The five-city jaunt kicks off March 29 at Sheffield Arena, and will also visit arenas in Manchester, Birmingham, Bournemouth and London. Gary Moore [ tickets ] supports on all dates.

Koch Records announced that it's entered a new joint-venture partnership with Snoop Dogg [ tickets ] and his Doggystyle Records label.

The first album under the agreement--"Snoop Dogg Presets Welcome to tha Church tha Album"--is set for release Dec. 13. It includes new material from Snoop, Tiffany Foxxx, DPGC, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Lady Rage, Daz Dillinger, James and others.

Billy Bragg [ tickets ]'s first four releases will be reissued by Yep Roc Records on Feb. 21, both singly and as a 7-CD box set that will also include two bonus DVDs with previously unavailable live footage.

The reissues will precede Bragg's March appearance at the South by Southwest music conference and a two-week U.S. tour.

Nine Inch Nails [ tickets ]' 1989 album "Pretty Hate Machine," which has been out of print for several years, will be reissued Nov. 22 by Rykodisc.