October UK Tour is GO

Finally, the dates are here. There are a few that have yet to go onsale, and I'm getting age restrictions on the ones missing, and there are Irish shows to come, and the first on is yet to be sorted out and all that jazz, BUT.. here it is. The dates:

21st October @ The Cockpit, Leeds (14+) Tickets

22nd October @ The Duchess, York (14+) Tickets

23rd October @ Oran Moor, Glasgow (14+) Tickets

24th October @ Academy 3, Manchester (18+) Tickets

25th October @ The Barfly, Birmingham

26th October @ The Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter

27th October @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

28th October @ The Ansom Rooms, Bristol (14+) Tickets

29th October @ The Scala, London (14+) Tickets

30th October @ The Tower Arts Centre, Winchester

31st October @ The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (14+) Tickets

2nd November @ The Barfly, Liverpool (14+) Tickets

All full band shows, and main support for the whole run will be the inestimably brilliant Mr Chris TT (also with band). See you there.

London Calling / Bargain Basement

Two little things for you.. First up, more info on the show on Thursday. It's part of London Calling Festival, it's taking place at SIN Club (it's on Charing Cross Road). Doors are at 7.30pm, the bill includes Jedethan, Gravenhurst, Moriarty, Babel and me.

The special for me is.. I'm doing a (probably) one-off gig with Chris T-T on piano, playing as a duo. And it's going to rock face. Tickets are available from www.wegottickets.com and are £10 in advance. Come on down, it should be a special night, and it's my last London show for a little while as well.

In other news, for those of you lame enough not to have bought Love Ire & Song yet, it's currently availble for £5 from iTunes. This is a limited offer for one month only, and I think you'll agree that's pretty darn cheap. So, have fun..

In the last weekend I have discovered that both Darlington and Castleford give rise to ace gigs, and that Durham is still as lovely as it was last time I was there. I have also been accused of being Alex Turner's uncle. While that made me laugh, it did also make me wonder how old people think I am (or how young he is?). Anyways, hello again to all at the shows, good times.

Coming up soon I have a few gigs in and around London that I wanted to flag up. Firstly, on Thursday 12th June I'm playing a benefit show at 93 Feet East, in Shoreditch. Doors at 7.30pm, it's a solo show, it's for Yoof charities and generally seems hgely worthwhile. If that doesn't float your boat, I'm playing London Calling on June 19th at Sin Club. This set is going to be a special duo set with Mr Chris T-T, and you can get tickets here. The next night will see me DJing at Nambucca and playing a secret show somewhere in town. And if you're in Brighton, you can always hit Komedia on Friday 13th (oooh) for a Glastonbury warm-up show.

Other news.. Festival T-Shirts are still available from the shop. And 'Reasons Not To Be An Idiot' has just been made Single Of The Week by Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music (thanks Steve).