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Bee Gees Singer Robin Gibb Dies Aged 62

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Robin Gibb, co-founder of the Bee Gees, has passed away aged 62. Robin Gibb had been battling cancer and intestinal surgery for some time,  and it has sadly now been announced that Gibb is no longer with us.

“Rest in peace, Robin Gibb. Thanks for the music” announced Sony Music through Twitter, and I’m sure that this is a sentiment that is reciprocated by many as the world comes to terms with the loss of the great Bee Gees musician that was Robin Gibb.

Our thoughts are with Robin Gibb’s friends and family at what must be an extremely difficult time for them.

Reading Festival Lineup Announced

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Tickets for the 2012 Reading/Leeds Festival went on sale today as the first bands were confirmed for the festival.

This year’s festival will see The Cure headlining at Reading on the Friday, Kasabian on the Saturday, and then finally the Foo Fighters will bring things to a close as they headline the main stage on the Sunday. Maccabees, At the Drive-In, and Justice meanwhile will be the artists headlining on the NME/Radio 1 Stage.

The following is a full list of the bands to have been confirmed for the festival thus far:

You Me At Six 2012 Headline Tour

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You Me At Six is all set to embark on a headline tour of the UK in March/April 2012, culminating in a show at London’s Brixton Academy on April 2nd.

The following is a full list of the dates that the band is all set to play:

March
17th Leicester, O2 Academy
18th Nottingham, Rock City
20th Bournemouth, O2 Academy
21st Yeovil, Westland Centre
23rd Cardiff, The Great Hall
24th Liverpool, University
25th Newcastle, Academy
27th Glasgow, SECC Hall 3
28th Manchester, O2 Apollo 3

April
1st Birmingham, Ballroom
2nd London, O2 Brixton Academy

Skrillex ft. Sirah – Weekends

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Not the kind of track that we’d normally feature here at Alt-UK, but I’m really loving Skrillex’s ‘Weekends‘ right now. Electro house at its very best.

You can currently download the track completely for free from SoundCloud and I’d most definitely recommend that you do so.

Templeton Pek – Break The Habit Video

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Official video for the Templeton Pek track ‘Break The Habit‘. ‘Break The Habit‘ is taken from the Templeton Pek studio album ‘Scratches & Scars‘, available now through Longbeach Records Europe and Small Town Records UK.

A Day To Remember Add Second London Date

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As a result of the show at The Forum on November 18th having sold out, A Day To Remember has added a second London date scheduled in for the 19th for all those that missed out.

August Burns Red, The Ghost Inside, and Living With Lions are the other bands that will be performing with A Day To Remember on the Eastpak Antidote Tour 2011.