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Mr. Scruff / October 2012 English Tour

Manchester DJ legend and tea shop owner Mr. Scruff have announced a couple of dates in October where he will be DJaying in England. Tickets are on sale now.

Luke interviewed the man in February, and you can read that q&a here.

Saturday 6th October 2012 – Manchester Band on the Wall
Thursday 18th October 2012 – Norwich UEA
Friday 19th October 2012 – Oxford O2 Academy
Saturday 20th October 2012 – London Koko
Sunday 21st October 2012 – Brighton Digital

Owl City / October 2012 English Tour

American computer whiz Adam Young, aka Owl City, have announced a short tour of England this October. A presale will begin at noon on Thursday (12 July), with the general sale to follow on Friday 13 July at noon. Tickets are £16.50 each plus booking fee, except in London (£19.50).

Thursday 25th October 2012 – London HMV Forum
Friday 26th October 2012 – Birmingham HMV Library
Tuesday 30th October 2012 – Manchester Academy 3
Wednesday 31st October 2012 – Oxford Academy 2

The Jim Jones Revue / October 2012 UK Tour

The Jim Jones Revue have announced a tour of the UK for October. Tickets for these dates go on sale on Wednesday (11 July) at 9 AM.

The band’s third album, ‘The Savage Heart’, will drop on the 15th of October on PIAS/Punk Rock Blues.

Monday 8th October 2012 – Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Tuesday 9th October 2012 – Leeds Wardrobe
Wednesday 10th October 2012 – Manchester Sound Control
Friday 12th October 2012 – Sheffield Plug
Saturday 13th October 2012 – Aberdeen Tunnels
Monday 15th October 2012 – Edinburgh Caves
Tuesday 16th October 2012 – Glasgow King Tut’s
Wednesday 17th October 2012 – Newcastle Cluny
Thursday 18th October 2012 – Norwich Waterfront
Friday 19th October 2012 – Birmingham Academy 2
Saturday 20th October 2012 – Harlow Square
Sunday 21st October 2012 – Bristol Trinity
Tuesday 23rd October 2012 – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Wednesday 24th October 2012 – Brighton Concorde 2
Thursday 25th October 2012 – London Electric Ballroom

Clock Opera / October and November 2012 UK/Irish Tour

Following on the acclaim of their debut album ‘Ways to Forget’ (reviewed by John here) released in the spring, Clock Opera have announced a massive UK and Irish tour for this autumn. Tickets are on sale now.

The band appeared on the TGTF stage at 2012’s Liverpool Sound City; read all about it here.

Saturday 20th October 2012 – Oxford Gathering Festival
Monday 22nd October 2012 – Stoke Sugarmill
Wednesday 24th October 2012 – Cork Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 25th October 2012 – Galway Roisin Dub
Friday 26th October 2012 – Dublin Academy 2
Saturday 27th October 2012 – Belfast Limelight
Monday 29th October 2012 – Liverpool Kazimier
Tuesday 30th October 2012 – Nottingham Bodega
Wednesday 31st October 2012 – Manchester Deaf Institute
Thursday 1st November 2012 – Dundee Doghouse
Friday 2nd November 2012 – Glasgow King Tut’s
Saturday 3rd November 2012 – Sheffield Harley
Monday 5th November 2012 – Brighton Haunt
Tuesday 6th November 2012 – Bristol Thekla
Wednesday 7th November 2012 – Norwich Waterfront
Thursday 8th November 2012 – London Heaven

alt-J / October and November 2012 UK Tour

Highly feted newish indie act alt-J have announced a headline tour of the UK for October and November. Tickets go on sale Friday (29 June) at 9 AM.

Read Braden’s review of ‘An Awesome Wave’, their debut album, here.

Saturday 27th October 2012 – Manchester Royal Northern College of Music
Sunday 28th October 2012 – Leeds Cockpit
Monday 29th October 2012 – Glasgow Oran Mor
Tuesday 30th October 2012 – Norwich Waterfront
Wednesday 31st October 2012 – Birmingham Academy 2
Friday 2nd November 2012 – Oxford O2 Academy
Saturday 3th November 2012 – Bristol Trinity
Sunday 4th November 2012 – Brighton Concorde 2
Monday 5th November 2012 – London Electric Ballroom

Twin Atlantic / October and November 2012 UK Tour

Twin Atlantic have lined up an October and November UK tour. As you might expect, the tour has a significant Scottish section, with an extra date (Friday 26 October) added at Glasgow Barrowland due to demand. Tickets are on sale now.

Friday 26th October 2012 – Glasgow Barrowland
Saturday 27th October 2012 – Glasgow Barrowland (sold out)
Monday 29th October 2012 – Aberdeen Music Hall
Tuesday 30th October 2012 – Edinburgh HMV Picturehouse
Thursday 1st November 2012 – Newcastle Academy
Friday 2nd November 2012 – Manchester Academy
Saturday 3rd November 2012 – Birmingham O2 Academy
Monday 5th November 2012 – Norwich UEA
Tuesday 6th November 2012 – Bristol Academy
Wednesday 7th November 2012 – Southampton Guildhall
Thursday 8th November 2012 – London Shepherds Bush Empire