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It’s been a long time coming, but now it seems as if the gig circuit may be back up and running, almost as normal.

Venues are full once more with the sound of roaring fans and screeching guitars as crowds pack in to watch their favourite acts and bands.

But who should you go and see this autumn?

Here’s our guide to some of the hottest tickets in town for the rest of the year.

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In 2019, Morissette announced a UK tour to mark the 25th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill, however those dates had to be rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The tour was later confirmed as being rescheduled to November 2021 with new dates added in Leeds and London.

15 November - Utilita Arena, Birmingham
16 November - First Direct Arena, Leeds
18 November - SSE Hydro, Glasgow
21 November - AO Arena, Manchester
23 November - O2, London
24 November - O2, London

The indie rock trio are heading over from Northern Ireland to play a number of shows celebrating Teenage Wildlife, their 25 year anniversary retrospective collection of hits, so expect to hear a lot of your favourites.

15 September - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
16 September - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
18 September - O2 Academy, Bristol
19 September - O2 Academy, Newcastle
21 September - SWG3, Glasgow
22 September - O2 Ritz, Manchester
25 September - Roundhouse, London
5 December - Picturedrome, Holmfirth
16 December - Limelight, Belfast

The young poet/singer from London (and recent Mercury Prize winner), goes on tour in November, playing tracks from the critically adored Collapsed In Sunbeams.

16 September - Gorilla, Manchester
17 September - Chalk, Brighton
3 November - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
4 November - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
8 November - O2 Academy, Bristol
9 November - Academy 2, Manchester
10 November - Saint Luke’s, Glasgow
11 November - Liquid Room, Edinburgh

New York new-wave and Wisconsin alt rock combine for the former’s first UK tour in four years as the enigmatic twosome of Shirley Manson and Debbie Harry hit the road.

6 November - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
8 November - Utilita Arena, Birmingham
9 November - AO Arena, Manchester
11 November - Bonus Arena, Hull
12 November - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
14 November - Brighton Centre, Brighton
16 November - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
18 November - O2, London
20 November - SSE Hydro, Glasgow
21 November - First Direct Arena, Leeds

Tim Burgess and his merry band of genre-fusing Charlatans head out on an extensive UK tour that rocks up right to the door of Christmas.

22 November - Limelight, Belfast
26 November - O2 Academy, Bristol
27 November - O2 Academy, Birmingham
29 November - De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea
30 November - O2 Academy, Bournemouth
2 December - O2 Academy, Oxford
3 December - Corn Exchange, Cambridge
4 December - O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
6 December - Engine Shed, Lincoln
8 December - Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool
9 December - O2 City Hall, Newcastle
10 December - O2 Academy Brixton, London
12 December - Nick Rayns LCR UEA, Norwich
16 December - Rock City, Nottingham
17 December - O2 Academy, Leeds
18 December - O2 Academy, Glasgow
20 December - Music Hall, Aberdeen
21 December - O2 Academy, Edinburgh

In 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Fatboy Slim started streaming from home unveiling a series of 20 lockdown mixes every Friday during the summer.

In early 2021, Fatboy Slim announced the return of his popular in-the-round shows as part of the We’ve Come A Long Long Way Together Tour in November 2021

23 October - Telegraph Building, Belfast
4 November - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
5 November - SSE Arena Wembley, London
6 November - International Centre, Bournemouth
10 November - Brighton Centre, Brighton
11 November - Brighton Centre, Brighton
12 November - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
13 November - Utilita Arena, Birmingham
19 November - SSE Hydro, Glasgow
20 November - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

The Irish indie-rockers finally get a chance to tour their critically acclaimed - and UK number 2 charting - album A Hero’s Death, after 18 months of coronavirus delays.

2 October - Guild of Students Mountford Hall, Liverpool
3 October - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
4 October - Corn Exchange, Cambridge
6 October - Academy, Manchester
7 October - Academy, Manchester
8 October - Academy, Manchester
9 October - O2 Guildhall, Southampton
11 October - O2 Academy, Birmingham
12 October - Rock City, Nottingham
13 October - O2 Academy, Bristol
14 October - University Students Union, Cardiff
16 October - O2 Academy, Sheffield
17 October - O2 City Hall, Newcastle
19 October - Barrowland, Glasgow
20 October - Barrowland, Glasgow
22 October - Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
23 October - O2 Academy, Leeds
25 October - Forum, Bath
26 October - O2 Academy, Bournemouth
27 October - Alexandra Palace, London

Hot on the heels of his Conflict Of Interest album, the East London rapper and grime veteran is doing a November UK tour.

14 November - Albert Hall, Manchester
17 November - O2 Institute, Birmingham
18 November - SWX, Bristol
20 November - Roundhouse, London

The volatile rock ‘n’ roll revivalists fronted by the mercurial Pete Doherty announced “a Christmas jaunt” called the Giddy Up A Ding-Dong Tour visiting cities across the UK in November and December 2021.

20 November - Winter Gardens, Margate
23 November - O2 Academy, Glasgow
25 November - O2 Academy,Bournemouth
26 November - Brighton Centre, Brighton
27 November - Nick Rayns LCR UEA, Norwich
29 November - O2 Academy, Birmingham
30 November - O2 Academy, Leeds
1 December - Usher Hall, Edinburgh
3 December - O2 Academy, Newcastle
4 December - Guild of Students Mountford Hall, Liverpool
6 December - Academy, Manchester
7 December - O2 Academy, Leicester
9 December - University Students Union, Cardiff

The Magic Gang announced a UK headline tour originally scheduled to take place in March and April 2021. Obviously, that didn’t happen, but now they’re out on the road and able to play tracks from new album, Death Of The Party.

10 October - Tramshed, Cardiff
11 October - O2 Academy, Oxford
12 October - 1865, Southampton
13 October - Chalk, Brighton
14 October - Rock City, Nottingham
15 October - Guildhall, Gloucester
17 October - O2 Institute2, Birmingham
19 October - Beat Generator Live!, Dundee
20 October - The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
21 October - SWG3, Glasgow
22 October - Waterfront, Norwich
23 October - O2 Academy, Newcastle
24 October - Leadmill, Sheffield
25 October - O2 Ritz, Manchester
26 October - EartH, London

Marc Almond and Dave Ball are playing a series of shows to preview tracks from *Happiness Not Included as well as perform their seminal 1981 debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret in full for the first time.

10 November - O2 Academy, Glasgow
12 November - O2 Apollo, Manchester
13 November - O2 Academy, Leeds
15 November - Eventim Apollo, London
16 November - Eventim Apollo, London

The band that kick-started Britpop is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their album Coming Up, a record that includes hits like ‘Trash’ and ‘Beautiful Ones’.

3 November - Usher Hall, Edinburgh
5 November - Rock City, Nottingham
6 November - O2 Academy, Birmingham
7 November - O2 Academy, Bristol
9 November - O2 Academy, Leeds
10 November - O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
11 November - Alexandra Palace, London

Following sold-out 2019 tours, cross-genre artist Yungblud is doing a series of shows in London, Glasgow and Nottingham as well as his huge Life On Mars UK tour in autumn 2021.

27 September - Dome, Brighton
28 September - O2 Academy, Bournemouth
29 September - Pavilions, Plymouth
1 October - Alexandra Palace, London
2 October - Guildhall, Portsmouth
4 October - O2 Academy, Bristol
5 October - O2 Academy, Bristol
7 October - O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
8 October - O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
9 October - Dome, Doncaster
11 October - O2 Academy, Edinburgh
12 October - O2 Academy, Newcastle
14 October - O2 Academy, Birmingham
15 October - O2 Academy, Birmingham
16 October - University of Leeds Refectory, Leeds
18 October - Guild of Students Mountford Hall, Liverpool
19 October - Guild of Students Mountford Hall, Liverpool
7 December - Barrowland, Glasgow
8 December - Barrowland, Glasgow

Gig guide UK 2021: best gigs and concert tickets to book now- from Yungblud, Arlo Parks, to Alanis Morissette