KATE NASH ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR DATES

Santa Monica, California, February 20, 2008 – The U.S. welcomed Kate Nash with open arms when her debut release Made of Bricks was released here in the states earlier this year to rave reviews and the young U.K. singer played a few gigs in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.  As promised, Kate is returning to the states, teaming up with NME and Art Show Touring for a spring tour!   The NME Awards Tour will kick off April 15^th at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta (see below for complete itinerary.)

A special presale is set to take place beginning February 20^th. Fans can find out more by logging onto www.nme.com or www.katenash.co.uk or www.myspace/katenashmusic. General public on sales will be the weekend of February 22^nd-24^th.

In just over 12 months since her first gig in the U.K., writing songs on her laptop while recuperating from a spill that left her with a broken foot, posting those songs on myspace, releasing her first single “Caroline’s A Victim,” signing with Fiction/Geffen Records, rocking the charts with her next single “Foundations” and seeing her debut album Made of Bricks enter the U.K. charts at #1, Kate Nash, the 20 year old from Harrow, is ready to tour America.  Made of Bricks was released on Fiction/Geffen records on January 8^th and debuted at #36 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. 

Produced by Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Babyshambles) Made of Bricks captures the life of a 20 year old who is full of mixed emotions about bad boyfriends and friendships and often searches for that inner child within us all.  The U.S. press has been quick to laud praise upon the young Kate with the New York Times calling her debut “Infectious” and “loveable” and Spin Magazine declaring it “Pop Ecstasy,” while Filter Magazine exclaims “Kate Nash is something special.”  Rolling Stone featured Kate as on of their “10 Artists To Watch” for 2008 while the New York Daily News stated “her album deserves to make her the first breakout star of ’08.”

NME is the longest running and most respected music magazine in the world. Published from offices in London, UK, every week it provides music fans with the most exciting, authoritative and cutting edge coverage of the very best in contemporary music. NME has been championing new music since 1952. Elvis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Smiths, Pixies, Nirvana, Stone Roses, Oasis, Blur, The Strokes, White Stripes, Libertines and Arctic Monkeys are just some of the legendary artists that have appeared in the publication over the past 56 years. In 1996 NME launched NME.COM, a music news-driven website which has earned worldwide respect for its coverage which is updated from the UK, New York and Los Angeles around the clock.  NME also hosts the NME Awards every year in the UK, polling readers and the online audience to honor those who have made an artistic as well as commercial impact. The Awards is accompanied by a now-legendary annual tour, a version of which is now arriving in the US as a great showcase for breaking new talent.

The NME Awards Tour is the third NME tour to hit the States, following eventful outings featuring Kaiser Chiefs and The Hold Steady. NME is especially pleased to announce that Kate Nash, who is a firm NME favorite and recent cover star, will headline the tour which is perfectly in keeping with NME’s objective to support the careers of significant breakthrough artists.