The Pogues start loading up on December dates in the United Kingdom. This morning’s update for Shane and the boys includes stops in Belfast, Northern Ireland on December 6, Glasgow, Scotland on December 7, Leeds on December 9, Newcastle on December 11 and London on December 18 & 19. Other newly listed towns on the band’s schedule include Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol.

Blue Oyster Cult rocks out in Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania on Halloween at Penn’s Peak, Calgary on November 7 at Deerfoot Inn & Casino and November 8 in Stateline, Nevada at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe.

Latin singer / songwriter / rocker Julieta Venegas adds dates in Spain, Venezuela, El Salvador and Mexico. Details include Octoer 4 in Lugo, Spain, October 17 in Hermosillo, Mexico, November 1 in San Salvador, El Salvador and November 16 in Puebla, Mexico.

And we have a Kid Rock update to top things off. This one shows The Kid in the U.K. and Europe in November and December playing London Apollo Hammersmith on November 30, Zurich on December 2 at Maag Event Hall and Munich on December 3 at Zenith. Other new stops include Vienna, Schladming, Hamburg, Berlin, Offenbach and Dusseldorf.

During the first couple hours of mayhem we also updated the schedules for J.D. Souther, Helmet, Every Time I Die, Mary J. Blige, Ruby James, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists, The Funk Brothers, Dave Mason, Chubby Checker & The Wildcats and Blake Shelton.

And we’re off to the races with more fresh concert data coming up in your Midday Update, scheduled for around 12 noon (PDT), from Pollstar.com!