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The Script / August 2017 UK/Irish Tour

Dublin megastars The Script have announced a series of live dates for the UK and Ireland next month. It’s all in anticipation of the release of their fifth album, ‘Freedom Child’, which is slated for release on the 1st of September on Columbia. Check out the first single from the album, the dancehall-flavoured ‘Rain’, after the tour dates below. A fans’ presale for this tour will commence on Wednesday, the 26th of July, with the general sale to follow on Friday, the 28th of July at 9:30 AM. It’s been a while since I’ve written on The Script (I wasn’t fond of their last two albums), but you can read my archive of posts from 2013 and before through here.

Monday 21st August 2017 – Dublin National Stadium
Tuesday 22nd August 2017 – Derry Millenium Forum
Thursday 24th August 2017 – Birmingham Academy
Friday 25th August 2017 – Swindon Oasis
Saturday 26th August 2017 – Plymouth Pavilions
Monday 28th August 2017 – Bridlington Spa
Tuesday 29th August 2017 – Edinburgh Usher Hall
Wednesday 30th August 2017 – Blackpool Empress Hall
Friday 1st September 2017 – London Brixton Academy

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iA-MHxa8C8[/youtube]

Live Gig Video: The Libertines play ‘Up the Bracket’ headlining the Main Stage at Reading 2015 (Sunday)

Today marks the release of the Libertines‘ third album, their first major release since ‘The Libertines’ 11 years ago. (Read my review of the surprisingly good ‘Anthems for Doomed Youth’ here.) For the faithful who trekked out to Reading / Leeds 2015 over the weekend, however, I’m sure they were more keen on hearing the band’s classics, including ‘Up the Bracket’. Well, you’re in luck. Sunday night when the band were headlining at Richfield Avenue, the BBC preserved the performance of that very song for posterity, and you can watch it below.

If you live in the UK, until the 29th of September you have access to over 40 full sets of action from Reading/Leeds 2015 through the BBC’s Web site for the festival weekend. For full details, go here. If you like outside the UK, you’ll be able to enjoy selected highlights from the weekend on BBC’s YouTube channel, including coverage from the BBC Introducing stage.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kED9ZNBeuLw[/youtube]

Live Gig Video: Everything Everything perform ‘Spring / Sun / Winter / Dread’ on the Radio 1 NME Stage at Reading 2015 (Saturday)

Everything Everything released their third album ‘Get to Heaven’ back in June (read my review of the LP here), and they wowed crowds at Reading / Leeds 2015 this past weekend. Below is footage of the Manchester band performing current single ‘Spring / Sun / Winter / Dread’ on the Radio 1 NME Stage Saturday at Richfield Avenue.

To watch the promo video for ‘Spring / Sun / Winter / Dread’ that was released in early August, head here. To read more on Everything Everything on TGTF, go here.

If you live in the UK, until the 29th of September you have access to over 40 full sets of action from Reading/Leeds 2015 through the BBC’s Web site for the festival weekend. For full details, go here. If you like outside the UK, you’ll be able to enjoy selected highlights from the weekend on BBC’s YouTube channel, including coverage from the BBC Introducing stage.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J_CCdUqFRg[/youtube]

Hozier / January and February 2016 UK Tour

Following on a relentless 2 years of touring, Novello Award-winning singer/songwriter Hozier has announced a list of live dates in the UK for early next year. This will be Hozier’s last run of shows in the UK before he heads back into the studio to work on his second album, the follow up to his self-titled debut from last October.

Tickets for the following shows will be available for general sale tomorrow, Friday, the 4th of September, at 9 AM.  Our extensive previous coverage of Hozier, including a live review from the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, can be found right back here.

Friday 8th January 2016 – Edinburgh Usher Hall
Saturday 9th January 2016 – Manchester Apollo
Monday 11th January 2016 – Sheffield Academy
Tuesday 12th January 2016 – Liverpool Empire
Friday 29th January 2016 – London Brixton Academy
Tuesday 2nd February 2016 – Birmingham Academy
Thursday 4th February 2016 – Portsmouth Guildhall
Friday 5th February 2016 – Cardiff St. David’s Hall

Live Gig Video: Royal Blood play ‘Little Monster’ on the Main Stage at Reading 2015 (Saturday)

As an American music editor who loves UK music, it’s sometimes unreal to me that I get the opportunity to see British bands who have already generated huge buzz back in blighty in tiny little places. Last summer I saw Royal Blood play a a packed out 200-capacity DC9. And now they’re throwing the entire viewing population of a massive festival like Reading 2015 into a frenzy? Incredible. Watch the hard rocking duo perform their single ‘Little Monster’ last Saturday at Richfield Avenue below.

Want to read more about Royal Blood on TGTF? Right this way.

If you live in the UK, until the 29th of September you have access to over 40 full sets of action from Reading/Leeds 2015 through the BBC’s Web site for the festival weekend. For full details, go here. If you like outside the UK, you’ll be able to enjoy selected highlights from the weekend on BBC’s YouTube channel, including coverage from the BBC Introducing stage.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkpl5p4BVEA[/youtube]

Live Gig Video: alt-J perform ‘Left Hand Free’ at the Main Stage at Reading 2015 (Friday)

My my, how the mighty alt-J have risen. If you don’t believe me, check out their Main Stage appearance at Reading last Friday, performing the incredibly catchy ‘Left Hand Free’, from their sophomore album ‘This is All Yours’ released in autumn 2014, embedded below.

To watch the promo video for ‘Left Hand Free’ that debuted last summer, head here. Want more on alt-J on TGTF? Right this way.

If you live in the UK, until the 29th of September you have access to over 40 full sets of action from Reading/Leeds 2015 through the BBC’s Web site for the festival weekend. For full details, go here. If you like outside the UK, you’ll be able to enjoy selected highlights from the weekend on BBC’s YouTube channel, including coverage from the BBC Introducing stage.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XeG29Qtang[/youtube]