The Libertines reunion proper may have materialised years after most children of the Camden indie scene gave up caring whether Carl and Pete would ever get back together, but the group’s solid comeback record Anthems For Doomed Youth seems to have proven that beneath the 10-year tabloid furore, a band of value still remain. They’re taking it around UK arenas after Christmas (21-30 Jan, tour starts SSE Hydro, Glasgow) …
Ellie Goulding returns for third album Delirium in November with (marginally less) feathery vocals and a bit of the Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack in tow; the accompanying tour begins in the spring (8-24 Mar, tour starts Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff) …
The highest-profile force behind gender subversiveness in the early 00s, Peaches pioneered the shock tactics that have been watered down and slotted into today’s new pop order. If it’s the original you’re interested in, she’s touring her new record Rub (2-6 Dec, tour starts Art School, Glasgow) …
Finally, combining rap and thrashing hardcore, New Jersey duo Ho99o9 (AKA Horror) tour the UK for the first time in December (7-11 Dec, tour starts 100 Club, W1).