01 December 2009
Newsdesk
The explosive Shockwaves NME Awards Shows will kick off in 2010 with amazing line up’s featuring the best in cutting edge music.
Headlined by Hadouken!, Simian Moblie Disco, Miike Snow, New Young Pony Club, Girls and Yeasayer, these shows will be the front line of exciting new music to hit the capital from Tuesday 2nd February.
This stellar line-up will act as a warm-up to the legendary and definitive Shockwaves NME Awards taking place on 24th February at the iconic O2 Academy Brixton. Taking over London’s finest music venues, the Shows will arrive with a bang, whipping up a buzz of anticipation and energy, leaving the city in a whirlwind of festival atmosphere.
Heading up the Shows and bringing the eagerly awaited line-up to life is new NME Editor Krissi Murison. Krissi says of the Shows: “All of these bands are poised to have amazing 2010’s so this is a really exciting start to our annual take-over of the capital. Expect lots more great names announced soon too!”
Shockwaves NME Awards Shows 2010:
February 2010
Wednesday 3rd February – Scala – Hadouken! - £15.10
Saturday 20th February – Matter - Simian Mobile Disco – (to be inserted)
Monday 22nd February – Islington Academy – New Young Pony Club - £13.10
Tuesday 23rd February – Scala – Girls - £10.60
Tuesday 23rd February – Heaven – Yeasayer - £12.10
