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Kaiser Chiefs Singer Ricky Wilson Breaks a Rib Whilst Supporting Green Day

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Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson has broken a rib whilst performing in the US in support of Green Day at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Wilson fell whilst jumping from the barrier to the stage, breaking his rib in the process.

Ricky Wilson has now received treatment for the break, and Kaiser Chiefs will still be battling on, not cancelling any of the arranged tour dates. Kaiser Chiefs will finish in America with a show at Lollapalooza on August 9th, and then head back to Europe to perform at a number of European festivals throughout the summer (including the Reading and Leeds Festival at the end of August).

The following is a list of the tour dates that the band still has left to play:

31 Jul 2009 – Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee
1 Aug 2009 – Gwinnet, Atlanta, Georgia
3 Aug 2009 – St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
4 Aug 2009 – American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
5 Aug 2009 – Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
7 Aug 2009 – New Orleans Arena
15 Aug 2009 – Gampel Open Air
22 Aug 2009 – Lowlands, Biddinghuizen
26 Aug 2009 – Royal Hall, Villa Marina, Isle Of Man
28 Aug 2009 – Reading Festival
30 Aug 2009 – Leeds Festival

Lethal Bizzle UK Tour

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Lethal BizzleLethal Bizzle is heading out on tour in October, and you’ll be able to catch him at a number of venues throughout the UK. Five dates will be played in total, with the tour beginning on October 7th, and finishing on October 12th.

Lethal Bizzle’s third studio album is due out later this year, and this tour will give fans a good chance to hear what the new album has to offer.

The following are the tour dates for Lethal Bizzle’s October tour:

October
7 – Liverpool O2 Academy 2
8 – Bristol O2 Academy 2
9 – Birmingham O2 Academy 2
11 – Sheffield O2 Academy 2
12 – London O2 Academy Islington

Thrice Album ‘Beggars’ to be Released on iTunes Early Due to Leak

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Thrice - BeggarsThrice’s new album ‘Beggars’ has been leaked online, and this has therefore prompted Vagrant Records to push the digital release forward. ‘Beggars’ will now be available to download exclusively from iTunes from August 11th, and fans will therefore (legally) get to hear the album a few months earlier than had been originally intended.

As yet there has been no word about the physical release of the album, it is however possible that the physical release may also come before the original intended release date of October 13th.

The ‘Beggars’ album will contain ten tracks, and the following is the full tracklist:

  1. All The World Is Mad
  2. The Weight
  3. Circles
  4. Doublespeak
  5. In Exile
  6. At The Last
  7. Wood & Wire
  8. Talking Through Glass
  9. The Great Exchange
  10. Beggars

Hey Monday Tour Dates

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Hey MondayHey Monday will be hitting the UK at the end of September, performing at a total of eight different venues throughout England, Scotland, and Wales.

Hey Monday’s debut album ‘Hold on Tight’ is available now, and if you’re a fan of Paramore then you’ll probably like Hey Monday also.

The following are the tour dates for Hey Monday’s upcoming UK tour:

Sepetmber
27 Leeds, The Cockpit
28 Southsea, Wedgewood Rooms
29 London, Islington O2 Academy
30 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach

October
02 Oxford, O2 Academy
03 Wolverhampton, Civic Bar
04 Glasgow, King Tut’s
05 Manchester, Academy 3

Billy Talent UK Tour

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Canadian punk rock band Billy Talent will be touring the UK later this year, and you’ll be able to catch them at ten different venues throughout the UK.

Billy Talent released its third major label studio album ‘III’ through Atlantic on July 14th, and the band will no doubt be playing some of the net material on the tour, as well as popular tracks from the earlier albums.

Billy Talent is definitely not a band to be missed, and if you’d like to check the band out on tour in the UK then you’ll be able to do so at the following tour dates:

October
19 Leeds Academy
20 Nottingham Rock City
21 Sheffield Academy
23 Glasgow Barrowlands
25 Dublin Olympia
26 Manchester Academy
27 Birmingham O2 Academy
29 Southampton Guildhall
30 Norwich UEA

November
01 London Brixton Academy

Paramore, Muse, and Boys Like Girls to Perform at the MTV VMAs

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Paramore, Muse, and Boys Like Girls are all set to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on September 13th.

All three bands will release a new studio album later this year, and the awards will provide a fantastic opportunity for all three bands to showcase new material.

Russell Brand is hosting the awards for the second year running, and Taylor Swift is another artist that will be performing.

Hellogoodbye and Hanson Co-Headlining Tour

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Use Your Sole TourHellogoodbye and Hanson are heading out on a US tour at the end of September, continuing the tour all throughout October, and then into November also. It’s being called the ‘Use Your Sole Tour’, and as well as Hellogoodbye and Hanson; you’ll also be able to catch Steel Train and Sherwood on the tour.

‘Use Your Sole’ looks set to be a pretty interesting tour, and if you’re a fan of any of these four bands then it may well be worth heading along to one of the shows.

The following are the ‘Use Your Sole’ tour dates, and all shows will feature both headlining bands unless otherwise stated:

September
30 – Tulsa, OK @ Coins Ballroom

October
1 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
2 – Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont
3 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
5 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
6 – Cleveland, OH @ HOB
7 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
9 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian theatre
10 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
11 – Chicago, IL @ HOB
12 – Chicago, IL @ HOB
14 – Boston, MA @ HOB
15 – New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
16 – Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
19 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
20 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
22 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southern
23 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ HOB
24 – Orlando, FL @ HOB
26 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Soundstage (no Hellogoodbye)
27 – Nashville, TN @ Wildhorse Saloon
28 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
31 – Houston, TX @HOB

November
1 – Dallas, TX @ HOB
3 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
5 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
8 – San Diego, CA @ HOB
11 – Anaheim, CA @ HOB (Hanson only)

All Time Low UK Tour

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all-time-low-nothing-personalAll Time Low is returning to the UK at the end of September, and will play a select number of shows throughout the UK and Ireland. It’s a nine date tour, and the band will finish with a show at London’s Electric Ballroom on October 5th.

All Time Low released third studio album ‘Nothing Personal’ through Hopeless Records in July, and if you’d like to check the band out on tour then the following are the tour dates:

SEPTEMBER
25 – NEWCASTLE 02 Academy 2
26 – GLASGOW Garage
27 – DUBLIN Academy
29 – LEEDS Metropolitan Uni
30 – MANCHESTER Academy 2

OCTOBER
01 – NORWICH Waterfront
02 – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy2
04 – CARDIFF Solus
05 – LONDON Electric Ballroom

New Rammstein Song ‘Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da’ Leaked

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rammstein-logoNew Rammstein single ‘Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da’ has been leaked on the internet, and is quickly spreading through fan sites/torrent sites etc. Laut.de is reporting that Rammstein’s management has threatened legal action against any websites posting links to where the new track is available, and fans should therefore be very careful when approaching this track.

‘Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da’ is likely to be included on the band’s sixth studio album, and if you’re a fan of the band and would like to listen to the new track, then it’s probably best just to wait for the new album to be released.

Rammstein’s as yet untitled sixth studio album is to be released later this year, and is the follow-up to 2004s ‘Rosenrot’.

Rush’N Attack European Tour

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Netherlands based band Rush’N Attack is heading out on tour in August, and you’ll be able to catch the band in action at a number of different venues throughout Europe.

Rush’N Attack’s ‘White Smoke’ 7” EP is out now, featuring the three tracks of ‘White Smoke’, ‘Alcohol’, and ‘Afraid of the Russians’.

The following are the dates that Rush’N Attack is all set to play in August:

14/08/09: GIG – HALLE (DE)
15/08/09: EXIL – EBERSWALDE (DE)
16/08/09: DRUMS – WEIMAR (DE)
17/08/09: TBC
18/08/09: BUNKER – CHEMNITZ (DE)
19/08/09: JUZ – MANNHEIM (DE)
20/08/09: TBC
21/08/09: LADES KAELDER – KOPENHAGEN (DK)
22/08/09: ZWISCHENFALL – BOCHUM (DE)
23/08/09: KIEHOOL – BURGUM (NL)