No, members of The Hoosiers are not from Indiana. Instead, the band, formerly known as The Hoosier Complex, is made up of musicians from Britain and Sweden. Playing U.K. dates in October and November, new listings include October 24 in Plymouth at Plymouth Pavilions, October 27 in London at Carling Bristol Academy and two dates for Reading – October 29 at Rivermead Leisure Complex and November 5 at Sakura. The band also adds a November 16 date in Basel, Switzerland, venue TBA.

Producer / singer / songwriter Taio Cruz updates today with a tour of Britain. Dates include November 10 in Brighton at Concorde 2, November 11 in Bristol at Bristol Bierkeller, November 16 in Manchester at the University and November 19 in Manchester at Barfly.

Maximo Park member Duncan Lloyd goes the solo route in the U.K. this December. Stops include December 8 in Derby at The Royal, December 9 in London at Luminaire, December 10 in Lees at Brudenell Social Club and December 13 in Gateshead at The Sage.

During the first 90 minutes of biz we also updated the schedules for Kanye West, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Slaughter, Tito Garcia, Tommy James & The Shondells and Survivor.

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