Alfie Templeman announces UK and Ireland tour dates for spring 2022

EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Lab UK & Ireland, the international offshoot of the script development program for woman-identifying writers over 40, has confirmed its mentors for 2021.

The Offspring have announced a 2021 UK and Ireland arena tour, with The Hives set to support.The veteran band are set to tour in support of their upcoming new album ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’, which is set for release on April 16.The tour will visit Dublin, Cardiff, Birmingham, London, Glasgow, Manchester and Leeds in November, with The Hives set to support on all dates.“After nearly two years of not playing for our fans, the idea of getting in front of the UK crowds is beyond exciting!” The

Lesley Roy is looking to pull off an unprecedented performance of her single Maps when representing Ireland in Rotterdam at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.

Haçienda Classiçal has announced a string of new UK dates for 2021 – check out full the schedule below.The live project sees DJs Graeme Park and Mike Pickering join forces with the Manchester Camerata Orchestra to give anthems once played at the legendary Haçienda nightclub a classical spin.Launched in 2016, the group’s concerts are overseen by former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook.

The Lathums have announced details of their rescheduled UK tour later this year which will see them upgrading a selection of the venues they were already set to play.The Wigan band will play a homecoming show at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse this October, as well as a headline date at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town – after previously selling out the Electric Ballroom.With a total of eight shows upgraded to bigger venues and four brand new dates, you can check the band’s new tour dates in

For Those I Love has announced that his first ever live show will take place later this year.The Dublin producer and songwriter (real name David Balfe), who released his self-titled debut album last week, will be performing at Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland on October 1.Taking to social media earlier today (March 29), For Those I Love wrote: “Performing on Jools and Other Voices gave me a taste of what playing live could do for me, a temporary escape, a chance to bellow loud from my lungs, a

Wolf Alice have added new dates to their 2022 UK and Ireland tour due to demand – see the updated list of shows below.The January tour dates will come on the back of the band’s forthcoming third album ‘Blue Weekend’ (out June 11 via Dirty Hit), which was previewed last month with first single ‘The Last Man On Earth’.After the band’s gigs at London’s Hammersmith Apollo and Glasgow’s Barrowlands sold out immediately after going on sale this morning (March 26), second shows have been added in both

Lionel Richie has rescheduled his UK and Irish tour dates to 2022 – see his updated schedule below.The ‘Hello’ tour was originally set to take place in 2020, before being rescheduled to this summer.

Soda Blonde have revealed details of their debut album Small Talk.

Dry Cleaning have announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for 2022 – check out the full schedule below.The south London post-punk outfit will hit the road next February in support of their forthcoming debut album ‘New Long Leg’, which arrives on April 2 via 4AD.Kicking off with a performance at Liverpool’s Arts Club Theatre on February 14, the stint also includes gigs in Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham.Dry Cleaning will continue to tour into March 2022,

Metronomy have announced a new UK and Irish tour for 2022, celebrating 10 years of their defining album ‘The English Riviera’.The news comes after the band revealed this month that they will be reissuing the album in April to mark the milestone.The new Metronomy Forever tour – named after the band’s 2019 album – begins in Europe in March with some rescheduled tour dates from 2020, before coming to the UK and Ireland and ending with a huge London show at Alexandra Palace on May 7.“Here we go

Inhaler have announced details of their full UK and Ireland tour for autumn 2021.The Dublin band, who announced their debut album ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ earlier this week, will hit the road for an extensive tour from September to December 2021.You can check out the dates in full below.SEPTEMBER 202128 – Sheffield Octagon29 – Sept Leeds O2 AcademyOCTOBER 20211 – Newcastle University2 – Birmingham O2 Institute3 – Bristol O2 Academy5 – Nottingham Rock City6 – London O2 Forum Kentish Town7 –

Jake Bugg has announced details of a new album – get all the info on ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’ below.The album, which was recently previewed by the single ‘All I Need’, will be taken on the road across the UK and Ireland next spring.Bugg says the ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’ is “the most fun he’s ever had making a record,” and is set to land on August 20.

Jedward rose to fame on The X Factor in 2009 as Irish singing duo John and Edward Grimes. And the Dublin-born identical twins, 29, have released four albums together and represented Ireland in 2011's Eurovision competition with their hit Lipstick.

Was it important to shoot the series on location?It makes a big difference to me. I left Northern Ireland in 1985 to go to drama school but it’s still very much home.

Sports Team have shared rescheduled dates for their UK and Irish headline tour – see their new live schedule below.The band were initially set to head out on the road this April in support of their debut album ‘Deep Down Happy’.Due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions, though, the dates have now been pushed back to October and November, concluding with a massive gig at London’s Brixton Academy.See the band’s newly rescheduled tour dates, which begin in Manchester on October 2, below.

Chef Clodagh McKenna has gotten a new job!