White Lies

White Lies

It has discovered the likes of Muse, The Killers and the Arctic Monkeys and next year’s Shockwaves NME Awards Tour is back and bigger than ever! Scooping the much coveted headline slot are electrifying Scottish rebel rousers Glasvegas, who are set to kick off 2009 in style by taking their uplifting indie anthems to seventeen towns across the country this New Year.

Offering formidable support are Hertfordshire indie-dance outfit Friendly Fires, West London three piece White Lies, and flamboyant South London songstress Florence And The Machine, in what is undeniably one of the strongest line ups music fans have seen in a long time.

Since winning the prestigious Philip Hall Radar Award at last year’s Shockwaves NME Awards, Glasvegas have been tipped for the top by industry insiders, the release of the self-titled debut album storming to number two in early September. Frontman James Allan said: “We’ll bring champagne instead of Buckfast. Imagine Motley Crue on an NME Awards tour!”

Following closely behind, Friendly Fires guitarist Edd Gibson gives a nod to some interesting collaborations whilst on the road: “We might get a ‘Feed The World’-style thing going on!”

Meanwhile White Lies fuels rumours of on-stage partnerships with singer Harry McVeigh declaring: “We get on well with Glasvegas and Friendly Fires. We’ve got something in mind…”

Kicking off proceedings with the opening slot, Florence And The Machine is keen to bring some friendly banter to the tour bus, Florence adding: “It’s good to have some rivalry. We’ll all be trying to outdo each other, which pushes each band to be better!”

SHOCKWAVES NME AWARDS TOUR 2009 dates in full:

Thurs 29th Jan Liverpool University

Fri 30th Jan Glasgow Academy

Sun 1st Feb Newcastle Academy

Tues 3rd Feb Sheffield Academy

Wed 4th Feb Birmingham Academy

Fri 6th Feb Manchester Academy

Sun 8th Feb Leeds Academy

Tues 10th Feb Lincolnshire Engine Shed

Wed 11th Feb Nottingham Rock City

Thurs 12th Feb Norwich UEA

Sat 14th Feb Cardiff University

Sun 15th Feb Bristol Academy

Mon 16th Feb Brighton Dome

Tues 17th Feb Oxford Academy

Thurs 19th Feb Portsmouth Pyramid

Fri 20th Feb Cambridge Corn Exchange

Sat 21st Feb Brixton Academy

The 17 date extravaganza is an established must-see on the music calendar and is a precursor to the infamous Shockwaves NME Awards 2009, which will take place at the legendary home of rock ‘n’ roll, Brixton Academy on Wednesday 25th February 2009.