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Can't stand the endless boredom of evening television anymore? Well get your ass down to your nearest gig venue and check out some of these bands playing live in a venue near to you. We aim to give you this weekly guide to the gigs AltSounds will be at, and some other cool bands to check out around the country.
Currently working on their third studio album, 'World War III', which is due for release in the Autumn, the Chicago alt-rockers head to the UK for a series of dates in November.
Europe's hottest punk rock tour is headlined by A Day To Remember, with support from August Burns Red, The Ghost Inside and Living With Lions.
This will be the seventh and final edition of the tour and is set to hit 11 countries across Europe during October and November.
Billy Corgan brings Smashing Pumpkins - guitarist Jeff Schroeder, drummer Mike Byrne and bassist Nicole Fiorentino - to the UK this November for a seven date tour including two nights at London's O2 Academy Brixton.
The Smashing Pumpkins have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history and sold over 30 million albums. They are now hard at work putting the finishing touches on 'Oceania', which will mark their first full album since 2007's 'Zeitgeist'.
'Oceania' is "an album within an album", part of their in-progress 44-song work 'Teargarden By Kaleidyscope'. Featuring 13 new songs, 'Oceania' will be released in early 2012.
The young American singer and internet sensation Lana Del Rey is being billed as the 'gangster Nancy Sinatra'. However, if you really want to see this girl play, prepare your bank balance for a smashing - over £100 for a ticket!
Epic, tuneful music, as bizarre as it is beautiful, gUiLLeMoTs take the audience on a journey through a melting pot of synth, strings and jazz breaks with an overlying melody that breaks your heart and rouses, all at the same time. As odd as the Flaming Lips, but as sweet as Elbow, gUiLLeMoTs are quirky, experimental and vastly entertaining to watch.
Hard Rock legends Motorhead are returning to the UK for their annual tour this November. This year the band will be supported on their 11 date run by British Punk bands Anti Nowhere League and UK Subs.
The Darkness have announced their return to touring with an extensive UK run in November 2011.
This is the original line-up's first tour since 2005, and the largest selection of British towns the band has performed in on one tour since they were still riding around in a clapped-out transit van.
The band have recently performed some intimate warm-up shows and a full-blown main stage 'comeback' show at this year's Download Festival.
Lykke Li @ The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Swedish indie-songstress whose debut album, Youth Novels, was produced by Bjorn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John. Sparkling pop songs meet dreamy ramblings on love, life and loss, with a voice to die for.
Four piece pop group, Wild Beasts are a mix of many different styles with songs that sound as different from each other as possible, with some almost operatic style vocals. They dare to be different, not wanting to be pigeon holed or conform to any norms, which is reflected in their unusual choice of musical arrangements, vocal styles and lyrics.
Monday 14th November
Madina Lake + Chiodos + Super Happy Fun Club + My Passion @ Sheffield Corporation
Currently working on their third studio album, 'World War III', which is due for release in the Autumn, the Chicago alt-rockers head to the UK for a series of dates in November.
Tuesday 15th November
The Eastpak Antidote Tour 2011: A Day To Remember + August Burns Red + The Ghost Inside + Living With Lions @ Manchester Academy
Europe's hottest punk rock tour is headlined by A Day To Remember, with support from August Burns Red, The Ghost Inside and Living With Lions.
This will be the seventh and final edition of the tour and is set to hit 11 countries across Europe during October and November.
Smashing Pumpkins + Ringo Deathstarr @ Brixton Academy, London
Billy Corgan brings Smashing Pumpkins - guitarist Jeff Schroeder, drummer Mike Byrne and bassist Nicole Fiorentino - to the UK this November for a seven date tour including two nights at London's O2 Academy Brixton.
The Smashing Pumpkins have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history and sold over 30 million albums. They are now hard at work putting the finishing touches on 'Oceania', which will mark their first full album since 2007's 'Zeitgeist'.
'Oceania' is "an album within an album", part of their in-progress 44-song work 'Teargarden By Kaleidyscope'. Featuring 13 new songs, 'Oceania' will be released in early 2012.
Reflections: The Cure @ Royal Albert Hall (RAH), London
The Cure bring their 'Reflections' show to London for a one-off date this November. The band will play their first three albums live in their entirety - from the punchy, offbeat, starkly unadorned songs of 'Three Imaginary Boys' (1979), through the increasingly shadowy and quixotic pieces of 'Seventeen Seconds' (1980), to the singular melancholic grandeur of 'Faith' (1981) - in a truly extraordinary concert experience.
Wednesday 16th November
Lana Del Rey @ Scala, London
The young American singer and internet sensation Lana Del Rey is being billed as the 'gangster Nancy Sinatra'. However, if you really want to see this girl play, prepare your bank balance for a smashing - over £100 for a ticket!
Thursday 17th November
gUiLLeMoTs + Kyla La Grange @ KOKO, London
Epic, tuneful music, as bizarre as it is beautiful, gUiLLeMoTs take the audience on a journey through a melting pot of synth, strings and jazz breaks with an overlying melody that breaks your heart and rouses, all at the same time. As odd as the Flaming Lips, but as sweet as Elbow, gUiLLeMoTs are quirky, experimental and vastly entertaining to watch.
Friday 18th November
Motorhead + Anti Nowhere League + UK Subs @ Manchester O2 Apollo
Hard Rock legends Motorhead are returning to the UK for their annual tour this November. This year the band will be supported on their 11 date run by British Punk bands Anti Nowhere League and UK Subs.
The Darkness + Crown Jewel Defence @ Birmingham O2 Academy
The Darkness have announced their return to touring with an extensive UK run in November 2011.
This is the original line-up's first tour since 2005, and the largest selection of British towns the band has performed in on one tour since they were still riding around in a clapped-out transit van.
The band have recently performed some intimate warm-up shows and a full-blown main stage 'comeback' show at this year's Download Festival.
Saturday 19th November
Lykke Li @ The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Swedish indie-songstress whose debut album, Youth Novels, was produced by Bjorn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John. Sparkling pop songs meet dreamy ramblings on love, life and loss, with a voice to die for.
Sunday 20th November
Wild Beasts + Braids @ Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Four piece pop group, Wild Beasts are a mix of many different styles with songs that sound as different from each other as possible, with some almost operatic style vocals. They dare to be different, not wanting to be pigeon holed or conform to any norms, which is reflected in their unusual choice of musical arrangements, vocal styles and lyrics.
Alabama 3 @ Leeds O2 Academy
Alabama 3 are back with renewed vigour for a new UK tour, and a new album, 'Shoplifting 4 Jesus', which is released on February 27th.
'Shoplifting 4 Jesus' was inspired by the London Riots, with frontman Larry Love stating "It was perfect for the record…a symphony of sirens."
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