List of NME concert tours
The "NME" Tours consist of a variety of tours organised by British music industry publication "NME". Throughout the year, "NME" sponsors numerous tours of the United Kingdom by various up-and-coming and established bands in a variety of formats. The tours are titled to reflect the genre and type of bands playing on them. ShockWaves "NME" Awards Tours. The ShockWaves "NME" Awards Tours (known without sponsorship as the "NME" Awards Tour before 1999, and the Brat Bus Tour before 1998) normally takes place in the lead up to the official "NME" Awards themselves. The  tour has been known to sell out in just a matter of hours. The tour normally showcasts the main protagonists of the independent alternative rock scene, with a number of relatively unheard of bands usually supporting more mainstream acts. A number of previous support acts on the tour have gone on to become very successful commercially, such as Arctic Monkeys (support act in 2006) and Franz Ferdinand (who played the opening slot in 2004). Since 2005, the tour has been sponsored by unisex hair product company ShockWaves. In 2007, the main "NME" Awards tour was split into two different tours  of four bands each. The first tour, the ShockWaves "NME" Indie Rock Tour was created to reflect the growing indie rock scene in Britain throughout 2006-2007. The second tour, the ShockWaves "NME" Indie Rave Tour, displays the small number of bands currently associated with the new rave music genre. "NME" editor Conor McNicholas stated that the reason for the tour split was to allow more fans to gain tickets to the Awards tour, and allow them to display more bands at the one time. The tours were played in a number of intertwined dates at the same time. This  format was kept for one year, before reverting to one tour in 2008. In 2017, rather than organise a tour themselves, "NME" sponsored a series of previously announced headline dates by the band Blossoms. In 2018, for the first time in 23 years, an "NME" sponsored tour did not take place. Though "NME" are yet to make a statement about the cancellation of the tour, they have run articles about the demise of the Warped Tour on their website. Section::::"NME" Radar Tour. The NME" Radar Tour (formerly known as the Topman "NME" New Noise Tour in 2008, and the Topman  NME New Music Tour before 2008) has taken place in venues throughout the United Kingdom since 2005. The tour is played by relatively unknown bands to gain them more mainstream exposure. In 2009, a second "Autumn Radar Tour" took place during September and October. In 2014, the event was rebranded the NME" New Breed Tour; "NME" and headliners Superfood handpicked a different support act for each night of the tour. The tour did not return in 2015. O2/"NME" Rock 'N' Roll Riot Tour. The "NME" Rock 'n' Roll Riot Tour (sponsored by O) started in 2003. The tour usually takes  place later in the year compared to the main awards tours, taking place in September–October of each year. Some of the bands have even gone on to play in other "NME" Tours; The Horrors, following their support slot on the 2006 Riot Tour, would later play on the 2007 "NME" Awards Indie Rock Tour. Section::::"NME" Rock 'N' Roll Riot Tour (United States). On 20 August 2007, "NME" announced they would be adding a further Rock 'n' Roll Tour, this time as a tour of the US. The inaugural tour features mainly bands from areas of the US, such as  New York City, Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Section::::"NME" Freshers Tour. The "NME" Freshers Tour is taking place around "Freshers week", the week in which Universities in the UK begin their first academic term. 2007 marks the debut of this tour. Section::::"NME" New Rave Revolution Tour. The "NME" New Rave Revolution Tour was a tour that took place throughout September to October 2006. The line-up consisted of bands who were closely related to the "new rave" music scene which appeared throughout 2006. Klaxons would go on to headline the Indie Rave leg of the "NME" Awards Tour in February 2007  It is unknown whether or not another New Rave Revolution Tour will take place, due to the small number of bands and the short-lived nature of the genre.