Doves announce 2021 UK tour

Piers Morgan has made a quick dash back to UK after cutting his holiday to France short.The 55 year old was enjoying a trip to Saint Tropez on the French riviera with his sons Spencer and Bertie, but has made his way back home after learning of new quarantine rules. New government guidelines state that any people arriving in the UK from France after 4am on Saturday will have to quarantine for two weeks in a bid to battle the spread of coronavirus.

hereThere could also be increased delays between performances as venues will be required to undertake 'deep cleans' before the next audience arrives.The PM also announced tough new fines for people who repeatedly refuse to wear a face mask - and organisers of illegal raves.At present, people who refuse to wear a face covering where it is required face a £100 fine, which can be reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days.Under the new measures, announced tonight, that penalty will double for subsequent

Vick Hope has been named as the new co-host of The Official Chart: First Look and Radio 1’s Life Hacks.

coronavirus pandemic.An official press release stated that “donations totaling nearly £270,000, co-ordinated by the BPI, will go to a range of causes from this second round of funding that will help to sustain artists and musicians, artist managers and grassroots music venues that are most in need.”The financial support comes from funds previously provided by major record labels Sony Music Entertainment UK, Universal Music UK, Warner Music UK, and independents Cherry Red and Demon Music

The Japanese House – the project of English singer Amber Bain – has announced a new EP, ‘Chewing Cotton Wool’, set for release this week.‘Chewing Cotton Wool’ was shared as a single back in November last year and is Bain’s most recent studio release. It was a follow-up to ‘Something Has To Change’, released in September alongside a music video.The EP will comprise two previously unheard tracks and will be released this Wednesday (August 12).

Elbow and Everything Everything are among the first artists to be announced for the upcoming ‘Passport: Back to Our Roots’ intimate gig series.The bands will each play a one-off show to benefit independent grassroots venues in the UK, with the campaign aiming to raise money for those venues that have been threatened with closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.‘Passport: Back to Our Roots’ will welcome performances by the likes of Elbow (who will play at Manchester’s Night & Day Cafe),

GZA has announced the rescheduled dates for his UK tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ‘Liquid Swords’ album.The tour was due to begin this March but was forced to be postponed by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic to Britain.The run of shows will now take place next year, kicking off in Brighton on February 25. GZA will stop at seven other cities on the tour, including a newly-added date in Sheffield.

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Biffy Clyro have announced an intimate ‘Fingers Crossed’ UK tour for 2021.The group will play a short run of dates in April 2021 at Liverpool, London, Cambridge, Sheffield, Southampton and Bristol in intimate venues they haven’t played “in over ten years,” according to a post on their website.Fans who pre-order their new album ‘A Celebration of Endings’, or who register on their official website before August 17, will receive access to a pre-sale.

Haim have announced a series of UK arena tour dates for 2021.The band will be taking their recent Number One album ‘Women In Music Pt. III’, on the road for ‘The One More Haim Tour’, taking in dates in Manchester, Nottingham, Glasgow, Cardiff and London’s O2 Arena next June.Tickets for the shows, which you can purchase here, go on sale next Friday (August 7) at 10am.

Camelphat have announced they’ll play a massive show at London’s SSE Wembley Arena next year as part of their UK tour.The Liverpool dance duo will play the iconic venue on April 17, the final stop on a jaunt which is set to kick off with two nights at Newcastle’s Digital on March 11 and 12.Check out the dates in full below, ahead of tickets going on sale here on August 7.

Everything Everything have announced a 2021 UK and Ireland tour.The four-piece will hit the road next year for their first headline tour in the UK and Ireland in three years, and they’ll play in support of their upcoming new album ‘Re-Animator’.Kicking off at Nottingham’s Rock City on March 19, 2021, the tour will wrap up in Dublin at the Olympia Theatre on April 5.

Bikini Kill have confirmed another run of UK comeback shows for next year – check out the schedule below.The US punk outfit made their long-awaited return to the stage last summer, marking their first live performances in 22 years.

call upon the government for “urgent clarity” as to whether festivals will benefit from a £1.57billion arts bailout announced last week.The AIF have told NME thay they have been unable to get reassurance that festivals will be allowed this money, fearing that they may have been “left outside the tent”.

housing market was given a shot in the arm today as Kate Forbes announced a tax break in a bid to get the economy moving. Holyrood's finance secretary announced a package of measures in response to the mini-Budget announcement by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday.