29Ed Gamble Live, rescheduled Dublin & Belfast dates announced for January 2021,

Dublin Libert Hall, 30 Jan
Belfast The MAC, 31

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28James Smith, rescheduled show at Scala, London on 06 October 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets (Original tickets remain valid)

27Jimmy Carr, rescheduled Terribly Funny shows at the Eventim Apollo, London on 09-10 November 2020, tickets on sale now from Eventim AXS (Original tickets remain valid)

26The Smyths, the Meat is Murder 35th Anniversary Tour rescheduled shows,

Stoke On Trent The Sugarmill, 30 Oct
Worthing The Factory Live, 05 Nov
Glasgow The Garage, 28
Sheffield O2 Academy 2, 11 Dec
Birmingham O2 Academy 2, 12
Newcaste O2 Academy, 17

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25Ariel Sharratt & Mathias Kom (of The Burning Hell), plus Paper Beat Scissors in Newcastle & Salford this November,

Newcastle The Cumberland Arms, 12 Nov
Salford The Eagle Inn, 18

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24Danny Worsnop, the Asking Alexandria vocalist confirms rescheduled UK shows for November,

Southampton The Joiners, 21 Nov
Bristol The Lanes, 22
Manchester Rebellion, 23
Newcastle Think Tank, 24
Glasgow Stereo, 25
Birmingham Asylum, 26

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23The Driver Era, rescheduled shows announced for this November,

Dublin The Button Factory, 17 Nov
Manchester Academy 2, 18
Glasgow Queen Margaret Union, 20
London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, 22

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22Best Of Coast, The Always Tomorrow Tour has been rescheduled to December 2020,

Birmingham O2 Institute 2, 07 Dec
London Electric Ballroom, 08
Manchester Academy 3, 09

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21Man Of Moon, rescheduled shows confirmed for September 2020,

Aberdeen The Tunnels, 24 Sept
Dundee The Hunter S Thompson, 25

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20Kate Rusby, new Christmas concert announced at the City Hall, Sheffield on 11 December 2020, tickets on sale Monday (20 April) at 10am from Ticketmaster

19Gregory Porter, the international best-selling jazz/soul singing sensation has rescheduled his UK tour dates to early 2021,

Leeds First Direct Arena, 27 Feb
Birmingham Resorts World Arena, 28
Manchester Arena, 02 March
Glasgow The SSE Hydro, 03
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, 05
Brighton Centre, 07
Bournemouth International Centre, 08
London Royal Albert Hall, 26-29 May

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18Poppy, the innovative artist has rescheduled the I Disagree UK Tour for December 2020,

Newcastle Riverside, 07 Dec
Manchester O2 Ritz, 10
Bristol SWX, 11
Birmingham O2 Institute, 12
London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, 13

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17The Soundcrash Funk & Soul Weekender, with Sister Sledge, Craig Charles, David Rodigan & more rescheduled at Dreamland, Margate on 28-30 May 2021, tickets on sale now from AXS Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets (Original tickets remain valid)

16Deer Shed Festival 11, the event will now take place at Topcliffe, North Yorkshire on 30 July – 01 August 2021, tickets on sale now from here (Original tickets remain valid)

15Lane 8, rescheduled shows confirmed in London & Belfast,

Belfast The Telegraph Building, 23 Oct
London Printworks, 25

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14Victoria & Davina’s Pride Party, rescheduled show at Vicar Street, Dublin on 12 September 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (Original tickets remain valid)

13Thanks Brother, rescheduled show at The Button Factory, Dublin on 23 October 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (Original tickets remain valid)

12Bluedot Festival, with headliners Bjork, Groove Armada & Metronomy rescheduled at Jodrell Bank Observatory Macclesfield on 22-25 July 2021, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (Original tickets remain valid)

11Crowded House, rescheduled UK tour dates announced for June 2021,

Glasgow The SSE Hydro, 09 June
Birmingham Utilita Arena, 11
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, 12
London Roundhouse, 14-16

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10Ludovico Einaudi, The Seven Days Walking Tour dates rescheduled to this November,

Manchester O2 Apollo, 24 Nov
Dublin 3Arena, 25

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9Ian Brown, Irish tour dates rescheduled to October 2020,

Limerick Big Top, 29 Oct
Cork Opera House, 30
Dublin Olympia, 31
Derry Millennium Forum, 02 Nov
Galway Leisureland, 03

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8Bethlehem Casuals, rescheduled shows in Manchester & London,

Manchester The Bread Shed, 16 Oct
London O2 Academy Islington, 07 Nov

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7Bon Entendeur, rescheduled show at Electric Brixton, London on 21 January 2021, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets (Original tickets remain valid)

6Adore Delano & La Demi: The Beautiful Idiots Tour, rescheduled dates confirmed for this November,

Sheffield The Leadmill, 16 Nov
Cardiff The Glee Club, 17
Manchester The Comedy Store, 18
Glasgow The Glee Club, 19
Nottingham The Glee Club, 22
Leeds O2 Academy, 23
Bournemouth O2 Academy, 24
Birmingham The Glee Club, 30

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5Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Living Dangerously, new date confirmed at the King Georges Hall, Blackburn on 23 November 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Ticketmaster

4The Stylistics, the R&B group will perform at the King George’s Hall, Blackburn on 27 October 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Ticketmaster

3The Blackpool International Soul Festival Weekend, the event will take place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool on 18-20 June 2021, tickets on sale at 9am from Ticketmaster

2Grace Petrie And The Resistance Band, the folk singer-songwriter confirms new show at the O2 Academy, Oxford on 24 October 2020, tickets on sale at 9am from Ticketmaster Ticketweb

1King King, the band confirm new October 2020 UK shows plus reschedule April tour to February 2021,

Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion, 16 Oct 2020
Bristol O2 Academy, 17
Exeter Phoenix, 18
Edinburgh Queens Hall, 20
Leeds Stylus, 21
Sheffield O2 Academy, 24
Harpenden Public Halls, 25
Bilston Robin 2, 27
Cambridge Junction, 28
York Grand Opera House, 03 Feb 2021
Manchester Academy, 05
Sheffield The Leadmill, 06
Cardiff Y Plas, 07
Birmingham Town Hall, 09
London Electric Ballroom, 13
Salisbury City Hall, 14
Bury St Edmunds Apex, 16
Newcastle Boiler Shop, 17
Glasgow Fruit Market, 18

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Fatboy Slim, free concert announced for NHS and Blue Light staff at the Brighton Centre on 28 October 2020, tickets available at 7pm from Ticketmaster

Rufus Wainwright, the acclaimed singer-songwriter has announced the Unfollow The Rules Tour for October/November 2020,

Southampton O2 Guildhall, 13 Oct
Cardiff St David’s Hall, 14
Oxford New Theatre, 16
Liverpool Olympia, 17
Cambridge The Corn Exchange, 18
Southend Cliffs Pavilion, 20
Birmingham Symphony Hall, 21
Sheffield City Hall, 23
Gateshead Sage, 24
Edinburgh Usher Hall, 25
York Barbican, 27
Manchester Bridgewater Hall, 28
Exeter The Great Hall, 30
Brighton Dome, 31
London Palladium, 02-03 Nov

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Thomas Headon, the rising singer-songwriter confirms rescheduled London show plus new September/October dates,

London O2 Academy Islington, 05 Sept
Glasgow Attic Bar, 12
Manchester The Deaf Institute, 19
Birmingham O2 Academy 3, 03 Oct

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Pins, the post punk band announce UK headline tour for this autumn,

Newcastle Think Tank, 25 Sept
Glasgow Stereo, 26
Birmingham Dead Wax, 02 Oct
Bedford Esquires, 03
Leicester O2 Academy 2, 08
London Omeara, 09
Bournemouth Anvil, 16
Nottingham Bodega, 22
Sheffield O2 Academy 2, 23
St Albans Horn, 27
Bristol Rough Trade, 29
Manchester YES The Pink Room, 30

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Mark Anthony As Prince, the live tribute show will take place at the Spa Theatre, Scarborough on 08 August 2021, tickets on sale at 10am from Ticketmaster

Scott Matthews, the singer-songwriter confirms new November live dates,

Edinburgh Voodoo Rooms, 24 Nov
Brighton Unitariun Church, 27
Birmingham St Pauls Church, 05

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Eivør, the singer-songwriter confirms new October UK shows,

London Union Chapel, 22 Oct
Manchester The Deaf Institute, 23
Glasgow Saint Luke’s, 25

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Andy And The Odd Socks, rescheduled tour dates confirmed for this October/November,

Worthing Pavilion Theatre, 03 Oct
Exeter Phoenix, 04
Cardiff Tramshed, 10
Milton Keynes Stables, 11
Leeds City Varieties, 17
London Islington Assembly Hall, 18
Edinburgh Church Hill Theatre, 23
Swindon Arts Centre, 24
Liverpool Epstein Theatre, 25
Birmingham Old Rep Theare, 26
Newcastle Gosforth Civic Theatre, 27
Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, 29
Corby Cube (The Core), 30
Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatre, 31
Manchester Dancehouse, 14 Nov
Hull Middleton Hall, 15

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Margaret Glaspy, rescheduled dates confirmed for The Devotion Tour plus new shows added in Brighton & Birmingham,

London Lafayette, 31 Aug
Manchester The Deaf Institute, 01 Sept
Glasgow Mono, 02
Bristol Exchange, 03
Leeds Belgrave Music Hall, 07
Birmingham Hare & Hounds, 08
Brighton Hope & Ruin, 09

Margaret Glaspy,

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Thursday’s Updates…

16Hi-Tide Festival, rescheduled dates confirmed for festival featuring Fatboy Slim, Madness & more at Dreamland, Margate on 03-04 July 2021, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets (Original tickets remain valid)

15What’s Love Got To Do With It? A Tribute To Tina Turner, rescheduled show at Indigo at The O2, London on 12 November 2021, tickets on sale now from AXS (Original tickets remain valid)

14Let’s Rock, the retro festival has rescheduled events for summer 2020 & 2021,

Belfast Boucher Road Playing Fields, 01 Aug
Maidstone Mote Park, 29
Essex Kings Farm, 05 Sept
Berkshire Marsh Meadow, 19
Newport Tredegar Park, 19
Norwich Earlham Park, 26
Sunderland Herrington Country Park, 12 June 2021
Edinburgh Dalkeith Country Park, 19
Leeds Temple Newsam, 26

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13Janet Kay & Carroll Thompson, rescheduled show at Under The Bridge, London on 20 November 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

12Twinnie, the rising country singer-songwriter has rescheduled her UK Tour to this November,

Glasgow Stereo, 22 Nov
London Omeara, 24
Manchester The Deaf Institute, 25
Birmingham O2 Academy 3, 26
Bristol The Louisiana, 27
York The Crescent, 29

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11U2UK, the tribute band to play The Flowerpot, Derby on 04 September 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

10My Name is Why : In Conversation with Lemn Sissay, the English author and broadcaster will be at the Metronome, Nottingham on 23 October 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic

9Wesley Gonzalez, rescheduled show at Electrowerkz, London on 12 October 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic See Tickets (Original tickets remain valid)

8Nubya Garcia, rescheduled shows confirmed for September 2020,

Brighton Concorde 2, 01 Sept
London Electric Brixton, 02
Bristol Trinity Centre, 03
Manchester Gorilla, 04

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7Sorry, rescheduled shows announced for later this year,

Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach, 17 Nov
Birmingham The Hare And Hounds, 18
Manchester YES The Pink Room, 19
Glasgow Stereo, 20
Newcastle Think Tank, 22
Leeds Brudenell Community Room, 23
Sheffield Network 2, 24
Nottingham The Bodega, 25
Bristol Rough Trade, 26
Brighton The Hope And Ruin, 01 Dec
London Heaven, 02

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6Newton Faulkner, rescheduled dates confirmed for headline UK tour this November,

Bury St Edmonds Apex, 17 Nov
Holmfirth Picturedrome, 19
Chester Live Rooms, 20
Castleton Peak Cavern, 21
Tenby De Valence Pavilion, 26
Swansea Patti Pavilion, 27

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5Martin Kemp The Ultimate 80’s DJ Set, the Spandau Ballet star will hit the decks at the Civic Hall, Totnes on 19 September 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic See Tickets

4Thaiboy Digital, the Thailand-born/Sweden-raised rapper will head to the UK + Dublin this November,

Brighton Patterns, 18 Nov
Dublin The Soundhouse, 19
London Heaven, 20
Manchester YES The Pink Room, 21
Bristol The Fleece, 23

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3Islands in the Stream – The Music of Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers, the show is heading to Brentwood Live, Essex on 06 December 2020, tickets on sale now from AXS

2The Rainer Hersch Orkestra, new shows announced for this November/December,

Southend Palace Theatre, 15 Nov
Wimborne Minster Tivoli Theatre, 25
Manchester Stoller Hall, 29
Basingstoke The Haymarket, 03 Dec

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1Spear Of Destiny, new World Service 35th Anniversary show dates announced,

Darwen Library Theatre, 26 Sept
Norwich Waterfront Studio, 01 Oct

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