The Indie News Round Up

Today is Monday, March 19th

the Weather today crappy
it snow durring the morning rush
and it warm up to melt away the morning snow
and today hi was about 40*

And i as a blogger got punk aging

On friday i reported as Breaking news that the white stripes have book dates for the it world tour and it will start in vancouver and end in detroit on October 2nd at the Madsonic temple Theaher in surrport of "Icky Thump" but this morning the stripes Management Issueds a qucik reaction say that the dates are total in correct and it blame the NME

Here the Statment:

With unbridled enthusiasm for the June release of Icky Thump, the NME.com has printed a North American tour routing that holds no semblance of reality. Indeed, it looks like their journalists simply found and printed the tour routing the band did in support of their 2005 release, Get Behind Me Satan.

In fact, The White Stripes have yet to confirm their North American routing as of yet. But we are happy to say that it will include all 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada, as well as the remaining 16 states of the United States the band have yet to play. A few major markets that have been journeyed to in the past will be also be included.

The North American tour will start in the state of Tennessee.

Best Regards,
The White Stripes’ Management

There making refence to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in near by Manchester, Tennessee which they will played on June 17th.

so we have to hold our beathe for a anywhere in detroit tour date, meanwhiel the artwork for Icky Thump was posted all over SXSW, here the Link from web Vomit.

But Anwsering the called to played detroit will be Dinosaur Jr who will be releaseing Beyond which will bereleased on May 1st.

But you have to go to Ann Arbor, they will play the Blind Pig on June 3rd and 4th in Ann Arbor.

And Speaking of gig a few gig to drop by if you are planing a late auguest trip to the UK

the Headliners for the for Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals have been announced. the festival will tale place on August 24 to 26 at Little Johns Farm, Reading, and Bramham Park, Leeds.

The Headliners on the main stage will be Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Smashing Pumpkins

the full line up is below

Friday at Reading / Saturday at Leeds

Main Stage
Razorlight
Kings Of Leon
Interpol
Maximo Park
The Gossip
Gogol Bordello

Radio One/NME Stage
Ash
Brand New
The Subways
Enter Shikari

Saturday at Reading / Sunday at Leeds

Main Stage
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Arcade Fire
Bloc Party
Panic! At The Disco
Angels And Airwaves

Radio One/NME Stage
The View
We Are Scientists
Biffy Clyro
The Twang

Sunday at Reading / Friday at Leeds

Main Stage
The Smashing Pumpkins
Nine Inch Nails
Lostprophets
Fall Out Boy
Funeral For A Friend
+44

Radio One/NME Stage
Klaxons
LCD Soundsystem
CSS

and you know there will be more to come

and to wrap up this Indie news roind up

but, More close to home, accoring to Web Vomit via Pollstar.com

The First two act have been confrimed for the rename
"Comerica CityFest" [Formaly Comerica Tastefest]

that Afrobeat musician Femi Kuti and "Weird Al" Yankovic will played comerica city fest on the July 4th weekend now accroing to Pollstar, Femi Kuti will played on July 4th and "Weird Al" Yankovic will play [i think] the main stage July 5th.

and you know there will be more to come.