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Canadian songster Son of Dave is soon to release new single ‘Aint Going to Nike Town’, and is also to tour the UK throughout May. He’ll start out at Brighton’s Audio on April 30th, and will then cruise into May with a number of other dates throughout the country.

It was never intended for ‘Aint Going to Nike Town’ to be released commercially as a single; it has been well received by the press though, and this has therefore sparked the decision for it to be released. It’ll be available as a digital download as of May 11th, and was cited by The New York Times’ Nick Hornby as one of the top 10 tracks of 2008.

As I mentioned before, Son of Dave has a UK tour coming soon, so if you’re a fan interested in seeing him on the road, or would just like to see what all the fuss is about, then the following is the full list of Son of Dave UK tour dates:

April
30th Brighton Audio

May
2nd Liverpool Barfly
5th Plymouth Jazz Festival
6th London 100 Club
7th Glasgow King Tuts
8th Leeds Cockpit
9th Edinburgh The Voodoo Rooms
10th Manchester Night & Day
20th Birmingham The Hare & Hounds
23rd Bristol Dot 2 Dot Festival
24th Nottingham Dot 2 Dot Festival

Rise To Addiction is to tour with Hydrogyn later this month, and will hit the road on April 21st, beginning the tour at London’s The Gaff venue.

The band is close to completing its follow-up to 2007s ‘A New Shade Of Black For The Soul’ debut album, and the album is currently on track to be released at some stage later this year. ‘The Whisper’, ‘Scars We Wear’ and ‘Morphine’ are amongst the tracks that are to be included on the new album, and the band will no doubt be showcasing some of its other new tracks on the tour later this month.

The following are the tour dates that Rise To Addiction presently has planned to play in April:

April 21st - The Gaff, London
April 22nd - Leicester Square, Leicester
April 23rd – Limelight, Crew
April 24th – Gasworks, Bradford
April 25th – Legends, Newcastle

Sonic Boom Six will be heading out on tour at the end of April, and will be playing a show almost every night right up until the very end of May.

Starting out in Brighton, the band will ultimately finish the tour in London, and if you’ve ever attended a Sonic Boom Six show in the past then you’ll be well aware that there’s plenty of energy and passion to be expected.

With every passing release the band just seems to keep getting better, and Sonic Boom Six has certainly come a long way since the release of ‘The Turbo EP’ through Moon Ska Records way back in 2003. I was thoroughly impressed when I heard 2007s ‘Arcade Perfect’ album, and I now can’t wait to hear ‘City of Thieves’.

‘City of Thieves’ will be released through Rebel Alliance Recordings on April 20th, and the cover art has been put together by Gallows’ Dan Mumford. The album features guest appearances from Random Hand’s Robin Leitch and former King Prawn frontman Al Rumjen (now of Asian Dub Foundation) amongst others, and it’s sure to be a very impressive mash-up of genres.

The music of Sonic Boom Six is certainly never predictable, always it’s excellent, and never does the band fail to impress with its refreshingly unique and raw style of sound.

The following are the tour dates that the band presently has planned for April/May:

APRIL
30th BRIGHTON THE ENGINE ROOMS

MAY
01st LONDON THE SCALA (CLUB NIGHT LATE SHOW)
02nd LONDON UNDERWORLD
03rd BRISTOL CROFT
04th EXETER THE CAVERN
05th CARDIFF BARFLY
06th YEOVIL ORANGE BOX
07th READING FACE BAR
08th ALTON COMMUNITY CENTRE
09th MANCHESTER
10th YORK FIBBERS
11th DARLINGTON FORUM
12th CAMBRIDGE MAN ON THE MOON
14th PLYMOUTH WHITE RABBIT
15th KETTERING SAWYERS
16th BRIDLINGTON SPA MUTINY FEST
17th DUNDEE DOGHOUSE
18th GLASGOW IVORY BLACKS
19th NEWCASTLE TRILLIANS
21st PETERBOROUGH PARK
22nd NARBETH QUEENS HALL
23rd BARROW IN FURNESS CANTEEN
24th LEEDS UNI SLAM DUNK
26th LIVERPOOL BARFLY
27th BIRMINGHAM ASYLUM
28th BLACKPOOL WEST COAST ROCK CAFE
29th NOTTINGHAM MAZE
30th SOUTHAMPTON TALKING HEADS
31st LONDON UNDERWORLD

The Red Chord will be heading out on tour in July, taking in six venues throughout the UK. Starting in Kingston on Independence Day; the band will then head on to Yeovil, Manchester, Sheffield, and London, before ultimately finishing the tour in Bristol on July 9th.

If you’re up for some metalcore action then this is definitely a tour to check out; the tour is being presented by Rock Sound, and I’m sure that the band will always have a lot to offer with the shows that it plays.

The following are the UK tour dates that The Red Chord presently has planned:

SAT 4th JULY - KINGSTON FIGHTING COX
SUN 5th JULY - YEOVIL ORANGE
MON 6th JULY - MANCHESTER MUSICBOX
TUE 7th JULY - SHEFFIELD CORPORATION
WED 8th JULY - LONDON UNDERWORLD
THUR 9th JULY - BRISTOL CROFT

Ricky Warwick is heading out on tour throughout March, April, and May, and can be caught at a number of venues throughout Ireland and Scotland.

Warwick will release his ‘Belfast Confetti’ solo album in April, and this tour is most definitely not to be missed.

Lead vocalist with The Almighty, Ricky Warwick is sure to have a lot to offer with this tour, and when he heads out on the road his shows are bound to be packed full of energy. Warwick has years of experience in gigging, and you can therefore expect to be kept thoroughly entertained with a Ricky Warwick live show.

The following are the tour dates that Ricky Warwick currently has planned:

March
27 Hilden Brewery, Lisburn - N.Ireland
28 Alexander Hotel, Limavady - N.Ireland

April
3 Roisin Dubh, Galway - Ireland
4 The Pavillion Bar, Belfast - N.Ireland
5 Whelans, Dublin - Ireland
11 Katy Dalys, Belfast - N.Ireland
16 Kyteler’s Inn, Kilkenny - Ireland
17 Piper Inn, Clonmel - Ireland
18 Electric Avenue, Waterford - Ireland
19 De Barras, Clonakilty - Ireland
23 Sandinos, Derry - N.Ireland
25 Denvers Hotel, Downpatrick - N.Ireland
30 Dufferin Arms, Killyleagh - N.Ireland

May
1 Island Arts Center, Lisburn- N.Ireland
2 The Moorings, Aberdeen - Scotland
3 Harbour Arts center, Irvine - Scotland
7 Cabaret Volitaire, Edinburgh - Scotland
8 Greenock RFC, Greenock - Scotland
9 Oran mor, Glasgow - Scotland
10 Strathaven RFC, Strathaven - Scotland