It's brought bands such as Florence and the Machine, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys and more to the attention of worldwide audiences, now it is time for a new onslaught of highly tipped bands to flash their wares across the nation in February 2011.
Crystal Castle, Magnetic Man, Everything Everything and The Vaccines have all been confirmed for the annual NME Awards Tour, which will see the bands play 12 dates across the UK.
NME editor Krissi Murison has said of the tour: "This is the most diverse and exciting NME Awards Tour line-up yet and really reflects the range of music that NME champions every week. From the UK's best new guitar band to dubstep's first supergroup, it represents the most cutting edge sounds of 2010 and beyond."
The NME Awards Tour 2011 will call in on the following venues:
February
03 - Glasgow O2 Academy
04 - Manchester Academy
07 - Newcastle O2 Academy
08 - Nottingham Rock City
09 - Leeds O2 Academy
11 - Norwich UEA
12 - Birmingham O2 Academy
13 - Cardiff Uni Great Hall
15 - Bristol O2 Academy
16 - Bournemouth O2 Academy
17 - Brighton Dome
19 - London O2 Academy Brixton
Tickets are available from November 10th through NME and will go on general release from Friday 12th.