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The announcement follows the release of their latest single Stürzende Helden which will feature on their album Küken des Orion ( August 21st).

You can find the tour dates at the end of the post. 

Frittenbude haben sich letzte Woche mit ihrer aktuellen Single "Stürzende Helden" zurückgemeldet und heute eine Tourankündigung drangehängt. Mit ihrem, bis dahin veröffentlichten, neuen Album Küken des Orion im Gepäck, werden die Jungs in folgenden Städten spielen. 

Riesenlöv von It's All Indie. 

(Es folgen Tourankündigungen für weitere Städte im Osten, Bayern und Österreich)

October Drift Announce Second Single

October Drift have announced their second single, You Are You Are, due out on May 18th.

Despite the single only being their second, the four-piece have managed to cause quite a stir with most of their tour tickets being sold through word of mouth alone and their debut doing a lot of the talking - resulting in the tour selling out. Now, You Are You Are, is ready to pick things up with a larger sound.

Taking influence from psychedelic movements, lo-fi riffs and distorted vocals, their knowledge and inspiration from others has all come together in a track which draws comparisons to Radiohead, Joy Division and so many more influential musicians. Their sound is almost industrial in this with ear-pricking moments that urge you to pay attention. 

You Are You Are is available through self-release on May 18th and is also available for pre-order here, where you receive handmade CD packs. The band are also going on tour around the release of the single and you can catch them on the following dates:

May

6th - The Cavern, Exeter

7th - Oporto, Leeds

8th - Plug, Sheffield

22nd - Dot 2 Dot Festival, Manchester

23rd - Dot 2 Dot Festival, Bristol

27th - The Old Blue Last, London

Cherry Glazerr are finally coming to the UK and Europe!

Cherry Glazerr have announced some long awaited shows in the UK and Europe for July this year. The LA based garage-rock trio will be landing in Europe this summer after the release of their debut LP "Haxel Princess" on Burger Records earlier this year.

The band will play:

July
18th - Valkhof Festival - Nijmegen, Netherlands
19th - Welcome to the Village - Leewarden, Netherlands
20th - Rotown - Rotterdam, Netherlands (w/ Growlers)
23rd - The Garage - London
25th - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds

You can get tickets here. Check out their brilliant video for "White's Not My Color This Evening":

Alcoa announce some European tour dates

Derek Archambault is bringing his (none hardcore) side project Alcoa back to the UK and Europe in May. The band will be doing four dates that are as follows:

May 3rd - London Islington Academy 2

May 4th - Köln Underground

May 5th - Stuttgart Juha West

May 6th - Leipzig Conne Island

Kodaline announce new album and UK tour dates

Kodaline unveiled their new single 'Honest' last Friday and the good news continues as they have announced their new album, 'Coming Up For Air', will be released on February 9th.

"If you told us at the start of the summer that we'd be finished our album by autumn we wouldn't have believed you," comments vocalist Steve Garrigan. "It happened so quickly. A lot of the songs were done live in the studio, on the spot."

On the announcement of the new album, the band will be hitting the UK roads February/March time. The dates are as follows:

February
Sun 15th - GLASGOW, Barrowlands
Tues 17th LONDON, Roundhouse
March
Mon 9th NOTTINGHAM, Rock City
Tues 10th SOUTHAMPTON, Guildhall
Wed 11th NORWICH, UAE
Thurs 12th BRISTOL, Academy
Sat 14th BIRMINGHAM, Institute
Sun 15th LEEDS, Academy
Mon 16th NEWCASTLE, ACADEMY

Tickets go on sale Friday 12th December at 9am from Ticketmaster.

The track list for Coming Up For Air is:
1. Honest
2. The One
3. Autopilot
4. Human Again
5. Unclear
6. Coming Alive
7. Lost
8. Ready
9. Better
10. Everything Works Out In The End
11. Play The Game
12. Love Will Set You Free

Moose Blood announce UK tour

Moose Blood have announced their first ever headline UK tour that is set for early 2015. The emo four piece will be hitting up a lot of cities in the new year after the release of their debut album 'I'll Keep You In Mind, From Time To Time'. Check out the dates below:

15/1 - Fighting Cocks, Kingston

16/1 - Epic Studios, Norwich

17/1 - Red Room, Nottingham

18/1 - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

19/1 - The Exchange, Bristol

20/1 - Tiki Bar, Plymouth

21/1 - Joiners, Southampton

22/1 - The Cavern, Exeter

23/1 - Borderline, London

24/1 - Star & Garter, Manchester 

25/1 - The Key Club, Leeds

26/1 - Audio, Glasgow

27/1 - Corporation, Sheffield

28/1 - Evac Loft, Liverpool

29/1 - The Oobleck, Birmingham

21/1 - Sticky Mikes Frog Bar, Brighton

Check out Moose Blood's video for 'Swim Down' below:

Peace Announce New Album 'Happy People' and Accompanying Tour

B-Town's finest, Peace, have announced details of their second album, 'Happy People', and a tour for the public to drool over it.

'Happy People' is due for release on 9th February 2015 via Columbia and will include the singles, 'Money' and 'Lost On Me'. You can see the full track list below. They announced the release of their album through a witty version of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' which can be seen here.

On top of this, the band have also announced a series of dates across the UK in the new year around the release of the new album, dates of which are also shown below.

You can buy tickets on pre-sale and limited signed albums this Wednesday by signing up to their newsletter here.

The track-listing for 'Happy People' is as follows:

1. O You
2. Gen Strange
3. Lost On Me
4. Perfect Skin
5. Happy People
6. Someday
7. Money
8. I’m a Girl
9. Under the Moon
10. World Pleasure

Tour dates are:

JANUARY
15 Liverpool, Kazimier

22 Bristol, Exchange

24 Birmingham, The Library at the Institute

29 Leeds, Brudenell Social Club

30 Sheffield, Queens Social Club

FEBRUARY

05 Nottingham, Bodega

12 Norwich, Waterfront Studio

MARCH

05 Newcastle, Cluny

12 Manchester, Deaf Institute

17 Glasgow, King Tuts

20 Dublin, Whelan’s

26 Brighton, The Haunt

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The Wombats announce massive UK and European Tour

This morning The Wombats announced a huge UK and European tour, set to take place in early 2015.

The band have been off the scene since their second album 'This Modern Glitch' in 2011 but now they're back with a string of dates, including 9 dates in the UK next April.

Pre-sale tickets are on sale as of Wednesday at 9am if you're on their mailing list. If not make sure you're about at 9am Friday when they go on general sale.

Sign up for the mailing list or get tickets from: http://thewombats.co.uk/

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alt-J announce headline Australian tour.

English indie rockers alt-J will return to Australia again in May next year for their biggest tour to date. The five date all-ages tour will be the bands third visit to the country since the release of their second album This Is All Yours.

Recently, alt-J have shown lots of love for Australia. In August they were announced for a run of new years festival dates including Field Day, Falls Festival and Southbound. Days later they announced a surprise two date tour in October for Melbourne and Sydney which sold out in minutes. The quick stopover left fans wanting more.

The arena shows will be in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Tickets on sale now, information can be found here

Alt-J 2015 Australian Tour

Friday, 8th May 2015
Riverstage, Brisbane

Saturday, 9th May 2015
Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney

Sunday, 10th May 2015
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

Wednesday, 13th May 2015
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Friday, 15th May 2015
HBF Stadium, Perth

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Augustines one month away from European tour

New Yorkers Augustines will fly across the Atlantic in exactly one month to play the first gig of their European tour. The group -formerly known as "We Are Augustines"- released a self-titled album this year and regularly get great reviews for their live sets.

See Augustines perform in the following European cities:

09 NOV 2014 KARLSRUHE, GERMANY
10 NOV 2014 MUNICH, GERMANY
12 NOV 2014 DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
13 NOV 2014 LEIPZIG, GERMANY
14 NOV 2014 BERLIN , GERMANY
15 NOV 2014 WARSAW, POLAND
17 NOV 2014 LINZ, AUSTRIA
18 NOV 2014 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
20 NOV 2014 AMERSFOORT, NETHERLANDS
21 NOV 2014 ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
23 NOV 2014 PARIS, FRANCE
26 NOV 2014 BELFAST , UNITED KINGDOM
27 NOV 2014 DUBLIN, IRELAND
29 NOV 2014 NEWCASTLE, UNITED KINGDOM
30 NOV 2014 GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM
01 DEC 2014 MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
03 DEC 2014 PORTSMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM
04 DEC 2014 CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM
05 DEC 2014 WOLVERHAMPTON , UNITED KINGDOM
07 DEC 2014 BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM
08 DEC 2014 CAMDEN, LONDON; UNITED KINGDOM

Animal House announce first UK tour

Animal House, a band originally from Australia, have announced their first UK tour to support their debut single being released.

The garage-rock band recently moved to Brighton to take things further with their career. Now they are ready to embark on a 9-date stint in honour of Sour, a single that resembles some leading rock artists such as Kings of Leon and The White Stripes.

The tour also includes two launch shows at Brighton's popular Sticky Mike's Frog Bar and then at Stags Head in Hoxton, London. The full tour scheduled is shown below.

Wed Oct 22 - Brighton, Sticky Mikes Frog Bar (launch party)

Thur Oct 23 - Wakefield, Snooty Fox

Fri Oct 24 - Leeds, Eiger Studio

Mon Oct 27 - Manchester, Retro Bar 

Tue Oct 28 - Sheffield, Dada

Wed Oct 29 - Bristol, Thunder Bolt

Thur Oct 30 - Oxford, The Jericho

Fri Nov 7 - Kingston, The Fighting Cocks

Sat Nov 8 – London, Stags Head Hoxton (launch party)
 

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Get your free "Gold" from FM Belfast

To celebrate the start of their European tour FM Belfast are giving away their song "Gold". Download the Icelanders track here:



The band will be performing in these cities:

Sep 26 - L'ANTIPODE MJC RENNES - Rennes, France
Sep 27 - EMB Sannois - Sannois, France
Sep 28 - La Cave aux Poetes - Roubaix, France
Sep 30 - Rotonde @ Botanique - Brussels, Belgium
Oct 01 - Dachstock - Bern, Switzerland
Oct 02 - Rockhouse - Salzburg, Austria
Oct 03 - PPC - Graz, Austria
Oct 04 - Meet Factory - Prague, Czech Republic
Oct 05 - Zoom - Frankfurt, Germany
Oct 07 - Conne Island - Leipzig, Germany
Oct 08 - Astra Kulturhaus - Berlin, Germany
Oct 09 - Übel & Gefaehrlich - Hamburg, Germany
Oct 10 - Stollwerk - Cologne, Germany
Oct 11 - Wagenhalle - Stuttgart, Germany
Nov 05 - Iceland Airwaves - Reykjavik, Iceland
Nov 15 - John Dee - Oslo, Norway
Nov 22 - Big Band Café - Hérouville St Clair, France
Nov 23 - Le Trabendo - Paris, France

Austra announce new tour dates

Canadian band Austra have announced new tour dates, adding that these will probably be their last shows in Europe this year.

Austra will be playing gigs in the following cities:

EUROPE:

04/09 Leipzig, GER

05/09 Berlin, GER

06/09 Gdansk, POL

09/09 Vienna, AUT

10/09 Salzburg, AUT

11/09 Budapest, HUN

US:

14/09 Austin, TX

18/09 Denver, CO

21/09 San Francisco

The Knife announce final live shows

Swedish band "The Knife" have announced that their coming live shows will be their last. The group posted the following message on their website:

"In the autumn we will round up the Shaking The Habitual Show Tour with a number of European dates. After the touring last year we reworked the show during the winter. The performers, previously known as dancers, learnt how to sing and play instruments, the stage got three levels, Shannon Funchess joined us and the show became more fun and shiny. We performed it in the US in the spring and now we would love you to join us in our dance for some last shaking moves.

“A handfull elf pee
That’s my soul
Spray it allover
Fill the bowl
Legs astride
An axe to grind
Generous actions with the speed of light
Without you my life would be boring”

See you on the dance floor…

/Olof and Karin, The Knife"

For your last chance to see The Knife you'll need to head to the following cities:

Oct 31 - Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
Nov 01 - Film Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
Nov 03 - Arena, Berlin, Germany
Nov 05 - O2 Academy, Manchester, UK
Nov 06 - Brixton Academy, London, UK
Nov 08 - Iceland Airwaves Festival, Reykjavik

Klaxons enjoying life on the road

London band Klaxons seem to be enjoying life on the road. After claiming their recent Benicàssim show was "maybe the best gig we've ever played" they went on to say that they "can't wait to tour tour tour". And judging by their magick performances at festivals in Hungary and Slovakia, their autumn UK/Europe tour will be one you won't want to miss.

Klaxons will be touring their new album "Love Frequency" in the following cities:

UK:

Oct 25th  // Norwich

Oct 26th  // Leeds

Oct 27th  // Glasgow

Oct 28th  // Manchester

Oct 30th  // Brighton

Oct 31st  // Bristol

Nov 1st  // Birmingham

Nov 2nd  // Nottingham

Nov 4th  // London

EUROPE:

Nov 7th  // La Rochelle, FRA

Nov 10th  // Paris, FRA

Nov 11th  // Wiesbaden, GER

Nov 12th  // Berlin, GER

Nov 14th  // Luxembourg, LUX

Nov 15th  // Sint Joost Ten Node, BEL

Nov 16th  // Cologne, GER

Nov 17th  // Hamburg, GER

Nov 19th  // Amsterdam, NED

Nov 20th  // Stuttgart, GER

Nov 22nd  // Prague, CZE

Nov 24th  // Vienne, AUT

Nov 25th  // Munich, GER

Nov 26th  // Lausanne, CH

The Knife announce three live shows

Swedish duo "The Knife" have just announced three dates for their "Shaken-Up Show Tour 2014".

The band will be playing the following dates:

3rd Nov ARENA BERLIN, Berlin DE 
5th Nov Manchester Academy, Manchester UK 
6th Nov O2 Academy Brixton, London UK 

Veronica Falls record new song and announce tour dates

The band have released the song "Nobody There" and have made it available on Souncloud, with the excuse of the announcement of new tour dates in November . They already have some dates in the UK and they have added a few in Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan and Hong Kong.

The single has been played in a few acoustic sets before and it sure has the Veronica Falls touch. A catchy guitar, easy lyrics and repetition make it another great song for anyone.

October

19 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (w/ Bleached)
20 - Broadcast, Glasgow (w/ Bleached)
21 - Gorilla, Manchester (w/Bleached)
23 - The Dome, London (w/ Bleached)
24 - Green Door Store, Brighton (w/ Bleached)
30 - GoodGod Small Club, Sydney
31 - Northcote Social Club, Melbourne

November

2 - Camp Symmetry festival, Singapore
6 - Voice Space, Bangkok
7 - Freeman's Sporting Club, Tokyo
8 - Cay, Tokyo
9 - Est, Tokyo
10 - Noon, Osaka
12 - Backstage, Hong Kong

For further information on the tickets visit: http://veronicafalls.tumblr.com/shows

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