22Ocean Colour Scene, extra date added at the Roundhouse, London on 13 December 2020, tickets on sale now from See Tickets

21On Blueberry Hill, the Olivier Award-winning play will open in the West End for eight weeks only at Trafalgar Studio 1, London on 05 March – 02 May 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster ATG Tickets See Tickets

20J Dilla Changed My Life, the UK’s only official J Dilla tribute sanctioned by the James Yancey Foundation & Dilla’s Family will head to the Jazz Cafe, London on 02-03 February 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

19The BRIT Awards 2020 with Mastercard, the event will take place at The O2, London on 18 February 2020, tickets on sale Friday (27 December) at 10am from AXS

18An Evening With Vic & Bob, Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer announce new live shows for early next year,

Nottingham Playhouse, 10 Feb
Leeds City Varieties, 11
Leeds City Varieties, 12
Buxton Opera House, 13
Birmingham New Alexandra Theatre, 17
Newcastle Tune Theatre & Opera House, 18

Tickets on sale Friday (20 September) at 9am from Ticketmaster here + venues

17Tony Macalpine, the guitar virtuoso will perform at The Grand Social, Dublin on 09 April 2020, tickets on sale Monday (23 December) at 10am from Ticketmaster

16Newmarket Nights: Racing + Alfie Boe, the English tenor will perform at the Newmarket Racecourse, Suffolk on 14 August 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 9am from AXS Ticketmaster

15The Vegan Leather, the art pop band confirm new Scottish show dates,

Edinburgh The Mash House, 06 Feb
Aberdeen Cafe Drummond, 07

Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

14Fletcher, room upgrade announced at the SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow on 26 March 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster Ticketweb

13Nights On Broadway – The Bee Gees Story, the show will head to Vicar Street, Dublin on 13 March 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 10am from Ticketmaster

12L1nkin_p4rk, the UK’s No.1 Linkin Park tribute band to play fundraiser for Help Musicians UK at The Deaf Institute, Manchester on 27 February 2020, tickets on sale now from See Tickets

11Therapy?, the Northern Ireland rock group will headline The Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 25 September 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 10am from Ticketmaster

10David Gray – White Ladder 20th Anniversary, the singer-songwriter will perform ‘White Ladder’ in its entirety plus greatest hits at Cartmel Racecourse on 26 June 2020, tickets on sale now Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb The Ticket Factory

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9Sharmoofers, Cairo’s urban ear-worm music pioneers will make their UK debut at Scala, London on 30 January 2020, tickets on sale now from See Tickets

8Terrorvision, the band to play the Foundry, Sheffield on 06 November 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 10am from Gigantic

7Discharge, with support by Warwound at The Old Cold Store, Nottingham on 21 March 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic

6Zio, new 2020 UK shows announced,

Bilston The Robin, 26 Jan
Guildford The Star, 07 Feb
Tavistock The Wharf, 05 June
Southampton 1865, 07
Hull O’Rileys, 13
London Under The Bridge, 13 Nov

Tickets on sale now from See Tickets + venues

5Jeff Chang, the Taiwanese singer will bring his Continuum World Concert Tour to the Royal Albert Hall, London on 28 April 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 10am from Ticketmaster See Tickets

4Knotfest, Slipknot to headline the festival at the National Bowl, Milton Keynes on 22 August 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 10am from Ticketmaster

3The Little Mermaid, the pantomime will open at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin on 29 November 2020 – 10 January 2021, tickets on sale Monday (23 December) at 10am from Ticketmaster

2Whitney, rescheduled date announced at The Academy, Dublin on 26 May 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 9am from Ticketmaster (Original tickets remain valid)

1Gabrielle, extra dates added to November 2020 tour,

Bournemouth Pavilions, 09 Nov
Cambridge Corn Exchange, 11
Bath Forum, 01 Dec
Guildford G Live, 02

Tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 10am from Ticketmaster See Tickets

Seventeen, the South Korean boy group announce a date at London’s The SSE Arena, Wembley on 08 March 2020, tickets on sale at 9am from AXS Ticketmaster

The Coronas, the Irish rockers to play Live At The Marquee, Cork on 29 May 2020, tickets on sale at 9am from Ticketmaster

Jenny Greene + RTE National Symphony Orchestra, plus vocals by Gemma Sugrue at the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin on 05 July 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Ticketmaster

Bauhaus, the goth rock pioneers will reunite for a huge show at Alexandra Palace, London on 08 April 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Gigantic See Tickets

Madison McFerrin, the Brooklyn singer-songwriter to play Colours, London on 25 April 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Bob Log III, the American rock & roll musician is heading out on tour in May/June 2020,

Newcastle Cluny 2, 15 May
Norwich Arts Centre, 16
Southend Railway, 17
Guildford Boileroom, 19
Ramsgate Music Hall, 20
London The Garage, 22
Birmingham Hare & Hounds, 23
Reading Purple Turtle, 24
Glasgow Broadcast, 26
Edinburgh Voodoo, 27
Sheffield Corporation, 28
Stockton-on-Tees Georgian Theater, 29
Weston-Super-Mare Love Cafe, 30
Exeter Phoenix, 01 June
Cardiff Moon, 02
Haverford West Druidstone, 03
Bristol Fleece, 04
Manchester Night & Day, 05
Liverpool Zanzibar, 06
Chester St Mary’s A Creative Space, 07
Belfast Black Box, 10
Kilkenny Set Theatre, 11
Clonakilty Des Barres, 12
Dublin Sugar Club, 13

Tickets on sale at 9am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Dublin Podcast Festival 2020, My Dad Wrote A Porno is the first podcast to be added to next year’s line-up at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin on 17-18 October 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Ticketmaster

Ed Gamble, the comedian confirms new Irish show dates for next year,

Dublin The Liberty Hall, 28 March
Belfast MAC, 29

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Tickets on sale at 10am from Ticketmaster

Black Uhuru, the reggae group confirms a trio of shows at the Jazz Cafe, London on 28-30 June 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Gigantic Eventim Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Follakzoid, the Chilean band will be live at the O2 Academy 2, Leicester on 13 April 2020, tickets on sale at 12noon from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

Wednesday’s Updates…

25Hue & Cry, the Scottish pop duo will perform at the William Aston Hall, Wrexham on 11 December 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

24The Bootleg Beatles, the tribute band to play The Leadmill, Sheffield on 05 June 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

23Teni, the award-winning Nigerian superstar will bring The Billionaire Experience Tour to Indigo at The O2, London on 22 February 2020, tickets on sale Friday (03 January) at 11am from AXS

22Young M.A., venue upgrade announced at Electric Brixton, London on 29 January 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets (Original tickets remain valid)

21Bbno$, venue upgrades announced for Manchester & London shows,

Manchester O2 Ritz, 30 March
London Electric Ballroom, 31

Tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

20Snow Patrol, resheduled acoustic show announced at the Olympia Theater, Dublin on 15 January 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 9am from Ticketmaster

19Five Finger Death Punch, extra tickets available for London show at The SSE Hydro, Wembley on 31 January 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

18Harry Styles, secret London show announced to celebrate the release of new album ‘Fine Line’ on 19 December 2019, for access to tickets order from the official Harry Styles online store here

17Luke La Volpe, the Bathgate singer and his band announce new Scottish tour dates for February 2020,

Dundee Hunter S Thompson, 27 Feb
Aberdeen Cafe Drummond, 28
Edinburgh The Mash House, 29

Tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 9am from Ticketmaster

16Little Brother, the North Carolina hip hop duo will head to the O2 Academy Islington, London on 07 April 2020, tickets on sale Saturday (21 December) at 10am from Ticketmaster See Tickets

15Harris and Baker: Back Stage Pass, Bob Harris & Danny Baker spill the beans from their careers in a new show,

St Albans Arena, 03 May
Woking New Victoria Theatre, 08
Basingstoke The Anvil, 15
London New Wimbledon Theatre, 22
Coventry Warwick Arts Centre, 30
Stoke-On-Trent Victoria Hall, 07 June
Salford Quays The Lowry, 13
Watford Colosseum, 21
London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, 03 July
Aylesbury The Waterside Theatre, 15
High Wycombe Swan Theatre, 18
Oxford New Theatre, 25
London Richmond Theatre, 30 Aug
Guildford G Live, 04 Sept
Northampton Royal And Derngate,12
Stevenage Arts And Leisure Centre, 18
Kent Catham Central Theatre, 29

Tickets on Presale now from Ticketmaster

14N.W.O.R.N.R, featuring Tomorrow Is Lost, Jack J Hutchinson, Piston, Loz Campbell at the O2 Academy 2 Islington, London on 10 March 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 10am from Gigantic See Tickets

13Laffs4kids 2020, new show featuring Jason Cook & friends at the O2 City Hall, Newcastle on 13 December 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 10am from Ticketmaster

12Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Living Dangerously, the explorer will be at Brentwood Live, Essex on 12 June 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 10am from Eventim AXS

11Meet Vincent Van Gogh, the official experience will head to South Bank, London on 07 Febraury – 21 May 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

10Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Live Show, extra dates added to 2020 UK tour,

Bournemouth International Centre, 23 June (Matinee)
Blackpool Opera House, 15 July
Edinburgh Playhouse, 19

Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster See Tickets

9Guns N’ Roses, extra date added at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London on 30 May 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

8Ashnikko, extra date added at Omeara, London on 05 April 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster See Tickets

7Georgia, venue upgrade announced at The Workman’s Club, Dublin on 07 March 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) from Ticketmaster

6The Twilight Sad, extra date added at Barrowland, Glasgow on 17 April 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

5LOAstate, the rock band will be live at Band On The Wall, Manchester on 04 April 2020, tickets on sale Friday (20 December) at 9am from Ticketmaster See Tickets

4Romesh Ranganathan, extra date added at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool on 07 April 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

3Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500, the American musican to play April UK shows,

Leeds Brudenell Social Club, 15 April
Newcastle The Cluny, 16
Glasgow Classic Grand, 17
Edinburgh The Liquid Room, 18
Manchester Academy 3, 19
London Islington Assembly Hall, 21
Brighton Concorde 2, 22
Nottingham Rescue Rooms, 23
Bristol Fiddlers, 24
Norwich Waterfront, 25

Tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

2The Joe Kay Experience, a special 4 hour set announced at Electric Brixton, London on 28 March 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

1Low House, new shows announced for March/April next year,

Bristol Thekla, 31 March
Nottingham The Bodega, 02 April
London Oslo, 03

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

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