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The Streets have announced a new run of UK headline shows across January and February next year.The Mike Skinner-led project returned to the stage with a number of festival slots this summer, which will be followed by huge gigs across the country.Preceding the new dates, The Streets will also play a series of intimate rescheduled dates at Birmingham’s The Mill.

The Orb have announced a string of intimate tour dates across the UK, kicking off later this year.The 19-stop tour will see the duo revisit a pared-back version of their live act known as ‘Le Petit Orb’, which, according to the band, “not only provided a smaller unit to perform intimate shows but also spawned the album ‘Pomme Fritz’, considered to be an Orb classic by the cognoscenti”.

Foxing have announced a 15-date run of headline shows for the UK and Europe, set to kick off at Brighton venue Patterns on Wednesday May 4, 2022.A further seven shows will take place in the UK throughout the first two weeks of May, before the band hit the stage in Belgium for a one-off show at Brussels’ AB Club, and five cities in Germany.

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Ed Sheeran has announced details of his 2022 UK and European ‘+ – = ÷ x’ stadium tour.The singer/songwriter will tour next year in support of his upcoming album ‘=’, which is set for release on October 29 via Asylum/Atlantic.Sheeran’s ‘+ – = ÷ x Tour’ – pronounced ‘The Mathematics Tour’ – will include UK gigs in Belfast, Cardiff, Sunderland, Manchester and Glasgow.He’ll also play a trio of dates at Wembley Stadium in London from June 29 to July 1, 2022, with each show on the tour set to feature

James Blake has announced a UK and European tour in support of his forthcoming new album ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’.The tour will take in a series of dates in Glasgow, Manchester and Sheffield, as well as a gig at London’s Alexandra Palace.Blake’s dates kick off on April 30, 2022 at the O2 Academy in Glasgow before wrapping up at Alexandra Palace on May 17, 2022.Tickets go on sale at 9am next Friday (September 24) and will be available to purchase here.Can’t wait to see you all next spring

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Tokyo Game Show 2021 has revealed that Sega and Atlus will be revealing an all-new RPG game later this month.As visible on the Tokyo Game Show 2021 schedule (and spotted by VGC), Sega and Atlus are scheduled to present for almost two hours together.

Self Esteem has shared her latest single ‘Moody’ – you can hear the new track below.The song is taken from Rebecca Lucy Taylor’s forthcoming second album ‘Prioritise Pleasure’, which is set for release on October 22 via Fiction Records.Speaking about ‘Moody’, Taylor said in a statement: “‘Moody’ is a song about reclaiming being a moody cow.“My whole life I’ve been referred to as mardy (northern for moody) but lately I’ve been realising as a woman in this world, especially as a woman in the music

BBC series Luther will be returning to screens it has been announced – but this time in the format of a film. Netflix UK confirmed the news that Idris Elba will be back to reprise the role of iconic London detective, DCI John Luther, and will be joined by actors Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis, with filming beginning in November of this year.

Clairo has announced details of her UK and European tour which will take place early next year.The US artist will play in support of her July album ‘Sling’, which was the follow-up to her 2019 debut album ‘Immunity’.The eight-date tour includes five gigs in the UK, beginning in Bristol on January 10 at the O2 Academy.

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Alice Cooper and The Cult have announced details of a co-headlining UK arena tour that’s set to take place next summer.The two acts will hit the road in late May and early June next year for six arena shows.The tour is set to begin on May 23 with a show at the Swansea Arena, before the band play at The O2 in London two days later.Dates in Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham follow before the tour wraps up in Leeds at the First Direct Arena on June 1.Tickets for the tour are available here.MAY

The Horrors have announced they’ll headline a brief run of UK shows from late November.The band will play three shows as part of their ‘Metal Rain’ dates, kicking off at Bristol’s Marble Factory on November 25 and continuing on to Albert Hall in Manchester the following evening. They’ll wrap up at London’s Electric Ballroom on December 3.Supports on various shows will come from SCALPING, Giant Swan, PC World, DJ Proteus, Mandy and Indiana.

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