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Villagers / October 2018 UK Tour

Irishman Conor J. O’Brien, better known under his recording name Villagers, will be going on tour in the UK in the autumn. In the midst of the UK dates, he will also perform at Dublin’s Metropolis Festival on the 27th of October. A massive tour filling up most of his November will follow it. The UK tour will commence just a few weeks after the release of his fourth studio album ‘The Art of Pretending to Swim’, which is scheduled for release on the 21st of September on Domino Records. Enjoy album track ‘A Trick of the Light’ in its promo video form at the end of this post.

Presale tickets and album go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, the 20th of June, at 9 AM. The general sale begins on Friday, the 22nd, at 9 AM. Given the immense destruction from the fire that took place at the Glasgow School of Art last Friday, it’s unlikely the originally scheduled gig on the 18th of October will take place there. Stay tuned to Villagers’ official channels for more information.

Wednesday 17th October 2018 – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Thursday 18th October – Glasgow Art School
Friday 19th October – Manchester Gorilla
Sunday 21st October – Leeds Wardrobe
Monday 22nd October – Oxford Academy 2
Tuesday 23rd October – London Hackney Arts Centre
Thursday 25th October – Liverpool Arts Club
Saturday 27th October – Dublin Metropolis Festival
Tuesday 30th October – Bristol Trinity
Wednesday 31st October 2018 – Brighton Old Market

The Sad Song Co. / February 2018 English Tour

Perhaps best known in his role as drummer for Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, Nigel Powell is soon to release his fourth solo album as The Sad Song Co. Powell’s new LP, titled ‘Worth’, is due out on the 9th of February, following hot on the heels of his late 2016 release ‘In Amber’. The lead track from ‘Worth’ is called ‘What You Make of It’, and you can decide for yourself “what you make of it” by watching the animated lyric video streaming below.

Just ahead of the album release, Powell and collaborator Jason Moulster will play two supporting shows, one for Frank Turner’s solo gig on the 18th of January at the Tunbridge Wells Forum, and one for El Morgan and The Divers on the 7th of February at Manchester’s Castle. Immediately after the release of ‘Worth’, The Sad Song Co. will play eight headline shows in England, including dates in Bristol and London. Tickets for the following shows are available now. TGTF’s previous coverage of Nigel Powell’s The Sad Song Co. project is right through here.

Saturday 10th February 2018 – Aldershot West End Centre
Sunday 11th February 2018 – Southampton Joiners
Tuesday 13th February 2018 – Nottingham Bodega
Wednesday 14th February 2018 – Bristol Exchange
Thursday 15th February 2018 – London Thousand Island
Friday 16th February 2018 – Devizes Lamb
Saturday 17th February 2018 – Oxford Museum of Modern Art
Sunday 18th February 2018 – Tunbridge Wells Forum Basement

Little Comets / April 2018 UK Tour

Around 1 year on from their fourth album ‘WORHEAD’, which dropped back in March, and following the conclusion of a support slot with Pigeon Detectives, Little Comets have announced a new UK tour for next April 2018. The DIY band originally from Newcastle will be releasing a new EP, their first new music since ‘WORHEAD’, around the time of the tour, which begins at the start of that month. Stay tuned for that. Their spring 2018 tour is now officially on sale. ‘WORHEAD’ is now available from the band’s own Smallest Label. For more on Little Comets here on TGTF, go here.

Monday 9th April 2018 – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Tuesday 10th April 2018 – Sheffield Leadmill
Wednesday 11th April 2018 – Glasgow Oran Mor
Friday 13th April 2018 – Manchester Club Academy
Saturday 14th April 2018 – Birmingham Institute 2
Sunday 15th April 2018 – Bristol Bierkeller
Monday 16th April 2018 – Oxford Academy
Wednesday 18th April 2018 – Brighton Concorde 2
Thursday 19th April 2018 – London Electric Ballroom
Friday 20th April 2018 – Leeds Church
Saturday 21st April 2018 – Newcastle Academy

Ghostpoet / October and November 2017 UK/Irish Tour

London electro musician/vocalist Ghostpoet has announced a long run of tour dates in Ireland and the UK for this autumn, to follow the release of his fourth studio album ‘Dark Days + Canapes’. ICYMI, we’ve already featured two singles from the forthcoming LP, ‘Immigrant Boogie’ back in May and more recently, ‘Freakshow’. You can stream the latest release from the album, a somber and introspective track called ‘Dopamine If I Do’, just below the tour date listing.

Tickets for the following shows are available now. ‘Dark Days + Canapes’ is out today on PIAS. TGTF’s complete previous coverage of Ghostpoet is right back here.

Tuesday 24th October 2017 – Dublin Button Factory
Wednesday 25th October 2017 – Liverpool Invisible Wind Factory
Thursday 26th October 2017 – Newcastle Riverside
Saturday 28th October 2017 – Glasgow Stereo
Sunday 29th October 2017 – Sheffield Plug
Monday 30th October 2017 – Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Tuesday 31st October 2017 – Birmingham Mama Roux’s
Thursday 2nd November 2017 – Cambridge Junction 1
Friday 3rd November 2017 – Oxford Academy 2
Saturday 4th November 2017 – Dover Booking Hall
Monday 6th November 2017 – Leicester Academy 3
Tuesday 7th November 2017 – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Wednesday 8th November 2017 – Brighton Concorde 2
Friday 10th November 2017 – London Printworks
Saturday 11th November 2017 – Manchester Academy 2
Sunday 12th November 2017 – Norwich Arts Centre
Monday 13th November 2017 – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Tuesday 14th November 2017 – Bristol Marble Factory

Autobahn / November 2017 UK Tour

Leeds post-punks Autobahn have an announced an extensive UK tour for this November. The tour follows the release of their second album, ‘The Moral Crossing’ on the 3rd of November. This is the follow-up to their debut LP ‘Dissemble’, which came out in 2015 on Tough Love Records. Tickets to this new tour are on sale now. For more of TGTF’s coverage on Autobahn, rev up your engines and follow us here.

Saturday 4th November 2017 – Oxford Academy 2
Sunday 5th November 2017 – Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Wednesday 8th November 2017 – Bristol Louisiana
Thursday 9th November 2017 – London Lexington
Friday 10th November 2017 – Brighton Joker
Saturday 11th November 2017 – Southampton Heartbreakers
Thursday 16th November 2017 – Leicester Cookie
Friday 17th November 2017 – Sheffield Record Junkies
Saturday 18th November 2017 – Wrexham UnDeGun
22nd November 2017 – Glasgow Broadcast
Thursday 23rd November 2017 – Edinburgh Sneaky Pete’s
Friday 24th November 2017 – Stockton Ku Bar
Saturday 25th November 2017 – Manchester White Hotel

Isaac Gracie / October 2017 UK Tour

London singer/songwriter Isaac Gracie has announced a list of UK tour dates for this October. The new live shows follow Gracie’s mid-June opening slot with Nick Mulvey and a recent appearance at Glastonbury Festival. Speaking of festival appearances, Gracie will make another one in the middle of his October tour, at Manchester’s Neighbourhood Festival on Saturday the 7th of October.

Tickets for the following live dates are available now. A complete listing of Gracie’s upcoming shows can be found on his official Web site. TGTF’s previous coverage of Isaac Gracie, including a live review from SXSW 2016 is right through this link.

Monday 2nd October 2017 – Liverpool Shipping Forecast
Wednesday 4th October 2017 – Glasgow King Tut’s
Thursday 5th October 2017 – Leeds Belgrave Music Hall
Monday 9th October 2017 – Oxford Cellar
Tuesday 10th October 2017 – Birmingham Hare and Hounds
Wednesday 11th October 2017 – London Omeara