Birmingham band Peace are coming home, treating themselves to a Midlands warm-up before tackling the north/south divide of Reading and Leeds festivals over the August bank holiday weekend (The Institute, Birmingham, 27 Aug) …
French pop star Petite Meller – her of the highly questionable aesthetics (see the video for her summer smash Baby Love, in which she prances like a rag doll Lolita around an African village) and Freud enthusiasm – has announced a show, suitably, at London’s headquarters of camp, Heaven (WC2, 15 Oct) …
For pop that is slightly less flamboyant – but does outrageously stretch the boundaries of what could be considered original songcraft – there’s Duke Dumont, whose London show goes on sale this Tuesday (KOKO, NW1, 30 Sep) …
John Newman has announced two November dates (Albert Hall, Manchester, 22 Nov; KOKO, NW1, 23 Nov) …
Finally, fresh from capping off Radio 1’s 20-years-in-Ibiza celebrations, a newly reunited Faithless have announced a short run of UK arena shows (25 Nov-5 Dec, tour starts The Hydro, Glasgow).
