The Wombats announce intimate UK tour for 2022

TLC have announced a new pair of UK tour dates for summer 2022.The long-running pop group, made up of Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, were already set to perform in London on June 28 next year after their O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire gig was rescheduled.TLC will now perform in Birmingham and Manchester in June 2022, with dates scheduled for Birmingham’s O2 Academy on June 14 and at Manchester’s Albert Hall on June 15.You can see TLC’s upcoming UK headline tour dates below.June

The Darkness have unveiled details of an extensive North American tour in 2022.The group will head out to the US next spring on a 34-date run which kicks off in San Diego in March and concludes in Boston in April.

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Protomartyr have announced a 2022 UK and Ireland tour alongside the release of a new visual album.The Detroit rockers released their fifth studio album ‘Ultimate Success Today’ in the summer of 2020, and they’ve now unveiled a visual accompaniment that presents a video for each song on the LP.All of the videos were made during last year’s quarantine (except for ‘Processed By The Boys’) and have been edited together into a seamless short film, with help from filmmakers Dominic Ciccodicola, David

The Snuts have announced their biggest UK shows to date – see all the details below.The Scottish band, who returned recently with the single ‘Burn The Empire’, will hit the road next spring for a trio of headline gigs.They’ll play at Manchester Academy (April 27), Northumbria’s Uni SU (28) and the O2 Academy Brixton in London (30).Tickets go on general sale here at 9am this Friday (December 10).

Elvis Costello And The Imposters have shared details of a UK tour for next year.‘The Boy Named If’ tour, which is in support of the band’s recently announced album of the same name, kicks off at the Brighton Dome on June 5, 2022 before wrapping up at London’s Hammersmith Eventim Apollo on June 23.The Imposters are comprised of Steve Nieve (keyboards), Pete Thomas (drums), Davey Faragher (bass/backing vocals).

Pete Tong has announced the return of his Ibiza Classics Heritage Orchestra show, which will take him to arenas across the UK in 2022.The show first debuted at The O2 in December 2016 and has returned to huge crowds every year since – with the Heritage Orchestra putting a classical spin on a selection of rave classics.Next November and December, Tong will be joined by the full orchestra, conductor Jules Buckley, and host of guests for reworkings of house hits like ‘Love Can’t Turn Around’ and

Olivia Rodrigo has announced a tour of the UK, Europe and North America for 2022 – see dates below.The shows, which come in support of the singer’s debut album ‘Sour’, will be her first headline tour dates, and will run from April to July next year.Supporting Rodrigo on select dates of the tour, which starts in North America in April before heading to Europe in June and ending in the UK in July, will be Gracie Abrams, Holly Humberstone and Baby Queen.A The Verified Fan pre-sale is currently open

Olivia Rodrigo has announced dates for her first headline tour in 2022, in support of her chart-topping, record-breaking debut album Sour. 

Happy Mondays have announced their first tour in three years – see dates for October and November 2022 shows below.The Manchester band will start the tour at Cambridge’s Corn Exchange on October 7 and conclude it at Glasgow’s Barrowlands on November 27.Frontman Shaun Ryder will be joined by vocalist Rowetta, Paul Ryder (bass), Mark Day (guitar), Gary Whelan (drums), Dan Broad (guitar/keys) and the band’s celebrated percussionist and dancer Mark “Bez” Berry for the shows.Tickets go on general

The Cure have shared details of a 44-date UK and European tour next year, including five arena shows in the UK. Check out full dates and ticket details below.The band will kick the shows off in Riga, Latvia at the city’s arena on October 6, 2022 before wrapping things up at London’s SSE Arena on December 11.Fans will be treated to a 135 minute show, with mention in a press release of a “67 minute” new album that is yet to be announced.

The longlist for this year’s BBC Sound Of poll – now officially known as BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of poll, by the way – has been announced, with artists including PinkPantheress, Central Cee, Wet Leg and Yard Act making the cut.

Sean Paul has shared details of a UK tour next year as he prepares to announce his eighth studio album.The dancehall star will kick off the dates at Edinburgh’s O2 Academy on April 11, 2022 before wrapping things up at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on April 21.Tickets for the shows go on pre-sale here this Wednesday (December 8) at 10am before general sale here this Friday (December 10).It comes as Paul prepares to announce his new album, the follow-up to ‘Live N Livin’, which was released earlier

Little Mix have announced that the group will enter an extended hiatus in 2022, so its members can focus on solo projects.

Kojey Radical has announced that he’ll be heading out on the road for a pair of UK shows next year.The rapper – real name Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah – will perform at Manchester’s Albert Hall on April 6, followed by a gig on April 7 at London’s O2 Academy Brixton.The shows will be in support of his upcoming new album ‘Reasons To Smile’, which is set to be released on March 4 next year via Asylum/Atlantic.

Headie One, The Streets and Mabel are among the first acts announced for NASS Festival’s 2022 edition.

Nilüfer Yanya has announced UK and European shows for 2022 – check out the full schedule below.The singer will hit the road in support of her upcoming second album ‘Painless’, which is set to arrive on March 4 via ATO.Tickets to Yanya’s headline gigs in the UK/Ireland, Europe, the US and Canada go on sale here this Friday (December 3).

Adele has announced a 12-week residency in Las Vegas.The singer-songwriter will be performing two shows every weekend at the Colosseum in the Caesars Palace hotel from January 21 through to April 16, 2022.The residency entitled ‘Weekends With Adele’ comes ahead of her two sold-out dates at BST Hyde Park in the UK next summer.Fans are already being encouraged to sign up for pre-sale tickets from today at 6am PST using Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan service.The Verified Fan Presale will begin next

Leon Bridges has announced a UK and European tour for 2022 – you can find all the details below.The Texas singer-songwriter/producer will hit the road next summer in support of his third studio album, ‘Gold-Diggers Sound’, which came out back in July.As announced last week, Bridges is set to perform at Best Kept Secret 2022 alongside the likes of The Strokes, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Alt-J.

Stephen Fretwell has announced dates for a UK and Ireland tour in 2022 – see all the details below.The tour will kick off in Belfast on February 24, stopping off in Cardiff (March 3), Liverpool (March 5) and Newcastle (March 7) along the way. The final date will be at London’s Grand Junction on March 11.The singer-songwriter finished up a sold-out UK tour in Glasgow earlier this month, which was in support of his comeback album ‘Busy Guy‘.