Franz Ferdinand, Wombats, Mystery Jets for Shockwaves NME Awards shows

Franz Ferdinand, The Wombats, Mystery Jets, Tricky and Black Lips are among the first acts confirmed to play Shockwaves NME Awards shows for 2009.

Gaslight Anthem, Secret Machines, Metronomy and Simian Mobile Disco are also set to headline shows, which take place across various venues in London in January and February.

The gigs take place in the run-up to the Shockwaves NME Awards 2009, set to take place at the UK capital's Brixton Academy on February 25.

More dates and support acts will be announced soon.

Tickets for the awards shows go on sale from 9am (GMT) tomorrow (November 26) exclusively through NME and NME.COM.

The Shockwaves NME Awards shows 2009 confirmed so far are:

Franz Ferdinand - Heaven (January 20)
The Gaslight Anthem, Frank Turner, The Polar Bear Club - Shepherds Bush Empire (February 8)
Ida Maria - KOKO (11)
Simian Mobile Disco, Chrome Hoof - Koko (12)
Mystery Jets, Little Boots - Shepherds Bush Empire (13)
Black Lips, Vivian Girls - Islington Academy (15)
Secret Machines - Islington Academy (16)
Iglu & Hartly - Islington Academy (17)
Tricky - Shepherds Bush Empire (20)
The Wombats - Shepherds Bush Empire (23)
Metronomy - Koko (24)

To check the availability of Shockwaves NME Awards shows 2009 tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

Meanwhile you can take part in the awards yourself. Tickets are on sale now for the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour with Glasvegas, White Lies, Friendly Fires and Florence And The Machine and for the Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig at the O2 Arena in London, which will be headlined by the 2009 Godlike Geniuses, The Cure.

Head to NME.COM/Awards for full information.