A flick through their discography suggests that Chase & Status have had their sights set on the cavernous O2 for some time; finally the duo get their wish with their debut arena tour (31 Oct-16 Nov, tour starts Capital FM Arena, Nottingham) …
Also ascending to new heights, Japanese four-piece Bo Ningen bring their raucous psych-punk to bear on their first headline tour in October (10-29 Oct, tour starts The Scala, N1) …
Hyped Harlem rapper Azealia Banks will take a break from her busy schedule of Twitter spats and high-profile collaborations to visit the UK (30 Nov, Brixton Academy, SW9) …
Come new year, strong-jawed songwriter Newton Faulkner will be emoting his way around the UK, dreadlocks in tow (11 Feb-7 Mar 2014, tour starts Edinburgh Picture House, gigsinscotland.com) …
And London clubland supremos Bloc continue their bounce back from last year's festival mishap with an Autumn season of delights, including electro pioneer Dopplereffekt and Brit IDM veteran Clark (28 Sep-14 Dec, Autumn Studios, E3).
