38Bedside Manners, the indie rock band will headline the O2 Academy, Liverpool on 07 November 2020, tickets on sale Wednesday (04 March) at 10am from Ticketmaster

37Kadiata, extra date added at The Waiting Room, London on 24 April 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketweb

36Alex Edelman, extra date added at the Komedia, Brighton on 11 March 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

35AC/DC UK, the tribute band announce a string of shows for February 2021,

Reading Sub 89, 04 Feb
Southampton Engine Rooms, 05
Cardiff The Globe, 06
Birmingham The Mill, 19
Leeds The Warehouse, 20

Tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 10am from Gigantic

34Swans, the influential American post-punk band confirms new August/September live dates,

Brighton Chalk, 21 Aug
London Islington Assembly Hall, 28
Manchester The Stoller Hall, 29
Liverpool Invisible Wind Factory, 31
Nottingham The Albert, 01 Sept

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33Indigo Girls, the American folk rock music duo to play August UK shows,

London Islington Assembly Hall, 18-19 Aug
Bath Komedia, 21

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32Nirvana Tribute UK, new show announced at the Academy 3, Manchester on 06 June 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic

31The Dead South, the Canadian folk-bluegrass musical ensemble to play June UK dates,

Coventry The Empire, 24 June
Cardiff Tramshed, 25
Southampton The 1865, 26

Tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

30Kings of Leon, the rockers to play their first Irish show in three years at the RDS Arena, Dublin on 01 July 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 8am from Ticketmaster

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29The Pillowman, the Oliver Award-winning play will make its West End premiere with Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Steve Pemberton at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London on 24 July – 17 October 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster ATG Tickets See Tickets

28Dayglow, the indie pop sensations confirm spring 2020 UK tour dates,

Southampton Joiners, 13 May
Birmingham O2 Academy 3, 15
Dublin The Button Factory, 16
Manchester The Deaf Institute, 19
London The Camden Assembly, 20

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27Tracks Festival, featuring Fat White Family, Flyte, Caro & more at the Flat Iron Square, London on 06-07 June 2020, tickets on sale Thursday (05 March) at 9am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb

26Disco Classical – Live After Racing, featuring Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge + other guest vocalists accompanied by the Disco Classical Symphony Orchestra at the Newcastle Racecourse on 27 June 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

25Christmas Rocks 2020, the rock tribute show featuring Ultimate Bowie, Green Days, Killaz UK & more will take place at the O2 Academy, Newcastle on 27-30 Dec 2020, tickets on sale Wednesday (04 March) at 10am from Ticketmaster

24Jason Byrne, the Irish comedian announces the Audience Precipitation Tour of the UK for this autumn,

Brighton Old Market, 24 Sept
Cambridge Junction, 25
Weston Super Mare Tropicana, 26
Hudersfield, 02 Oct
Leeds City Varieties, 03
Newcastle Stand, 08
Glasgow Tramway, 09
Dunfermline Alhambra, 10
Harrogate Theatre, 15
Maidstone Hazlitt Theatre, 16
Camberley Theatre, 17
Stockton ARC, 22
Salford Lowry, 23
Wrexham William Aston Hall, 24
Corby Cube, 28
Colchester Arts Centre, 29
Southend Palace Theatre, 30
Sheffield Memorial Hall, 05 Nov
Lincoln Drill Hall, 06
Liverpool Epstein Theatre, 07
Durham Gala, 12
Birmingham Town Hall, 13
Belfast Ulster Hall, 14
London Leicester Square Theatre, 19, 20, 21
Norwich Playhouse, 25-26

Tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 10am from Ticketmaster

23The Olllam, the neo-acoustic celtic post-rockers to play Vicar Street, Dublin on 15 August 2020, tickets on sale Thursday (05 March) at 9am from Ticketmaster

22All Points East: Massive Attack, special guest Thom Yorke joins the line-up with a special acoustic solo performance at Victoria Park, London on 24 May 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Eventim AXS Ticketmaster See Tickets

21Kisstory – Best Of the Old Skool Anthems, the official Kisstory club night will take place at Indigo at The O2, London on 02 May 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 11am from AXS

20Koray Avci, the Turkish artist will head to Indigo at The O2, London on 18 October 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 11am from AXS

19Jimeoin, the comedian has announced new UK live dates for 2020/2021,

Southport Waterfront Suite, 07 Oct
Harrogate Theatre, 08
Birmingham Town Hall, 09
Dublin Vicar Street, 11
Cardiff Glee Club, 13
Colchester Charter Hall, 14
Croydon Ashcroft Theatre, 15
Belfast Waterfront Hall, 16-17
Sheffield Memorial Hall, 21
Lancaster Grand Theatre, 22
Newcastle Tyne Theatre, 23
Chesterfield Pomegranate Theatre, 24
Crewe Lyceum Theatre, 25
Arbroath Webster Theatre, 02 Feb
Perth Concert Hall, 04
Glasgow Pavilion, 05
Edinburgh Queens Hall, 06
Inverness Eden Court, 07
Kendal Brewery Arts Centre, 09
Ayr Gaiety Theatre, 10
Stirling Albert Halls, 11
Bradford St Georges Hall, 12
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena, 13
Nottingham Glee Club, 14
Canterbury Gulbenkian Theatre, 16
Brighton Komedia, 17
Guildford G Live, 18
Reading Conert Hall, 19
Swindon Wyvern Theatre, 20
Milton Keynes Stables, 21

Tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 10am from Eventim Ticketmaster

18Live At Chelsea – Caro Emerald, the Dutch jazz superstar joins the line-up at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea on 11 June 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 10am from Gigantic AXS Ticketmaster The Ticket Factory See Tickets

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17Sody, extra date added at The Camden Assembly, London on 09 June 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

16Tusk Festival, the event will return to the Sage, Gateshead on 09-11 October 2020, tickets on sale at 12noon from here

15Chloe Moriondo, the singer-songwriter confirms July UK shows,

Leeds The Key Club, 14 July
Manchester The Deaf Institute, 15
London The Garage, 16
Brighton Komedia, 17

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14The Chameleons, extra date added to ‘What Does Anything Mean? Basically’ 35th anniversary tour at the O2 Academy 2, Leicester on 16 September 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 10am from Gigantic

13Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys legend announces the Good Vibrations Greatest Hits Tour featuring Al Jargine & Blondie Chaplin,

Brighton Dome Concert Hall, 31 May
London Royal Albert Hall, 01 June
Glasgow SEC Armadillo, 04
Gateshead The Sage, 06
Birmingham Symphony Hall, 08
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, 09
Manchester Bridgewater Hall, 10
Bournemouth International Centre, 11
Cardiff Arena, 13
Leeds Town Hall, 14
Blackpool Opera House, 16
Cambridge Corn Exchange, 17

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12Wade Bowen, the award-winning singer-songwriter confirms new June UK shows,

Glasgow Oran Mor, 17 June
Nottingham The Bodega, 20
London The Grace, 21

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11The Cookout, the 3-show day party residency with line-up TBA will take place at Studio 338, London on 31 May, 21 June & 26 July 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

10Pink Martini, the band will be live at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 18 May 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 9am from Ticketmaster

9Nasty Cherry, the girl group will headline The Academy Green Room, Dublin on 13 May 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 9am from Ticketmaster

8The Black Lips, the American garage rock band will be live at Lafayette, London on 15 July 2020, tickets on sale Wednesday (04 March) at 9am from Gigantic

7Kansas, the American rock band will bring their Point Of Know Return anniversary tour to the London Palladium on 18 October 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 10am from See Tickets

6Ricky Gervais, the comedian will bring his SuperNature show to the 3Arena, Dublin on 29 May 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 9am from Ticketmaster

5Roddy Ricch, the melodic trap rapper will head to the O2 Academy Brixton, London on 07 July 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 9am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

4Rika, the rising pop star to play the O2 Academy 2 Islington, London on 14 April 2020, tickets on sale Wednesday (04 March) at 9am from Ticketmaster Ticketweb

3De La Soul, the US hip hop trio confirm 30th anniversary tour dates for this May,

Birmingham O2 Institute, 16 May
Nottingham Rock City, 17
Bristol O2 Academy, 20
Cardiff Tramshed, 21
Brighton Chalk, 23
Southampton Engine Rooms, 24
Manchester O2 Apollo, 29
Glasgow O2 Academy, 30

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2Mario Rosenstock, rescheduled show announced at the Opera House, Cork on 26 March 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (Original tickets remain valid)

1Silva, the Brazilian singer will perform at the Jazz Cafe, London on 24 May 2020, tickets on sale at 12noon from Gigantic Eventim Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Bryde, the singer-songwriter to play September UK shows,

Nottingham The Bodega, 17 Sept
Newcastle Think Tank, 18
Edinburgh Sneaky Pete’s, 19
Leeds Hyde Park Book CLub, 22
Manchester The Deaf Institute, 23
London Oslo, 24
Birmingham Castle & Falcon, 25
Cardiff Ifor Bach, 26

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Louis Berry, the guitar-playing singer-songwriter confirms April/May UK tour dates,

Glasgow St Luke’s, 29 April
Liverpool The Cavern Club, 30
Preston The Ferret, 03 May
Sheffield The Foundry, 04
Leeds The Wardrobe, 06
Birmingham The Mill, 07
London The Garage, 12

Tickets on sale at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Planet Rock’s Rocktober, with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Massive Wagons plus very special guests TBA in Bristol & Sheffield this October,

Bristol O2 Academy, 17 Oct
Sheffield O2 Academy, 24

Tickets on sale at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

W.H.Lung, the band to play October shows in London & Brighton,

London Scala, 14 Oct
Brighton Concorde 2, 15

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Mad Caddies, the ska-punk-rockers will be live at the O2 Academy Islington, London on 16 August 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

Dilsinho, the Brazilian singer-songwriter will perform at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London on 17 May 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Ticketmaster

Tom Jones, extra date added to the summer Celebration Tour at the Botanic Gardens, Belfast on 03 June 2020, tickets on sale at 9am from Ticketmaster

NXT UK TakeOver, NXT UK Superstars will head to Ireland for the first time at the 3Arena, Dublin on 26 April 2020, tickets on sale at 9am from Ticketmaster

Yung Lean, the Swedish rapper & music producer will be live at the Village Underground, London on 30 March 2020, tickets on sale Wednesday (04 March) at 6pm from Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Fallen Mafia and the Rocket Dolls, co-headline show announced at the O2 ACademy 2, Newcastle on 22 August 2020, tickets on sale Wednesday (04 March) at 10am from Ticketmaster

Kaiser Franz Josef, the rock band to play the O2 Academy 2 Islington, London on 26 April 2020, tickets on sale Wednesday (04 March) at 9am from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Gregory Porter to headline the festival with sets from Lizz Wright, Gary Bartz & more,

Gregory Porter @ Cheltenham Big Top, 05 May
Lizz Wright @ Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, 08
Gary Bartz @ Cheltenham Jazz Arena, 09

Tickets on sale Wednesday (04 March) at 10am from here

Niall Horan, the Irish singer-songwriter has confirmed his ‘Nice to Meet Ya’ Tour for this October/November,

Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, 21 Oct
London The SSE Arena Wembley, 22
Glasgow The SSE Hydro, 24
Manchester Arena, 25
Belfast SSE Arena, 27
Dublin 3Arena, 30
Birmingham Arena, 03 Nov

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Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds, the multi-award winning masterpiece is heading out on a arena tour in 2021 featuring Jeff Wayne conducting plus a 3D hologram of Liam Neeson,

Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, 31 March
Birmingham Arena, 01 April
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, 03
Brighton Centre, 05
Bournemouth International Centre, 06-07
Manchester Arena, 09
Glasgow The SSE Hydro, 10
Leeds First Direct Arena, 11
Hull Bonus Arena, 13
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena, 14
Newcastle Utilita Arena, 15
London The O2, 17

Tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 9am from AXS Ticketmaster The Ticket Factory

Pet Shop Boys, the British electro-pop dance music legends will bring their Dreamworld – The Greatest Hits Live tour to Live at the Marquee, Cork on 09 June 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 9am from Ticketmaster

Nickelodeon SlimeFest, the first ever London edition of SlimeFest will head to The SSE Arena, Wembley on 26 October 2020, tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 10am from AXS See Tickets

OneRepublic, the American pop rock band announce October UK tour dates,

Glasgow SEC Armadillo, 13 Oct
Manchester O2 Apollo, 14
London Eventim Apollo, 15

Tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 9am from Eventim Ticketmaster See Tickets

The Hunna, the rock band confirm May UK tour dates,

Glasgow O2 Academy, 15 May
Manchester Academy, 17
London O2 Forum Kentish Town, 18
Cardiff Y Plas, 19

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Texas, the Scottish band announce 30th Anniversary Of Southside UK & Ireland Tour playing the album in its entirety plus the hits,

Isle Of Man Villa Marina, 03 Oct
Dublin Olympia, 05
Belfast Waterfront, 06
Southend Cliffs Pavilion, 08
Guildford G Live, 09
Bournemouth IC, 10
Cardiff St David’s Hall, 12
Oxford New Theatre, 13
Birmingham Symphony Hall, 15
Hull Bonus Arena, 16
Glasgow SSE Hydro, 17
Liverpool Philharmonic, 19
Bath Forum, 20
Sheffield City Hall, 22
Harrogate Convention Centre, 23
Llandudno Venue Cymru, 24
Manchester Bridgewater Hall, 26
London Palladium, 27
Brighton Centre, 30
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, 31
Stoke Victoria Hall, 01 Nov
Leicester De Montfort Hall, 03
Newcastle City Hall, 04
Halifax Victoria Theatre, 06
Northampton Derngate, 07
Margate Winter Gardens, 08

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The Howl & The Hum, the indie outfit to play May UK shows,

Leeds O2 Academy, 01 May
Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach, 04
Stoke-on-Trent The Sugarmill, 06
Oxford Jericho Tavern, 07
Brighton The Hope And Ruin, 08
Hanwell Hootie, 09
Bristol Exchange, 11

Tickets on sale Friday (06 March) at 9am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Peat & Diesel, the band confirm new November/December UK dates,

Oban Corran Halls, 06 Nov
Isle of SKye SEALL : Kyleakin Hall, 07
London 100 Club, 12
Liverpool Zanzibar Club, 14
Newcastle The Cluny, 19
Leeds Brudenell Social Club, 20
Dundee Fat Sam’s, 03 Dec
Edinburgh The Queen’s Hall, 04
Forres The Loft, 05

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