Contrary to stories that you may have read elsewhere earlier this week, Hard-Fi will not be playing at the Carling New Kings event in London on 12th January 2006. The band were never confirmed to take part in the event and are unable to play due to other commitments.

The event will though feature Magic Numbers and Graham Coxon.

Meanwhile, tickets for Hard-Fi's NME Awards show at Hammersmith Palais on 13th February sold out within hours of going on sale.

The band's album 'Stars of CCTV' was recently featured in the Room Thirteen album review of 2005. To read the full list of our favourite albums of the past 12 months
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