Live dates and merch sales are the bread and butter for many bands these days, so here’s a list of some of the dates we’ve been made aware of recently…
Man With A Mission
Japanese superstars Man With A Mission have announced international headline tour dates for May/June 2023. The Wolves On Parade Tour features three UK shows in June:
- 16th – London, O2 Academy Islington
- 18th – Manchester, Rebellion
- 21st – Glasgow, The Garage
Tickets for the tour will go on sale March 17th, 2023 at 10am local time.
Leatherette
Post-punkers Leatherette kick off their European and UK tour tonight in Lyon, and reach our shores in a few days for a decent run of dates through March. Leatherette are, by their own description, “five shy guys who sometimes get off the stage and punch people,” a quintet whose car-crash of jagged noise, twisted love and dark, anguished melody has delivered a remarkable – and eminently combustible – debut album.
- 21 – The Crofters Rights – Bristol, UK
- 22 – The Shacklewell Arms – London, UK
- 23 – Golden Lion – Todmorden, UK
- 24 – The Piper, Hastings, UK
- 25 – Hot Box Live – Chelmsford, UK
- 26 – The Peer Hat – Manchester, UK
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High Desert Queen
Texan heavy rock powerhouse High Desert Queen returns to Europe this spring with an extensive tour alongside desert rock veterans Fatso Jetson, including festival appearances across the continent. UK dates are as follows, all in May:
- 6 – London, Desertfest London
- 8 – Bournemouth, The Anvil
- 9 – Tunbridge Wells, The Forum
- 10 – Leicester, Metal Monocle
- 11 – Hastings, The Crypt
- 12 – Rotherham, The Hive
- 13 – Bradford, The Underground
- 14 – Leeds, Boom
- 15 – Newcastle, Trillian’s
Marcus King
Marcus King, the hugely acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist, returns to the UK/IRE for a string of shows this month, in of last year’s stunning album Young Blood, which was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. All dates March:
- 21st – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
- 22nd – O2 Academy, Bristol, UK
- 23rd – SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow, UK
- 25th – Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
- 26th – O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK
- 27th – The Academy, Dublin, Ireland
Tickets for all shows are available now.
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Sugar Horse
The ever-mercurial, boundary-pushing UK rock quartet Sugar Horse have announced their own new label home of Fat Dracula Records, and will be on tour in May:
- 2: Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
- 4: Bristol, Dareshack
- 5: Kingston, Fighting Cocks
- 6: Birmingham, Asylum II
Tickets are on sale now.
Robert Jon & The Wreck
Following their triumphant February UK tour, Robert Jon & The Wreck return to the UK for a 10-date tour in September 2023. Tickets are on general sale right now.
- 13 – Exeter, Phoenix
- 14 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
- 15 – Manchester, Academy
- 16 – Liverpool, Academy
- 17 – Newcastle, The Boiler Shop
- 19 – Glasgow, St Luke’s
- 20 – Leeds, Wardrobe
- 21 – Bristol, Thekla
- 22 – Cambridge, Junction
- 23 – Southampton, The Brook
