Howard Jones Announces UK Tour

Howard Jones will embark on a nationwide UK tour on Wednesday 11th April at O2 Academy Bristol. This will be the first time that Howard will perform his first two studio albums Human’s Lib and Dream Into Action back to back, live in their entirety, on a full-scale nationwide UK tour.

Tickets for what promises to be an unforgettable tour of ground-breaking, classic electronic pop, will go on sale to the general public at 10am on Friday 2nd December by booking online from www.ticketweb.co.uk or from the 24 hour ticket hotline 0844 477 2000. Fans that can’t wait for the Friday December 2nd general ticket on-sale date, can take advantage of a special Ticket Pre-sale with Absolute 80’s radio at 10am on Wednesday 30th November via www.absolute80s.com and www.absoluteradio.co.uk/tickets.

HOWARD JONES APRIL 2012 UK TOUR:

O2 Academy Bristol - Wed April 11

O2 Academy Sheffield - Thurs April 12

O2 Academy Liverpool - Fri April 13

O2 Academy Birmingham - Sat April 14

O2 Academy Newcastle - Tues April 17

O2 ABC Glasgow - Wed April 18

O2 Academy Bournemouth - Fri April 20

O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London - Sat April 21

To coincide with the tour, Howard will present a weekly four-part radio series “Electronic 80s with Howard Jones” on Absolute Radio 80's. The first show will air at 8pm on Sunday December 4th on DAB, Freesat, Virgin Media, Sky, via the Absolute 80s smartphone app available for iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry, plus streamed online at absolute80s.com.

Human's Lib was first released on March 17th 1984. The album peaked at number 1 in the UK charts and spent 57 weeks in the top 40. The album includes the hit singles What Is Love?, New Song, Pearl In The Shell and Hide & Seek (the song Howard performed at Live Aid). Howard’s second album, Dream Into Action followed, and featured the hit singles Like To Get To Know You Well, Things Can Only Get Better, Look Mama, Life In One Day and the US number 1 No One Is To Blame.

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Capital FM presents The Biggest Secret Santa! Win Tickets to The Jingle Bell Ball

Play Secret Santa and win your friends tickets to the Jingle Bell Ball 

This year’s Jingle Bell Ball is just around the corner, and to get us all in the Christmas spirit, Capital FM is giving you the chance to play Secret Santa! The Biggest Secret Santa allows you to send seven lucky friends gifts from Capital FM including tickets to the Jingle Bell Ball, Xbox’s, laptops and much more.  

The line up for the ball this year couldn’t be better, as Saturday 3^rd December sees acts such as Rihanna, Calvin Harris and Olly Murs taking the stage. And Sunday 4^th December offers a celebration of the best British acts with Jessie J, JLS and Ed Sheeran. How exciting is that? And now that tickets have sold out, the only way to get into the ball is to play the game and gift seven of your friends by playing Secret Santa. 

Click here to play Secret Santa, and remember that to receive a gift you’ll have to get your friends to play along too. The more you give the more you’re likely to receive…  

http://on.fb.me/rRxrnI 

 

As part of the game your friends could also have the chance to bag amazing prizes such as an Xbox 360 Kinect, HTC Wildfire or Dell Inspiron laptop! There’s also Capital artist CDs, vouchers and signed merchandise up for grabs, so what are you waiting for?   

The only way to get in the Jingle Bell Ball is to play Secret Santa and gift your lucky friends tickets, so why not get playing Santa and don’t forget to get your friends to gift you back for your chance to win! What goes around comes around (hint hint)… http://on.fb.me/rRxrnI 

 

There’ll also be secret codes available that will enable you to play again, so keep your eyes peeled for more chances to play Santa! 

http://www.capitalfm.com/jingle-bell-ball/

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Warehouse Republic. BBC Radio Session 13th Jan

13 Jan, on the radio : Warehouse Republic got such a reaction when Brett Birks of BBC Radio WM played them in December that he booked them for a session. Tune in from 10pm via 95.6FM or listen on line at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/blackcountry/hi/

18 Feb, At the O2! : WR* play their biggest show to date. Doors are 6.30pm. The band's stage time is 8:20 p.m. With their second single, 'Ghost', out in March this is a great chance to catch them early. They are a very rock n roll show - tickets go on sale on Monday 10th January at 9:00 a.m. Tickets will be £15 on the door. 14+ with an adult, or 16+ with id. Advance tickets are £10.00 each and available now from http://www.warehouserepublic.com

Introducing in 2011: WAREHOUSE REPUBLIC

Debut single Revolver out now. A statement of intent, so far winning great reviews, single of the week, independent radio support and a BBC Introducing play. “Dirty blues-rock vibes... messy soulful guitar solo... delightfully dangerous” (Islington News). Movie actress, Rachel Hurd-Wood (Peter Pan, Dorian Gray, Perfume), appears in the film noir video directed by Pedro Brehm. Being banned from terrestrial TV by OfCom has not stopped it getting lots of play online http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I08d4Wh4xQ8

In November, the growing buzz had them promoted from to headliners at The 100 Club. They packed the world famous venue like a sardine tin and sent the crowd wild, back to basics style, with electric bluesy rock n roll. This was their first show as a full band and it was incendiary. “A young shambolic Rolling Stones” (Star Soaked Music). A minute of the action captured http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRTiYo8ozE4

“Band of the moment”. (Camden Journal). Not resting on their laurels, they ended 2010 by recording two more tracks for a follow up double A-side release in Spring 2011. Secret Garden Party was the first festival to book the band for July 2011 and live dates are being set up and sought for spring and beyond.

Callan Maloney (vocals) * Charlie Flynn (guitars) * Alex Howson (drums) * Ben Woolford (bass)

LIVE DATES 2011:
18th Feb - IndigO2 at O2 Arena £15.(£10 adv. via band site, 14+ w/adult/16+ w/ID. Doors 6.30pm. WR* 8pm)
13th March Huddersfield University
29th April - Clapham Grand (Headline)
More 2011 dates sought / to confirm
www.warehouserepublic.com * www.twitter.com/wrtweets * www.youtube.com/warehouserepublic

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Jason Derulo Announced for Key 103 Jingle Ball

Jason Derulo to rock the M.E.N Arena at Manchester’s biggest Christmas party


Chart topper Jason Derulo has been revealed as one of the acts performing in Key 103’s spectacular Jingle Ball, the city’s biggest Christmas party.

Jason joins a host of famous pop acts who will take to the stage on Wednesday 1^st December, as Key 103 brings their famous Jingle Ball to Manchester’s most renowned live music venue, the M.E.N Arena.

Open to all ages, the Jingle Ball is the must see event of Christmas 2010, whether it’s a special festive outing for the children or the office Christmas party, and will see this year’s hottest pop acts including The Saturdays, McFly and Olly Murs, perform in an evening of live music and entertainment.

Key 103's Station Director Gary Stein said “I am delighted that Jason Derulo is joining us for the Jingle Ball. Moving to the M.E.N Arena means that this year’s event is bigger and better than ever before and we have an incredible line up of chart acts that will be performing.

“However tickets are selling fast as more acts are announced so make sure you don’t miss out!”

Jason Derulo has sold over one million singles in the UK alone and over 12 million singles across the globe in less than 12 months, as well as receiving over a 1/4 billion hits on You Tube!

Listen in to Key 103 to hear all the Jingle Ball news in the run up to the event, including the latest announcements on the line up.

Tickets are on sale now priced at £25 and £30 from the M.E.N Arena Box Office, online at
www.men-arena.com or by calling 0844 847 8000.

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Key 103 Jingle Ball now rocking the MEN Arena

The year’s biggest pop acts will be taking to one massive stage this December as Manchester's No 1 Hit Music Station, Key 103, bring their famous Jingle Ball to Manchester’s M.E.N Arena.

Key 103’s ‘Jingle Ball Live’ on Wednesday 1^st December will be the hottest music event in Manchester this Christmas with a line up of artists that will give fans an evening of live music.

Key 103’s Station Director Gary Stein said ‘I am thrilled the Jingle Ball is getting even bigger this year and moving to the M.E.N Arena. Over the past four years the event has attracted some of pop’s biggest names including The Script, The Saturdays and Scouting for Girls and this year we have an incredible line up of chart acts who will be performing. Listen in to Key 103 to hear all the Jingle Ball news in the run up to the event’.

A spokesperson for the M.E.N Arena said: "We're delighted to be hosting Key 103 Jingle Ball Live on 1st December. Being held at the M.E.N Arena for the first time in its history means even more listeners can now celebrate Manchester's biggest party this Christmas."

Tickets for ‘Jingle Ball Live’ go on sale Monday 6th September at 9am priced at £25 and £30 from the M.E.N Arena Box Office, online at www.men-arena.com or by calling 0844 847 8000. Keep checking key103.co.uk/jingleball for the latest gig updates and news on confirmed acts.


Tickets for ‘Jingle Ball Live’ go on sale Monday 6th September at 9am priced at £25 and £30 from the M.E.N Arena Box Office or by Credit or Debit Card on 0844 847 8000 or online at www.men-arena.com (card bookings subject to a booking fee)

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Axed radio station BBC 6 Music returns to life

BBC 6 Music, which costs £6m a year to run and has a weekly audience of 695,000 listeners, was one of the victims of a cost-cutting exercise announced in February.

But two months on corporation insiders have suggested it will be re-branded as Radio 2 Extra and will feature many of the same DJs and much of the same playlist as it does now.

A BBC spokesman said the idea that 6 Music might be re-branded was “speculation”.

The apparent change of heart follows an outcry from both listeners and a number of musicians, among them David Bowie and Lily Allen.

A public consultation into the planned closure of 6 Music is scheduled to run until the end of next month.

The BBC Trust, the corporation’s watchdog, regards the station as “distinctive and well liked”, and Sir Michael Lyons, the trust’s chairman, has suggested he might ask Mark Thompson, the director-general, to save the service if there was a strong backlash against taking it off air.

One Facebook group set up to keep 6 Music on air has more than 78,000 members, while 1,000 fans demonstrated outside Broadcasting House last month. The British Phonographic Industry has also protested at the closure, claiming it will block a much needed outlet for new bands.

The head of Absolute Radio, a commercial rival formerly known as Virgin Radio, has said that he would be prepared to take over 6 Music from the BBC and run it more efficiently.

Speculation about a reprieve has come a week after the station was nominated for seven Sony awards, the Oscars of the radio industry.

Lauren Laverne, its star presenter, received two nominations, while Jarvis Cocker, the former frontman of Pulp, was nominated in the “rising star” category for his 6 Music show.

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Protest confirmed to stop 6 Music closure

A protest opposing the planned closure of BBC 6 Music has been confirmed to be held outside Broadcasting House this weekend.

Listeners of the station are being urged to turn up for the peaceful demonstration outside the BBC's West London headquarters at 12pm on March 27.

A number of famous speakers, DJs and live buskers have also been lined up for the event in order to create "an air of festivity".

Organisers of the protest wrote on the love6music website: "This is a celebration of our beloved station; a demonstration of support for the staff, musicians, and a collective show to the Consultation team that we do not want to lose our station.

"Come along to show your solidarity and support; bring a flask of tea and have a party all in the name of saving 6 Music."

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