Desert Planet 10th anniversary tour

Desert Planet will be touring Germany in June to celebrate their 10th anniversary:

06/08 - West Germany, Berlin
06/09 - Club Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe
06/10 - Rote Sonne, München
06/11 - Radio freeFM (LIVE STREAM radio-show), Ulm
06/12 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg
06/14 - Waldbühne (Open-air Concert), Castrop-Rauxel
06/15 - Kanal21 (tv-show), Bielefeld
06/17 - Kulturzentrum Schlachthof, Bremen
06/18 - Kühlhaus, Flensburg
06/19 - Alternative Treibsand, Lübeck

The Finnish bit-poppers will also be releasing the new compilation album "Extra ball" on May 28 via 9pm Records in GAS and later on at home via Stupido.

Ja Ja Ja showcase at The Great Escape, more

Ja Ja Ja will be throwing a special Nordic showcase on May 14 for the occasion of London's Great Escape Festival featuring Susanne Sundfør, Jaakko & Jay and For a Minor Reflection. More details: https://www.jajajamusic.com/news.php?id=33
Other Scandinavian acts performing at this year's festival include Choir Of Young Believers, Erik Hassle, Simon Says No!, Ingrid Olava, Joensuu 1685, Megaphonic Thrift, Seabear, Vuk and possibly others, but I can't tell because their website is a piece of shit.

New Euro dates for Jens Lekman

Jens Lekman has lined up a new set of European tourdates:

08/01 - Whelans, Dublin (IRL)
08/03 - Union Chapel, London (UK)
08/04 - Nouveau Casino, Paris (FRA)
08/05 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
08/07 - Strand, Stockholm (SWE)
08/09 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
08/10 - Kunst, Hamburg (GER)
08/11 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
08/13 - Way Out West, Göteborg (SWE)

Rubik to tour US in June

Finnish act Rubik will be touring the US with Christian rockers mewithoutYou and David Bazan:

06/02 - Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO
06/03 - Granada, Lawrence, KS
06/04 - Marquis Theatre, Denver, CO
06/05 - Murray Theater, Murray, UT
06/07 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
06/08 - Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR
06/10 - The Boardwalk, Orangevale, CA
06/11 - Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA
06/12 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
06/13 - Martini Ranch, Scottsdale, AZ
06/15 - Emo's, Austin, TX
06/16 - The Door, Dallas, TX
06/17 - Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK
06/18 - Outland Ballroom, Springfield, MO
06/19 - Juanita's, Little Rock, AR
06/20 - M-Lounge, Birmingham, AL
06/21 - Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN
06/22 - Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
06/24 - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia, SC
06/25 - The Square Room, Knoxville, TN
06/26 - The Madhatter, Covington, KY
06/27 - The Eagle Theater, Pontiac, MI

Robyn to play special London gig in June

Robyn will be making her first live appearance in the UK since 2008 at the Heaven Club in London on June 17. Tickets here: https://robyn.com/tickets

Traktor on tour

Upcoming tourdates for Traktor:

05/05 - Fritz's Corner @ Lilla Hotellbaren, Stockholm (SWE)
05/07 - Raw, Eskilstuna (SWE)
05/13 - Dog's Home, Tampere (FIN)
05/14 - Semifinal, Helsinki (FIN)
05/15 - Sosis, Turku (FIN)
05/18 - Café Mic, Vänersborg (SWE)
05/19 - Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
05/20 - KTS, Freiburg (GER)
05/21 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
05/22 - Zoro, Leipzig (GER)
05/24 - Venster, Vienna (AUS)
05/25 - Alte Welt, Linz (AUS)
05/26 - Papperla, Bolzano (ITA)
05/27 - PMK, Innsbruck (AUS)
05/28 - Cobra, Solingen (GER)
05/29 - Sächsischer Bahnhof, Gera (GER)

jj European dates

Europeans will get the chance to personally witness the jj live trainwreck next month:

05/21 – Point Ephemere, Paris (FRA)
05/22 – Europavox Festival, Clermont Ferrand (FRA)
05/23 – Comet, Berlin (GER)
05/25 – The Charlatan, Gent (BEL)
05/26 – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)

Shout Out Louds fall tourdates

Shout Out Louds have lined up a few new fall tourdates:

09/22 - Rentless Garage, London (UK)
09/23 - Ruby Lounge, Manchster (UK)
09/24 - King Tuts, Glasgow (UK)
09/25 - The Social Brudenell Club, Leeds (UK)
10/13 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
10/14 - Ubu, Rennes (FRA)
10/16 - Marche Gare, Lyon (FRA)
11/02 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)

Elin Ruth Sigvardsson on tour

Elin Ruth Sigvardsson is touring Germany and Switzerland at the end of the month:

04/22 - Kampnagel, Hamburg (GER)
04/23 - Kesselhaus, Berlin (GER)
04/24 - Tante Ju, Dresden (GER)
04/26 - Nato, Leipzig (GER)
04/27 - Schocken, Stuttgart (GER)
04/28 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
04/29 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
04/30 - Ebullition, Bulle (CH)
05/01 - Kaserne, Basel (CH)
05/25 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
05/26 - Aufsturz, Berlin (GER)

Next Ja Ja Ja confirmed

Ja Ja Ja has announced their next showcase which is set for May 20, curated by Stuart Clarke of Music Week, and will feature the artists Snorri Helgason, No and the Maybes and Mariam "Manna" Jäntti. More info: https://www.jajajamusic.com/events.php?id=16

"Tomorrow, in a year" comes to London

The Knife will be taking their "Tomorrow, in a year" electro-opera to London in July. Full details at the group's newly revamped website: https://theknife.net/tomorrow-in-a-year-the-opera-comes-to-london

Villa Nah in the UK

Finnish duo Villa Nah will be heading to the UK for a few dates in May to support the release of their new single on Moshi Moshi:

05/07 - Metalwerks, Islington
05/08 - Urban Outfitters, Oxford Street
05/09 - The Drop, Stoke Newington
05/10 - Barfly, Camden

Movits! to the UK, elsewhere

Swedish hip-hop group Movits! will be touring Europe this summer:

06/05 - Wilvarin Festival (GER)
06/17 - tbc, Brighton (UK)
06/18 - Bangers & Mash @ McQueen, Hoxton, London (UK)
06/19 - Paradise Gardens Festival, Victoria Park, London (UK)
06/19 - Electro Swing @ The Book Club, Shoreditch, London (UK)
06/20 - Tooting Tram & Social, London (UK)
06/21 - Sixty Million Postcards, Bournemouth (UK)
06/22 - tbc, Bristol (UK)
06/23-27 - Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury (UK)
07/14 - Veszprem Street Music Festival, Veszprem (HUN)

Volcano defeats The Mary Onettes

The Mary Onettes have been forced to cancel their US tour due to the Icelandic volcano disrupting all European air traffic.

Junip on tour

Junip, José González' full band project, will be touring this summer:

05/28 - Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona (ESP)
06/08 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
06/09 - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY
06/10 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
06/12 - Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
06/13 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
06/16 - Eagle Rock Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA
06/18 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
06/19 - Vera Project, Seattle, WA
07/21 - De Affaire Festival, Nijmgen (NL)
07/23 - Boomtown Festival, Gent (BEL)
08/12 - Haldern Pop Festival, Rees-Haldern am Niederrhein (GER)
08/12 - Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg (SWE)
08/15 - Summer Sundae Festival, Leicester (UK)