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The Thrills - Tues 16th October 2007.
Oran Mor, Glasgow
www.myspace.com/thethrillsofficial
With new album 'Teenager' out now, The Thrills are bringing their new tracks and Irish Beach Boys styled melodic indie-pop to Glasgow. Tickets are on sale now.

Robyn - Tues 6th November 2007.
Classic Grand, Glasgow
www.myspace.com/robynmyspace
Currently at No 5 in the charts, the Swedish popstar found fame with 'Show me love' and is now back with a new album and new sound.

Beirut - Wed 7th November 2007.
The Arches, Glasgow
www.myspace.com/beirut
Beirut create music that you have to make the time to listen to. Barely out of his teens, Zach Condon the young face behind Beirut, is one of the brightest new talents to emerge from 2006. A Multi-instrumentalist, he has the same immeausurable talent that Sufjan Stevens possesses.Tickets are onsale Monday 13th August at 9am.

Also Just announced....Emma Pollock will be playing with Devendra Banhart in the Arches on the 23rd August.Unsane will be playing in Nice N Sleazy on 19th October.Satin Peaches are supporting Menomena at Nice N Sleazy on 26th September.Dirty Projectors are to play Nice N Sleazy on 24th November.

Franz Ferdinand have announced a number of Scottish shows in September. The band played a brace of low-key shows at Glasgow’s Grand Ole Opry in June of this year.

The low-key tour, on which they will play a number of new songs alongside old favourites, calls in at a number of Scottish towns previously un-visited by the band.
The full list of shows are as follows:
SEPTEMBER
9th Stirling Fubar (08700 600 100 / www.pclpresents.com)
10th Inverness Raigmore (0871 2200260 / www.seetickets.com)
11th Fort William Ba Club (0871 2200260 / www.seetickets.com)
18th Dundee Fat Sams (08700 600 100 / www.pclpresents.com)
19th Aberdeen Moshulu (01224572876 / www.ticketweb.co.uk)
21st Portree Community Centre (0871 2200260 / www.seetickets.com)
24th Shetland Whiteness & Weisdale Hall (01595 692114 / www.seetickets.com)

Tickets for the shows are priced at £15 and are available via the phone numbers / web addresses above.Tickets will be going on sale on Saturday 28th July 2007 at 9am and will be limited to 4 per person except Shetland which is limited to 2 per person.

The White Striped have announced that they will embark on a UK tour later this year, hitting Glasgow on Octobe 26th.

The Detroit twosome will play the SECC as the very first date on their tour which will also visit Manchester,Newcastle,Birmingham,Cardiff,Sheffield,Nottingham, and London.

Tickets go on sale Friday July 13th!

TIckets for T in the Park 2008 go on sale today at 9am at www.tinthepark.com or www.ticketmaster.co.uk at £140 camping and £120 for weekend only.

Have you got yours?

Well maybe not, but global CD sales have fallen more than had been expected, according to an industry reports.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said sales in 2006 dropped to 1.7bn, compared with 1.9bn in 2005.

On a happy note, digital music sales doubled last year, but overall music sales have still sadly sunk. IFPI chairman John Kennedy told BBC News: "While digital sales have grown as expected, physical sales have fallen by more than expected.

"Unfortunately this trend has continued in 2007. Physical sales continues top drop at a faster pace than we hoped for, particularly in the US and now also in the UK." However, Kennedy predicted that digital sales could grow by a further 50 per-cent this year.

Illegal downloads are not included in the figures but it is thought that there are 20 illegal downloads for every one legal download worldwide. Kennedy insisted that, and we're sure our readers will agree, "music is more popular than ever" but claims the recording industry is suffering from the much publicised piracy issues including CD copying. Kennedy is calling on the government and internet service providers to help curb the spread of piracy.

So basically, piracy = evil. Or does it? Discuss.

The final additions to this year’s T in the Park line-up has been announced as The Bravery on the Radio1/NME Stage, Jamie Scott & The Town in the King Tut’s Tent and Ross Copperman in the Pet Sounds Arena!

The full line-up for the legendary T-Break stage has also been confirmed,with up and coming acts such as The Ads, Flood of Red, Amy Macdonald, Drive-By Argument, Colin MacIntyre, The Law and Figure 5 taking to the T-Break stage over the weekend. Visit the T-Break line-up page for full details.

Also the much loved Celidh Tent returns to T in the Park, once again boasting the best in Scottish Traditional artistes. So why not take a break from the Main Stage and get your dancing shoes on! Visit the Celidh Tent line-up page for full details.

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Biffy Clyro have been chosen by the Red Hot Chili Peppers to be the main support at their Hampden Park gig on 23 August 2007.

Along with the Chilis, Ayrshire band Biffy have also been invited to support the Rolling Stones in Barcelona on 21 June and Rome on 6 July.

On 23 June, Biffy will support Muse at Paris' Parc des Princes stadium, straight after their slot at Glastonbury! If that wasn't enough, they will also support The Who at Dublin's Marlay Park on 29 June.

After a summer of festivals and support slots, Biffy will headline their own tour in November 2007. The tour will include two awesome hometown shows at Glasgow Barrowland on 7 and 8 November!