Rescue Rooms, NottinghamPreviously throwing up next big things from La Roux to Hurts, the biannual NME Radar Tour is a reliable barometer of the health of rising pop. However, this year, with few new acts breaking and record companies trying every trick short of glueing feathers on their bands to get them off the ground in recessionary Britain, this usually hot-ticket tour is struggling in small venues. Which is a shame, because you can see a genuinely exciting band. From Sweden, Niki and the Do...
Guardian Music — Rescue Rooms, NottinghamPreviously throwing up next big things from La Roux to Hurts, the biannual NME Radar Tour is a reliable barometer of the health of rising pop. How... more info