MARC ALMOND has announced UK dates in Manchester, Bristol and London in June and July. See GIGS for details.
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SCRITTI POLITTI will play a short set at Bristol's Venn Festival on June 2nd at the city's Arnolfini Audutorium.
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KAJAGOOGOO will release a new single 'Rocket Boy' on June 25th.
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NEW ORDER have issued a statement to the effect that the band is still together following bassist PETER HOOK's comments that they have split up. Accoring to the statement 'Peter Hook can leave the band, but this doesn't mean the end of New Order'.
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CROWDED HOUSE will headline the first ever show at London's new O2 Indigo venue on June 28th, the same week in which they release a brand new single 'Don't Stop Now'.
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THE STRAY CATS will play their first US tour for fifteen years this summer which includes shows with ZZ TOP and THE PRETENDERS. See GIGS for all the dates.
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ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN will headline this year's Falmouth Festival on August 24th with support from Badly Drawn Boy.
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ADAM ANT will publish his autobiography 'Stand & Deliver' as a paperback on September 7th with a new chapter written to bring the story right up to date.
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GEORGE MICHAEL's concert in Bratislava at the weekend has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.
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DEBBIE HARRY dueted with Lily Allen on The US's TV show 'The Today Show' last week. The singers performed BLONDIE's 'Heart Of Glass' as part of a four-song Blondie set.
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