May 9, 1999 12:00
MONDAYS GO COMPLETELY NUTS Happy Mondays Tickets
But it will all be written by [B]Nuts[/B] and not [a]Shaun Ryder[/a]...
Happy Mondays are planning to release an album of new material following the success of their recent comeback shows.
New member Nuts is slated to write the majority of the songs, although sources close to the band confirm that Shaun Ryder has been writing as well.
Click here to see the exclusive first appearance of Nuts at the NME Premier Awards party
Ryder told NME: "There's going to be a new album but I'm not going to be doing fuck-all on it.
"It's all down to him, Nuts. He's going to write it all."
Prior to joining the Happy Mondays, Nuts, aged 25 from Cheetham Hill, Manchester, had never performed live before, but now fancies his chances at taking the reins of the band.
Nuts said: "I'm going to be writing it (the new album). We want to get a studio somewhere near Manchester so we can all go home each day. Take it all nice and chilled and do it properly, you know."
A spokesman for the band couldn't confirm when work would start on the new LP. The spokesman also denied rumours that the band were set to play low-key club dates in autumn.
Meanwhile, Happy Mondays will appear at this season's opening of Ibiza's Manumission club along with Howard Marks on June 14.
The band will also play this year's V99 festivals at Weston Park, Staffordshire (August 21) and Hylands Park, Chelmsford (22), and T In The Park in Perthshire (July 11).
Tickets are available from nme.com's 24-hour ticketline on 0870 121 0125 or click here to go to our online gig guide and ticket service.
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| Date/Time | Venue | Town/City | Seetickets | Viagogo |
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| May 03, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Newcastle | Newcastle | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 04, 2012 19:30 | O2 Academy Glasgow | Glasgow | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 05, 2012 18:00 | Manchester Arena | Manchester | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 06, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Sheffield | Sheffield | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 09, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Bournemouth | Bournemouth | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 10, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Brixton | London | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 11, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Brixton | London | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 12, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Birmingham | Birmingham | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 17, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Leeds | Leeds | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 18, 2012 18:30 | Rock City | Nottingham | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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| May 19, 2012 19:00 | O2 Academy Brixton | London | Buy Happy Mondays Tickets |
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