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This Week’s New Releases: Adele, Deap Vally, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

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Let’s face it, for a lot of people this week is just Adele week. But If powerhouse vocals and ballads are not your bag, there’s plenty more new music from numerous genres to tickle your fancy, including a new LP from Deap Vally and a second collaborative record from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Check out them and more out below!

Adele – ‘30’ (Columbia)

Brian Wilson – ‘At My Piano’ (DECCA)

Converge, Chelsea Wolfe, Ben Chisholm, Stephen Brodsky – ‘Bloodmoon: I’ (Epitaph)

The Darkness – ‘Motorheart’ (Cooking Vinyl)

D-Block Europe – ‘Home Alone 2’ (Virgin)

Deap Vally – ‘Marriage’ (Cooking Vinyl)

Dion – ‘Stomping Ground’ (Keeping The Blues Alive)

Elbow – ‘Flying Dream 1’ (Polydor)

Elkka – ‘Harmonic Frequencies’ (Technicolour)

Emily Rice – ‘Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner’ (First Artists)

James Blunt – ‘The Stars Beneath My feet’ (Atlantic)

KAYTRANADA – ‘Intimidated’ EP (RCA)

Kiss – ‘Destroyer 45th Anniversary’ (UMG)

Ladyhawke – ‘Time Flies’ (Mid Century Records/BMG)

Modern Nature – ‘Island Of Noise’ (Bella Union)

Mykki Blanco – ‘Broken Hearts and Beauty Sleep’ (Transgressive)

Oasis – ‘Knebworth 1996 Live’ (Big Brother)

OSS and The Orb – ‘Enter The Kettle’ (Cooking Vinyl)

Primal Scream – ‘Live At Levitation’ (The Reverberation Appreciate Society)

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – ‘Raise the Roof’ (Rounder Records)

The Sherlocks – ‘World I Understand’ (TeddyBoy)

Snake Eyes – ‘Lovehate Mixtape’ (Killing Moon)

Soulja Boy – ‘Big Draco 2′ (SODMG Records)

Sting – ‘The Bridge’ (A&M)

Willie Nelson – ‘The Willie Nelson Family’ (Sony)

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Ed Sheeran Tops Stereoboard’s Hot Ticket Chart For February

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Ed Sheeran has done it, he’s knocked U2 off the top spot and all the way down to #16 on February’s Hot Ticket Chart. Following closely behind in second place is Celine Dion, who will return to the UK this summer for an arena tour. At #3 is J.Cole who brings his 4 Your Eyez Only world tour to the UK and Ireland this autumn,  while Drake, who will return to the UK next week for the final dates of the UK and Ireland leg of his Boy Meets World tour, has dropped one place from last month’s chart to fourth position and Ricky Gervais, who next week continues with the UK and Ireland leg of his Humanity world tour, finishes off the top five.

At the bottom of this month’s chart we have Elbow, The Chainsmokers, Eminem (Reading & Leeds Day Tickets), The xx, Sum 41 and Rag’n’Bone Man. Check back in with us next month to see if they’re able to hold on to their top 40 positions or if we’ll be bidding them adieu.

1. Ed Sheeran
2. Celine Dion
3. J.Cole
4. Drake
5. Ricky Gervais
6. Little Mix
7. Nashville In Concert
8. John Mayer
9. Stormzy
10. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
11. The Weeknd
12. Lady Gaga
13. Rod Stewart
14. Jamiroquai
15. Bruno Mars
16. U2
17. Michael Ball and Alfie Boe
18. Neil Diamond
19. Wireless Festival
20. Ryan Adams
21. Olly Murs
22. Guns N’Roses
23. Leftfield
24. Micky Flanagan
25. Green Day
26. Kehlani
27. Giggs
28. James Arthur
29. Bob Dylan
30. Robbie Williams
31. Adele
32. TRNSMT
33. Kings of Leon
34. PVRIS
35. Elbow
36. The Chainsmokers
37. Eminem (Reading & Leeds Day Tickets)
38. The xx
39. Sum 41
40. Rag’n’Bone Man

On sale this week – can they break the top 40?

1. Shed Seven

2. Steps

3. Tom Jones

4. Happy Mondays

5. Penn and Teller

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U2 Hit #1 On Stereoboard’s Hot Ticket Chart For January

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It’s a new year so we thought we’d give you a new chart. For the next few months we’ll be bringing you monthly instalments listing not just our top 20 best selling acts, but a whopping 40!

Kicking things off at #1 are Irish rockers U2, who have soared to the top spot with The Joshua Tree tour. Following closely behind are  Little Mix who have lined up a Summer Shout Out tour and autumn Glory Days tour. Making up the rest of the top five is Drake , who is currently on the road in the UK for the Boy Meets World tour, Neil Diamond, who will bring his 50th anniversary tour to the UK and Ireland in October and Bruno Mars, who will bring his 24K Magic World Tour to arenas around the UK and Ireland in April and May.

At the bottom of the chart we have The Stone Roses, Bonobo, Shawn Mendes, Strictly Come Dancing and Tory Lanez. Come back and see us next month to see if they’re able to hold on to their top 40 positions or if we’ll be waving them goodbye.

1. U2
2. Little Mix
3. Drake
4. Neil Diamond
5. Bruno Mars
6. Coldplay
7. Adele
8. Micky Flanagan
9. The Killers
10. Robbie Williams
11. Guns N’Roses
12. The Weeknd
13. Phil Collins
14. Black Sabbath
15. Kings of Leon
16. Green Day
17. Olly Murs
18. Depeche Mode
19. Jack Whitehall
20. James Arthur
21. The xx
22. Run The Jewels
23. Elbow
24. Two Door Cinema Club
25. Bryan Adams
26. James Blunt
27. The Chainsmokers
28. Good Mourning Mrs Brown
29. The Tenderloins
30. Evanescence
31. Michael Ball and Alfie Boe
32. Ariana Grande
33. Paul Weller
34. Jeff Lynne’s ELO
35. The Kooks
36. Tory Lanez
37. Strictly Come Dancing
38. Shawn Mendes
39. Bonobo
40.The Stone Roses

On sale in the next week – can they break the top 40?

1. Lady Gaga

2. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

3. The Cribs

4. The Cranberries

5. Little Big Town

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Bruce Springsteen Is Christmas #1 On Stereoboard’s Hot Ticket Chart Of 2016

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Merry Christmas everyone! Now, take a sip of that bucks fizz, pop on those new slippers you’ve been given and settle in for the top 10 of Stereoboard’s Hot Ticket Chart of 2016.  With a year of relentless touring under his belt, following the release of ‘The Ties That Bind: The River Collection’ last December, Bruce Springsteen has taken the top spot from last year’s chart queen Adele, who this year is sitting pretty in second place. But not content with a year full of shows, being awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom last month and releasing his autobiography, Born To Run, in September, he will hit the road again with the E Street Band in 2017 for a run of Australian dates during January and February.

Amazingly Coldplay find themselves in exactly the same position they were in on last year’s chart, #3, though this time they are sharing the top five with cockney comedian Micky Flanagan and Canadian rapper Drake, whose fourth album, ‘Views’, reached #1 on the UK album chart this spring. Having announced the end of his retirement and live return earlier this year Phil Collins finds himself at #6 on the chart, followed by pop superstar Justin Bieber, who next summer will play three huge UK and Ireland shows.

Reunited rock legends Guns N Roses are at #8, having recently announced three UK shows as part of the European leg of their Not In This Lifetime tour. Following closely behind them are Take That, who will support their forthcoming new album, ‘Wonderland’, with a spring UK arena tour, which will include six nights at the O2 in London. Taking up the final space on the top 10 of the chart is Beyoncé, who led the recent Grammy nominations for her album ‘Lemonade’.

So, as the countdown of the year’s top 50 best-selling artists on Stereoboard’s Hot Ticket Chart draws to a close, if you missed them, check out Parts One, Two, Three and Four.

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Michael Ball And Alfie Boe At #1 On Stereoboard’s Hot Ticket Chart

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Stereoboard Hot Ticket Chart: December 12 – December 18

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe have knocked Adele off the top of Stereoboard’s Hot Ticket Chart and down to #8.  Making up the rest of the top five we have Guns N Roses, Bob Dylan, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars, the latter of which has risen two places since our last instalment.

Not having such a good week are Micky Flanagan, who has dropped from #5 to 12th place, Olly Murs, who is down eight places and Paul Weller,  who is down 14 from last week. However, it’s not all bad, Jeff Lynnes ELO are back in the chart, Robbie Williams is up two spots and Bob Dylan and Tom Petty have secured themselves top 10 positions in their first week on the chart.

If you’re stuck for some last minute Christmas presents there are a shedload of tickets going on sale this week, including Olly Murs (new dates), Deftones, Hans Zimmer, Tyga and The Human League. Come back and see us in the new year to see who will kick off 2017 at the top of Stereoboard’s Hot Ticket Chart.

1. Michael Ball and Alfie Boe
2. Guns N Roses
3. Bob Dylan
4. Justin Bieber
5. Bruno Mars
6. Jeff Lynnes ELO
7. Robbie Williams
8. Adele
9. Tom Petty
10. Coldplay
11. Olly Murs
12. Micky Flanagan
13. Strictly Come Dancing
14. Little Mix
15. Drake
16. Eric Clapton
17. The Weeknd
18. Paul Weller
19. Still Game
20. Phil Collins

On sale in the next week – can they break the top 20?

1. Olly Murs (new dates)

2. Deftones

3. Hans Zimmer

4. Tyga

5. The Human League

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Adele Tops Stereoboard’s Hot Ticket Chart

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Stereoboard Hot Ticket Chart: November 28 – December 11

We had a few glitches last week so weren’t able to bring you the chart on time. But we’ve doubled up so you can rest easy because you haven’t missed a thing.

Having announced The Finale shows at London’s Wembley Stadium Adele has found herself back at #1 on the chart. Following closely behind are Guns N Roses, Olly Murs, Paul Weller and  Micky Flanagan.

Meanwhile, the last chart’s top spot holder, Bruno Mars, has dropped to #7, Bryan Adams has entered the chart in an impressive sixth position, Little Mix are up four places, Strictly Come Dancing are down four and we’ve got a bunch of new names joining us, including Emeli Sande, Ricky Gervais, KISS and Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow.

In the lead up to Christmas there are a lot of big shows for the new year going on sale, including Justin Bieber, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Alice Cooper and Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. Come back and see us next week to see if any of them have what it takes to dethrone the chart queen.

1. Adele
2. Guns N Roses
3. Olly Murs
4. Paul Weller
5. Micky Flanagan
6. Bryan Adams
7. Bruno Mars
8. Coldplay
9. Robbie Williams
10. Ricky Gervais
11.Emeli Sande
12. The Weeknd
13. Little Mix
14. KISS
15. Still Game
16. Drake
17. Phil Collins
18. Strictly Come Dancing
19. Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow
20. Jack Whitehall

On sale in the next week – can they break the top 20?

1. Justin Bieber

2. Bob Dylan

3. Tom Petty

4. Alice Cooper

5. Michael Ball and Alfie Boe

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The Pick Of Friday’s Tickets: Guns N’ Roses, Deep Purple, Adele, Emeli Sandé, The Stone Roses, Paul Weller, Pretenders And The Maccabees

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GUNS N’ ROSES

Guns N’ Roses will bring their Not In This Lifetime tour to Slane Castle in County Meath on May 27 and the London’s Olympic Stadium on June 16. Tickets are on general sale at 9am (Slane)/10am (London) on December 9, priced €89.50/£75.00 plus fees.

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DEEP PURPLE

Deep Purple will bring their Long Goodbye tour to arenas in Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow and London in November, with a new album, ‘inFinite’, expected in the early part of the year. Support comes from Europe, while tickets are on sale at 9am on December 9, priced £49.50 plus fees.

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ADELE

Due to demand Adele has added two further shows at Wembley Stadium on June 28 and July 2.  Tickets are on sale at 10am on Friday December 9, priced £45.00 plus fees.

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EMELI SANDÉ

The Scottish singer-songwriter will follow her spring dates with arena shows in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Newcastle, London, where she’ll play the O2 Arena, Brighton, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Dublin between October 14 and 27. Tickets are on sale at 9am on December 9, prices start at £37.50/£39.50 plus fees.

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THE STONE ROSES

The Stone Roses will play two shows at Leeds’ First Direct Arena on June 20 and 21, alongside their previously announced dates at the SSE Arena Belfast, Wembley Stadium and Glasgow’s Hampden Park. Tickets go on sale at 9.30am on December 9, priced from £35.00 plus fees.

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PAUL WELLER

The former Jam frontman will follow his previously announced Teenage Cancer Trust show at the Royal Albert Hall on March 31 with shows in Bristol, Northampton, Leicester, Doncaster, York, Blackburn, Liverpool, Watford, Folkestone and Reading between April 1 and 13. Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on December 9, priced £39.00 plus fees. Click here for pre-sale tickets.

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PRETENDERS

Chrissie Hynde and band will make stops in Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Cardiff, Cambridge, London, Brighton, Bristol, Manchester, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Liverpool and Oxford between September 30 and October 18, following their previously confirmed spring date at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Tickets are on general sale at 10am on December 9, prices start at £35.00 plus fees. Head here for pre-sale tickets.

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THE MACCABEES

The Maccabees have lined up a trio of farewell UK shows next summer, with stops planned at the O2 Apollo in Manchester on June 28 and two consecutive nights at London’s Alexandra Palace on June 30 and July 1. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on December 9, priced £28.50/£35.00 plus fees.

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Check out Stereoboard’s event pages for a full list of latest of announcements.

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Top Tours This Week!!

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Guns N’ Roses

Guns N’ Roses will bring their Not In This Lifetime tour to Slane Castle in County Meath on May 27 and the London’s Olympic Stadium on June 16.
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Tickets are on general sale at 9am (Slane)/10am (London) on December 9, priced €89.50/£75.00 plus fees.

The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses will call at the First Direct Arena on June 20 and 21, alongside their previously announced dates at the SSE Arena Belfast, Wembley Stadium and Glasgow’s Hampden Park.
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Tickets for the Leeds shows go on sale at 9.30am on December 9, priced from £35.00 plus fees. Tickets for all other dates are already on sale.

Adele

Due to demand Adele has added two further shows at Wembley Stadium on June 28 and July 2, bringing her total number number of shows at the London venue to four.
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Tickets are on sale at 10am on Friday December 9, priced £45.00 plus fees.

Deep Purple

Deep Purple will bring their Long Goodbye tour to arenas in Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow and London in November, with a new album, ‘inFinite’, expected in the early part of the year. Support comes from Europe.
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Tickets are on sale at 9am on December 9, priced £49.50 plus fees.

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow will tour the UK next summer, with a headline slot at Stone Free Festival at London’s O2 Arena confirmed on June 17, plus arena shows in Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham.
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Tickets are on sale at 10am on December 8, priced £47.50 plus fees.

Emeli Sandé

The Scottish singer will follow up her spring dates with arena shows in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Newcastle, London, where she’ll play the O2 Arena, Brighton, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Dublin between October 14 and 27.
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Tickets are on sale at 9am on December 9, prices start at £37.50/£39.50 plus fees.

Paul Weller

Following his previously announced Teenage Cancer Trust show at the Royal Albert Hall on March 31, the former Jam frontman will call in Bristol, Northampton, Leicester, Doncaster, York, Blackburn, Liverpool, Watford, Folkestone and Reading between April 1 and 13.
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Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on December 9, priced £39.00 plus fees. Click here for pre-sale tickets.

Pretenders

Chrissie Hynde and band will call in Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Cardiff, Cambridge, London, Brighton, Bristol, Manchester, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Liverpool and Oxford between September 30 and October 18, following their previously confirmed spring date at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
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Tickets are on sale at 10am on December 9, prices start at £35.00 plus fees. Head here for pre-sale tickets.

The Maccabees

The Maccabees will play a trio of farewell UK shows next summer, with stops planned at the O2 Apollo in Manchester on June 28 and two consecutive nights at London’s Alexandra Palace on June 30 and July 1.
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Tickets go on general sale at 9am on December 9, priced £28.50/£35.00 plus fees.

The Shires

The country duo, who recently put out ‘My Universe’ and are in the process of wrapping up a winter tour, will call in Blackpool, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Bournemouth, Guildford, Coventry, Southend, Folkestone, Nottingham, Ipswich and London between April 18 and May 2.
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Tickets are on sale at 10am on December 9, prices start at £20.00 plus fees.

Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne has announced a UK and Ireland tour in June, opening with four nights at Vicar Street in Dublin, plus stops in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gateshead, London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester.
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Tickets are on sale at 9/10am on December 9. The Dublin dates, meanwhile, are on sale at 9am on December 12.

Imelda May

Having recently shared Call Me, the first single from her new album, ‘Life Love Flesh Blood’, the vocalist has confirmed shows in Ipswich, Cardiff, Cambridge, Southend, Guildford, Reading, Bournemouth, Nottingham, Liverpool, York, London, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gateshead and Belfast before two nights in Dublin, throughout May.
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Tickets are on sale at 10am on December 9, priced £25.00/£27.50 plus fees.

Squeeze

Squeeze will bring their Join The Dots autumn tour to Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Cardiff, Brighton, Bristol, Leicester, Bournemouth, Guildford, Ipswich, Nottingham, London, Reading, Southend, Sheffield, Cambridge, Harrogate, Manchester, Gateshead, Glasgow and Liverpool between October 7 and November 4. Support will come from Nine Below Zero.
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Tickets go on general sale at 9am on December 9, priced £32.50/£45.00 plus fees.

Also announced this week, so far

Kraftwerk, Frank Turner, Gojira, Whiskey Myers, PWR BTTM, Pins, Wiley, Rag N Bone Man, Fenech Soler, Creeper, The Orwells, Pusha T, Scouting For Girls, Jacob Satorius, Pete Tong, Deacon Blue, Bryan Adams, Arcane Roots, Barbara Dickson, Rhiannon Giddens, Austra, Ricky Gervais, Rae Sremmurd, Hayseed Dixie, Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Vryll Society, Thundercat, The Lemon Twigs, Twin Wild, Evarose, Mic Righteous, InHeaven, Natty, Simple Minds, Broken Witt Rebels, Bad Touch, Dave Hause, Mexxrissey, Jess Glynne, The Growlers, Angel, Wild Child, Phil Rudd, Louis Berry, Black Spiders, Fatherson, Sleigh Bells, Wild Nothing, Promised Land Soul, Grails, The Unthanks and many more!

Check out Stereoboard’s event pages for a full list of latest of announcements.

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