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Jack White has announced a series of dates across North America and Europe to take place this summer. The singer/guitarist will be separately supported by fellow Third Man artist Kelley Stoltz and soul singer-songwriter Benjamin Booker. Following a one-off date for Record Store Day in Nashville, where White hopes to record and press a 7" in record time, the tour begins in full on May 29 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Neil Young played the last of his four dates at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre last night [April 2].

Fleetwood Mac have announced details of a reunion tour with Christine McVie.

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Neil Young has postponed the Record Store Day reissue of his long-out-of-print 1973 album, Time Fades Away. The album was scheduled for release as part of Young's Official Release Series Discs 5-8 Vinyl Box Set, alongside On The Beach, Tonight's The Night and Zuma.

Morrissey's 1994 album Vauxhall And I will be reissued later this year. Vauxhall And I was Morrissey's fourth solo album and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Morrissey fansite True To You states that the album will be reissued on June 2 and has been remastered by Bill Inglot in Los Angeles. The 1994 album will include previously unused photographs, and will be available on CD and LP.

Morrissey has announced details of his new studio album. A post on the quasi-official fansite, True To You, reveals the album will be called World Peace Is None of Your Business. The post continues by saying that a release date has been provisionally set for late June/early July worldwide by Harvest Records thru Capitol. Morrissey is said to be "beyond ecstatic" with the album, all 12 tracks of which were produced by Joe Chiccarelli in France.

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is set to play an eight hour long gig based on author Hermann Hesse's 1922 novel, Siddhartha.

Morrissey has announced two major American arena shows with very unusual support acts: veteran performers Sir Tom Jones and Sir Cliff Richard. According to posters added to the quasi-official fansite, True To You, the shows are set to take place and LA's Los Angeles Sports Arena on May 10 and Brooklyn's Barclays Center on June 21. Tickets are not yet on sale. Both dates will include frequent Morrissey tour companion Kristeen Young.

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