where's the gigs: beth orton, goldfrapp and more

Beth Orton has announced a one-off date with The Magic Numbers at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall where she will play the whole of her debut album, Trailer Park, for the first time ever. The gig is part of a series of shows celebrating 18 years of the Heavenly Recordings label, and also to celebrate the expanded reissue of Orton’s 1996 album complete with a bonus disc of B-sides. Tickets cost £20 and go on sale to the general public tomorrow, but Southbank Centre members can buy them now. Other artists taking part in the series include Saint Etienne, Dot Allison and recent signing Jaymay.

12/09 Doves, Cherry Ghost + guests, Royal Festival Hall
13/09 The Magic Numbers, Beth Orton + guests, Queen Elizabeth Hall
13/09 Edwyn Collins, The Rocking Birds + Loose Salute, Purcell Room
14/09 Saint Etienne, Little Ones + Dot Allison, Queen Elizabeth Hall
14/09 Nada Surf, Jaymay + Dr Robert, Purcell Room 

Trailer Park: Legacy Edition bonus disc
01 Safety
02 It’s Not The Spotlight
03 Galaxy of Emptiness [live]
04 Pedestal
05 Touch Me With Your Love [instrumental]
06 It’s This I Am Find
07 Bullet
08 Best Bit [early version]
09 Best Bit
10 Skimming Stone
11 Dolphins [feat. Terry Callier]
12 Lean On Me [feat. Terry Callier]
13 I Love How You Love Me

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Fresh from their big show at Lovebox this weekend, Goldfrapp have announced a new UK tour starting at the end of October. Alison and Will play the following venues:

23/10 Corn Exchange, Cambridge
25/10 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
26/10 De Montford Hall, Leicester
28/10 Colston Hall, Bristol
29/10 Guildhall, Southampton
31/10 University, Liverpool
02/11 Apollo, Manchester
03/11 Academy, Leeds
07/11 Tripod, Dublin
09/11 Brixton Academy, London 

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Before then, you’ll get the chance to see Brazilian chart botherers CSS on the road as they tour in support of their new album Donkey, out this week. Catch them here:

05/10 Leadmill, Sheffield
06/10 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
07/10 Waterfront, Norwich
09/10 Kasbah, Coventry
10/10 Academy, Manchester
12/10 Liquid Room, Edinburgh
13/10 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
14/10 Thekla, Bristol
15/10 Concorde, Brighton

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And before all that even, teenage noiseniks Rolo Tomassi set out on a 14-date headline tour of the nation, kicking off with a launch party for their debut album Hysterics on September 22nd (the release date). Full details:

22/09 Old Blue Last, London
23/09 The Croft, Bristol
24/09 Sanctuary, Birmingham
25/09 Brudenell Club, Leeds
26/09 Barfly, Glasgow
27/09 Bodega Social, Nottingham
28/09 Junction, York
29/09 Portland Arms, Cambridge
30/09 Firebug, Leicester
01/10 Jailhouse, Hereford
02/10 Fuzz Club, Sheffield
03/10 Guildhall, Gloucester
05/10 iBar, Bournemouth
06/10 Freebutt, Brighton 

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But wait, there’s more. It was announced today that Kimmie Rhodes will join her longtime friend Emmylou Harris as the opening act for her September tour. Kimmie will be over in the UK promoting her new single ‘I’ve Been Loved By You’, with the previously unreleased B-side ‘Love & Happiness For You’ co-written with Emmylou and sung with Willie Nelson, from her umpteenth album Walls Fall Down. Catch her (and maybe Emmylou too) at the following venues:

07/09 North Wales Country Music Festival, Llandudno
08/09 The New Roscoe, Leeds
09/09 Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow [with Emmylou Harris]
10/09 City Hall, Newcastle [with Emmylou Harris]
11/09 Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare
12/09 National Stadium, Dublin [with Emmylou Harris]
13/09 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester [with Emmylou Harris]
14/09 Hammersmith Apollo, London [with Emmylou Harris] 

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Alan Pedder

Written by: Wears The Trousers magazine

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