Maccabees announce first 2012 tour dates

Following their October/November tour of small venues to road-test new material, indie-pop band The Maccabees have announced their first dates for 2012.

Following the release of the band’s third album ‘Gone To The Wild’ on January 9th, the band take to the road once again and have been confirmed to appear at the following venues at the end of that month:

Glasgow Queen Margaret’s Union (23rd)
O2 Academy? Newcastle (24)
O2 Academy Brixton (26)
HMV Birmingham Institute (27)
Manchester HMV Ritz (28)

Feist to play two UK shows in March 2012

In support of her new album ‘Metals’, Leslie Feist is to return to the UK in 2012.

The Canadian singer-songwriter (and sometime member of Broken Social Scene) will play the following dates:

Royal Albert Hall, London – March 25th
02 Apollo, Manchester – March 26th

‘Metals’ is Feist’s first new work in four years. It was a commercial success reaching #2 in Canada and the top ten in France, Belgium, Germany and the US.

Two Door Cinema Club to headline NME Awards Tour

Northern Irish indie rockers Two Door Cinema Club are to headline the 1012 NME Awards Tour. Other bands and artists set to appear include Metrimony, Tribes and Azealia Banks.

The tour takes in the following dates and venues next February:

O2 Academy Glasgow (8)
O2 Academy Newcastle (9)
Manchester Academy (10)
Nottingham Rock City (14)
O2 Academy Leeds (15)
Norwich UEA (17)
O2 Academy Birmingham (18)
Cardiff University (19)
O2 Academy Bristol (20)
O2 Academy Bournemouth (22)
Brighton Dome (23)
O2 Academy Brixton London (25)

The Stone Roses confirm festival appearances

Following their reunion last month, The Stone Roses’ UK shows sold out in minutes.

Fans will be pleased to know the band have also been confirmed to headline at a couple of festival shows. The band will headline Scotland’s T In The Park, which takes place between July 6-8th and Spain’s Benicassim Festival the following week, July 12-15th, 2012.

Details regarding T In The Park can be found on the official website.