Jake Bugg, the fast-rising hitmaker from Nottingham has announced a new set of dates, his first for 2013. This will be his biggest UK headline tour so far, and will follow his forthcoming sell-out autumn tour, as well as dates in Europe and the US with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Snow Patrol.  He comes to Southampton Guildhall on February 26th 2013.

“Jake Bugg”, his eponymously-titled debut album, is released 15^th October alongside the new single “Two Fingers”. His debut album is 14 songs, clocking in at under 40 minutes, that belies his eighteen years. Sharp, observant and honest, they inhabit a world no other new UK act is currently operating in. It opens with recent single “Lightning Bolt”, a scorching blues number with his Telecaster to the fore. New single “Two Fingers” follows with its swaggering chorus, whilst the likes of “Country Song” and “Broken” are more reflective. It’s a perfectly paced record, one that marks out Jake as the most exciting new UK act of 2012 and manages to effortlessly straddle the gap between authenticity and mainstream appeal. He counts Noel Gallagher, Lily Allen, Elton John, Chris Martin, Damon Albarn and Snow Patrol amongst his fans and has supported Michael Kiwanuka, Example and Lana Del Rey.

February 2013 tour dates:

Sat 2^nd                                   O₂ Academy, Sheffield

Sun 3^rd                                  Engine Shed, Lincoln

Mon 4^th                                O₂ Academy, Leeds

Tue 5^th                                 O₂ Academy, Newcastle

Thurs 7^th                               Liquid Room, Edinburgh

Fri 8^th                                     O₂ ABC, Glasgow

Sat 9^th                                    Mandela Hall, Belfast

Sun 10^th                                O₂ Academy, Dublin

Tue 12^th                                O₂ Academy,Liverpool

Wed 13^th                              53 Degrees, Preston

Thurs 14^th                            O₂ Academy, Manchester

Fri 15^th                                   Rock City, Nottingham

Sun 17^th                                UEA, Norwich

Mon 18^th                              Dome, Brighton

Tue 19^th                                HMV Institute, Birmingham

Thurs 21^st                             Roadmenders, Northampton

Fri 22^nd                                  Solus, Cardiff

Sat 23^rd                                 Westlands, Yeovil

Mon 25^th                              Corn Exchange, Cambridge

Tue 26^th                            Guildhall, Southampton

Wed 27^th                              O₂ Shepherds Bush Empire, London

There is a 48 hour presale through www.jakebugg.com which goes live on Wednesday 26^th September at 9am. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 28^thSeptember.

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