Originally written by Colin Roberts · 16 March 2006
Two of Bella Union's finest have announced some rather spiffy new UK tour dates. Gosh! Here they are...
Have you noticed that DiS likes Bella Union yet? I mean, with a roster that includes My Latest Novel, Explosions in the Sky, Devics and more, you'd be stupid not to like them. Two of their finest; Howling Bells, the atmospheric antipodean four-piece and Mazarin, the melodic psychedelic popsters have announced some dates. They're not just like, calendars or whatever, on these dates they will actually PLAY SOME SHOWS. You should totally go to them.
Howling Bells
March 17 Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire 18 Glasgow School Of Art 20 Liverpool Liverpool University 22 Manchester Club Academy 23 Nottingham Social 29 London Garage (with The Young Knives)
April 7 London Barfly 16 Dublin Village (with Isobel Campbell) 20 London Oh! Bar (Camden Crawl) 20 London Legion (Sonic Cathedral)
May 6 Bristol University (NME New Music Tour 2006) 7 Cardiff University (NME New Music Tour 2006) 8 Wolverhampton Wulfrun (NME New Music Tour 2006) 19 Brighton Zap Club (Drowned in Sound stage; The Great Escape Festival)
More after the commercial break...
Mazarin
April 5 Dublin Sugar Club 6 Belfast Speakeasy 7 Glasgow King Tuts 9 Manchester Roadhouse 10 Birmingham Academy 11 London Water Rats