By Monk
As the rays of light at the end of the post-lockdown tunnel grow better and threaten to match the summer heatwave we’re currently enjoying, a whole raft of new tours have been announced.
Punk veterans The Professionals are the first to step up to the plate, with five dates – their first in three years – under banner of the ‘Pretty Vaccinated Tour’ at the end of August:
Indie popsters Kiwi Jr then plan to pop across the pond and join us for a handful of shows in February:
- Friday 11 – London, Dalston Victoria
- Sunday 13 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
- Monday 14 – Manchester, Night & Day
- Tuesday 15 – Bristol, Louisiana
They will be hotly followed by the return of Japanese metalcore noisemakers Crystal Lake, who will play six dates as part of an extensive European run of shows:
The end of February also sees Hundred Reasons kicking off their first headline tour in a decade, with a run of nine dates:
In today’s final announcement, blues rock maestro Kris Barras has confirmed his biggest headline tour to date, with 15 shows keeping him and his band on the road for most of March: