In the Gig Guide, we bring you 10 recently announced UK and Ireland tours or one-off shows from across the alternative music world. This is to help you keep track of the many incredible bands and artists that are coming to our shores!
Shannon & The Clams
Credit: Jim Herrington
Shannon & The Clams will be in the UK in November.
Shannon Shaw said: “We have been yearning to get back to the UK and Europe and are so excited to be returning later this year. We can’t wait to share the new album with everyone and be able to play new songs for our fans abroad!”
Dates:
November 2024
4 – Brighton, CHALK
5 – London, Islington Assembly Hall
7 – Manchester, YES (Pink Room)
8 – Glasgow, Room 2
9 – Liverpool, District
Grove Street and Inhuman Nature
Grove Street and Inhuman Nature will go on a joint co-headline tour of the UK this summer.
Support comes from Overpower.
Dates:
July 2024
25 – Manchester, Star & Garter (GS / IH / OP)
26 – Birmingham, Devils Dog (GS / IH / OP)
27 – Leeds, Boom (GS / IH / OP)
28 – Nottingham, Old Bus Depot (GS / IH / OP)
29 – Newcastle, Think Tank (GS / OP)
30 – Glasgow, Attic (GS / OP)
31 – Bristol, Exchange (GS / OP)
August 2024
01 – Chester, The Live Rooms (GS only)
02 – Milton Keynes, Crauford Arms (GS / IH)
03 – Southampton, Joiners (GS / IH)
04 – London, Blondies Brewery (GS / IH)
Delilah Bon
Credit: Helen Tate
Delilah Bon has revealed autumn tour dates for the UK!
Dates:
October 2024
31 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
November 2024
01 – Southampton, The Joiners
02 – Brighton, Komedia Studio
03 – Norwich, Waterfront Studio
07 – Birmingham, Hare and Hounds
08 – Bristol, Exchange
09 – London, The Underworld
14 – Manchester, Deaf Institute
15 – Leeds, The Key Club
16 – Glasgow, The Cathouse
Mimi Barks
Credit: Duran Levinson
Mimi Barks will be on tour in the UK in October!
Dates:
October 2024
8 – Manchester, YES
9 – Bristol, Crofters Rights
10 – London, Camden Assembly
11 – Birmingham, Asylum 2
12 – Glasgow, Garage Attic
13 – Nottingham, Bodega
Bob Vylan
Bob Vylan will be touring the UK in the autumn! The title of the tour is Humble as the Sun!
Bobby Vylan said: “Humble As The Sun is an album meant to empower. Not just individually but collectively. People have been living with the album individually but it’s soon time to experience it collectively as we travel the country and continent sharing these songs, and of course, favourites from previous albums, with the beautiful community that has been built around the live shows.”
Dates:
October 2024
22 – Brighton, C H A L K
23 – Portsmouth Guildhall
25 – Bristol, Marble Factory
26 – Plymouth, University
27 – Cardiff, Great Hall
29 – Newcastle, NX
30 – Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers
31 – Sheffield, Leadmill
November 2024
02 – Manchester, Academy
03 – Birmingham, O2 Institute
05 – Nottingham, Rock City
07 – London, Electric Brixton
Mallory Knox
Mallory Knox will tour the UK in October to celebrate 10 years of album Asymmetry!
Mikey said: “It’s really exciting to reunite with the boys on the 10 year anniversary of Asymmetry after so much time away. We couldn’t ask for a better way to return than playing some of our favourite Mallory songs in front of fans, old and new, across the UK.”
Dates:
October 2024
13 – Glasgow, SWG3
15 – Bristol, O2 Academy
16 – Birmingham, O2 Institute
17 – Manchester, O2 Ritz
18 – London, Electric Ballroom
Four Year Strong
Four Year Strong will tour the UK in 2025!
Support will come from KOYO and Shoreline!
Four Year Strong’s Dan O’Connor said: “It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last you the rest of your life.”
Dates:
February 2025
19 – Manchester, O2 Ritz
20 – Leeds, Project House
21 – Birmingham, O2 Institute
22 – Glasgow, The Garage
24 – Bristol, SWX
25 – Southampton, Engine Rooms
26 – London, 02 Forum Kentish Town
27 – Brighton, Chalk
Man With A Mission
Man With A Mission will be in London as part of their latest tour!
Date:
August 2024
31– London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
The LaFontaines
The LaFontaines have a few in store appearances this summer before an autumn headline tour.
Dates:
June 2024
15 – Glasgow, HMV (Instore)
16 – Dundee, Church (Outstore)
17 – Aberdeen, Tunnels (Outstore)
18 – Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete’s (Outstore)
19 – Kingston, Banquet Records (Instore)
September 2024
13 – Glasgow, Barrowland
16 – Newcastle, The Cluny
17 – Leeds, The Wardrobe
18 – Manchester, The Deaf Institute
19 – Birmingham, O2 Institute2
20 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
21 – London, Omeara
The Dangerous Summer
The Dangerous Summer will tour the UK in September! Support comes from Broadside and Happydaze!
Dates:
September 2024
15 – Bristol, Thekla
16 – Cardiff, The Globe
18 – Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
19 – Leeds, The Key Club
20 – Newcastle, Tapyard
21 – Birmingham, O2 Academy3
23 – Glasgow, Cathouse
24 – Manchester, Club Academy
26 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
27 – Norwich, The Waterfront
28 – Brighton, Patterns
29 – London, O2 Islington Academy
