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Michael Buble Partners with Viagogo For Premium Tickets
viagogo, Europe’s leading secondary ticketing company, has partnered with concert promoter Live Nation to be the official premium and secondary ticketing partner for Michael Buble’s hotly anticipated UK tour. Tickets for Buble's 2010 tour went on sale this morning, and demand for tickets has been incredible. Michael Buble fans will be able to access exclusive premium tickets on viagogo.co.uk for the seven date tour which starts on 6th May 2010 at the Sheffield Arena and finishes at the O2 Arena in London on 15th May.
Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Friday, 30 October 2009
Noisettes UK Tour Dates & Tickets Revealed
Launching a UK tour to celebrate the 250,000th sale of their second album ‘Wild Young Hearts’, Noisettes are part punk, a bit rock’n’roll, somewhat jazz and a several other genres and decades thrown in for good measure. Fronted by Shingai Shoniwa who, and I mean this in a completely non-Sid James way, has an impressive set of lungs on her, Noisettes also features Dan Smith on Guitar and Jamie Morrison who bangs things. Click here for Noisettes tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Thursday, 29 October 2009
The Strokes' Julian Casablancas Announces Solo Tour Dates
The Strokes frontman is going solo and on tour. As the son of the Founder of the Elite Model agency and a former Miss Denmark, Julian Casablancas could have spent his time fopping it around New York, eating Smørrebrød. Thankfully, he became the vocalist and chief song-writer of the Strokes instead. Click here for tickets.
Jamie Cullum Announces UK Tour Dates & Tickets
Designed by fate to be a natural entertainer and musician, designed by nature to look like the lost third member of Ant and Dec, Jamie Cullum has been making music and breaking musical boundaries since his first Album ‘Heard it all Before’ in 1999. He’s on tour. Click here for tickets.
The Prodigy Announce MK Bowl Mega Show
The Prodigy have announced their biggest ever solo UK show, headlining the Milton Keynes Bowl on July 24th 2010. The biggest news to land on Milton Keynes since the tragic death of Napolean the celebrity donkey, the dance legends will be supported by Drum & Base favourites Pendulum. Also appearing will be Enter Shikari, Chase and Status, Does It Offend You, Yeah? And Zane Lowe. Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2009
La Roux Announces 2010 UK Tour
If a mad scientist took a bad hair day, stuck the 80s up its arse and grafted the results onto a shop mannequin, that scientist would probably not get a lot of funding and then get sectioned. In unrelated news, La Roux, the fantastic electropop duo of Eleanor Jackson and Ben Langmaid are on tour. Click here for La Roux tickets.
Paul McCartney Tickets Still Available With Fan-To-Fan Exchanges
Sir Paul McCartney is coming to London this Christmas and demand for tickets has been absolutely mammoth after his Las Vegas gig sold out in only seven seconds. The former Beatle will end a seven-date sold out European tour, his first in five years, with a concert at the O2 Arena in London on December 22nd 2009.
Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2009
John Mayer Confirms UK Tour Dates (+Tickets)
The rock and blues performer claims the songwriter in him was born the day he went to hospital due to cardiac arrhythmia. It makes you wonder. For instance, if you shot him in the leg, would he come out of casualty a postman? Does it work that way for everyone? Could I go in with a broken toe and find that was the day the day the carpet salesman in me was born? Nah, it’s probably just him. He’s on tour. Click here for John Mayer tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Imogen Heap Announces UK Tour & Tickets
Grammy nominated artist Imogen Heap is on tour. One of these days, I’ll write about someone who hasn’t been nominated for something. I’ll call that day A-Day. I’m not saying Imogen Heap doesn’t deserve it, far from it, she did fun things in Frou Frou and as a solo artist, she’s talented, interesting and nice to listen to... I’ll shut up about it. Click here for Imogen Heap tickets.
STEEL PANTHER Announce 2010 UK Tour Dates
If you’re called Steel Panther, your name should always be capitalized. ‘STEEL PANTHER’ Do you see? It’s just somehow right. STEEL PANTHER. It’s even more fun to type when it’s in capitals. STEEL PANTHER. Rarrgh! I’m tempted to put it in bold too, but that might be too much STEEL PANTHER for my monitor to handle. Anyway, they’re on tour. Who are? STEEL PANTHER are, that’s who. Woof. Click here for STEEL PANTHER tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Monday, 26 October 2009
Lady Gaga Announces UK Tour Dates & Tickets
Everyone’s favourite furniture-chewing pop harlot is back. She may appear to be trying to live up to her name and wields fashion like an offensive weapon but she gives good pop in many folk’s opinion; that’s what matters, and not that she appears to be an alumni of the Jordan school of publicity humping. The Lady is on tour. Click here for Lady Gaga tickets.
Michael Buble Tour Dates & Tickets Revealed
Canadian Swing and Jazz-monger, Michael Bublé is going from strength to strength. He’s won a gaggle of awards including several Junos and a Grammy and his first album went top ten in the UK, Canada and, for some reason, the Lebanon. He also does a passable Dean Martin. Click here for tickets.
Them Crooked Vultures Album Details Announced
We have a release date! Heavy rock super-group ‘Them Crooked Vultures’ have finally released details about their long anticipated debut album. The self-titled album will be released next month on 16th November 2009 via DGC/Interscope in the US and from Colombia Records in the UK.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Sunday, 25 October 2009
Guns N Roses – World Tour 2010?
Nearly a year has passed since last November’s long awaited release of ‘Chinese Democracy’. Now Guns N’ Roses intend to follow up the ten-years-in-the-making album with a string of tour dates in Canada in January 2010. The band, whose only original member is lead singer Axl Rose, last toured in 2007.
Alabama 3 Announce UK Tour Dates
You probably know them as the singers of the Sopranos theme tune, but they’re also a band known for their fusion of styles, ironic lyrics and mad stage-shows. Here’s a quote from their website “We're the Alabama 3. We make Sweet Pretty Muthaf*ckin Country Acid House Music. All night long. We're not from Alabama, and there's not three of us. We're from Brixton...” Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Sunday, 25 October 2009
Stereophonics Add London and Glasgow Dates To 2010 Tour
The Phonics have expanded their 2010 tour like a fat bloke happily releasing his few belt notches after a big, satisfying meal… actually, it’s nothing like that, because the bloke would have to somehow add London and Glasgow to his belt due to popular demand… unless he’s named the belt holes because so many people asked him to, but that’s getting a bit silly. Right, I’d like to be clear that the Stereophonics extra dates are nothing like a fat bloke in any way. Glad we got that cleared up. Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Saturday, 24 October 2009
Scouting For Girls Announce Intimate UK Tour & Ticket Details
Scouting for Girls have announced a series of Christmas parties running through November and December. Girls may be present. The band will be previewing songs from their first album, as well as chucking a few new ones from the forthcoming new album, which they’re being all coy about but have promised news soon.
Bombay Bicycle Club Tour Dates & Tickets Announced
They don’t like their name any more apparently. It’s more exciting than ‘The Canals’ which they used to be though, plus they named themselves after a chain of Indian restaurants, so there’s a chance they’ll be getting free curry. They’re not doing too bad out of it, they’ve had to add extra dates to their tour. Click here for tickets.
Bon Jovi O2 Arena Residency & Ticket Details Revealed
The hair’s still big, the guitar’s still loud, the screaming fans may have to stop for a coughing fit but there’s another generation there to back them up. Like it or not, Bon Jovi are huge. I might even capitalize that… yep, I will. They’re HUGE. And on tour, of course. Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Friday, 23 October 2009
Paul McCartney Announces London Christmas Tour & Tickets
The most successful musician and composer in pop music history is playing a one-off Christmas show in London on Dec 22. The sinisterly healthy 67 year old former Beatle will be playing the O2 arena on December the 22nd, exactly nearly 50 years since The Beatles played their first Christmas show in Liverpool. Click here for tickets.
Bloc Party Hint at Hiatus Plans After UK Tour
Bloc Party have hinted that they may take a prolonged hiatus after their current UK tour. Drummer Matt Tong revealed that the band will go their separate ways and work on individual projects.
Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Thursday, 22 October 2009
The Rakes Announce Split & Cancel UK & US Tours
The Rakes have announced they are no more. The band told fans they have decided to call it a day because "we can't give it 100% any more". The London based indie outfit have cancelled their upcoming UK tour, which was set to commence in Leeds on Monday October 26th.
Pavement Announce Brixton Gig & Tickets
In what must be a warm-up to their 2010 tour and curatorship/headlining of All Tomorrow’s Parties as well as a two-fingered salute to all those who thought they couldn’t get back together, Pavement are playing Brixton academy on the 16th May. Click here for Pavement tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Editors Announce March 2010 Tour Dates & Tickets
Editors are known for an unrelenting tour schedule. In fact, if one of them died during a show, no-one would notice until the end at which point they’d have to be talked down from finishing the tour, on account of being dead. Next March’s tour is no exception, the last date is a hospital. Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Dave Matthews Band UK Tour & Tickets Announced
While it sounds like it might be ruled with an iron fist by a tyrannical Dave Matthews (Dave: “I say we do play in chickens suits, what’s the name of this band again?”) the band was actually named by accident and is a musical democracy. Boasting band members with roots in different musical styles, DMB has elements of Blues, Soul, Afrobeat and Jazz. Click here for tickets.
Eyewitness Account of THAT Row That Split Oasis
By now we have surely all heard the news? The dust has settled and people can barely conjure up enough enthusiasm to care anymore, but believe me, it is still worth talking about the night Oasis split-up, purely for its hilarity alone. Really it is, when you hear this, I’m sure you’ll agree, its classic Liam.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 19 October 2009
Catch the UK's Next Superstars at the Go Hard Halloween Special
This Halloween will see Newport’s Club Fire & Ice host to a batch of the UK’s up and coming underground Grime/Bassline/R’N’B/Funky House stars on October 30th. Take your pick from the line up of acts to find the next Dizzee Rascal, Leona Lewis or N-Dubz.
Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Monday, 19 October 2009
Wolfmother Tour Dates & Tickets Announced for 2010
When you put Wolfmother on, do you get that sensation where a million roaring music demons are coursing out of your belly, getting ready to ROCK, the feeling that your soul has become a vast monolith of purest head-banging fury and your head is spinning like you’ve been flung back in time to the glory days of Led Zepplin and Black Sabbath? You do? Really? That’s just not normal. Seriously, seek help. In the meantime, take a dose of Wolfmother on tour and see me in the morning. Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Monday, 19 October 2009
The Prodigy Tour Extended with 3 Scotland Dates
The Prodigy have instigated (possibly in a twisted way, reports are fuzzy at this point) three Scottish dates as part of their January 'Run With The Wolves' Tour. Fans asked for it and The Prodigy have delivered.
Written by: Saard | Date: Saturday, 17 October 2009
The Cranberries Announce First UK Gig in Seven Years
The Banshee is an Irish she-spirit that wails on the rooftops of the houses of those about to die. Deloris O’Riorden is the Irish she-singer for an awesome Irish rock band who hadn’t played together in nearly a decade. There is no real connection between the two, which begs the question: why mention it at all? While we’re pondering that, news just in: the Cranberries are performing again for the first time in 7 years! Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Friday, 16 October 2009
Il Divo Announces UK Tour Dates & Tickets for Christmas 09
The boy-band of popular classical music will be male-diva-ing it up in an arena near you soon. Well, it’ll be near to you if you live in London. The improbably handsome foursome with voices powerful enough to explode a sheep will be performing songs from their latest album ‘The Promise’. Sheep are advised not to attend. Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Thursday, 15 October 2009
69 Eyes Announce 2010 UK Tour Dates & Tickets
Brilliantly over the top Finnish Goth Rockers (dubbed ‘goth and rollers’ by their fans’) are back. With a name that sounds like the surname of a Lovecraftian beastie (ie: the Faceless Child of Yog-Sothoth with Sixty Nine Eyes), the band have been rocking their vampiric thang mercilessly for over 20 years. Is there no-one who can stop them? Buying tickets will only encourage them, but you can do it by clicking here.
Soulsavers Announce UK Tour Dates & Tickets
Not a cut price Salvation Army shop but an English duo producing an unusual and compelling mix that is ambient, rock, soul and gospel plus a smattering of other musical goodness. If you’ve not heard them before, you wont be sure what it is but you might like it. If you have heard them before, you might like to know they’re on tour in the UK this December and next year. Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2009
The XX Tickets and Tour Dates Announced
You have to give The XX credit for slight intrigue. Unless someone’s said it to you, you don’t know how to say their name, which could lead to an embarrassing faux par at a cool gathering. Are they ‘the ex ex’, ‘the double ex’, ‘the double kiss’, ‘the kiss kiss’, is it roman numerals, are they ‘The Twenty’? You might never know until they’re actually announced on tour. "Now on stage, It's the Cross Crosses!" Click here for tickets.
Temper Trap Announce 2010 London Gig
A scientist once hypothesised that Australian sunshine has a stimulating effect on the music centre of the brain, Nimoy’s Drum. When his peers stopped laughing, they snapped his thermometer and washed his labcoat with a red top so it became pink; a terrible insult in the world of scientists. Temper Trap however are Australian and are really good. So, the question becomes, who’s laughing now? Yep, Temper Trap are and they’re on tour. Click here for tickets.
Enter Shikari Tour Dates & Tickets Announced
With a name that sounds like a Kung-Fu film or possibly something more adult, Enter Shikari are a massive post-hardcore band who famously sold out London’s Astoria before they’d even been signed. The only other band ever to have done this was ‘The Darkness.’ Click here for tickets.
Tinchy Stryder Announces 2010 Tour Dates & Tickets
The lovely Tinchy Stryder will be up on stage dancing about and singing about stuff next February. He’s got it all planned, he figures that if he features some new songs and some old songs and wears sunglasses, then loads of people will buy tickets and go along to watch. As plans go, it’s simple but effective. Click here for tickets.
Kings of Leon To Release Live DVD
If you were part of one of the most popular bands of current times how would you go about capping off yet another monumental year? Why releasing your first ever DVD of course!
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 13 October 2009
John Mayer Announces UK Tour Dates for 2010
John Mayer will be heading to the UK next January to play four shows in London, Glasgow, Manchester & Wolverhampton. The grammy award winning, multi-platinum, American singer will hit our shores in the New Year to help promote his upcoming new album 'Battle Studies', which is released in the UK on November 16th.
Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Whitney Houston UK Tour Dates & Tickets Announced
Old wobbly gob is back and this time the uber-Diva is giving her first proper tour in more than eleven years. The lungs on this queen of pop are simply remarkable, she is one woman who has no problem being heard at the back. Sometimes it’s tricky not killing the people at the front, but it’s the way they’d want to go. Click here for Whitney Houston tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Monday, 12 October 2009
Boyzone singer Stephen Gately Dies While On Holiday
Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has died, at the age of 33. The singer passed away suddenly whilst on holiday in Majorca. The four remaining members of the Irish boy band are flying out to Palma, the capital city of Majorca, today.
Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Sunday, 11 October 2009
Air Announce Special London Gig
Loveable French rogues Air have released a new album and are touring to make sure you bloody well know about it. ‘Love 2’ is the electro-pop merchants’ fifth studio album and a follow up to 2007’s much loved ‘Rocket Symphony’ and is produced in their very own state-of-the-art recording shack, Atlas Studios. Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Saturday, 10 October 2009
The Swn Festival Comes To Cardiff
Wristbands are still available for Cardiff’s three day Swn Fest. That’s three fantastic nights of crawl festival around the various venues of Cardiff. If cow poo and camping aren’t for you but you want the excitement of a festival with more intimate gigs and the advantages of civilisation, then you’re a little bit picky but catered for. What’s more, you might be able to catch such bands as Los Campesinos, Wild Beasts and Gaggle.
All Time Low to Headline Kerrang! Relentless Tour 2010
Like something far too obscene and lusty to be mentioned on a decent, family site like this, the Kerrang! Relentless Tour will be mounting an arena near you soon and showing you a good time. Click here for tickets.
Muse Vs Glenn Beck: The Twist In The Tail
A few weeks ago you may have seen the news about the transatlantic bust-up between Brit Rockers Muse and notorious, American conservative big mouth, Glenn Beck. Love or hate the guy, the man knows how to kick-up some controversy! Now, if you’re not familiar with Glenn Beck, it should be known that this is not a man who watches his tongue. Known for his out-spoken right-wing views on his own TV and radio shows, he is currently embroiled in a scandal over remarks he made in July, when he referred to President Obama as “a racist”. As you can see, notorious, big mouth, out-spoken, controversy. Words that may be all starting to make sense now.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 09 October 2009
Jay-Z Tickets for Alexandra Palace Sell Out in 15 Seconds
Jay-Z tickets for his show at Alexandra Palace in London on Wednesday 4th November went on sale at 9am this morning and promptly SOLD OUT in an amazing record breaking 15 seconds. It is the second record breaking sold-out show in a matter of weeks for Jay-Z.
Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Friday, 09 October 2009
Pavement to Headline All Tomorrow’s Parties UK Festival & Tickets
Originally thought only to be a cruel rumour, like Cliff Richards’ gangsta recordings, but now known to be an undeniable fact, like Simon Cowell secretly being a blood-drinking lizard: legendary and sadly missed band Pavement have reformed and are performing again. It’s true, they’re headlining at All Tomorrow’s Parties on the 14th to the 16th of May 2010. Click here for All Tomorrows Parties tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Friday, 09 October 2009
Rolling Stones Bookies Favourites To Headline Glastonbury 2010
Music legends The Rolling Stones are rumoured to be the hot favourite’s amongst the big names to play at the Glastonbury music festival next year. Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Charlie, now all in their 60’s have been reported to have been approached by Glasto organiser Michael Eavis and have been booked up for the 40th Anniversary festival in June next year.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 08 October 2009
Frank Turner Tour Dates & Tickets Announced
Touring like a swine from hell, Frank’s on tour next week and then he’s on tour again in March. He’s a plinky-plonky folky acoustic touring bad-ass maniac of sensitivity. He’s touring like he’s trying to get it all in while he still can. Maybe he knows something we don’t. See him before the impeding apocalypse which may occur at the end of his latest tour. Click here for tickets.
Written by: Saard | Date: Wednesday, 07 October 2009
Reel Big Fish Announce UK Tour & Tickets
Humungous events in the lives of the members of indie-rockers Reel Big Fish have left them permanently and irreversibly Ska’d. There are a lot of sick individuals who are happy at this news and will be following the band on their January 2010 tour so they can witness the ska-ing first hand. What’s the world coming to, eh? Click here for tickets.
