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Bowling For Soup is currently in the UK for the Party In Your Pants UK Tour 2009, and still has another seven remaining dates to play on the tour.

The band recently released new studio album ‘Sorry For Partyin’ through A&G Records, and will no doubt be performing a number of new tracks on the tour.

If you’re looking to catch the American pop punks in action then the following are the dates at which you’ll be able to do so:

Tue October 20 Cambridge Corn Exchange Cambridge
Wed October 21 Margate Winter Gardens Margate
Thu October 22 Birmingham Academy Birmingham
Fri October 23 Sheffield Academy Sheffield
Sat October 24 Leicester Demontfort Hall Leicester
Sun October 25 Manchester Academy Manchester
Mon October 26 Exeter Great Hall Exeter
Wed October 28 Bournemouth Opera House Bournemouth
Thu October 29 London Roundhouse London

Aiden’s Wil Francis is heading to the UK in September, and will be performing a number of shows throughout England, Scotland, and Wales.

Francis has eight dates planned from September 22nd to 29th, and if you’re a Wil Francis fan then the following are the shows at which you can catch him in action:

September
22 Classic Grand, Glasgow
23 The Flapper, Birmingham
24 Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
25 Joiners, Southampton
26 The Rockhouse, Derby
27 Fibbers, York
28 Dry Bar, Manchester
29 Purple Turtle, London

Metallica has announced the support acts for the North American tour later this year, stating the following:

While we are still enjoying our European summer vacation, a quick note here about the Fall shows in North America. Our French friends Gojira will be joining us, along with Lamb of God, for shows September 14 – October 18, while Lars’ brethren from Denmark Volbeat will hanging for the shows October 26 – December 12. One other quick thing – unfortunately Lamb of God cannot continue on with us in December, so we’ll have more news about those shows for you later.

Fans will likely be disappointed that Lamb of God will be joining Metallica for just one month; it’s certainly one hell of a line-up between September 14th and October 18th though, and I’m sure that all that attend those dates will thoroughly enjoy themselves.

The following are the tour dates that Metallica currently has planned for the rest of the year:

07/11/2009 Barcelona, ESP The Forum - Sonisphere
07/13/2009 Madrid, ESP Palacio de Deportes
07/14/2009 Madrid, ESP Palacio de Deportes
07/16/2009 Zurich, CHE Hallenstadion
07/18/2009 Hultsfred, SWE Folkets Park - Sonisphere
07/20/2009 Copenhagen, DNK Copenhagen Forum
07/22/2009 Copenhagen, DNK Copenhagen Forum
07/23/2009 Copenhagen, DNK Copenhagen Forum
07/25/2009 Pori, FIN Kirjurinluoto - Sonisphere
07/27/2009 Copenhagen, DNK Copenhagen Forum
07/28/2009 Copenhagen, DNK Copenhagen Forum
07/30/2009 Oslo, NOR Spektrum
08/01/2009 Dublin, IRL Marlay Park
08/02/2009 Stevenage, GBR Knebworth House - Sonisphere
09/14/2009 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
09/15/2009 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
09/17/2009 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
09/19/2009 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
09/20/2009 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
09/28/2009 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
09/29/2009 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
10/01/2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center
10/03/2009 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
10/04/2009 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
10/12/2009 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
10/13/2009 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
10/15/2009 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
10/17/2009 Charlottesville, VA JPJ Arena
10/18/2009 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
10/26/2009 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
10/27/2009 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
10/29/2009 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
10/31/2009 Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi
11/01/2009 Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi
11/03/2009 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
11/09/2009 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Limited Tix Available
11/10/2009 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
11/12/2009 Albany, NY Times Union Center
11/14/2009 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
11/15/2009 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
12/05/2009 Las Vegas , NV Mandalay Bay
12/07/2009 Boise, ID Idaho Center
12/08/2009 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
12/10/2009 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
12/12/2009 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion

Kentucky’s Hydrogyn is to reschedule its planned UK tour for this month as the band’s lead guitarist Jeff Westlake has fractured his wrist. The band is hoping to reschedule the tour for autumn, and all tickets already purchased will remain valid.

Westlake had the following to say about the incident:

“It was just a freak thing that happened and I ended up with my wrist fractured so I will just deal with it and be ready to move on hopefully by mid to late May. I would also like to take this time to apologise to all of our fans who were planning on attending the shows and the promoters as well for all the hard work; we will reschedule the dates for fall and I will be looking doubly forward to doing those dates so hold on to your tickets and we will be announcing the new dates soon.“

Hydrogyn has plans to enter the studio again on May 21st, and the band will therefore be hoping that Westlake’s injury is sorted out by then. Jeff Boggs is on standby just in case Westlake isn’t ready to perform by May 21st, but with or without Westlake; the recording will be going ahead, and the band will begin recording its follow up to last year’s ‘Deadly Passions’.

The following are the tour dates that the band had planned to play this month:

April 21 London, UK The Gaff
April 22 Leicester, UK Leicester Square
April 23 Crewe, UK The Limelight
April 24 Bradford, UK The Gasworks
April 25 Newcastle, UK Legends

A reunited Blur is to play two dates at Hyde Park this July, and Vampire Weekend and Foals amongst others will also be appearing. The band will also headline T in the Park on July 12th; talk about Park Life.

The two gigs at Hyde Park will come on July 2nd and 3rd, and the following is the full list of bands for both dates:

July 2nd - Foals, Crystal Castles, Friendly Fires and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

July 3rd - Vampire Weekend, Amadou & Mariam, Florence And The Machine and Deerhoof

Blur had been on hiatus since 2003, but recently reformed to see how it goes, the band now has a number of shows planned for the future including Manchester MEN Arena on June 26th with Klaxons and Florence And The Machine, and Oxygen 2009 also. Blur will even headline Glastonbury this year, appearing at the festival for the first time since headlining back in 1998.

Blur’s music is made for big events, and I’ve no doubt that they’ll rock each and every show that they play this year. It’s brilliant that the band is back together again, and that those who never got to see the band live last time now have the opportunity to do so. Blur will no doubt give the forthcoming shows their all, and given that the July 3rd show sold out in just 2 minutes; it’s obvious that Blur is a band that is still high in demand, hence the July 2nd show being organised to give further fans the chance to see the brilliant Blur.

If you’re heading to Glastonbury this year then I’m sure Blur will provide much in the way of entertainment, and it’s bound to be a night to remember. Blur is back, and in the summer their tracks are sure to be sung and hummed by thousands as the band once more takes to the road and tours.