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This Week’s New Releases: Jack Savoretti, Stephen Malkmus, Karen O and Danger Mouse

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It’s another mixed bag of new releases this week. Jack Savoretti has put out LP #6, Stephen Malkmus has shared his first solo album without his backing band, the Jicks, since 2001, and the collaborative record from Karen O and Danger Mouse has finally dropped.

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Angel Du$t – ‘Pretty Buff’ (Roadrunner)

Benjamin Francis Leftwich – ‘Gratitude’ (Dirty Hit)

Blaqk Audio – ‘Only Things We Love’ (BMG)

The Bouncing Souls – ‘Crucial Moments’ EP (Rise Records)

Chief Keef and Zaytoven – ‘GloToven’ (Glo Gang/RBC Records)

The Brian Jonestown Massacre – ‘The Brian Jonestown Massacre’ (‘a’ Records)

The Cinematic Orchestra – ‘To Believe’ (Ninja Tune)

Elizabeth Colour Wheel – ‘Nocebo’ (The Flenser)

The Faint – ‘Egowerk’ (Saddle Creek)

The Fall – ‘Bend Sinister/The Domesday Pay-Off Triad-Plus’ (Beggars Banquet)

The Fisherman’s Friends – ‘Keep Hauling’ (Island)

Jack Savoretti – ‘Singing To Strangers’ (BMG)

Karen O and Danger Mouse – ‘Lux Prima’ (BMG)

Matmos – ‘Plastic Anniversary’ (Thrill Jockey)

Snarky Puppy – ‘Immigrance’ (Groundup)

Sophie Ellis-Bextor – ‘The Song Diaries’ (Cooking Vinyl)

Stephen Malkmus – ‘Groove Denied’ (Domino)

Steve Adamyk Band – ‘Paradise’ (Dirtnap)

Tim O’Brien Band – ‘Tim O’Brien Band’ (Tim O’Brien)

Todd Snider – ‘Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3’ (Aimless Records)

UB40 – ‘For The Many’ (Shoestring/Absolute)

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Pre-Sale Tickets: Rod Stewart, UB40 Featuring Ali, Astro And Mickey, Stone Broken, Russell Kane and Strictly Come Dancing Live

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Rod Stewart

The legendary singer-songwriter will embark on his first UK tour in three years next spring, supporting the release of his upcoming album, ‘Blood Red Roses’, with shows confirmed at outdoor venues in Southampton, York, Milton Keynes, Ipswich, Wolverhampton, Aberdeen and Bolton in May and June.

Pre-sale opens at 9am on Thursday, September 20, while general sale begins at 9am on Friday, September 21.

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UB40 featuring Ali, Astro and Mickey

UB40 featuring Ali, Astro and Mickey have added four dates to their A Real Labour of Love 40th anniversary tour, with the reggae legends set to call at Hull’s City Hall on March 27, Manchester’s O2 Apollo on March 31, Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall on April 1 and Sheffield City Hall on April 3.

Pre-sale opens at 10am on September 20, while general sale begins at 10am on September 21.

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Stone Broken

The British rockers have announced a fresh round of tour dates, set to take place in February with special guests to be announced in due course. The band also play shows in December supporting their forthcoming single, The Only Thing I Need, which features on their second LP, ‘Ain’t Always Easy’, out now.

Pre-sale begins at 10am on Thursday September 20, prior to general sale at 10am on Friday, September 21.

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Russell Kane

The comedian and writer has extended his The Fast and the Curious tour into spring 2019.

Pre-sale tickets are on sale now, prior to general sale at 10am on September 21.

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Strictly Come Dancing – The Live Tour

Choreographed by TV judge Craig Revel Horwood and presented by Ore Oduba, who won the show in 2017, the tour will return to arenas in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Glasgow, Nottingham and London throughout January and February. Tickets are on sale at 8am on September 21.

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The Pick Of Friday’s Tickets: Florence And The Machine, MGMT, Josh Groban, Morrissey, Johnny Marr, UB40, Popcaan, Sasha and more…

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FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE

Florence and the Machine will support their upcoming new LP, ‘High As Hope’, with an autumn UK arena tour. With the album set to arrive on June 29 through Virgin EMI, Florence Welch and band will call in Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow, Dublin, Manchester, Brighton, Cardiff and London, where they’ll perform at the O2 Arena, between November 15 and 26. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on June 1.

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MGMT 

MGMT will tour the UK in December as part of a wider European tour supporting their recently released new album, ‘Little Dark Age’. Stops include the Eventim Apollo in London, Glasgow’s SWG3, O2 Academy Leeds and Manchester’s Albert Hall. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on June 1.

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JOSH GROBAN

Josh Groban has announced arena shows in the UK and Ireland. The December dates will take the singer-songwriter to London, Manchester and Dublin, with tickets on sale at 9am on June 1.

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MORRISSEY

The former Smiths frontman has lined up shows in Edinburgh, Portsmouth and Reading around his two previously confirmed homecoming concerts at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl in July. Tickets for the new shows go on sale at 10am on June 1.

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JOHNNY MARR

The former Smiths guitarist, who has a new LP, ‘Call The Comet’, out on June 15, will head to Belfast, Dublin, Norwich, Birmingham, Bath, Cardiff, Brighton, London, Sheffield, Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester during November. Tickets are on sale at 10am on June 1.

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UB40

UB40 have announced a new album and details of a 40th anniversary tour for 2019. Tickets go on sale at 9am on June 1.

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POPCAAN

The Jamaican dancehall artist, who is due to release ‘Forever’ in August, will call at the SSE Arena Wembley, Manchester Academy and the O2 Academy Birmingham on December 6,7 and 8 respectively. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on June 1.

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SASHA

Sasha has announced Refracted: Live shows at the O2 Academy Brixton in London on December 14, O2 Apollo Manchester the following day, and Glasgow Barrowland on December 16. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on June 1.

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Also announced this week

Snow Patrol, Good Charlotte, State Champs, Jorja Smith, Mac DeMarco, Suggs, Albert Hammond Jr., Sigala, Echo and the Bunnymen, BTS, Knuckle Puck, Young Fathers, Palaye Royale, Flogging Molly, Crown The Empire, Employed To Serve, Jake Bugg, Tony Hadley, Stereo Honey, Khruangbin, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Hands Like Houses, As It Is, the Interrupters, Home Free, Carpenter Brut, Car Seat Headrest, Barbara Dickson, Dan Owen, Deer Tick, Cassia, The Bad Flowers, Federal Charm, Steve ‘N’ Seagulls, Dub FX, Amber Arcades, Ceelo Green, Warwick Johnson, Lithics, Slade, The House of Love, Haley, Phoebe Bridgers and more.

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Pre-Sale Tickets: Boundless Feat. Katherine Jenkins, UB40, Jools Holland, The Gipsy Kings

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BOUNDLESS

Katherine Jenkins, UB40, Jools Holland and the Gipsy Kings will perform as part of the A Boundless Summer concert series this summer.

Pre-sale tickets go on sale at 9am on February 21, prior to general sale at 9am on February 23.

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On This Day In Music: UB40 Score First UK #1 With Red Red Wine

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On September 3, 1983 UB40 scored their first UK #1 single with Red Red Wine.

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Ticketmaster 24-Hour Flash Sale

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Ticketmaster have launched a 24-hour flash sale on tickets to live events this summer, including offers on tickets for the Beach Boys, Kaiser Chiefs, Clean Bandit, the Charlatans, Jess Glynne, Rod Stewart, UB40, The Mission, Hans Zimmer and more. Click here to take advantage of Ticketmaster’s new offer before 9:00am on Saturday May 13.

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Top Tours This Week!!

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Justin Bieber

The pop megastar will play Dublin’s RDS Stadium on June 21 and Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on June 30, before a headline set at Hyde Park as part of the British Summer Time series on July 2. Support for the Dublin and Cardiff dates will come from Halsey, while joining him at Hyde Park will be Martin Garrix, Tove Lo and Anne-Marie.
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Tickets are on general sale at 9am on December 16, priced £45.00/£65.00 plus fees.

Tom Petty

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will headline London’s Hyde Park as part of the British Summer Time series on July 9, with support from Stevie Nicks and the Lumineers.
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Tickets are on general sale at 9am on December 16, priced £65.00 plus fees.

Bob Dylan

The legendary singer-songwriter, who released ‘Fallen Angels’ back in May and was recently awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, will play arena shows in Cardiff, Bournemouth, Nottingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, where he’ll perform at the SSE Arena Wembley, and Dublin in early May.
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Tickets are on sale now, prices range between £45.00 and £65.00, plus fees.

Dream Theater

Dream Theater, who released ‘The Astonishing’ earlier this year, will perform their 1992 album, ‘Images & Words’, in full at shows in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff and London next April.
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Tickets are on sale at 9am on December 16, priced between £32.50 and £36.25 plus fees.

Alice Cooper

The shock rock legend will return in November for arena shows in Leeds, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London, with support from The Mission and The Tubes.
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Tickets are on sale at 9am on December 16, priced £40.00 plus fees.

UB40

The British reggae troupe, fronted by Robin and Duncan Campbell, will head to London, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Leeds, Brighton, Birmingham and Manchester during December of next year.
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Tickets are on sale at 10am on December 16, priced between £35.00 and £37.50, plus fee.

Michael Ball And Alfie Boe

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe will return for six open air shows at stately homes and castles in June, while November and December will find them playing arena dates in Cardiff, Brighton, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Nottingham, winding up at London’s O2 Arena.
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Tickets go on general sale at 10am on December 16, prices start at £35.00 plus fees.

Also announced this week, so far

Status Quo, Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Periphery, Jay Chou, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Neon Waltz, Seasick Steve, Alex Vargas, Kehlani, Justice, Passenger, Elbow, Simple Minds, ZZ Top, Children Of Bodom, The Record Company, Rationale, SleepTalking, King King, Marc Cohn, Oliver Wilde, Sean Paul, Joe And Ashanti, Police Dog Hogan, The Selecter, The Beat feat. Ranking Roger, Battle Beast, The Christmasaurus, David Sedaris, Oddisee, The Classic Rock Show, 10cc, Danko Jones, James Maslow, Young Legionnaire and more!

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Pre-Sale Tickets: WWE Live, Whoopi Goldberg And UB40 Featuring Ali, Astro And Mickey

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WWE LIVE

The wrestling organisation’s stars will hit Liverpool’s Echo Arena, Bournemouth’s International Centre, London’s O2 Arena, Birmingham’s Genting Arena, Sheffield Arena and Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena, following previously confirmed dates in Dublin and Belfast, in May.

Tickets for all dates except London are on pre-sale now, prior to general sale at 10am on November 25, priced £25.00/£30.00 plus fees. Pre-Sale tickets for the London show are available from 10am on November 24.

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WHOOPI GOLDBERG

The Hollywood star will return to the London Palladium for a night of stand up comedy on February 11, having made an appearance at the venue back in 2010 in the musical adaptation of Sister Act. Tickets are on pre-sale at 10am on November 24, 24 hours ahead of general sale, priced £26.50 plus fees.

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UB40 FEATURING ALI, ASTRO AND MICKEY

UB40, featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, The founding members of the legendary reggae-pop troupe, will play a mix of arena, stadium and open air shows in May and June, plus a date at Chelmsford City Racecourse on August 12. Tickets are on pre-sale now, ahead of general sale at 10am on November 25, priced £35.00 plus fees.

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On This Day In Music: UB40 Hit #1 With Red Red Wine

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On September 2, 1983 UB40 reached the top of the UK singles chart with Red Red Wine.

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Top Tours This Week!!

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Jake Bugg

With ‘On My One’ set to arrive on June 17, the singer-songwriter will call in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, London and Dublin between October 18 and November 5.
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Tickets are on sale at 9am on May 13, priced at £25.00/£26.00 plus fees.

Goo Goo Dolls

Goo Goo Dolls, consisting of singer John Rzeznik and bassist Robby Takac, will call in Norwich, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London between October 8 and 14, their first UK visit since 2013.
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Tickets go on sale at 10am on May 13, priced from £27.50 (£29.50 for London), plus fees.

Birdy

Birdy, who released ‘Beautiful Lies’ in March, will kick off the new trek at London’s Eventim Apollo on October 20, before heading to Southampton, Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Gateshead, York, Manchester, finishing up at the O2 Academy Bristol on November 4.
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Tickets are on sale at 9am on May 13, priced at £24.00/£27.00 plus fees.

Gary Numan

The electronica pioneer will head out for a run of Classic Album shows, with stops planned in Sheffield, Liverpool, Coventry, Newcastle, Glasgow, Nottingham, Oxford, Norwich, Portsmouth and Bristol between September 15 and 25.
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Tickets go on sale at 9am on May 13, with prices starting from £29.50, plus fees.

Don Broco

Don Broco will tour their first two albums across the UK this summer. The band are set to play two nights in each venue, performing their 2012 debut ‘Priorities’ on the first and their 2015 sophomore album ‘Automatic’ on the second, with stops planned in Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Birmingham, Leeds, Bedford, London, Southampton, Norwich and Bristol between July 24 and August 16.
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Tickets are on sale at 10am on May 13, priced from £20.00 plus fees.

UB40

The legendary British reggae band will follow up various summer dates with a month long run of shows kicking off on September 30 at the O2 Academy Leeds.
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Tickets are on general sale at 10am on May 13, priced from £28.50/£30.00/£34.00 plus fees

ABC

Martin Fry and band will return with the Southbank Sinfonia Orchestra for further shows based on music from their ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ albums, with stops planned at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, Newcastle City Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall, London’s Royal Festival Hall, Brighton Dome, Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre, Sheffield City Hall and Colston Hall in Bristol between October 21 and 30.
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Tickets are on sale at 10am on May 13, priced between £35.00 and £46.50 plus fees.

Gabrielle

The R&B and soul singer-songwriter will head to Glasgow, Birmingham, Warrington, Southend, London, Bournemouth and Guildford between October 31 and November 8.
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Tickets go on sale at 10am on May 13, priced at £25.00/£35.00 plus fees.

David Gray

David Gray will perform as part of the Greenwich Music Time series at London’s Royal Naval College on July 8.
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Tickets go on sale at 9am on May 13, priced at £39.50 plus fees.

Also announced this week, so far

James Blake, White Denim, Kreator, Eleanor Friedberger, Milburn, Futuristic, Alan Cumming, Noah Guthrie, Dance Gavin Dance, Machine Gun Kelly, Less Than Jake, Skepta, JMSN, Bunny Wailer, Apocalyptica, Into It Over It, Nao, Blue Oyster Cult, Mura Masa, Laura Marling, The Low Anthem, KT Tunstall, The Struts, Dead Kennedys, Motion City Soundtrack, Epica, Khruangbin, Basement, Estrons, Dua Lipa, AREA 11, Akercocke, IAMX, FM, Muncie Girls and many more!

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