Details of the annual First Music Contact tour have emerged today. This year's tour will feature the excellent trio of Squarehead, The Lost Brothers and We Cut Corners and will take in five gigs across Ireland between the 1st and 10th of November.

As always, the opening slot for each gig will go to a local artist selected by FMC, the venue and local and international judges. To apply for a support slot visit www.breakingtunes.ie and visit the opportunities link on your dashboard. You must be from Dublin, Limerick, Galway, Cork or Kildare to qualify.

2010's FMC Tour saw And So I Watch You From Afar, Jape and Fionn Regan play a series of gigs across the country, while it was the turn of Adebisi Shank, Heathers and O Emperor last winter.

The dates for the FMC Tour are as follows:

Thurs 1st - Roisin Dubh, Galway
Fri 2nd - The Pavillion, Cork
Sat 3rd - Dolans' Warehouse, Limerick
Fri 9th - The Late Lounge, Kildare
Sat 10th - The Workman's Club, Dublin

You can purchase tickets to any of the gigs via entertainment.ie/tickets.