Stone Sour, the re-formed band of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Jim Root, are set to play their first UK tour in early 2003. The band’s eponymous album is in stores now and you can catch the band at the following shows: 19th Feb – GLASGOW Barrowlands (08700-600100) 20th Feb – NEWCASTLE University (0191-261-2606) 21st Feb – BIRMINGHAM Academy (0870-771-2000) 22nd Feb – MANCHESTER Academy (0161-832-1111) 24th Feb – NOTTINGHAM Rock City (0115-941-2544) 25th Feb – BRISTOL Academy (0870-771-2000) 26th Feb – LONDON Astoria (0207-434-9592) Tickets are on sale now, priced í£12.50 regionally and í£13.50 in London, from box offices and all usual agents. A single, ‘Bother’ will be released to coincide. Watch this space for details…