Cut Copy have mapped out a North American tour to kick off next year.

The jaunt, in support of their latest album ‘Ghost Colours‘, will see the band play dates in several major cities including Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York.

Supporting the band on the jaunt will be Matt and Kim.

Jimmy Eat World Are set to embark on a ten-date tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their third studio album, ‘Clarity‘.

The band is set to kick off the jaunt to celebrate the album, which was released in 1999, on February 23 of next year.

Each date on the tour will see the band perform the album in its entirety.

Lenny Kravitz has been forced to cancel the remainder of his Canadian tour due to a throat infection.

The announcement was posted on the singers MySpace page and read:

“It with great regret that Lenny Kravitz has had to cancel the remainder of his Canadian tour. Lenny is suffering from severe throat problems that have resulted in him not being able to sing or even talk.”

No word if the canceled dates would be rescheduled.

Klaxons, Cut Copy, the Preset and Hercules and Love Affair, are a few of the artists set to take part the Neverland tour.

The four date tour will see all the bands perform in select venues throughout Australia.

This is all in celebration of Modular Records‘ 10th anniversary.

Ladyhawke, the Whitest Boy Alive and Temper Trap are also among the line-up

To learn more about the line-up and to get ticket info. head over to nevereverland.com.au.

Animal Collective have announced a series of new dates set for early next year.

The band is now set for dates in London, Manchester, Paris and Berlin before heading for the States where they will play shows in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.

The group’s new album, ‘Merriweather Post Pavillion‘, is set for release via Domino on January 20.

Bloc Party have announced a handful of US winter shows.

The jaunt, in support of their latest album ‘Intimacy‘, will kick off in Los Angeles on December 10.

The tour will also include stops in Oakland, Las Vegas and San Diego where the band will wrap things up on December 16.

Mongrel have announced details for their first full UK tour.

The jaunt, in support of their debut album ‘Better Than Heavy‘, will kick off February 1st.

Mongrel features Babyshambles‘ Drew McConnell, former Arctic Monkeys member Andy Nicholson, Reverend And The Makers‘ Jon McClure and Joe Moskow and rapper Lowkey.

Snow Patrol have announced dates for a forthcoming UK tour set for next year.

The ‘Taking Back The City‘ tour will kick off February 22 in Bournemouth and will run through several cities including Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester and Newcastle before wrapping up on March 19 in Belfast.

The Cool Kids, Q-Tip, DJ Scratch and the Knux are some of the artists set for the forthcoming “2K Sports Bounce Tour” in support of the recently release video game ‘NBA 2K9‘.

The jaunt is set to kick off November 05 in Chicago, IL and will also see performances by Pacific Divison and Janelle Monáe on select dates.

NBA 2K9 is now available in stores. [via Pitchfork]

Coming off the heels playing a handful of West Coast gigs The Strokes drummer, Fabrizio Morretti, is taking his sideproject on the road once again.

Morretti’s band, Little Joy, has announced dates for a forthcoming tour that will now include stops in Chicago, New York, St. Louis and Houston, TX among others.

The jaunt kicks off November 7th in Saint Paul, MN.