6 Music Live at Maida Vale returns in October and this year will form part of 6 Music Live, a network-wide celebration of live performances. Lauren Laverne has announced Johnny Marr, First Aid Kit, James, La Roux, and Underworld as the final five acts that will be performing at Maida Vale from Monday 6 to Friday 10 October.

6 Music Live at Maida Vale for five days of incredible music, performed live to an intimate audience of fans. The week is hosted by Laverne who will interview the artists and introduce their sets. Each day this week on her daily show, Laverne will reveal the date of each band/artist performing. The performances will also be live-streamed at bbc.co.uk/6music, plus there will be daily highlights via BBC Red Button during the evening and the following week.

Laverne said: “I can’t wait for October to come around. It’s going to be yet another brilliant year for the 6 Music Live at Maida Vale sessions with this amazing line-up which encapsulates the spirit of 6 Music.”

Last October, 6 Music Live at Maida Vale featured Sir Paul McCartney, Polica, Sigur Ros, Goldfrapp and Manic Street Preachers and reached over 1.2 million viewers via the BBC Red Button.

Tickets will be available via a ballot and applications open on Monday 15 September - for details about applying visit BBC 6 Music.

Leeds based four-piece The Dunwells are kicking of on their UK tour this week. The band will release their new EP Show Me Emotion on Monday September 8 and to coincide with the start of the tour, you can stream the latest track 'Communicate' now.

With one album under their belt and several successful shows in the US and UK, The Dunwells know their career is only just beginning. And they have not let any time go to waste. Having been inspired to work with producer Steve Harris (Kodaline, Kaiser Chiefs) after hearing Kodaline’s 'High Hopes', the band set about tracking Harris down.

Band member Joesph Dunwell explains, “We wanted to get away from the Americana sound we had been labeled with, stripping back the acoustic guitars, going deeper, Steve seemed like the perfect man for the job.” After a gig in Seattle the band heard they’d missed him by just a few hours but they eventually found out Harris lived in Yorkshire. After hearing the band’s demos he was on board.

You can listen to the track ‘Communicate’ via Soundcloud and watch the lyrical video
for 'Show Me Emotion' on YouTube.

Show Me Emotion EP Track listing:
Show Me Emotion
Communicate
Sleepless Nights
The Best Is Yet To Come

UK Tour Dates:
5 Sept – The Wardrobe - Leeds
6 Sept - Fibbers - York
7 Sept – Arden Road Social Club - Halifax
11 Sept - The Louisiana - Bristol
12 Sept - 229 - London
13 Sept  -The Plug - Sheffield
17 Sept - The Shed - Leicester
18 Sept - No1. - Stratford
19 Sept - Think Tank - Newcastle
20 Sept - Fruit Space - Hull
23 Sept – Hare and Hounds – Birmingham
26 Sept - Academy 3 - Manchester
27 Sept - ABC 02 - Glasgow