17Courtney Barnett, virtual event From Where I’m Standing: Live from the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne on 17 December 2020, tickets on sale Thursday (26 November) at 10pm from here

16Hatari, rescheduled shows confirmed for July 2021,

Brighton Chalk, 14 July
London Electric Ballroom, 16
Manchester Club Academy, 17

Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets (Original tickets remain valid)

15Jim Bob, the Carter USM frontman & solo artist announces the FTW! Back On The Road to Joy UK tour for November 2021,

Cambridge Junction 2, 04 Nov
Hebden Bridge The Trades Club, 05
Leeds Brudenell Social Club, 06
Newcastle Cluny, 11
Edinburgh Summerhall, 12
Manchester Gorilla, 13
Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms, 18
Birmingham O2 Institute 2, 19
London Electric Brixton, 20

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Tickets on sale Friday (27 November) at 9am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

14The Lounge Society, the multi-instrumentalists confirm new live dates for May 2021,

Margate Tom Thumb Theatre, 15 May
Southampton Heartbreakers, 16
Bristol The Crofters Rights, 19
Sheffield Sidney & Matilda, 20
Manchester The Castle, 21

Tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketweb See Tickets

13Tangerine Dream, the From Virgin Years to Quantum Years Tour has been rescheduled to June 2021,

London Roundhouse, 06 June
Bristol SWX, 08
Brighton Concorde, 09
Coventry Cathedral, 10
Birminghm Town Hall, 11
Liverpool Grand Central Hall, 12
Manchester RNCM Theatre, 13
Glasgow St Luke’s, 14
Leeds Brudenell Social Club, 15

Tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets (Original tickets remain valid)

12Towersey Festiv-all The Big Gig, the live stream event will take place on 19 December 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic

11Bad Manners, new + reschedule shows confirmed for December 2021,

Manchester Gorilla, 03 Dec
Chester Live Rooms, 05
Southend Chinnerys, 09
Glouchester Guildhall, 14
Leamington Spa Assembly Rooms, 15
Wolverhampton KKs Steel Mill, 27
Holmfirth Picturedrome, 28
Aberdeen The Tunnels, 29
Dundee Church, 30
Glasgow Slay, 01 Jan 2022

Tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets (Original tickets remain valid)

10Sing-A-Long-A Bohemian Rhapsody, rescheduled event at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 03 April 2022, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (Original tickets remain valid)

9Sing-A-long-A The Greatest Showman, rescheduled matinee event at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 03 April 2022, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (Original tickets remain valid)

8Planet Rockstock 2021, the winter festival will take place at Park Dean Holiday Park, Trecco Bay, Wales on 03-05 December 2021, tickets on sale now from Gigantic

7Omid Djalili, extra dates added to The Good Times Tour in 2021/2022,

Burnley Mechanics, 13 March
Bishops Stortford South Mill Arts, 10 June
Worthing Assembly Hall, 09 Sept
Dorking Halls, 07 Oct
Middlesex Beck Theatre, 08
Tewkesbury Roses Theatre, 02 Dec
Bath Forum, 03
Farnham Maltings, 17
Shrewsbury Theatre Severn, 27 January
St Albans Alban Arena, 28-29
Finchley Arts Depot, 03 Feb
Bournemouth Pavilion, 04
Swindon Wyvern Theatre, 05
Inverness Eden Court Theatre, 06
Perth Concert Hall, 07
Aberdeen Music Hall, 08
Newcastle Tyne Theatre, 09
Cambridge Corn Exchange, 11
Chesterfield Winding Wheel, 12
Barrow In Furness Forum, 16
Coventry Warwick Arts Theatre, 17
Chelmsford Civic Theatre, 18
London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, 19
Cardiff St Davids Hall, 25
Colchester Charter Hall, March
Nottingham Playhouse, 05
Lowestoft Marina Theatre, 11
Dartford Orchard Theatre, 12
Bury St Edmunds Apex, 15-16
Basingstoke Haymarket, 18
Worthing Pavilion, 19
Leicester De Montfort Hall, 25
Isle Of Wight Shanklin Theatre, 26
Burnely Mechanics, 22 April
Northampton Royal & Derngate, 23

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Tickets on sale Wednesday (25 November) at 10am from Eventim AXS Ticketmaster

6The Fratellis, the band announce free live streamed gig from a secret location in Glasgow on 28 November 2020, to gain access register here

5Bill Bailey: Christmas Larks, brand-new show at the Lyceum Theater, London on 28 December 2020 – 03 January 2021, tickets on sale now from ATG Tickets

4The Darkness Lockdown Live: A Streaming Of A White Christmas, the virtual event will take place from Indigo at The O2, London on 18 December 2021, tickets on sale Friday (27 November) at 9am from AXS

3Powerwolf, the German/Romanian power metal band to play the Roundhouse, London on 08 October 2021, tickets on sale Wednesday (25 November) at 9am from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

2Ministry of Sound Classical, socially distanced show announced with guest host & DJ Brandon Block at the London Palladium on 21 February 2021, tickets on sale Wednesday (25 November) at 10am from here

1Jess Glynne, the English singer-songwriter announces 2021 summer tour dates including Forest Live shows,

Wrexham Racecourse Ground, 04 June
Staffordshire Cannock Chase Forest, 10
Gloucestershire Westonbirt The National Arboretum, 13
Suffolk High Lodge Thetford Forest, 20
Cardiff Castle, 26
Newcastle Racecourse, 24 July
Lingfield Park Racecourse, 07 Aug
Doncaster Racecourse, 14
Windsor Racecourse, 28

Tickets on sale Friday (27 November) at 9am from Gigantic Eventim AXS Ticketmaster See Tickets

A1, the BRIT Award-winning band announce The A Game Tour for October 2021,

Nottingham Rescue Rooms, 17 Oct
Glasgow St Lukes, 19
Birmingham Town Hall, 20
Manchester Academy 2, 21
Southend Palace Theatre, 22
Brighton Concorde 2, 24

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Tickets on sale Tuesday (24 November) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster

Yumi Zouma, the New Zealand alternative pop band to play September 2021 UK shows,

Glasgow King Tuts, 22 Sept
Manchester YES The Pink Room, 24
London Lafayette, 25
Birmingham Sunflower Lounge, 26

Tickets on sale Monday (23 November) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Kokoroko, the afrobeat 8-piece to play May 2021 live shows,

Southampton Engine Rooms, 11 May
Brighton Concorde 2, 12
London Electric Brixton 13
Bristol SWX, 15
Sheffield The Foundry, 16
Manchester O2 Ritz, 17
Newcastle Riverside, 18
Edinburgh Queens Hall, 28-29
Reading Sub89, 30

Tickets on sale Tuesday (24 November) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Playground Festival, Underworld, Kraftwerk, Nile Rodgers & Chic will be live at Rouken Glen Park, Glasgow on 30 July – 01 August 2021, tickets on sale Thursday (26 November) at 9am from Ticketmaster

Elton John, extra date added to the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour at the Utilita Arena, Birmingham on 24 November 2021, tickets on sale Friday (27 November) at 10am from Gigantic AXS Ticketmaster The Ticket Factory

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Shame, the band confirm socially distanced tour dates for February 2021,

Leeds Brudenell Social Club, 02 Feb
Middlesbrough Teeside University, 03
Manchester YES, 05
Glasgow SWG3, 06
York The Crescent, 08
Huddersfield The Parish, 09
Hebden Bridge The Trades Club, 10
Blackpool Bootleg Social, 12
Coventry Empire, 13
Derby The Venue, 14
Cambridge Corn Exchange, 17
Bedford Esquires, 18
Milton Keynes The Craufurd Arms, 20
St Albans The Horn, 23
Tunbridge Well Assembly Hall Theatre, 24
Brighton Chalk, 27

Tickets on sale Friday (27 November) at 10am from Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Count Arthur Strong: And This Is Me!, 20th anniversary tour announced for 2022,

Wimborne Tivoli, 09 Feb
Epsom Playhouse, 10
Milton Keynes The Stables, 11
Peterborough Key Theatre, 12
Mansfield Palace Theatre, 16
Harrogate Theatre, 17
Crewe Lyceum Theatre, 18
Dorking Halls, 19
Leeds City Varieties, 24
Ilkley King’s Hall, 25
Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, 26
Wellingborough Castle Theatre, 27
Redditch Palace Theatre, 03 March
Monmouth Savoy, 04
Derby Theatre, 05
London Leicester Square Theatre, 06
Maidstone Hazlitt, 11
Leamington Royal Spa Centre, 12
Winchester Theatre Royal, 13
Reading Hexagon Theatre, 17
Tewkesbury Roses Theatre, 18
Taunton The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre, 19
Exeter Northcott Theatre, 20
Scarborough The Spa, 24
Middlesbrough Theatre, 25
Glasgow Pavilion Theatre, 26
Newcastle Tyne Theatre And Opera House, 27
Runcorn The Brindley, 30
Lancaster Dukes, 31
Wirral Pavilion Theatre, 01 April
Shrewsbury Theatre Severn, 02
Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall, 07
Shanklin Theatre, 08
Bexhill-on-Sea De La Warr Pavilion, 09
Bridlington Spa Centre, 02 June
Salford The Lowry, 05
Southend Palace Theatre, 09
Brighton Theatre Royal, 10
London Richmond Theatre, 11
Birmingham New Alexandra Theatre, 12

Tickets on sale Friday (27 November) at 10am from Ticketmaster

Podcast Stop, live podcast events will take place at the O2 Forum Kentish Town, London throughout February/March 2021, tickets on sale Friday (27 November) at 10am from here

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