The NME Awards tour line-up and dates for 2009 have been announced. This year's headliners are Glasvegas, who will be supported by Friendly Fires, White Lies, and Florence And The Machine.
Conor McNicholas, editor of NME says this: "This is a cracking line-up of deeply talented artists who produce music of real quality. All four acts boast the strongest and most distinctive new songwriters in Britain at the moment and the sheer quality of artists on the tour has meant it is being hailed as the strongest for years. Music fans are in for an absolute treat!"
Tickets for the tour went on sale this morning, and the dates are as follows:
29 Jan: Liverpool University
30 Jan: Glasgow Academy
1 Feb: Newcastle Academy
3 Feb: Sheffield Academy
4 Feb: Birmingham Academy
6 Feb: Manchester Academy
8 Feb: Leeds Academy
10 Feb: Lincolnshire Engine Shed
11 Feb: Nottingham Rock City
12 Feb: Norwich UEA
14 Feb: Cardiff University
15 Feb: Bristol Academy
16 Feb: Brighton Dome
17 Feb: Oxford Academy
19 Feb: Portsmouth Pyramid
20 Feb: Cambridge Corn Exchange
21 Feb: Brixton Academy