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Bloc Party to hit the road with Drenge and Rat Boy this January

Bloc Party's new album, Hymns, is out 29 January

 

Bloc Party on tour with Drenge, Rat Boy and Bugsy Malone, NME Awards Photo: Press

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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

Below: Bloc Party's best songs, ranked

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