April 5, 1998 17:00

TOUR DATES

Latest announcements on upcoming concert dates nationwide...

DEPECHE MODE (pictured) London Wembley Arena (September 29), Manchester Nynex (October 2) and Birmingham NEC (3).

Carrie Nottingham Fair (May 12), Stoke Stage (13), Cheltenham Axiom (14), Oxford Point (15), Bedford Esquires (16), Harlow Square (17), Leeds Duchess Of York (20), Sheffield Boardwalk (21), Wolverhampton Varsity (22), Salisbury Arts Centre (23), Derby Victoria Inn (24), Manchester Hop & Grape (29), Middlesbrough Arena (30), Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut (31) and York Fibbers (June 1).

Curve (rescheduled dates) Leeds Cockpit (May 21), Manchester MDH (22) and Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut (25).

THE CREATURES London Highbury Garage (May 30 & 31).

THE DELGADOS Manchester Hop & Grape (May 23), Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (24), Northampton Roadmenders (26), Birmingham Foundry (27), Bristol Fleece & Firkin (28), Reading Alleycat (29) and Leeds Cockpit (30).

JANET JACKSON Birmingham NEC (May 29), Newcastle Arena (30), Manchester Nynex (31), Glasgow SECC (June 3), Sheffield Arena (4) and London Wembley Arena (6, 7 & 17).

KENICKIE Manchester Hop & Grape (May 26), Sheffield Boardwalk (27), Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut (28), Wolverhampton Varsity (30), Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (31), Bristol Fleece & Firkin (June 1) and London Camden Electric Ballroom (3).

MIDGET Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (May 21), Manchester Hop & Grape (22), Middlesbrough Arena (23), Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut (24), York Fibbers (25), Norwich Waterfront (27), Bradford Rio's (28), Rugeley Red Rose Theatre (29), Sheffield Leadmill (30), Colchester Arts Centre (31), Brighton Concorde (June 2), Maidstone Union Bar (3), Reading Alleycat (4) and London WC2 LA2 (5).

HEATHER NOVA Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (May 6), Oxford Zodiac (7), Wolverhampton Varsity (9), Bristol Fleece & Firkin (10), London Camden Dingwalls (11), Sheffield University (12), Manchester Hop & Grape (14), Liverpool Lomax (15) and Glasgow Cathouse (16).

PURESSENCE Manchester University (May 7) and London Camden Dingwalls (14).

ULTRASOUND Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (May 25), Gloucester Guildhall (26), Leeds Cockpit (27) and London WC1 ULU (28).

URUSEI YATSURA Edinburgh Venue (May 18), Newcastle Riverside (19), Leeds Cockpit (20), London WC2 LA2 (21), Gloucester Arts Centre (22), Belfast Limelight (24) and Dublin Whelans (25).