Jessie Ware, Courtney Barnett + Carl Barat set for South By South West

Jessie Ware, Twin Peaks, Courtney Barnett and Carl Barat and the Jackals will all play South By Southwest in Austin Texas in 2015.

The annual celebration of new music runs 17-22 March. Other names to watch include Deers, Charlotte OC, Dry The River, Happyness, Alvways, Bishop Nehru, Black Milk, The Church, Coasts, The Dodos, Hynoptic Brass Ensemble, Ibeyi, Modestep, The Pop Group, The Twilight Sad, Lewis Watson and many, many more. In all over 1000 bands will perform - the first selection of which can be seen on the festival website.

At last year's festival more than than 28,000 musicians and members of the music industry attended six nights of music performed by over 2,300 acts representing 57 countries at over 100 venues in Austin.

For those not heading to Austin this summer Jessie Ware recently announced a full UK and European tour in January and February. Full tour dates are below, and tickets are on sale now. For tickets and more information visit here.

January

20/01 Mandela Hall - Belfast, UK
21/01 Academy - Dublin, Ireland
23/01 Queens Hall - Edinburgh, UK
24/01 O2 Academy - Leeds, UK
25/01 Academy - Manchester, UK
27/01 Colston Hall - Bristol, UK
29/01 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK
30/01 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK

February

02/02 Ampere - Munich, Germany
03/02 Mojo - Hamburg, Germany
04/02 Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark
06/02 Astra Kulturhaus - Berlin, Germany
07/02 Torwar - Warsaw, Poland
09/02 Lucerna - Music Bar Prague Czech Republic
10/02 Gloria - Cologne, Germany
12/02 Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, Belgium
13/02 Paradiso - Amsterdam, Holland
14/02 Trianon - Paris, France
16/02 Glav Club - Moscow, Russia
17/02 A2 - St. Petersburg, Russia

Ware recently put an unreleased track entitled '12' up for download. The song is a collaboration with Rhye's Robin Hannibal that didn't make the cut on Tough Love.