Hole have announced a trio of tour dates across the UK.

The band, now featuring ex-Larrikin Love guitarist Micko, are set to release brand new album ‘Nobody’s Daughter’ in April. They then take to the road in May for a short tour across the country.

They play the following places. Tickets are on sale from 9am on Thursday 4th March and expected to sell out quickly:

May
3 – Glasgow O2 Academy
5 – London Brixton O2 Academy
9 – Birmingham O2 Academy

Mos Def has announced a return to the UK for a trio of tour dates.

The rapper hits these shores in support of current album ‘The Ecstatic’ and forthcoming single ‘History’ on April 19th. If that wasn’t enough, he’s also on two of the tracks on the new Gorillaz album ‘Plastic Beach’, out March 8th.

We doubt Gorillaz’ Murdoch and co will make an appearance at this tour, but it’s going to be ace anyway so get your tickets now.

Tickets for the rare live appearances are £25 in ‘the regions’ and a tiny bit more expensive in London, because everyone knows Londoners are rich and eat caviar for breakfast.

April
13 – Glasgow O2 Academy
14 – Bristol O2 Academy
15 – London Shepherds Bush Empire

Atlanta quartet Deerhunter have announced a short-but-sweet UK tour this May.

The band, currently working on new material in the US, are set to head to these shores before trotting off around Europe.

They play the following places, including a slot at All Tomorrow’s Parties, where Bradford Cox’s project Atlas Sound will also play:

May
4 – Manchester Club Academy
5 – Leeds Cockpit
6 – London Heaven
8 – Minehead ATP
10 – Brighton Concorde

Tickets for all dates are on sale now.

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Phoenix have been announced as the headliner for this year’s Field Day event.

The French band, fresh from winning a gong at this year’s Grammy awards for their ace ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’ album, head to Victoria Park in London on Saturday 31st July for the all-day festival.

Other acts playing the event have also been confirmed, including Gold Panda, Pantha du Prince, Max Tundra and Caribou, with more expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets are available now at a special early bird price. Bag ‘em here.

Grizzly Bear, Real Estate and The XX are amongst a host of additions to this year’s Primavera Sound festival.

The festival, held annually in Barcelona, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year and celebrating in style.

Built To Spill, Black Math Horseman, HEALTH, Japandroids, Major Lazer, Orbital, Tortoise and Yeasayer will join previously announced headliners Wilco, Pavement and The Pixies at the 2010 fest, taking place from May 27th to 29th.

Even more acts are expected to be announced next week, so check back to New Noise for more info. In the meantime, get a grip and buy your tickets now.

Brooklyn based misery guts The National are to play their biggest gigs to date this spring.

The band, who are expected to release their eagerly-anticipated third album in early summer, play London’s Royal Albert Hall on 6th May. Supports have yet to be announced.

Their world tour this spring also includes dates at New York’s legendary Radio City Hall, and at Paris’ Zenith venue with the reunited Pavement.

Tickets for the Royal Albert Hall gig go on general sale Friday 29th January at this link, with presale information below.

If you’re on O2 you can get Priority Tickets to see The National at Royal Albert Hall next May. Tickets on sale 27th January. Terms apply.

Swedish siblings The Knife have announced details of their upcoming new album.

They’re releasing a studio version of ‘Tomorrow, In A Year’, their opera inspired by Charles Darwin, on 1st March. The piece was originally conceived with theatrical production company Hotel Pro Forma.

“I really like the basic theatrical values of opera and the easy way it brings forward a narrative,” said The Knife’s Olaf. “We’ve approached this before in The Knife but never in such a clear way.”

The CD release of the opera comprises two CDs, and features ‘Colouring of Pigeons’, which the band have put on their website as a free download. Click here to access it.

If you fancy catching the opera for real, it’s being performed in the following places this year:

Athens
8-9 January

Stockholm
29 January – 1 Feb

Munster
5 June

Taking time out of his busy schedule being the face of Swiftcover Insurance (yeah, we wish we didn’t have to type that as well), sinewy rock god Iggy Pop’s been confirmed for this summer’s All Tomorrow’s Parties festival.

He’ll play a set with The Stooges at the Matt Groening curated event, which takes place at the Butlins holiday resort, Minehead on May 7th – 9th.

Coco Rosie, Built To Spill, Thee Oh Sees, Konono No 1, and James Chance have all been announced as new additions. They join the previously-announced cast of Panda Bear, Deerhunter, Daniel Johnston, Boredoms (ft. Boadrum), Broadcast and Shonen Knife at the weekend. Tickets are on sale here now, but we’re predicting they won’t be around for long with a lineup that good.

Yes, it’s another reunion. We’re bored of them too, don’t worry. This time it’s grunge legends Soundgarden who’ve decided to end their 12 year hiatus and bag a load of cash in the process.

Croaky crooner Chris Cornell yesterday tweeted that “the 12 year break is over and school is back in session!”, confirming rumours that the band would be getting back together for a run of shows this year. We’ve been peering into our crystal ball and have our suspicions that their first gig might be the ‘remember the good old days?’ reunion slot at this year’s Coachella festival alongside Pavement, which takes place April 16-18 in California.

Of course, the news of a reunion comes as no suprise to anyone who heard Cornell’s objectively abysmal Timbaland-produced album ‘Scream’, which sold about 32 copies and was universally slated. Soundgarden’s reunion also opens up the potential for a slew of 90s-themed festival bills this year, now Rage Against The Machine have had a massive resurgence and Smashing Pumpkins are rumoured to be dusting off their capes once more.

Relive the terror of Chris Cornell’s solo career below. Be thankful he’s got that out of his system.

Newnoise readers: have you ever fancied going to Africa? Experience the sheer beauty of the country, soak up the culture? What, you couldn’t afford it? How about you just pay for a part-time member of Animal Collective to go instead?

In an unfathomably stupid move, sometime Animal Collective member Josh Deakin has asked fans to donate $25,000 (yes, $25,000) to enable himself and a couple of friends to play at a music festival in Mali, and probably go on safari or something.

For $20 you’ll get a signed photo from the trip, $100 will get you a CD of edited sounds from the trip (translation: he’ll leave a dictaphone running) and $200 will get you an art book from the trip.

“All the costs of international travel, transportation to the desert site, book production costs, CD replication, packaging costs, shipping, layout designer costs, etc. are what make up the financial goal that we are striving for” says Deakin. As an aside, the average Mali worker’s annual salary is approximately $1,500 in US dollars.

If you’ve got a spare hundred dollars burning a hole in your pocket, why not head over to Deakin’s Kickstarter page and contribute. Trust us, there’s nothing quite like the adrenaline rush of paying for someone else’s holiday during a recession!