The Bible and Curry Sticks Together Like Hair Gel

I would like to take my hat off to the person at NME that booked the acts for their forthcoming 2010 Shockwaves Awards Tour. In fact, I would like to take all my clothes off and just jump up and down with my thumbs up.

You see, I love it when you get something that fits together really well. Check this list for example; Egg and bacon, Richard and Judy, Arsenal and 3 points, Dominos and The Simpsons, and The Maccabees and the Bombay Bicycle Club. All of these fit together like a well oiled glove. So, it's with a bit of luck that the very nice people at NME have looked at this list, and chucked the musical option on a tour bus together in order to send them up and down the country delivering audio pleasure wherever they go.

The 2010 NME Awards Tour showcases two of my favourite bands joining forces to play alongside Big Pink and Drums. Now, as good as the latter might be, The Maccabees and Bombay Bicycle Club have stolen the show before the first punter have even bought their ticket.

If you read this blog on a regular basis then you’ll know that I’m big fans of these two bands. I was lucky enough to speak with Felix from The Maccabees a few weeks ago . And if that conversation taught me anything, it’s that they are a band that are currently flying with confidence, yet keeping very humble about it at the same time. NME bringing them together with Bombay Bicycle Club is a move a sheer genius.

The tour kicks starts in on The Toon on February 4th. It then rattles round the UK for a further 12 gigs whilst climaxing at Brixton Academy on February 20th. I believe that tickets are on sale today. If I were you, I would place getting the tickets in your list of top 5 things to do today.