Originally written by Mike Diver · 28 February 2007
Recent XL signing Jack Peñate - whose 'Second, Minute Or Hour' was heard on the last DiS podcast no less (download here) - is heading out on a frankly massive tour in a matter of days.
The 22-year-old singer/songwriter sort - that's him pictured! - is much-tipped for the year, by many a shady insider. He's set to release an five-track EP via XL soon, but get yourself along to one of these dates to get ahead of the pack:
March 2 Southend Chinnerys 3 Southampton Lennons 4 Hastings Brass Monkeys 6 Hertford Marquee 7 Northampton Soundhaus 9 Winchester Railway 10 Tunbridge Wells Forum 11 Swindon Brunel Rooms 24 Bedford Esquires 25 Peterborough Met Lounge 27 York Fibbers 28 Nottingham Social 29 Preston 53 Degrees 30 Birmingham Barfly 31 Wakefield Escobar
April 2 Brighton Engine Room 3 Bristol Louisiana 4 Reading Fez 5 Norwich Arts Centre 6 Cambridge Soul Tree 7 Leeds Cockpit 9 Aberdeen Tunnels 10 Glasgow Nice and Sleazy's 11 Newcastle Cluny 12 Sheffield The Plug 14 Derby Victoria Inn 15 Hull Adelphi 16 Manchester Night & Day 17 Birmingham Bar Academy 18 London ICA 21 Cardiff Barfly 22 Oxford Zodiac 23 Leicester Sumo
Photograph by Ewan Spencer