'04 Rocks! Already! eMo Tour News...

Fresh from chart success with comeback single 'The Great Test', Britrockers Hundred Reasons have announced more shows early next year.

The tour will be preceded by an NME Brats show in London, with Thrice and Coheed and Cambria also making an appearance. Supports for their headline tour are yet to be announced.

FEBRUARY 2004
10 London Astoria (NME Brats show)

MARCH 2004
09 Bristol Academy
10 Nottingham Rock City
12 Manchester Academy
13 Glasgow Barrowland
14 Newcastle University
15 Birmingham Academy
17 Norwich U.E.A.
18 Portsmouth Pyramid Center
20 Exeter University
22 Cardiff University
23 Dublin Ambassador
24 Belfast Limelight
25 Liverpool Academy

Thrice's appearance will also coincide with some shows of their own. As yet, only three dates have been announced:

MARCH 2004
02 Brighton Concorde
04 Birmingham Academy
05 Manchester University

Also making their way over to our fair shores for their debut UK tour are New Jersey's My Chemical Romance, whose current album was produced by Thursday vocalist Geoff Rickly. Current dates are as follows, with more to be added.

JANUARY 2004
13 Manchester Night and Day
14 Birmingham BAR Academy
15 London Barfly

Rising UK emo rockstars The Holiday Plan have been announced as the main support for the Matchbook Romance tour in January. Further support comes from Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett's other band, Jackson. Dates as follows:

JANUARY 2004
21 Newport TJs
22 Birmingham Academy 2
23 Leeds Cockpit
24 Newcastle University
26 Glasgow King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
27 Manchester Academy 3
29 London Underworld
30 Southampton The Joiners
31 Oxford Zodiac

The London-based quartet will be following the tour with their own shows (below), ably assisted by the wonderful Get Up Kids-style pop of My Awesome Compilation.

FEBRUARY 2004
23 Leeds Josephs Well
24 Liverpool Barfly
25 Newcastle University
26 York Fibbers
27 Glasgow Barfly
28 Sheffield Fez
29 Cardiff Barfly

MARCH 2004
01 Birmingham Academy 3
02 Manchester Roadhouse
04 London Underworld

Other tour rumours are currently being flung around the internet like crayons at a nursery, with shows being booked by Welsh metallers Hondo Maclean amongst others. We'll keep you informed!