There's been a bit of rejig on the line-up for Carling's New Kings show which takes place at London's Islington Academy on Thursday (12 Jan). Kano has been added to the bill, which already boasts The Magic Numbers and Graham Coxon. The MOBO Best Newcomer replaces Hard-Fi, who had originally been billed to play.
The official line on Hard-Fi's withdrawal from the bill is that they had to drop out "due to other commitments", although Contact Music say the band refused to do the show after learning it was a Carling branded event, quoting frontman Richard Archer as saying: "We weren't happy with all the connotations. We thought it was just a show, then it seemed we were promoting brands."