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02/07/2008 - 21/07/2008 : New Adventures new single and tour - JULY: 2 - Academy 2, Newcastle; 3 - King Tuts, Glasgow; 4 - Mad Hatters, Inverness; 7 - Academy 2, Liverpool; 8 - The Ruby Lounge, Manchester; 10 - Royal, Derby; 11 - Portland Arms, Cambridge; 13 - The Fleece, Bristol; 14 - Bar Academy, Birmingham; 15 - Boiler Room, Guildford; 16 - Joiners, Southampton; 19 - Audio, Brighton; 20 - Barfly, Cardiff; 21 - The Borderline, London. 'In Our Hands' out 21 July - digital; 4 August - ltd 7".
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21/06/2008 - 05/07/2008 : Vandaveer summer UK tour - JUNE: 21 - B2, Norwich; 22 - Head of Steam, Newcastle; 23 - Bodega Social Club, Nottingham; 24 - Spillers Records, Cardiff; 24 - UWIC (Tommy’s Bar), Cardiff; 25 - The Louisana, Bristol; 26 - The Porter, Bath; 27 - Glastonbury Festival - Croissant Neuf Stage; 28 - Glastonbury Festival - Bandstand Stage; 29 - The Vic, Swindon; 30 Jun - The New Roscoe, Leeds; JULY: 2 Jul - Oran Mor, Glasgow; 3 Jul - Caberet Voltaire, Edinburgh; 5 Jul - Notting Hill Arts Club, - Rough Trade Compass Festival, London; 5 Jul - The Troubadour, London.

Vandaveer tours the UK with These United States.
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06/06/2008 - 19/06/2008 : Hope&Social EP tour - 6 Jun - Fibbers, York; 7 Jun - Trash, Leeds; 11 Jun - Soho Revue Bar, London; 14 June - The Mill, Mansfield; 15 Jun - Blues Bar, Harrogate; 17 June - New Adelphi, Hull; 18 Jun - Night & Day, Manchester; 19 Jun - Joseph’s Well, Leeds.

EP release 21 July 2008.
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02/06/2008 : The Lab: One release "Experiment 'One' is a fine musicial concoction" The Fly

"Ten compelling, majestic songs. Marvellous ~ 8/10" Rocksound

"Indie kids keen for a scoop...check it out!" reFresh

"Team Lab set out on an impressive scouting mission...The result: bewitching, irresistible and must-own. More please…" The Crack Magazine

"Combines lo-fi, wonder and quirk in equal exciting measures. Enjoyably varied, this is the musical equivalent of a darn good yarn" Kruger Magazine

"A very uplifting collection of the great and the good...who haven’t quite been hailed as the great and the good as yet – that’s one justifiable reason to listen to this rather special, in essence mix-tape, of great musical tips. ~ 4.5 / 5" manchestermusic.co.uk

"..bursts of energy that are worth being woken up for. ~ 3.5/ 5 Subba-Cultcha.com
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31/03/2008 : New Adventures - New Adventures are putting the final touches to their debut single 'How I Got My Devil Back (Part One)' - out 31 March 2008.
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10/03/2008 : Chikinki - The long-awaited Chikinki album 'Brace Brace' is set for release on 10 March 2008.
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03/12/2007 : Lead Balloons - Lead Balloons release their double A-side Single 'Don't Let That Go To Waste / Somethin' You Say' on Friends of Mine, 03 December.
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30/10/2007 - 30/11/2007 : Vandaveer - Vandaveer heads to the UK this autumn for extensive touring in support of Grace & Speed, his debut record scheduled for release in the UK this November on Gypsy Eyes Records.
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15/10/2007 - 01/11/2007 : Stoney album and tour - Stoney sets out on UK tour to support debut album.
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01/10/2007 : Eliza - release album ‘Empire Fall’ (Lavaland Records) - 01 October 2007.
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01/10/2007 : Patrick Briscoe - releasea album 'Colours Will Fly’ (Cypress Grove) - 01 October 2007.
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31/08/2007 - 07/11/2007 : Vandaveer album and tour Vandaveer heads to the UK this autumn for extensive touring in support of Grace & Speed, his debut record scheduled for release in the UK this November on Gypsy Eyes Records.
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30/04/2007 - 05/05/2007 : MusExpo plus US west coast dates Rated one of the Top 5 live bands in the UK by The Independent (2006), Four Day Hombre are most at home on the road. With their feet barely touching the ground from a month long tour of Canada to promote the release of their debut album 'Experiments in Living', and US debut showcases in NYC, the band are about to jet off again for MusExpo in Los Angeles.

LIVE SHOWS: Mon 30 April - Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles (acoustic Set); Tue 1 May - The Key Club, West Hollywood (MusExpo – International Music Showcase); Wed 2 May - Mighty, San Francisco (acoustic Set); Thu 3 May - Rock-it Room, San Francisco (supporting: Anaura); Sat 5 May - Queen Mary, Long Beach, LA (British Invasion Event).

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25/01/2007 : Last Gang Feb 2007 tour announced February 2007: (01) Charlotte, LEICESTER; (02) Locorum, BARNSLEY; (03) Underground, STOKE; (04) Victoria Inn, DERBY; (05) Lousiana, BRISTOL; (06) Joiners, SOUTHAMPTON; (08) Magnet club NME, LIVERPOOL; (09) Independent club NME, SUNDERLAND; (10) Castle club NME, OLDHAM; (11) Roadhouse, MANCHESTER; (13) Faversham, LEEDS; (14) Marque, HERTFORD; (15) Empire, MIDDLESBROUGH; (16) Soundhaus, NORTHAMPTON; (17) Social, NOTTINGHAM; (18) Barfly, CARDIFF; (20) Moshulu club NME, ABERDEEN; (21) Westport Bar club NME, DUNDEE; (22) Arches club NME, GLASGOW; (23)Academy 2 supporting The Twang, NEWCASTLE; (24) Bar Academy, BIRMINGHAM; (25) KOKO - NME Awards Show, LONDON.
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16/01/2007 : Headland - release ‘Love Hate’ - single #4 from their forthcoming second album - 05 March 2007.
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22/11/2006 : David Potts' solo debut 'Coming Up for Air' (Maximum Records) out 29 January 2007.
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20/11/2006 : Four Day Hombre release Mini Album - 'Fight Death' (Alamo Music) 15 Jan 2007.
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13/11/2006 : Headland release 'Dogging Sisters' 'Dogging Sisters' out on Touchy Feely - 13 November 2006.
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05/10/2006 : WinterKids set for second single - 'Tape It’ is out on Hungry Kid - 06 November 2006.
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03/10/2006 : David Potts is back - Mancunian songsmith David Potts aka ‘Pottsy’ is back with the single ‘I’m the Greatest’ (Maximum Records) - 13 Nov 2006.
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