Bloc Party, Drenge, Rat Boy and Bugsy Malone have been announced as the line-up of the NME Awards tour 2016. See full dates below.
Tickets for the annual awards tour will be available on pre-sale at 9am this Wednesday, 4 November while general sale tickets will be online for purchase at 9am on Friday, 6 November.
Bloc Party will be supported by the Nottingham rock duo Drenge, the up-and-coming London trabadour Rat Boy and Manchester grime artist Bugzy Malone. This will be the set line-up for every date.
Speaking about the tour, NME's editor-in-chief, said: "The line-up for the NME Awards Tour 2016 with Austin, Texas is amazing for UK music fans – where else next February could you see three of the most exciting, game-changing new artists around, as well as a bona fide festival headliner in such an intimate setting?"
Listen to Bloc Party's 'The Love Within' below
Bloc Party has recently announced the details of their new album, HYMNS, including a release date, a tracklist and a handful of new tracks online for your listening pleasure.
Check out the dates for the NME Awards tour 2016, below. Tickets are on sale from 9am on Friday 6 November. For tickets visit here.
29 January - Cardiff, Great Hall
30 January - Southampton, O2 Guildhall
01 February - Bristol, O2 Academy
02 February - Nottingham, Rock City
04 February - Newcastle, O2 Academy
05 February - Glasgow, Barrowland
06 February - Manchester, Academy
08 February - Leeds, O2 Academy
09 February - Cambridge, Corn Exchange
11 February - London, O2 Academy Brixton
12 February - Birmingham, O2 Academy
