32Highest Point Festival, featuring Rudimental, Wilkinson (DJ set), Rag’n’Bone Man & more at the Williamson Park, Lancaster on 15-17 May 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9.30am from here

31Tenacious D, extra tickets released for Post-Apocalypto The Tour date at the 3Arena, Dublin on 10 February 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

30Devon Sproule & Marker Starling, new show announced at the Junction 2, Cambridge on 12 April 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic See Tickets

29An Audience With – Spurs Legends, featuring Glenn Hoddle, Steve Perryman and Graham Roberts at Brentwood Live, Essex on 02 October 2020, tickets on sale now from AXS

28Radio Gaga, the tribute show will be live at Brentwood Live, Essex on 17 October 2020, tickets on sale now from AXS

27Fastlove – A Tribute to George Michael, the show will head to Brentwood Live, Essex on 20 November 2020, tickets on sale now from AXS

26Bearcubs, AKA DJ & producer Jack Ritchie will head to Lafayette, London on 04 November 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

25Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, new show announced at Vicar Street, Dublin on 24 July 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am from Ticketmaster

24The Bootleg Beatles, the tribute band announce new December UK shows,

Cardiff St David’s Hall, 03 Dec
Bradford St Georges Hall, 04
Leicester De Montfort Hall, 05
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 06
Edinburgh Usher Hall, 09
Sheffield City Hall Oval, 10
Newcastle O2 City Hall, 11
Harrogate Royal Hall, 14
Manchester The Bridgewater Hall, 15
Birmingham Symphony Hall, 16
Bath Forum, 18
Brighton The Centre, 19
Plymouth Pavilions, 20

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster

23Humber Street Sesh 2020, the annual music & arts festival will take place at the Marina, Hull on 08 August 2020, early bird tickets on sale now from Gigantic

22Mathilda Homer, extra date added at Laylow, London on 23 April 2020, tickets on sale now from AXS

21Strawberries & Creem Festival, line-up announced including Sean Paul, Koffee, Raye, Jaykae & more at venue TBC, Cambridge on 20 June 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster Ticketweb

20Booka Shade, the dynamic duo will headline Electric Brixton, London on 11 April 2020, tickets on Presale now from Ticketweb

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

19Kaleidoscope Festival, first wave of acts confirmed including Groove Armada, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Norman Jay MBE & more at the Alexandra Palace, London on 25 July 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am from See Tickets

18Love Supreme Jazz Festival, full line-up announced including Anita Baker, The Roots, TLC & more at Glynde Place, East Sussex on 03-05 July 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster See Tickets

17Oas-is, the tribute to play The Lemon Grove, Exeter on 27 November 2020, tickets on sale now from Eventim See Tickets

16Caspian, the instrumental post-rock band confirm new August UK dates,

Manchester The Deaf Institute, 21 Aug
Brighton Patterns, 22

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am from Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

15What’s Love Got To Do With It? A Tribute To Tina Turner, extra date added at the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch on 12 July 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster

14Homoelectric, the Easter Sunday rave will take place at The Concourse at Depot Mayfield, Manchester on 12 April 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

13Foreverland, featuring Example, Wilkinson, Skepsis, Macky Gee & more at Dreamland Margate on 20-21 June 2020, tickets on sale now from AXS

12Justin Bieber, the superstar has announced a one-off acoustic evening with performances plus Q&A to celebrate the release of his new album ‘Changes’ at Indigo at The O2, London on 02 February 2020, tickets on sale Monday (10 Febrary) at 9am from AXS

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11Jazz Morley, the singer-songwriter confirms new May/June UK shows,

Manchester The Deaf Institute, 30 May
Bournemouth Old Fire Station, 31
London Lafayette, 02 June

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

10Whole Lotta Led, the tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin will perform at The Globe, Cardiff on 27 November 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic

9Sauti Sol, the Kenyan afro-pop band will be live at the Jazz Cafe, London on 28 March 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

8Tash Sultana, extra date added at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 22 September 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

Tash Sultana

7Maddie Bowe, EP launch show confirmed at the O2 Academy 2 Islington, London on 19 March 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

6Jack Garratt, the British singer-songwriter has announced some Work In Progress shows at EartH, London on 09-10 March 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am from See Tickets

5Disney’s The Lion King, the touring production will head to the Palace Theatre, Manchester from 22 October 2020, tickets on sale now from ATG Tickets

4Above And Beyond: Acoustic, the electronic group confirm April London shows,

London Alexandra Palace, 24-25 April
London Royal Albert Hall, 27

Tickets on sale Friday (14 February) at 10am from See Tickets + venues

3Rap Mania, featuring EPMD, Onyx & more will be live in London & Bristol this April,

London O2 Forum Kentish Town, 04 April
Bristol O2 Academy, 05

Tickets on Presale at 10am from Ticketmaster

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster

2Iain Stirling, due to demand the BAFTA-winning comedian extends his UK tour to autumn 2020,

Harrogate Theatre, 07 Oct
Hull City Hall, 08
Doncaster Cast, 09
Northallerton The Forum, 10
Huddersfield Laurence Batley Theatre, 11
Canterbury Gulbenkian, 14
King’s Lynn Corn Exchange, 15
Colchester Arts Centre, 16
Cambridge Junction, 17
Southend Cliffs Pavilion, 18
Poole Lighthouse, 21
Peterborough Key Theatre, 22
Coventry The Kasbah, 23
Birmingham Old Rep Theatre, 24
Camberley Theatre, 25
Aberdeen Music Hall, 30
Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre, 31
Dundee Rep Theatre, 01 Nov
Southport Waterfront, 05
Lanchester Grand Theatre, 06
Salford The Lowry, 08
Corby The Core, 10
Milton Keynes The Stables, 11
Leicester The Y Theatre, 12
Newbury Corn Exchange, 14
Bath Komedia, 18
Bideford Devon Hall, 21
London Alexandra Palace, 22

Tickets on Presale at 10am from Ticketmaster

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1Jimmy Carr, extra dates added to the Terribly Funny tour later this year,

Southend Cliffs Pavilion, 07 July
Liverpool Philharmonic, 06 Sept
Rhyl Pavilion, 22
Bristol Hippodrome, 02 Aug
Leicester De Montfort Hall, 05 Oct
Scunthorpe Baths Hall, 21
York Barbican, 25
Newcastle City Hall, 15 Nov
London Eventim Apollo, 27-28
Maidstone Leisure, 19 Dec

Tickets on Presale at 10am from Ticketmaster

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Kings Of Leon, the US rockers confirm new 2020 UK shows,

London Finsbury Park, 28 June
Newcastle Utilita Arena, 07 July
Leeds First Direct Arena, 08

Tickets on Presale at 9am from Ticketmaster

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Basia Bulat, the Canadian singer-songwriter to play September UK shows,

Manchester YES The Basement, 26 Sept
Leeds Headrow House, 27
London Omeara, 28

Tickets on sale at 10am from Gigantic See Tickets

James Blake, the Grammy Award-winning artist confirms summer show at The Iveagh Gardens, Dublin on 16 July 2020, tickets on sale at 9am from Ticketmaster

Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, the Australian band confirm May UK dates,

Glasgow Broadcast, 14 May
London The Grace, 19

Tickets on sale at 9am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

Daniel Merriweather, the Australian R&B singer-songwriter will head to Omeara, London on 09 April 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from See Tickets

Tommy Tiernan, the comedian will tour Scotland with his new ‘tomfoolery’ show this autumn,

Inverness The Ironworks, 25 Oct
Aberdeen The Tivoli Theatre, 28
Edinburgh Queens Hall, 31
Glasgow Kings Theatre, 01 Nov

Tickets on sale at 10am from Ticketmaster

Al Murray, extra dates added to the Landlord Of Hope And Glory Tour for this spring,

Watford Colosseum, 20 March
Southend Cliffs Pavilion, 22
Basingstoke Anvil, 03 April
Aberdeen Music Hall, 07 May
Dunfermline Alhambra, 08
Darlington Hippodrome, 09
Dorking Halls, 14
Bath Theatre Royal, 17
Bradford St Georges Hall, 31
Margate Winter Gardens, 04 June
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, 11
Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall, 12
Bromley Churchill Theatre, 14
Swansea Grand Theatre, 18
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 19
Shrewsbury Theatre Severn, 20
Barnstaple Queens Theatre, 04 July
Swindon Wyvern Theatre, 21
Bristol Hippodrome, 22
Guildford G Live, 25
Dartford Orchard Theatre, 26
Glasgow Kings Theatre, 31

Tickets on sale at 10am from Ticketmaster See Tickets

Jake Bugg, the singer-songwriter to play intimate Youth Music charity gig at Omeara, London on 27 March 2020, tickets on sale at 10am from here

Wednesday’s Updates…

37Boston Manor, the Blackpool punks confirm new May UK shows with special guests Trophy Eyes,

Southampton Engine Rooms, 30 April
Bristol SWX, 02 May
Nottingham Rescue Rooms, 03
Glasgow Garage, 04
Manchester Academy 2, 05
London Electric Brixton, 07
Birmingham O2 Institute 2, 08
Leeds Stylus, 09

Boston Manor

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36Vitality Blast at The Kia Oval 2020, some of the world’s biggest names in white-ball cricket will represent Surrey with a host of Internationals in the side at The KIA Oval, Kennington this summer,

Surrey v Middlesex, 28 May
Surrey v Essex, 12 June
Surrey v Somerset, 19
Surrey v Glamorgan, 25
Surrey v Hampshire, 03 July
Surrey v Sussex, 09
Surrey v Kent, 10

Tickets on sale now from AXS

35Pulp’d Different Class, the tribute band confirm new tour dates plus support from Blur2,

Cardiff The Globe, 11 Sept
Reading Sub 89, 18
Leeds The Warehouse, 19
Southampton Engine Rooms, 26

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic

34Black Uhuru, the Jamaican reggae group will be live at the Club Academy, Manchester on 02 July 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb

33Idles’ Joe Talbot In Conversation, new tour dates announced for February/March this year,

Manchester The Breadshed, 13 Feb
Edinburgh The Old Dr Bells Baths, 23
Glasgow Barras Art And Design Venue, 29
Halifax Square Chapel Arts Centre, 01 March
London The Water Rats, 02
Dublin The Sugar Club, 07-08
Birmingham The Night Owl, 12

Tickets on sale now and Friday (07 February) from See Tickets + venues

32Broadside Ballads, Lisa Knapp, Marry Waterson & Nathaniel Mann reinvent a collection of Broadside Ballads at the Folk House, Bristol on 22 May 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from here

31Pottery, the band to play June UK shows,

Brighton Chalk, 08 June
Manchester The Deaf Institute, 09
Leeds Brudenell Community Room, 10
London The Dome, 11

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

30Trampoline, Tumbling & DMT British Championships, the event will take place at the Arena, Birmingham on 04-05 July 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from The Ticket Factory

29Grant-Lee Phillips, the American singer-songwriter confirms new October UK shows,

Cambridge The Portland Arms, 13 Oct
Liverpool Leaf, 14
Belfast Empire Music Hall, 15
Dublin Whelans, 16
Manchester Night & Day Cafe, 17
Leeds Brudenell Social Club, 18
Birmingham The Hare And Hounds, 20

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

28Longitude, more acts join the line-up including Doja Cat, Rex Orange County, Roddy Ricch & more at, final tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am from Ticketmaster

27Lawnmower Deth, plus special guests Raised By Owls & Footprints In The Custard at The Garage, London on 19 December 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 12noon from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

26Like A Storm & Devil Skin, co-headline shows announced for this April,

Wolverhampton KKs Steel Mill, 11 April
Manchester Rebellion, 12
Glasgow G2, 14
London Underworld, 15
Nottingham Rescue Rooms, 17

Tickets on sale now and Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

25Stand Up For Shelter, the event in aid of fighting homelessness featuring Phil Wang, Dara Ó Briain, Jamali Maddix & more will take place at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London on 31 March 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster See Tickets

24We Out Here, first wave of acts announced including Ezra Collective, Greentea Peng, Steam Down & more at Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire on 20-23 August 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

23Pop Smoke, the US rapper confirms new UK tour dates for this April,

Birmingham O2 Institue 2, 13 April
Manchester Club Academy, 14
London O2 Forum Kentish Town, 16

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster See Tickets

22Professor Green, the rapper will head to the Lemon Grove, Exeter on 21 February 2020, tickets on sale at 6pm from here

21Iain Stirling, due to demand the BAFTA-winning comedian extends his UK tour to autumn 2020,

Harrogate Theatre, 07 Oct
Hull City Hall, 08
Doncaster Cast, 09
Northallerton The Forum, 10
Huddersfield Laurence Batley Theatre, 11
Canterbury Gulbenkian, 14
King’s Lynn Corn Exchange, 15
Colchester Arts Centre, 16
Cambridge Junction, 17
Southend Cliffs Pavilion, 18
Poole Lighthouse, 21
Peterborough Key Theatre, 22
Coventry The Kasbah, 23
Birmingham Old Rep Theatre, 24
Camberley Theatre, 25
Aberdeen Music Hall, 30
Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre, 31
Dundee Rep Theatre, 01 Nov
Southport Waterfront, 05
Lanchester Grand Theatre, 06
Salford The Lowry, 08
Corby The Core, 10
Milton Keynes The Stables, 11
Leicester The Y Theatre, 12
Newbury Corn Exchange, 14
Bath Komedia, 18
Bideford Devon Hall, 21
London Alexandra Palace, 22

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster See Tickets

20Tom Joshua, the singer songwriter will headline The Slaughtered Lamb, London on 16 April 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

19Joe Purdy, the American singer-songwriter will head to UK venues this April,

London Oslo, 15 April
Manchester The Eagle Inn, 16
Glasgow Garage Attic Bar, 17

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

18KOKO, the band to play The Camden Assembly, London on 07 April 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

17Richard Thompson, the award-winning folk-rock musician confirms summer UK live dates,

Coventry Cathedral, 26 June
Ipswich Corn Exchange, 29
London Alexandra Palace, 30
Whitley Bay Playhouse, 20

Richard Thompson

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic See Tickets

16Restorations, the US rockers to play May shows,

Manchester Soup Kitchen, 21 May
Nottingham The Bodega, 22

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

15Queen Extravaganza, the Queen tribute will head to UK venues in 2021,

Portsmouth Guildhall, 13 Jan
Eastbourne Congress Theatre, 14
Oxford New Theatre, 15
Birmingham Symphony Hall, 17
Leicester De Montfort Hall, 19
Reading Hexagon Theatre, 22
London Eventim Apollo, 23
Plymouth Pavilions, 25
Cardiff St David’s Hall, 29
Southampton Mayflower Theatre, 21
Sheffield City Hall, 03 Feb
Hulll Bonus Arena, 10
Newcastle O2 City Hall, 12
Edinburgh Usher Hall, 14
Glasgow SEC Armadillo, 15
Salford Quays, 18
Stoke-On-Trent Victoria Hall, 19
Basingstoke The Anvil, 20

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Eventim Ticketmaster

14Rap Mania, featuring EPMD, Onyx & more will be live in London & Bristol this April,

London O2 Forum Kentish Town, 04 April
Bristol O2 Academy, 05

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster

13Angel Olsen, the American singer-songwriter will perform at Vicar Street, Dublin on 24 June 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am from Ticketmaster

12OTHERLiiNE, the project from George FitzGerald and Lil Silva will headline the Village Underground, London on 11 March 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from AXS Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

11Jimothy Lacoste, the rapper & musician to play April/May UK + Dublin shows,

Dublin The Academy Green Room, 20 April
Glasgow Stereo, 21
Manchester Band On The Wall, 22
Leeds The Wardrobe, 23
Bristol Trinity, 26
Birmingham O2 Academy 3, 27
Nottingham Rescue Rooms, 28
London Heaven, 01 May

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

10Carolina Durante, the Madrid band will be live at the O2 Academy Islington, London on 21 November 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am from Gigantic AXS Ticketmaster See Tickets

9British Sea Power, the indie rockers confirm new UK dates for May/June,

Derby The Venue, 28 May
York The Crescent, 29
Edinburgh Liquid Room, 30
Bedford Esquires, 14 June

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am from Gigantic Ticketmaster See Tickets

8Daniel Dubois: Heavyweight Championship Boxing, the event (full card TBA) is heading to The O2, London on 18 April 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 12noon from AXS

7GZA – 25th Anniversary of Liquid Swords, the legendary Wu-Tang member confirms March UK shows,

London Electric Brixton, 27 March
Bristol SWX, 29
Birmingham O2 Institute, 30
Manchester O2 Ritz, 31

GZA

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6The Bluebird Cafe At C2C, the seated songwriter round featuring Gabby Barrett, Austin Jenckes, Tony Arata & more will take place at The O2 Blueroom, London on 14-15 March 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from AXS See Tickets

5Electrik Live Orchestra, the tribute band confirms new Cardiff & Birmingham shows,

Cardiff The Globe, 23 Oct
Birmingham The Mill, 20 Dec

Tickets on sale at 7pm from Gigantic

4Bambara, the post-punk band to play August shows,

Brighton Chalk, 12 Aug
Liverpool Jimmy’s, 19

Tickets on sale at 10am and Friday (07 February) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

3The Men They Couldn’t Hang, the roots-rockers to play Oran Mor, Glasgow on 20 November 2020, tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am from Ticketmaster

2The Puppini Sisters, the world’s leading close-harmony group confirm April UK shows,

Scunthorpe The Plowright Theatre, 16 April
Merseyside Floral Pavilion Theatre, 17
Northampton Royal And Derngate, 22
Birmingham Town Hall, 24
Buxton Opera House, 26
London Union Chapel, 28
Bury St Edmunds Apex, 01 May

Tickets on Presale at 10am from Ticketmaster

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 10am from Ticketmaster

1Joker – In Concert, see Todd Phillips’ acclaimed film accompanied by a live orchestra performing the award-winning score,

London Eventim Apollo, 30 April
Birmingham Symphony Hall, 15 May
Hull Bonus Arena, 16
York Barbican, 17
Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre, 19
Cardiff Wales Millenium Centre, 21 June
Sheffield City Hall, 24
Manchester The Bridgewater Hall, 25
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 28
Southend Cliffs Pavilion, 29
Bath Forum, 30
Brighton Dome, 01 July
Poole Lighthouse, 02
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 05
Edinburgh Usher Hall, 06

Tickets on Presale at 10am from Ticketmaster

Tickets on sale Friday (07 February) at 9am and 10am from Eventim AXS Ticketmaster

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