It’s time for Friday ticket releases once again. This week, we have one of the pioneers of modern indie celebrating a debut album 20th anniversary, as well as noughties indie royalty, a Grammy award winner and one of the UK’s most hotly-tipped rising stars. Here are our picks this week…
The Libertines
The Libertines have announced four special dates for 2022, where they will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their seminal debut album, ‘Up the Bracket’. The modern indie pioneers will be playing in Hatfield, Cardiff and Edinburgh, as well as an eagerly anticipated date at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl in July, where they will be supported by Sports Team.
Following the Castlefield Bowl show, The Libertines will play Hatfield House on 22nd July, before visiting Cardiff’s Bute Park on 5th August and finishing off the short celebratory run of dates in Edinburgh on 8th August.
Tickets for the Manchester date go on sale at 9am today from here: http://gigst.rs/LibsSOTC
Hatfield House:
http://aegp.uk/libsLDN2022
Bute Park:
https://www.gigantic.com/the-libertines-tickets/cardiff-bute-park/2022-08-05-19-00
O2 Academy:
https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/the-libertines-o2-academy-edinburgh-tickets/11562085?pl=gigsinscotland
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Bloc Party
Bloc Party have announced their sixth studio album, Alpha Games, out April 29th 2022. It will be the band’s first album in six years and will be accompanied by a UK and European tour, with the excellent new single ‘Traps’ out now. Tickets go on sale at 9am today via https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/bloc-party-tickets/artist/953414.
Bloc Party 2022 UK Tour Dates
Thursday 26 May – O2 Academy 1, Birmingham, UK
Friday 27 May – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Saturday 28 May – Alexandra Palace, London, UK
Monday 30 May – O2 Academy, Bristol, UK
Tuesday 31 May – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
Thursday 2 June – O2 City Hall, Newcastle, UK
Friday 3 June – The Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
Saturday 4 June – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
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Leon Bridges
Leon Bridges has revealed details of a UK and European tour for Summer 2022. The shows will be the Grammy Award winning artist’s first outside of the US since the release of his acclaimed third album, Gold-Diggers Sound. Tickets will go on sale today at 9am via www.gigsandtours.com.
LEON BRIDGES 2022 UK & IRELAND DATES
17th June – O2 Apollo, Manchester
18th June – O2 Academy, Birmingham
19th June – O2 Academy, Bristol
21st June – Eventim Apollo, London
26th June – Helix Theatre Dublin
27th June – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
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Holly Humberstone
Following the release of acclaimed second EP, The Walls Are Way Too Thin, Ivor Novello nominated breakthrough star, Holly Humberstone has announced her biggest headline show to date at O2 Kentish Town Forum on 6 June 2022, and Manchester Academy 2 on 5 June 2022. Tickets go on sale at 10am from https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-holly-humberstone-1277176
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