UPDATE: Upcoming Australian tours

There;s a couple of national tours that have been announced over the past couple of days. We thought we'd squash them all into one little article for you. Ready?

Buzzcocks 'Another....Bites' National tour
Nov 18th - Nov 25th

Ladyhawke
Nov 5th - Nov 14th

Hilltop Hoods 'Still Standing' National tour
Oct 16th - Dec 12th

Erol Alkan (Parklife sideshows)
Oct 2nd - Oct 4th **Melb, Syd only

Metric (Parklife sideshows)
Sep 30th - Oct 2nd **Melb, Bris, Syd only

Metronomy (Parklife sideshows)
Sep 25th - Oct 1st **Bris, Syd only

Chali 2NA (Jurassic 5)
Oct 30th **Melb only

Future of the Left (Falls fest sideshows)
Jan 3rd - Jan 7th **Bris, Syd, Melb only

For more details, go to liveguide.com.au

Parklife 2009 announces Empire Of The Sun as headliner

As I sit here writing this piece, I can't help but continue to look at the lineup over and over and over again, each time getting more and more excited. Don't worry about the festival itself, think about the sideshows!!

Thanks to Fuzzy, in a couple of months Australia will get to witness the likes of The Cool Kids, Crystal Castles, Erol Alkan, Junior Boys, La Roux, Metric, Metronomy, The Rapture, Tiga and our very own Empire of The Sun LIVE!

Yeah thats right, you heard correct. Erol Alkan, Junior Boys, La Roux, Metric and even Empire of The Sun will be playing their first ever shows (for some, their first ever live show) in Australia. Not sure if you're the same as us, but we certainly in the office are jumping for joy at the thought of seeing some of these acts. The idea of seeing Junior Boys and Empire of The Sun play live, 5 metres away from us, causes some of us to premature. Sorry - we said it, but its true.

So, get yourselves prepared for what could be the start of a really special summer.

Parklife 2009 lineup, in alphabetical order:

Aeroplane
Art vs Science
The Aston Shuffle
A-Trak
AutoKratz
Beni
Bertie Blackman
Busy P (DJ & host)
Claude VonStroke
The Cool Kids
Crystal Castles
Empire of the Sun
Erol Alkan
The Glimmers
Junior Boys
Kaskade
La Roux
Lady Sovereign
Little Boots
Metric
Metronomy
MSTRKRFT
The Rapture
Tiga
Shazam

More artists have just been announced including:
JOAKIM
THE STAFFORD BROTHERS AND TIMMY TRUMPET
MIAMI HORROR
PURPLE SNEAKERS DJS
AFRO DIZZI ACT
YACHT CLUB DJS
THE CAIROS
SAMPOLOGY
BABY GEE
ANIKI
TIM FUCHS
ELKE
JUNKBEATS
CHARLIE HUSTLE
MITZI
EMBER
YOUTH
FANS DJS
DZ
YOKOO
OPERON
DUBMARINE
THE LOOPS OF FURY
TIGERMOTH
LOWKEY+NUDE
DOOM DOOM

Sat 26th Sep – Botanic Gardens & Riverstage, Brisbane
Sun 27th Sep – Wellington Square, Perth
Sat 3rd Oct – Birrarung Marr, Melbourne
Sun 4th Oct – Kippax Lake, Moore Park, Sydney
Mon 5th Oct – Botanic Park, Adelaide

Tickets:
FUZZY MEMBER'S PRESALE THURSDAY 18th JUNE
GENERAL TICKETS ON SALE MIDDAY THURSDAY 25th JUNE

www.parklife.com.au

Reading/Leeds Festival announce more acts

We know you're still recovering from the news of Glastonbury's lineup, but we thought we'd let you in on a couple of new and welcome additions to the Reading/Leeds festival.

Known as the last big festival of the summer, the mainstage will now include the likes of New Found Glory, Madina Lake and The Rakes. If you're an NME magazine fan, then maybe their stage is for you. The NME/Radio 1 Stage has The Horrors, Crystal Castles, Passion Pit, Manchester Orchestra and more joining previously announced stars Gossip, Jamie T and Glasvegas.

The Reading and Leeds Festivals are held on dual sites over the final weekend in August.

Latest line-up additions

Main Stage
New Found Glory
Alexisonfire
Madina Lake
Sonic Boom Six
The Rakes
Fightstar

NME /Radio 1 Stage
The Horrors
Little Boots
Crystal Castles
Passion Pit
Metronomy
Frank Turner
Lethal Bizzle
In Case Of Fire
Broadway Calls
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Virgins
Manchester Orchestra
Dananananaykroyd
You Me At Six
Patrick Wolf
Metric
Spinnerette
Delphic
Dinosaur Pile Up

http://www.readingfestival.com/

Metronomy announces mini Australian tour

Compared to the likes of Hot Chip, The Klaxons, Bloc Party and LCD Soundsystem, UK outfit Metronomy will visit Australia for a run of shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

The three-piece quickly gained some hype this year with their effortless production on their latest album 'Nights Out'. They've also remixed and produced for various artists including Roots Manuva's recent album. Also, very exciting news is the fact that Metronomy, who is normally the working title for solo artist Joseph Mount, will feature a three-piece band on this tour.

Kicking things off with a show at Beck's Festival Bar as part of the Sydney Festival, headlining the Popfrenzy party, the group will also proceed to play a club show in both Brisbane and Melbourne.

Jan 15th - Beck's Festival Bar, Sydney Festival NSW
Jan 16th - Empire Hotel, Brisbane QLD
Jan 17th - Revolver Upstairs, Melbourne VIC

www.metronomy.co.uk