It’s a bumper week of ticket releases, with some of the biggest names in indie, rock and pop all revealing tour dates, as well as two big festivals going on sale today. Each Friday, we post our selection of big releases, with full list of dates, ticket links and times of sale. With plenty to get through today, let’s kick off our choices…
Foals
Following the release of their excellent new single ‘Wake Me Up’, indie royalty, Foals added three new UK dates to their 2022 headline tour this week. The Oxford band will be visiting Hull, Newcastle and Brighton, with tickets going on sale today at 9am via www.gigsandtours.com / www.ticketmaster.co.uk / http://www.foals.co.uk/tour. Full tour dates are listed above.
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Franz Ferdinand
After announcing their greatest hits album, ‘Hits To The Head’, Franz Ferdinand have this week announced a run of European dates for Spring 2022. The Scots will be visiting London, Manchester and Glasgow as part of the UK leg, with tickets going on sale today at 10am via www.franzferdinand.com. Full tour dates are below.
FRANZ FERDINAND UK TOUR DATES
01.04.22 – Alexandra Palace – London
04.04.22 – Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
05.04.22 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
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Alt-J
Mercury winners, Alt-J are back with a new single ‘Get Better’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘The Dream’, out February 11th. The band have also announced the UK & Ireland dates of their 2022 world tour. General sale begins today at 9am via https://www.altjband.com/#tour. Full list of UK & Ireland tour dates is below…
Alt-J UK & Ireland tour 2022
07 May 2022 – Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowland Ballroom
09 May 2022 – Leeds, England – O2 Academy Leeds
13 May 2022 – Manchester, England – O2 Apollo – www.gigsandtours.com
18 May 2022 – London, England – O2 Academy Brixton
22 May 2022 – Dublin, Republic of Ireland – Olympia Theatre
25 May 2022 – Belfast, Northern Ireland – The Telegraph Building
27 May 2022 – Birmingham, England – O2 Academy Birmingham
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Charli XCX
Following the announcement of forthcoming new album, ‘CRASH’, out 18th March, pop sensation Charli XCX has revealed a European and North American tour. UK dates include Glasgow, Sheffield and Manchester, tickets go on sale today at 10am from HERE. Full tour dates below.
13th May – Olympia Theatre – Dublin, Ireland
15th May – O2 Academy – Glasgow, UK
17th May – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, UK
18th May – O2 Academy – Birmingham, UK
19th May – Alexandra Palace – London, UK
21st May – UEA – Norwich, UK
22nd May – O2 Academy – Sheffield, UK
23rd May – Rock City – Nottingham, UK
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The Skinner Brothers
Fast-rising UK band, The Skinner Brothers are following up their acclaimed support slot on Kasabian’s tour with a huge tour of their own in March 2022. It promises to be an unmissable run of dates for the highly regarded band, already gaining a reputation for an outstanding live show. Tickets go onsale at 10am from http://gigst.rs/TSB.
MARCH 2022 TOUR DATES
4th – Preston, The Ferret
5th – Norwich, Waterfront
6th – Brighton, Green Door Store
8th – Exeter, Cavern Club
9th – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
10th – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
12th – Nottingham, Bodega
13th – Newcastle, Think Tank?
14th – Glasgow, King Tut’s
15th – Manchester, Deaf Institute
17th – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
18th – Stoke, Sugarmill
20th – Tunbridge Wells, Forum
22nd – Bristol, Thekla
23rd – Leicester, Firebug
24th – Liverpool, Jimmy’s
26th – Bedford, Esquires
28th – Guildford, Boileroom
29th – Oxford, Bullingdon Arms
30th – London, O2 Academy Islington
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Tramlines Festival
The wait for Tramlines‘ first announcement is over, as they announced this week that Sam Fender, Kasabian and Madness would top an impressive bill at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield next year. One of the core fixtures in the indie festival calendar for many, Tramlines is expected to sell out fast. Tickets go on sale at 12pm from here: https://tramlines.org.uk/tickets/
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Live at Leeds in the Park
One of the UK’s best day festivals is branching out in 2022, with Live at Leeds ‘In The Park’ taking place at Temple Newsam. The festival has become renowned for displaying the UK’s most exciting new music talent over the years, and with the likes of Bombay Bicycle Club, Nothing But Thieves, Arlo Parks, Easy Life and Sea Girls confirmed, 2022 offers some huge names. Tickets go on sale at 10am from: https://futuresound.seetickets.com/event/live-at-leeds-in-the-park/temple-newsam/2149612
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