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Bloc Party to headline NME Awards Tour

By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 3 November 2015

Bloc Party will headline this year’s NME Awards Tour With [But Not In] Austin, Texas. Supporting them will be Drenge, Rat Boy and Bugzy Malone.

Says NME Editor-in-chief Mike Williams: “The line-up for the NME Awards Tour 2016 With [But Not In, Don’t Forget] 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?”

Here is a list of both the tour dates and a selection of UK cities that couldn’t or wouldn’t plump up the sponsorship money for the NME’s awards and tour:

29 Jan: Cardiff, Great Hall
30 Jan: Southampton, Guildhall
1 Feb: Bristol, Academy
2 Feb: Nottingham, Rock City
4 Feb: Newcastle, Academy
5 Feb: Glasgow, Barrowlands
6 Feb: Manchester, Academy
8 Feb: Leeds, Academy
9 Feb: Cambridge, Corn Exchange
11 Feb: London, Brixton Academy
12 Feb: Birmingham Academy