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My Coco

Just a reminder, stellastarr* are finally going to release My Coco on the 8th of March, it's certainly the maddest thing on their album, and quite possibly the best, could be the best single you'll hear all year... www.popex.com/popEx/1/1/1/3/2/4/2/ ...

Stellastarr new tour

Stellastarr play Camden Electric Ballroom today, same day as The Darkness Passport Gig, so it will make an excellent consolation prize when we don't win tickets... full stellastarr* tour dates follow:Stellastarr @ The Charlotte, Leicester (Sun 29 Feb...

Franz Ferdinand

PopEx ticket selling thing seems to be back on track now, got a big bundle of Franz Ferdinand dates, they're hot this year:Queen Margarets Union, Glasgow, Lanarkshire (Mon 12 Apr 21:00) [info / details]Carling Academy Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside...

Suede @ London Astoria

Man I'm spending too much on gigs, but it's turning into a really good year for good bands touring... Just got Suede tickets, it's good that they've added a new date at a smaller venue... Also GOOD that it's a Saturday night, we can really make a day...
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Ten Benson

Ten Benson are touring about now! They've had a few false starts before, but I think this could really be there, time, get in there! Special guests are Sludgefeast, who I remember being similarly styled...Ten Benson @ Concorde 2, Brighton, East Susse...

Zero 7 tour

Zero 7 @ Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon (Mon 15 Mar 2004)Zero 7 @ Brixton Academy, Brixton, London (Fri 26 Mar 2004)Zero 7 @ Sheffield Octagon, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Thu 18 Mar 2004)Zero 7 @ Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire (Tue 16 Ma...

Darkness December dates

SMART, new Darkness tour:[quote]The Darkness @ [[Plymouth Pavilion, Plymouth, Devon (Wed 3 Dec)The Darkness @ Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, Dorset (Thu 4 Dec)The Darkness @ Brixton Academy, Brixton, London (Fri 5 Dec)The Darkness @ C...

Radiohead and Frank Black tickets

Sure to have sold out before these reach the front page, but HEY, this little selection were just put on sale, not bad eh?Biffy Clyro @ Patti Pavilion, Swansea, West Glamorgan (Tue 23 Sep)Broken Social Scene @ Barfly, London (Tue 12 Aug)Clinic @ ICA,...

Darkness Tour

NICE ONE, got my invite to the Darkness album launch party on Monday, after much prompting... also selling tickets to all their dates now through popex:The Darkness @ Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire (Sat 4 Oct) [info / details]The Da...

It's the vinyl countdown

You've obviously not forgotten that The Darkness album Permission To Land is out on Monday. Popex' very own copy is apparently winging it's way to the office RIGHT NOW, so another sort of review of it tomorrow... Anyway, the album is also out on VIN...

QOTSA Tickets?

Reckon you've missed all the Brixton ones by now, but the rest of the country might still get a look in:Queens Of the Stone Age @ The Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Tue 17 Jun) [info / details]Queens Of the Stone Age @ Barrowlands, Glasgow...

The gigging world has awoken - Bob Dylan, Sophie Ellis Bextor and the Highlands of Scotland...

Bob Dylan Tour Dates announced:Bob Dylan @ Brighton Centre, Brighton, East Sussex (Sat 4 May)Bob Dylan @ Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, Greater Manchester (Thu 9 May)Bob Dylan @ National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands (Fri 1...

NME Tour Dates

As previously reported, it's Andrew WK, The Coral, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and the LostProphets... full dates (with links for you to earn popEx money when you buy tickets) are here!Nme Awards Tour 2002 @ Astoria, London, London (Sun 10 Feb 2002)N...

So Solid Tour

So Salad Crew do LIVE stuff:So Solid Crew @ Manchester University, Manchester, Greater Manchester (Fri 14 Dec)So Solid Crew @ Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire (Sun 16 Dec)So Solid Crew @ The Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Tue ...

nina nanar

this won't impress anyone outside the west midlands, come to think of it, it probably won't impress many people IN the west midlands... but last saturday i saw nina nanar doing shopping in rackhams, birmingham