Following last year’s reunion, and not content with being a greatest hits band, Razorlight have announced their new album, ‘Planet Nowhere’ will be released on October 25th. The release follows a short UK tour taking in six intimate venues such as Manchester’s legendary Band On The Wall, Leeds favourite Brudenell Social Club and Edinburgh Mash House.
The band have also confirmed three further summer dates, most notably Wollaton Hall in Nottingham on the 30th of August where they will be joined by The Sherlocks, The Pigeon Detectives and icons Feeder.
Forgotten Pharaohs have announced three small shows to support their stunning debut album, King of Mirrors due for release on the 20th of September on Creation Youth, the new label set up by Alan McGee and Youth.
The band play a free gig at The Water Rats, London on the 28th of August, head up to Glasgow to play The Hug and Pint on the 10th of September before returning to London to play the iconic 100 Club on the 25th of September. Further big shows are expected to be announced shortly.
The band, consisting of singer-songwriter Christian Pattemore and Liam ‘Skin’ Tyson, (familiar to many from Cast and his work with Robert Plant), have also announced they have now been joined on drums by Leon Harrison James. New single ‘Drive’ is released to all streaming platforms on the 3rd of August.
86TVs, the band formed by Felix and Hugo from The Maccabees have announced their self-titled debut album will be out on the 2nd of August supported by a run of in-stores. A full UK and European tour has also been announced for November. The in-stores and European tour details can be found on the band’s website.
With frontman Benji Leak’s PA rig climbing, crowd surfing and singing from just about anywhere else that wasn’t the actual stage, coupled with their sun-kissed, blissed-out sound, Lock-In have been this summer’s festival favourites for many. The band have just announced a number of UK dates for October including Leeds Oporto and Manchester Deaf Institute Lodge. Benji told RGM ‘We’ve enjoyed festival season but now it’s time to get down and dirty in some of the UK’s most notorious venues. This could get messy!’
After creating a fair old buzz last week with their appearance at Truck Fest, The Sway have announced a massive hometown show at Liverpool O2 AcademyOne on the 5th of October. Support will be from East Exchange, Room Two, and In The Ranks. Tickets are on sale now.
The Royston Club, Anthony Szmierek, Swim School, Fatdog, Lissy Taylor, The Cavs and Stanleys are among the many acts announced for The Gathering Sounds – Ku, Stock On Tees – Saturday 28th September. Full lineup and ticket details are available from The Gathering Sounds Website.
After announcing their hometown show at Wigans Monoco, Stanleys have been announced as guests for the all-too-short Shed Seven tour this October. A small number of tickets are still available for Coventry and Glasgow, Leeds Mcr and Kingston are sold out. The Wigan lads are said to be ‘chuffed to be onboard’
Following a hectic four-day weekend that included packing out the ThisFeeling tent at Truckfest on Thursday night, a 7 hour trek to Scarborough for a last minute support with James on Friday and then Tramlines sending extra security to cope with the size of the Library Stage crowd on Sunday, The Lilacs have announced they will be joined by The Crooks and Arkayla at their Manchester O2 Ritz gig on the 1st November. There are a few remaining tickets left.
The Small Fortunes, whose debut single ‘Love Is Not Enough’ came out the other week, delivering a very welcome slap of swampy blues fuelled garage rock have announced a Mcr Deaf Institute headliner on the 30th of August. Louis Menguy and Louis James’s outfit are not to be missed
Unbelievably there are still a few tickets available for Birkenhead Live, on the 10th and 11th of August at Birkenhead’s superb Future Yard. Two more acts are still to be announced but already announced are Muddy Elephant, The Clause, Megan Wyn, The Guest List, The Covasettes, Dirty Blonde, Lissy Taylor, Sam Scherdel, Stanleys, The Rosadocs, The Zangwills, The Mercians and Wull. Weekend tickets are £39.50 plus BF and let’s all be honest here, it’s gonna take some effort to beat that as value for money!
Finally, This Feeling has launched a competition for two brand-new artists to play ‘This Feeling By The Sea’, over the weekend of the 6th and 7th September at Bridlington Spa. Two acts will get the chance to play alongside The K’s, The Royston Club, The Kairos, The Clause, The Rosadocs, Seb Lowe, Dirty Blonde and many more. The closing date for entry is the 5th of August and details can be found here.
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