Slam Dunk bands

Stealing news from Punktastic... here are the first announced bands for Slam Dunk Festival:

New Found Glory
Capdown (exclusive reformation shows)
The King Blues (although rumour has it they're pulling out because Itch's girlfriend is giving birth the weekend of the festival)
Four Year Strong
Set Your Goals
Rx Bandits
Every Avenue
Out of Sight

Tour date scheduling suggests that Breathe Carolina are playing too (i.e. they've announced their tour dates with convenient gaps the dates of Slam Dunk).

Anyway, it's two days this year. Saturday 29th May at University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield and Sunday 30th May at University of Leeds (same venue as the past couple of years). It'll be six stages (plus a seventh stage/bar of DJs/electro/etc). Tickets are dirt cheap - £25adv - and check SlamDunkMusic.com for more info.

Look! Not a Hidden Talent tour! (I.e. here are King Blues dates...)

The King Blues head out on a couple of runs of dates in April/May. No supports announced yet. Tickets are quite cheap (well, relatively, anyway) and onsale now from the usual suspects.

The King Blues: April/May 2010 UK Tour
Saturday 10th April @ Komedia, Brighton
Sunday 11th April @ Waterfront, Norwich
Monday 12th April @ O2 Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 13th April @ O2 Academy 2, Newcastle
Thursday 15th April @ Garage, Glasgow
Sunday 25th April @ O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
Monday 26th April @ Phoenix, Exeter
Tuesday 27th April @ Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 1st May @ Rock City, Nottingham
Tuesday 4th May @ Arts Centre, Colchester
Wednesday 5th May @ Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

I'd imagine there might be a few more dates announced, so keep checking their website/Facebook/etc.

Brendan Kelly solo show

Due to some issue (of which I'm not aware), the other two members of the Lawrence Arms can no longer make the first date of their upcoming UK tour... but... Brendan Kelly can still make it. So... the Southampton show will now be a Brendan solo show, playing Lawrence Arms songs, The Falcon songs, and more. It'll now be £4adv instead of £7adv, and anyone who has bought a ticket already should have an e-mail detailing how to get their partial refund.

As a reminder, here are the dates:

The Lawrence Arms + Under Stars and Gutters: March/April 2010 UK Tour
Tuesday 23rd March @ Unit, Southampton w/ Above Them, You Me and the Atom Bomb & Break the Habit (BRENDAN KELLY SOLO)
Wednesday 24th March @ Croft, Bristol w/ The Cut Ups, The Remnants & The Social Club
Thursday 25th March @ Cavern, Exeter w/ The Cut Ups & Attack! Vipers!
Friday 26th March @ O2 Academy Islington, London
Saturday 27th March @ O2 Academy 3, Birmingham
Sunday 28th March @ Crown, Middlesbrough
Monday 29th March @ Boileroom, Guildford w/ The Shitty Limits & Overthrow
Tuesday 30th March @ Cathouse, Glasgow
Wednesday 31st March @ Cockpit, Leeds w/ The Magnificent
Thursday 1st April @ Barfly, Cardiff w/ The Arteries
Friday 2nd April @ Peel, Kingston w/ The Don Ramos Players & Break the Habit

Given that all I do is post Hidden Talent tour dates...

The Slackers are back in the UK in May, dates below:

The Slackers + Dirty Revolution: May 2010 UK Tour
Friday 7th May @ Metropolis, Bristol
Saturday 8th May @ Islington O2 Academy, London
Sunday 9th May @ Engine Room, Brighton
Monday 10th May @ Trillians, Newcastle
Tuesday 11th May @ Moho Live, Manchester
Wednesday 12th May @ Maze, Nottingham

Big D tour dates

An awesome ska-punk tour coming up this August - including a stop at Rebellion Festival - in the form of Big D and the Kids Table, with awesome UK-based support from The JB Conspiracy and Mouthwash. Woah. Awesome.

Dates:

Big D and the Kids Table + The JB Conspiracy + Mouthwash: August 2010 UK Tour
Wednesday 4th August @ Peel, Kingston
Thursday 5th August @ White Rabbit, Plymouth
Saturday 6th August @ Community Centre Lounge Bar, Alton w/ Overthrow
Sunday 7th August @ Winter Gardens, Blackpool (Rebellion Festival)
Wednesday 10th August @ O2 Academy 2, Newcastle
Thursday 11th August @ Arts Centre, Norwich
Friday 12th August @ Club Revolution, Peterborough (InFest IV)
Saturday 13th August @ Underworld, London

Mustard Plug dates

Ska-punks Mustard Plug return to the UK in April, supported by Rebel Alliance signings Mouthwash and Dirty Revolution, before heading to Europe, followed by another UK date on the way back:

Mustard Plug + Mouthwash + Dirty Revolution: April 2010 UK Tour
Tuesday 13th April @ Croft, Bristol
Wednesday 14th April @ Satan's Hollow, Manchester
Thursday 15th April @ Trillians, Newcastle
Friday 16th April @ Underworld, London w/ Beat The Red Light
Sunday 25th April @ Fighting Cocks, Kingston (NO DIRTY REVOLUTION)

Mariachi el Bordello

Why am I writing faux Punktastic-esque headings all of a sudden?

Regardless, Gypsy punks Gogol Bordello are back, this time with The Bronx supporting in London and The Bronx's mariachi side project - Mariachi el Bronx - on all other dates. Superb.

Gogol Bordello + Mariachi el Bronx + Matt and Kim: May 2010 UK Tour
Friday 7th May @ Hammersmith Apollo, London w/ The Bronx (NO MARIACHI EL BRONX)
Saturday 8th May @ O2 Academy, Manchester
Sunday 9th May @ O2 Academy, Glasgow
Monday 10th May @ UEA, Norwich
Tuesday 11th May @ O2 Academy, Birmingham

I believe tickets are on sale now, probably expensive, so have a look.

Gaslight Tourthem

That heading was crap. Sorry.

Anyway, everyone's favourite Bruce Springsteen tribute act - The Gaslight Anthem - return to these shores around the time of Glastonbury, with some suspicious days off around when Glastonbury is... hmm... anyway, here are the dates:

The Gaslight Anthem: June 2010 UK Tour
Tuesday 22nd June @ O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 23rd June @ ABC, Glasgow
Thursday 24th June @ O2 Academy, Manchester
Saturday 26th June @ HMV Forum, London
Tuesday 29th June @ O2 Academy, Oxford

Because not posting your own tour dates would be a waste of an opportunity...

Yes, me and James are off for a few days together with the talented Tim Vantol, before I bugger off home and they join Sam Russo and Cynics (Giles Bidder). So, here's how it all breaks down:

Sam Russo + Tim Vantol + Cynics + James Hull + MC iPod: February 2010 UK Tour

Tim Vantol + James Hull + MC iPod:
Friday 12th February @ House Show, Norwich w/ Radio Waves Goodbye, This Business is Closed, The Future of Music, Ducking Punches & Joshua Bruce Allen
Saturday 13th February (afternoon) @ House Show, Spalding (NO MC IPOD)
Saturday 13th February (evening) @ Xoo Bar, Peterborough w/ Kathleen Turner Overdrive

Sam Russo + Cynics:
Friday 12th February @ House Show, Brighton w/ Apologies I Have None & Wooderson
Saturday 13th February @ House Show, Portsmouth w/ Angela Morgan & Tim Atom Bomb

Sam Russo + Tim Vantol + Cynics + James Hull + MC iPod:
Sunday 14th February @ Homestead, Southampton w/ Don't Let Paris Fool You

Sam Russo + Tim Vantol + Cynics + James Hull:
Monday 15th February @ House Show, Dorking
Tuesday 16th February @ House Show, London
Wednesday 17th February @ House Show, Swansea

Sam Russo + Cynics:
Thursday 18th February @ Basement, Leeds
Saturday 20th February @ Bar Vu, Haverhill w/ JG Harding

As you can probably see, a lot of these are house shows. If you want to go, best thing I can suggest is hunt down Kieran Kelly and ask him for all the details.

That all makes sense, yeah?

We Are The Union tour starts tonight

As it kicks off tonight, I figured I'd post details of the WATU tour. For those who don't know, WATU sound like the bastard offspring of Less Than Jake and Set Your Goals!

We Are the Union + Anti-Vigilante: February 2010 UK Tour
Wednesday 3rd February @ Retro Bar, Manchester w/ Stand Out Riot & Kickback UK
Thursday 4th February @ Joiners, Southampton w/ Kids Can't Fly
Friday 5th February @ Underworld, London w/ The JB Conspiracy & Kids Can't Fly
Saturday 6th February @ New Student Union, High Wycombe w/ Smokey Bastard, Beat the Red Light & The Holdup
Sunday 7th February @ Marquee, Norwich w/ Project MultiVitamin
Monday 8th February @ Yorkshire House, Lancaster w/ A War Against Sound & Idol Minds
Tuesday 9th February @ Trillians, Newcastle
Wednesday 10th February @ Max's (formerly Twisted Wheel), Glasgow
Thursday 11th February @ Sumo, Leicester
Friday 12th February @ 41 King Street, Blackburn
Saturday 13th February @ Central, Nottingham
Sunday 14th February @ Croft, Bristol w/ The JB Conspiracy, Muff Said, Detached & Duck My Sick

Strung Out March tour

Everyone's favourite tech-metal-punkers - Strung Out - are back for a short run of dates in March, accompanied by Yorkshire ska-rap-metal-punks Random Hand and Midlands-based The Human Project (formerly Nana's Revenge). Strung Out come back for a few dates in August too, including Rebellion Festival.

Strung Out + Random Hand + The Human Project: March 2010 UK Tour
Thursday 25th March @ TJ's, Newport
Friday 26th March @ White Rabbit, Plymouth (NO RANDOM HAND)
Saturday 27th March @ Old Bell, Derby
Sunday 28th March @ Nag's Head, High Wycombe w/ Bald Religion
Monday 29th March @ Sub89, Reading
Tuesday 30th March @ Moho Live, Manchester
Wednesday 31st March @ Underworld, London w/ Vanilla Pod

Not sure if tickets are available yet, but I'd assume so.

Full Hot Water Music dates

Furthermore to James' post, here are the full HWM dates. All three of them...

Hot Water Music: June 2010 UK Tour
Monday 21st June @ O2 Islington Academy, London
Tuesday 22nd June @ TJ's Woodhouse (formerly Liberal Club), Leeds w/ Milloy & The Magnificent
Wednesday 23rd June @ TJ's, Newport

Tickets are available now (I think) from See Tickets, expect to pay a fair whack though. I believe the cheapest date is £12.50adv. Still, it's Hot Water Music doing only three UK dates.

Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music are playing Newport and Leeds in June because they love Wales and the North. Booyah.