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A-Ha, Dinosaur Jr and Built to Spill, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Tony Bennett, Jedward, Metric, Powderfinger, Dara O'Briain, Delphic, Mark Lanegan...
0 Comments Published by BeatTheTouts on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 1:25 PM.
Plus...
MUMFORD AND SONS
Extra tickets released for Newcastle University - 7th March
On sale now Seetickets
GASLIGHT ANTHEM
At Brixton Academy - 26th June
On presale now TicketWeb
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASHBURY DUKES
At the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - 21st October
On presale now TicketWeb
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK
At the O2 Academy, Bristol - 18th December
On presale now from Ticketweb
HOWARD MARKS AND FRIENDS
At the O2 Academy, Liverpool - 15th May
On presale now from Ticketweb
PETER KAY
Extra tickets released for the O2 Arena, London - 4th to 8th November
On sale now Ticketmaster
HINTERLAND
Feat. Mystery Jets, British Sea Power, Jeffrey Lewis, Friendly Fires (DJ), Is Tropical and more...
Various venues, Glasgow - 3rd April
On sale now Seetickets
KINGS OF LEON
Extra tickets released for Hyde Park - 30th June
On sale now Ticketmaster
LADY GAGA
Extra tickets released for all dates...
On sale now Ticketmaster
TEENAGE CANCER TRUST
Extra tickets released for Royal Albert Hall shows
On sale now Ticketmaster
MICHAEL BUBLE
Extra tickets released for the O2 Arena, London and Liverpool Echo Arena
On sale now Ticketmaster
GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL
At Earls Court, London - 3rd to 7th August
On sale now Seetickets
SIMON AMSTELL
Soho Theatre, London - 14th to 20th May - on sale now from here
Vicar Street, Dublin - 21st and 22nd - on sale 10am from Ticketmaster
FYFE DANGERFIELD
At the Bloomsbury Theatre, London - 27th April
On presale now from Eventim
A-HA
Brighton Centre - 15th November
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena - 16th
Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow - 17th
LG Arena, Birmingham - 19th
Manchester Evening News Arena - 20th
Trent FM Arena, Nottingham - 21st
Sheffield Arena - 23rd
International Arena, Cardiff - 25th
Bournemouth Int'nl Centre - 26th
Wembley Arena - 27th
On presale at noon from Seetickets
DINOSAUR JR AND BUILT TO SPILL
O2 Academy, Oxford - 8th May
O2 Academy, Liverpool - 9th
O2 ABC, Glasgow - 13th
O2 Academy, Newcastle - 14th
O2 Academy, Leeds - 15th
O2 Academy, Birmingham - 16th
On sale 9am from Ticketweb, Seetickets and Gigantic
CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH
Extra date at the SECC, Glasgow - 6th July
On presale 10am from Seetickets
TONY BENNETT
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool - 12th July
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham - 13th
On presale 10am from Seetickets
JEDWARD
Cork City Hall - 17th April
University Concert Hall, Limerick City - 21st
Leisureland, Galway - 22nd
Royal Theatre and Event Centre, Castlebar - 23rd
Vicar Street, Dublin - 25th
Waterfront Hall Auditorium, Belfast - 26th
On sale 9am from Ticketmaster
METRIC
At the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - 24th May
On presale 9am from Ticketweb ?
POWDERFINGER
Plus Bob Evans
Extra date at Brixton Academy - 21st April
On presale 9am from Ticketweb?
DARA O'BRIAIN
Live At The Marquee, Cork - 1st July
On sale now from Ticketmaster
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK
Feat. Livewire AC/DC and Limhouse Lizzy
At the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - 19th December
On presale now/general sale 9am from Ticketweb
DELPHIC
At the O2 Academy, Liverpool - 19th May
On presale 9am from Ticketweb
KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES
Newcastle University - 2nd May
Leeds Cockpit - 2rd ?
Manchester Academy - 4th
Sheffield Leadmill - 6th
Glasgow Garage - 7th
Nottingham Rock City - 8th
O2 Academy, Birmingham - 9th
Koko, London - 11th
Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 12th
Princess Pavillion, Falmouth - 13th
Lemon Grove, Exeter - 14th
On presale now/general sale 9am from Ticketweb, Seetickets
BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT
Extra date at the Brighton Centre - 20th June
On sale now from Ticketmaster
Also at the O2 Arena, Dublin - 23rd June
On presale Friday
MARK LANEGAN
O2 Academy, Bristol - 23rd
Oran Mor, Glasgow - 26th
On presale 9am/midnight from Ticketweb
SONIC BOOM SIX
O2 Academy, Birmingham - 6th April
O2 Academy, Liverpool - 7th
O2 Academy, Sheffield - 20th
O2 Academy, Newcastle - 22nd
On presale now/9am from Ticketweb
MAVRICKZ
O2 Academy, Newcastle - 30th September
O2 Academy, Sheffield - 1st October
O2 Academy, Birmingham - 2nd
O2 Academy, Islington - 3rd
On presale now/9am from Ticketweb
FYFE DANGERFIELD
At the Bloomsbury Theatre, London in April
On presale 9am
THE UNDERTONES
At 229 The Venue, London - 2nd April
On sale now from Seetickets
YOUR TWENTIES
O2 Academy, Bristol - 12th April
O2 Academy, Sheffield - 15th
On presale now from Ticketweb
WHITE RABBITS
At the Relentless Garage, London - 19th May
On sale 9am from Ticketweb
THE CHEEK
O2 Academy, Islington - 24th March
O2 Academy, Oxford - 2nd May
O2 Academy, Birmingham - 3rd
O2 Academy, Liverpool - 4th
O2 Academy, Sheffield - 11th
On presale now/9am from Ticketweb and Seetickets
BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT
At the Lexington, London - 12th April
On sale 9am from Ticketweb
STEVE GIBBONS BAND
At the Cavern Club, Liverpool - 23rd July
On sale now from Ticketmaster
MASTERS FOOTBALL
Wembley Arena, London - 24th July
On presale 9am from Ticketmaster
SECRET GARDEN PARTY
Gorillaz Sound System, Marina And The Diamonds and Mercury Rev
Abbots Ripton, East Anglia - 22nd to 25th July
On sale now from Seetickets
LOVEBOX WEEKENDER
Roxy Music, Grace Jones and Empire Of The Sun added to line up
London's Victoria Park - 16th to 18th July
On sale now from Ticketmaster
Plus...
RADIO 1'S BIG WEEKEND
Faenol estate, Bangor - 22nd and 23rd May
On sale soon
KENNY ROGERS
Playhouse, Edinburgh - 10th June
Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow - 12th
On sale Saturday
RELENTLESS BOARDMASTERS
Leadfield to headline
Watergate Bay, Newquay
On sale 12th March
SPLENDOUR FESTIVAL
Feat. The Pet Shop Boys
Wollaton Park, Nottingham - 24th July
On sale Friday
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall - 2nd August
Edinburgh Festival Hall - 3rd
On sale Friday
SUSAN VEGA
At London's Cadogan Hall - 16th June
On sale Friday
(Thanks Matt)
Labels: A-Ha, Crosby, Dara O'Briain, Delphic, Dinosaur Jr and Built to Spill, Jedward, Mark Lanegan, Metric, Powderfinger, Stills and Nash, Tony Bennett
Download festival AC/DC, P!nk, John Mayer, Rod Stewart, Manic Street Preachers, Tony Bennett, White Lies, Black Eyed Peas, G. Benson and Marti Pellow
0 Comments Published by BeatTheTouts on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 10:32 PM.
Plus...
BLACK EYED PEAS
MEN Arena, Manchester - 24th May
O2 Arena, London - 28th
LG Arena, Birmingham - 1st June
On presale now from Ticketmaster
RICKY GERVAIS
Extra London tickets on sale now from Seetickets
JIMMY CARR
Extra date at the St Albans Arena - 14th May
On sale now from Ticketline
LOS CAMPESINOS!
At Cardiff University Students' Union - 21st May
On sale now from Ticketmaster
AN EVENING WITH MIKE BATT
A Songwriter’s Tale
At Cadogan Hall, London - 24th May
On presale now from Ticketmaster
THE ANTLERS
At the Scala, London - 19th May
On presale now from Ticketmaster
GEORGE BENSON WITH MARTI PELLOW
May dates also on presale now from Ticketline
AMY MACDONALD
O2 Academy,Leeds -31st March
O2 Academy, Manchester - 1st April
Colston Hal,l Bristol - 3rd
Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton - 4th
Academy, Bournemouth - 5th
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London - 6th
On presale from Ticketweb and Seetickets
THIRD EYE BLIND
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire - 13th May
On presale now from Ticketweb
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
Bournemouth International Centre - 11th December
On presale from Seetickets
DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL - AC/DC
Them Crooked Vultures, Wolfmother, Bullet For My Valentine, Motorhead, Stone Temple Pilots, Volbeat, Deftones, and Megadeth are confirmed for Download Festival 2010 at Donington Park from between 11th & 13th June 2010
Weekend Arena no camping, on presale from 9/10am from Ticketmaster
Weekend Plus 3 Day Camping, on presale from 9/10am from Ticketmaster
Weekend Plus 5 Day Camping, on presale from 9/10am from Ticketmaster
P!NK
Stadium of Light, Sunderland - 11th June
On presale from 10am from Ticketmaster and Seetickets
BLACK EYED PEAS
MEN Arena, Manchester - 23rd May
On sale from Ticketmaster
JOHN MAYER
Cardiff International Arena - 23rd May
LG Arena, Birmingham - 24th
Wembley Arena - 26th
M.E.N. Arena, Manchester - 5th June
On presale 9am from Ticketmaster [ Use password BATTLE ]
ROD STEWART
Sheffield Arena - 20th July from Ticketmaster
Liverpool Echo - 21st (check back for link)
Glasgow SECC - 26th from Ticketmaster (Seated) and Ticketmaster (Standing)
London O2 Arena - 28th from Ticketmaster
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut - 18th February
On sale 9am from Ticketmaster
TONY BENNETT
Royal Albert Hall, London - 30th June
Royal Albert Hall, London - 1st July
Symphony Hall, Birmingham - 3rd
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall - 4th
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester - 6th
On presale 9am from Ticketline
WHITE LIES
The Factory venue, Manchester - 13th February
On sale 9am from Ticketweb
GEORGE BENSON WITH MARTI PELLOW
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham - 28th May
S.E.C.C., Glasgow - 29th
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield - 30th
Manchester Evening News Arena - 1st June
The O2 arena, London - 2nd
Brighton Centre, Brighton - 3rd
On presale 9am from Ticketfactory
(other tickets on presale to O2 customers [Text GEORGE to 2402 for code] for the London date from this morning)
MICHAEL MONROE
O2 Academy, Islington - 9th April
On presale 9am from Ticketweb
DEPECHE MODE
The O2, London - 20th February
On sale from Ticketmaster
ERIC CLAPTON AND JEFF BECK
front block tickets released for The O2, London - 13th and 14th February
On sale from Ticketmaster, Seetickets, Gigantic
CROWDED HOUSE
Newcastle City Hall - 18th May
Usher Hall, Edinburgh - 21st from Ticketmaster
Birmingham Symphony Hall - 24th
Manchester Apollo - 26th from Ticketmaster
Royal Theatre and Event Centre, Castlebar - 29th
Olympia Theatre, Dublin - 30th
Bristol Colston Hall - 2nd June
Plymouth Pavilions - 3rd
Cardiff International Arena - 4th from Ticketmaster
Oxford New Theatre - 6th from Ticketmaster
London Hammersmith Apollo - 8th from Ticketmaster
London Hammersmith Apollo - 9th from Ticketmaster
LADY GAGA
side stage seated tickets
MEN Arena, Manchester - 18th February
On sale from Ticketmaster
STRICTLY COME DANCING LIVE
Birmingham LG Arena - 5th (2 shows), 6th (2 shows) February 2011
On sale now from Seetickets, Ticketfactory, Ticketmaster
RONAN KEATING
front stalls packages
Royal Albert Hall, London - 9th and 11th March
On sale from Ticketmaster
FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE
Olympia Theatre, Dublin - 2nd and 3rd May
Corn Exchange, Edinburgh -5th and 6th
Empress Ballroom, Blackpool - 7th and 9th
Civic Theatre, Wolverhampton - 10th and 11th
HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London - 13th, 14th and 15th
On presale 9am from Florence
THE NATIONAL
Royal Albert Hall, London - 6th May
On presale 10am from Ticketmaster
LIARS
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire - 27th May
On sale 9am from Ticketweb
SHY CHILD
ICA, London - 1st March
On sale 9am from Ticketmaster
JOHN BISHOP: ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
Cresset, Peterborough - 20th April
On sale 12noon from Ticketweb
ESKIMO JOE
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire - 17th May
On presale 9am from Ticketweb
STEWART LEE
Bush Hall, London -18th June and 16th July
On sale from Ticketweb
JOHN JORGENSON QUINTET
White Rock Theatre, Hastings - 27th April
On sale 10am from Ticketmaster
GRIZZLY BEAR
The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh - 9th March
On sale from Seetickets
JOHN BISHOP
City Hall, Salisbury - 8th November
On sale from Seetickets
LOS CAMPESINOS!
Cardiff Solus - 21st May
On sale from Seetickets
CONCERT FOR LIFE
featuring Mercury (Queen tribute), ZU2 (U2 tribute)
Rock City, Nottingham - 4th April
On sale 9am from Seetickets, Ticketmaster
THE MOLOTOVS
Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London - 7th April
On sale 9am from Seetickets
IDIOTS OF ANTS
White Rock Theatre, Hastings - 15th May
On sale 10am from Ticketmaster
ADELAIDE’S CAPE
Union Chapel, London - 6th February
Moles Club, Bath - 10th
Cube Cinema, Bristol - 12th
The Portland Arms, Cambridge - 14th
The Birdcage, Norwich - 18th
The Hope, Brighton - 20th
Nation of Shopkeepers, Leeds - 21st
Bungalows and Bears, Sheffield - 22nd
The Basement, York - 24th
Hamptons Bar, Southampton - 28th
Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich - 2nd March
Hamptons Bar, Southampton - 7th
On sale from Seetickets
AN AUDIENCE WITH THE CHUCKLE BROTHERS
Blackpool Opera House - April
On sale 11am from Ticketmaster
GYPSY IN CONCERT
Liverpool and York shows onsale 10am from Ticketmaster
FLATLINERS
O2 Academy, Islington - 9th May
On presale 9am from Ticketweb
THE LITTLE BIG CLUB
Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham - 8th and 9th August
On sale 9am from Ticketmaster
MOVE IT - GROOVE IT
Sunderland Empire - 19th October
On sale 9am from Ticketmaster
DANGER MOUSE SAVES THE WORLD
Princess Theatre, Torquay - 13th August
On sale 10am from Ticketmaster
Labels: Black Eyed Peas, Download festival AC/DC, G. Benson and Marti Pellow, John Mayer, Manic Street Preachers, Pink, Rod Stewart, Tony Bennett, White Lies
Ennio Morricone, Black Eyed Peas, Peter Kay, Patti Smith, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Gold Heart Assembly, Stiff Little Fingers, Spunge, Tony Bennett
0 Comments Published by BeatTheTouts on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 10:59 PM.
Plus...
DARA O'BRIAIN
At the Assembly Rooms, Derby - 26th April
On sale now from Ticketmaster
PORCUPINE TREE
At the Royal Albert Hall - 14th October
On sale now from Ticketmaster and Seetickets
MASSIVE ATTACK
Extra tickets released for February dates
On sale now from Ticketmaster
HAWKWIND
At St Davids Hall, Cardiff - 30th April
On sale now from Seetickets
THE DRIFTERS
King George’s Hall, Blackburn - 4th June
Southport Theatre and Convention Centre - 9th September
Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham - 11th
Grimsby Auditorium - 22nd
Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone - 30th
Edinburgh Playhouse - 11th October
Princess Theatre, Torquay - 16th
On sale now from Ticketmaster
JIMMY CARR
Extra date at Hull City Hall - 19th June
On sale 10am from Ticketmater
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - 2nd to 7th November
On general sale now from TicketWeb and Gigantic
OBITUARY
O2 Academy, Birmingham - 7th March
O2 Academy, Islington - 11th
O2 Academy, Sheffield - 12th
On presale now from TicketWeb
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS
O2 Academy, Bournemouth - 8th March
On sale now from TicketWeb
MICHEAL HEAD AND THE RED ELASTIC BAND
O2 Academy, Liverpool - 19th June
On presale now from TicketWeb
OCEANSIZE
At Heaven, London - 3rd February
On sale now from Seetickets
BLACK EYED PEAS
At the O2 Arena, Dublin - 2nd May
On sale now from Ticketmater
DIVERSITY
Extra date at St Georges Hall, Bradford - 25th April
On sale now from Ticketmater
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Extra seats released for April arena dates
On sale now from Ticketmater
NME SHOCKWAVES AWARDS SHOWS
The Maccabees plus Two Door Cinema Club and The Funeral Suits
Mandela Hall, Belfast - 22nd February
On sale now from Ticketmater
The Sunshine Underground plus Cosmo Jarvis
Koko, London - 18th February
On sale now from Seetickets
FOOTBALL - UNITED V CITY
Carling Cup, City home leg - 6th January
Under 16s only £5
On sale now to Citycard holders from here
DANIEL KITSON
At London's Union Chapel - 6th January
On sale now from Seetickets
THE SOS BAND
At the IndigO2, London - 20th March
On sale now from Ticketline
BLACK EYED PEAS
At the O2 Arena, Dublin - 1st May
On general sale 9am from Ticketmater
SIMPLY RED
Newbury Racecourse - 9th July
Newmarket Racecourse - 16th
Haydock Park Racecourse - 17th
On sale 9am from Ticketmaster, Seetickets and Gigantic
JOHN CALE
At the Royal Festival Hall - 5th March
On sale 10am from here
HEAVENS BASEMENT
O2 Academy, Bristol - 2nd March
Rock City, Nottingham - 5th
Wolverhampton Civic Hall - 7th
O2 Academy, Birmingham - 10th
Hertfordshire University - 12th
O2 Academy, Oxford - 13th
On sale now from Ticketweb, Seetickets and Gigantic
LEVEL 42
O2 Academy, Glasgow - 5th October
On sale now from Ticketline
MR. SCRUFF
At The Assembly, Leamington Spa - 18th February
On sale now from Seetickets
THRASH AND BURN - EUROPEAN TOUR
At the O2 Academy, Birmingham - 30th April
On sale now from Seetickets
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
At the Electric Ballroom, London - 19th May
On sale now from Ticketmaster
EMMA POLLOCK AND JOSH PYKE
Tabernacle, London - 16th March
Manchester Academy - 22nd
On presale now/general sale 9am from Ticketmaster and Seetickets
CHESNEY HAWKES
At the Little Civic, Wolverhampton - 19th February
On sale now from Ticketmaster
BIGELF
At the Little Civic, Wolverhampton - 24th February
On sale now from Ticketmaster
FAUST
At the Central Station, Wrexham - 13th May
On sale now from Seetickets
PATTI SMITH
Oran Mor, Glasgow - 24th March
On sale now from Seetickets
PETER KAY
Cancelled tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster and Seetickets
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - 2nd to 7th November
On presale now from TicketWeb
BLACK EYED PEAS
O2 Arena, London - 27th May
Also on sale now from Ticketline and Gigantic
As there is not much on sale this week, this is likely to be our last major update until after the New Year - but check back for those little updates...
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ENNIO MORRICONE
At the Royal Albert Hall - 10th April
On sale 3pm from Seetickets. Also try Ticketmaster
BLACK EYED PEAS
O2 Arena, London - 27th May
On sale now from Ticketmaster
O2 Arena, Dublin - 1st May
On presale now from Ticketmaster (O2 customers can text PEAS to 51020 for a passcode)
PETER KAY
More dates at the MEN Arena, Manchester - 4th to 6th October
On sale now from Ticketmaster
PATTI SMITH
At the Union Chapel, London - 21st March
On sale 9am/10am from Ticketmaster and Seetickets
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB
At the Barrowland, Glasgow - 16th April
On sale 10am from Ticketmaster
GOLD HEART ASSEMBLY
At the ICA, London - 31st March
On sale 9am from Ticketmaster
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS
O2 Academy, Oxford - 7th March
O2 Academy, Bristol - 10th
O2 Academy, Leeds - 22nd
O2 Academy, Newcastle - 23rd
On presale now/general sale 9am/noon from TicketWeb
SPUNGE
Plus New Riot
O2 Academy, Bristol - 12th March
O2 Academy, Birmingham - 21st
On presale now/general sale 9am from TicketWeb
VALVE SOUNDSYSTEM
O2 Academy, Bristol - 6th February
On presale now/general sale 9am from Ticketweb
THE SOFT PACK
O2 Academy, Birmingham - 27th February
On presale now/general sale 9am from TicketWeb
LIAM LEVER
O2 Academy, Birmingham - 3rd February
On sale 10am from Seetickets
FAUST
At the Ruby Lounge, Manchester - 12th May
On sale 9am from Ticketline
LAURA SOLON
At the Derby Assembly Rooms - 11th March
On sale 10am from Ticketmaster
DEATHFEST
At Leeds University - 2nd May
On sale 9am from Seetickets
THE HIGH SCHOOL SHOW
At The Ironworks, Inverness - 21st March
On sale 10am from Ticketmaster
TONY BENNETT
Live At The Marquee, Cork - 8th July
On sale 9am from Ticketmaster
Plus...
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
Confirm they will play free victory show in the UK next year...
Labels: Black Eyed Peas, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Ennio Morricone, Gold Heart Assembly, Patti Smith, Peter Kay, Spunge, Stiff Little Fingers, Tony Bennett
