Music - Gig Guide
This is the Gig Guide listing.
MAY:
9-11: ATP: Ween + Sebadoh + Meat Puppets + Hot Chip + Dirty Projectors + Of Montreal + Caribou + Les Savy Fav + more, Pontins Camber Sands, £140
9: Roy Ayers, Jazz Cafe, £25
9: Balkan Beat Box, Islington Academy, £14
9: Moby + Mylo + Anders Trentemoller, Indigo2, £tbc Find out more
9: Jonathan Richman, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
9: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Filmharmonic, Royal Albert Hall, £42-£20 Buy tickets
9: Space Ritual, 100 Club, £15
9: Thao With The Get Down Stay Down, Luminaire, £tbc
10: Dr Feelgood + Eddie & The Hot Rods, Mean Fiddler, £14
10: Envelopes + Sportsday Megaphone, Proud Galleries, £10
10: Kim Larsen + Kjukken, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £38-£22
10: Mr Scruff (9pm-3am), Koko, £15
10: Roni Size, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
10: Vieux Farka Toure, Jazz Cafe, £20
10-11: GIVE IT A NAME FESTIVAL: Paramore + Finch + Set Your Goals, Strike Anywhere (Sat) + 30 Seconds to Mars + Billy Talent + Glassjaw + more (Sun), Earl’s Court, £33.50 (day), £60 (weekend) Find out more
10-11: Katherine Jenkins, The O2 Arena, £75-£27.50
10-11: RADIO 1’S BIG WEEKEND: Madonna + Scouting For Girls + The Kooks + more, Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent Find out more
11: The Blackbyrds, Jazz Cafe, £20
11: Chatham County Line, Luminaire, £10
11: Mica Paris & Friends, Indigo2, £tbc
11: Rogue Wave, Dingwalls, £tbc NEW
12: Asa, Islington Academy, £tbc Album review
12: Carlene Carter, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
12: Tim Daniel, Bush Hall, £tbc
12: Jose James, Jazz Cafe, £15 Album review
12: Meat Puppets + Howlin’ Rain, Scala, £14
12: Minnie Driver, Arts Theatre, £17
12: Mogwai, QEH, £20
12: Marissa Nadler, Luminaire, £tbc
12: OneRepublic, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £18.50 Album review
12: Rachel Unthank, Shaw Theatre, £tbc
12: Yeasayer, ULU, £10
13: Black Acid, Luminaire, £10
13: Yasmin Levy, Jazz Cafe, £20
13: The Music, ULU, £tbc
13: Willie Nelson, Hammersmith Apollo, £45-£35 Find out more
13: Opshop, Islington Academy, £10
13: Vampire Weekend, Electric Ballroom, £12.50
13: Vincent Vincent & The Villains, 100 Club, £9
14: Backstreet Boys, The O2 Arena, £32.50-£25
14: Battles + Liars + Fuck Buttons, Astoria, £16
14: Black Lips, 100 Club, sold out
14: Camille, Koko, £17.50 Album review
14: Bill Callahan, St James Church, £15
14: Crystal Castles, Astoria 2, £12
14: Johnny Flynn And The Sussex Wit, ICA, £8.50
14: Gotye, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, £tbc
14: The Raconteurs, Hammersmith Apollo, £22.50 Find out more
14: The Young Republic, Borderline, £tbc
14-15: Black Lips, 100 Club, £8.50
14-15: Tinariwen, Jazz Cafe, £25
15: Acoustic Ladyland, Luminaire, £10
15: Aj McLean, Indigo2, £22.50-£17.50
15: The Black Angels, ICA, £12
15: Black Lips, King’s College, £tbc
15: Caribou + Born Ruffians + Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Scala, £11.50
15: The Charlatans, The Foum, £25 Buy tickets
15: Devon Sproule, Union Chapel, £12
15: Dinosaur Jr, Koko, £17.50
15: Ladytron, Astoria, £14.50
15: Jesse Malin, ULU, £tbc
15: STAG AND DAGGER:, Various Shoreditch venues, £14
15-17: THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL: Brighton, £35
16: Delays, Koko, £14 Buy tickets
16: HERE & NOW TOUR 2008: Rick Astley + Paul Young + ABC + Curiosity Killed The Cat + Bananarama + more, Wembley Arena, £36.50 Buy tickets
16: Iron And Wine, Forum, £15
16: Jonah Matranga, Barfly, £10
16: Patrick Babatunde, ICA, £15
16: School of Lan Guage, Luminaire*, £tbc
16: Shapeshifter, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £22.50
16-18: ATP: Explosions In The Sky + Dinosaur Jr + Trail of The Dead + Iron And Wine + Broken Social Scene + more, Butlins Minehead, £150-£140
16-18: Sparks: 21 Albums in 21 Nights, Islington Academy, £20 per show, £350 for all 21 shows
16-17: Girls Aloud, The O2 Arena, £27 Album review l Buy tickets
17: Abdullah Ibrahim, Barbican, £30-£20
17: The Bluetones, Indigo2, £16
17: Jeffrey Daniel, Bloomsbury Theatre, £17.50-£15.50
17: Kaki King, ULU, £tbc
17: Shlomo/Vocal Orchestra, QEH, £15
17-18: Pendulum (9.30am), Brixton Academy, £17.50
17: SWEDISH OUTSIDERS: Mats Gustafsson/Evan Parker + Roger Turner/Pat Thomas + more, ICA, £14-£10
17: The Waifs, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £18
18: Black Mountain, Scala, £13.50
18: SWEDISH OUTSIDERS: Wildbirds And Peacedrums + more, ICA, £14-£10
18-19: Roger Waters playing ‘Dark Side of The Moon’, O2 Arena, £62.25-£51.75 Find out more
18: Willard Grant Conspiracy, Bloomsbury Theatre, £17.50
18: Zucchero, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc
18-19: Gregory Isaacs, Jazz Cafe, £29.50
19: The Black Keys, Astoria, £17 Buy tickets
19: DON’T LOOK BACK: Raekwon performs Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Brixton Academy, £16 Find out more
19: Brooke Hogan, Scala, £11
19: Martha Wainwright And Band, Royal Festival Hall, £22.50-£20
19: Steve Winwood, Scala, £25
20: De La Soul backed by 11-piece Rhythm Roots All-Stars, Forum, £22.50 Buy tickets
20: Richard Hawley, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc Buy tickets
20: Lens Lekman, Scala, £10.50
20: Amy Macdonald, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15 Find out more
20: James Moran, LSO St Luke’s, £15
20: One Night Only, ULU, £11 Album review l Find out more
20: Joe Satriani, Hammersmith Apollo, £28.50
20: Spiritualized, Koko, £17.50
20: State Radio, KCLSU, £7 NEW
20-22: Stanley Clarke, Jazz Cafe, £27.50-£25
21: Feist, Royal Albert Hall, £25
21: Hadouken, Electric Ballroom, £16.50
21: Ida Maria, King’s College, £7.50
21: King Creosote, Luminaire, £10 Album review
21: Little Man Tate, Astoria 2, £12.50 Album review
21: MGMT, Astoria, £12.50 Album review
21: Seu Jorge + Airto Moreira, RFH, £25-£15
21: Shayne Ward, The O2 Arena, £27.50
21: Whitest Boy Alive, Koko, £13.50
21-22: Scouting For Girls, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, sold out (Re-scheduled from April 2 & 3) Find out more
21-23: Gloria Gaynor, Shaw Theatre, £tbc Find out more l Buy tickets
21-23: Paul Weller, Hammersmith Apollo, £35
21: The Whitest Boy Alive, Koko, £tbc
22: Animal Collective + Atlas Sound, Koko, £15
22: Daevid Allen’s University of Errors + Here And Now, Dingwalls, £15
22: Die Einstuerzenden Neubauten, Forum, £16.50
22: Jim James, St James’s Church, £13
22: Joe Jackson, Cadogan Hall, £28.50
22: Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, Scala, £9 Buy tickets
22: The Little Ones, Garage, £tbc
22: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss feat T Bone Burnett, Wembley Arena, £35-£29 Find out more l Buy tickets
22: The Ting Tings, Astoria, £12
23: Broken Social Scene + The Brunettes, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £16
23: Busta Rhymes, Indigo2, £23
23: Daedelus + Cadence Weapon, Corsica Studios, £9 NEW
23: DON’T LOOK BACK: Public Enemy perform It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, Brixton Academy, £27.50 Find out more
23: Konono No.1 (+ film screening), Tate Modern, Turbine Hall, £20
23: Chris Rock, O2 Arena, £43.35 Buy tickets
23: Stackridge, 100 Club, £15
23: Robin Trower, Mean Fiddler, £18.33 Buy tickets
23: Taio Cruz, Scala, £12.50 (re-scheduled) Album review
23: The Wombats, Royal Albert Hall, £17.50-£14 Find out more
24: BESTIVAL REUNION: The Sugarhill Gang + Ulrich Schnauss + more, Koko, £14.50
24: Dead Kids + Zombie Zombie, Proud Galleries, £10
24: Hed Kandi Bank Holiday Special, Indigo2, £tbc
24: Morten, Paul & Magne (3 solo performances from the members of A-Ha), Royal Albert Hall, £tbc
24: Terrorvision, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
24: Richard Thompson/Mary Gauthier, RFH, £27.50-£10
24-25: GATECRASHER SUMMER SOUND SYSTEM: Justice + Digitalism + Paul Oakenfold + Armand Van Helden + Annie Mac + more, Turweston Aerodrome, Northamptonshire, £59-£115
24-27: Average White Band, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
24-June 1: Elaine Stritch At Liberty, Shaw Theatre Buy tickets
25: Adem, Union Chapel, £11.50
25: Mark Knopfler, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc
25 & 27: Liza Minnelli, London Coliseum, £95-£35
26: 50 YEARS OF BOSSA: Carlos Lyra + Joao Donato + Vinicius Cantuaria + more, Barbican, £30-£20
26: Paul Brady + Emily Maguire, RFH, £20-£15
26: Baby Dee, Bush Hall, £tbc
26: Spiritualized, Rough Trade East, free
27: Dengue Fever, Borderline, £12.50
27: Dirty Pretty Things, Astoria, £17.50
27: Roberto Fonseca, Barbican, £20-£10
27: Bob Mould Band, Koko, £17.50
27: Scouting For Girls, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc Find out more
27: Saul Williams, Scala, £12
28: Andy Burrows, Union Chapel, £12.50
28: Gavin DeGraw, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
28: Jethro Tull, RFH, £32.50-£26.50
28: Maximo Park + Mystery Jets, Forum, £20 Find out more
28: Tony McPhee’s Groundhogs, Cabbage Patch, £12
28: Jack Savoretti, Dingwalls, £tbc Album review
28: Yael Naim, Scala, £10 Album review
28-29: The Blow Monkeys, Jazz Cafe, £22.50
29: The Black Keys, Astoria, £17 Buy tickets
29: Does It Offend You Yeah? + Rumblestrips + Kid Harpoon + more, Scala, £10
29: Fightstar, Islington Academy, £13.50 Album review l Buy tickets
29: The Futureheads, Electric Ballroom, £tbc Buy tickets
29: Ravi Shankar, Barbican, £tbc
29: The Silver Jews, Indigo2, £12.50
29: XX Teens, ICA, £tbc
30: Orchestra Boabab, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £18
30: Pete Murray, Brixton Academy, £17
30: Martha Tilston, Union Chapel, £14.50
30: Three Doors Down, Indigo2, £tbc
30-31: Nate James, Jazz Cafe, £20
30-31: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Emirates Stadium, London, £61.90-£56 Find out more l Buy tickets
30-31: Boyzone, The O2 Arena, £35
30-June 1: The Osmonds, Wembley Arena, £39.50
30-June 1: WYCHWOOD FESTIVAL: Duffy + Emma Pollock + Robyn Hitchcock + Dreadzone + Misty’s Big Adventure + The Imagined Village + Palladium + The Blockheads, Cheltenham Racecourse, £100, concs £75, under-12s, free
31: Baby Dee, Purcell Room, £14
31: Billy Franks., Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15-£10
31: Citadels + Collapsing Cities, Proud Galleries, £10
31: John McLaughlin, Barbican, £30-£10
31: Reel People + Omar, 229, £17.50
31: The Whitest Boy Alive, Koko, £13.50
JUNE:
1: Boyzone, Wembley Arena, £40.50 Buy tickets
1: Jont, Purcell Room, £tbc
1: Gary Louris (of The Jayhawks), Borderline, £tbc NEW
1: Daniela Mercury, Brixton Academy, £23
2: Sons & Daughters, Koko, £17.50
3: Tom Baxter, Koko, £16.50 Album review
3: Glen Hansard + Marketa Irglova, Barbican, £20-£10
3: Kinky Friedman, Jazz Cafe, £22.50
3: Mary J Blige, O2 Arena, £35
3: Beth Rowley, Dingwalls, £tbc
3: Santogold, Scala, £tbc
3-4: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Rufus Wainwright, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
3-4: Hercules And Love Affair, Soho Revue Bar, sold out
3-4: Mint Condition, Jazz Cafe, £27.50
4: Bomb The Bass, Astoria, £15 NEW
4: Cara Dillon, Bloomsbury Theatre, £17.50
4: Duffy, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, sold out Find out more
4: Guillemots, Forum, £16.50 Album review l Buy tickets
4: Avril Lavigne, The O2 Arena, £29.50 Find out more l Buy tickets
4: Noah & The Whale, Scala, £tbc NEW
4: Ravi Shankar, Barbican, £tbc
5: Alphabeat, Koko, £10
5: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Carmen in Concert, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
5: Mint Condition, Jazz Cafe, £27.50
5: Neil Diamond, Hampden Park National Stadium, £62.80-£51.70 Buy tickets
5: Hercules And Love Affair, Heaven, £12.50
5: Stephen Malkmus + The Jicks, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £14
5: Z Trip, Cargo, £tbc
6: Amit Chaterjee Alliance, Charlie Wright’s International Bar, £14.50
6: Cartel, Garage, £10
6: Derringer, Astoria2, £15
6: Daniela Mercury, Indigo2, £40
6: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Katherine Jenkins, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
6: Notwist, ICA, £10
6-7: The Pigeon Detectives, Brixton Academy, £15 Find out more l Album review
6-7: Foo Fighters, Wembley Stadium, £42.50 Find out more
6-7: Tania Maria, Jazz Cafe, £22.50
6-8: Michael Nyman, Cadogan Hall, £35-£10 (per event) NEW
7: Alpha Blondy, Coronet Theatre, £25
7: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Curtis Stigers + Dame Cleo Laine + Sir John Dankworth, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
7: Matthew Garrison Trio, Charlie Wright’s International Bar, £14.50
7: Oojami + Ebony Bones + Tough Love + more, Scala, £15 NEW
7: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Inidgo2, £30-£23.50
8: Ali Campbell, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £35
8: Cat Power, Hammersmith Apollo, £23 Buy tickets
8: The Drifters, Indigo2, £35-£30
8: Paco Sery Group, Charlie Wright’s International Bar, £14.50
8: Robyn, Astoria, £14 Buy tickets
8: The Zutons, Bedgebury Pinetum, Kent, £26
8-10: Lloyd Cole, Jazz Cafe, £22.50
9: Sara Bareilles, Bush Hall, £12
9: Thea Gilmore, Bloomsbury Theatre, £15
9: The Herbaliser, 93 Feet East, £16
9: Sons & Daughters, Scala, £12
10: Isobel Campbell + Mark Lanegan, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £16 Buy tickets
10: Glenn Hughes, Astoria2, £15
10: REO Speedwagon, Indigo2, £35-£20
10: Say Anything, KCLSU, £10
10: The Script, Scala, £10
10-11: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Jools Holland and special guest vocalist Marc Almond + more, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
11: Blue Oyster Cult, The Forum, £tbc
11: Judy Collins, QEH, £17.50
11: Fleet Foxes, ULU, £tbc
11: Kid Rock, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £25
11: Gavin Rossdale, Underworld, £tbc NEW
11: Rival Schools, KCLSU, £12.50 NEW
11: The Subways, Koko, £13.50
12: Estelle, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15
12: Joan As Police Woman, Scala, £12
12: Malcolm Middleton, Luminaire, £8
12: Onetaste Collective, Jazz Collective, £20-£15
12: Russell Watson, RFH, £55-£25 Find out more Buy tickets
12: White Lion, Astoria2, £15
12-13: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Van Morrison, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
13: Finch, Scala, £10
13: Groundhogs, 100 Club, £15
13: Willie Nelson, Hammersmith Apollo, £45-£35
13: Palladium, Bush Hall, £tbc
13: Scribe, Forum, £12
13-14: The Beat/Neville Staple, Jazz Cafe, £25
13-15: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL: Lostprophets + Kiss + The Offspring + Judas Priest + Motorhead + more, Donington Park, £tbc Find out mroe l Buy tickets
13-15: ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL: Kaiser Chiefs + James (Fri) + The Sex Pistols (Sat) + The Police (Sun) + more tba, Seaclose Park, Newport, £130 (camping), £110 (non-camping) Further acts announced
14: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Michael Ball, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
14: Morcheeba, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £22.50 Album review
14: NERD, Brixton Academy, £30 Find out more l Buy tickets
14: Pee Wee Ellis + Fred Wesley, Barbican, £25-£10
14: Punch Brothers, Arts Theatre, £tbc
14-22: MASSIVE ATTACK’S MELTDOWN: Southbank Centre, £tbc Find out more
15: Jesse Malin, ULU, £15
15: The Payers + Trio Valore, Jazz Cafe, £20
16: Coldplay, Brixton Academy, FREE Find out more
16: Jonathan Davis (Korn), Union Chapel, £25 Buy tickets
16: Wilko Johnson, 100 Club, £13
16-18: Nigel Kennedy, Jazz Cafe, £30 NEW
17: Craig David, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £28.50 Find out more
17: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Katherine Jenkins, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
17: The Handsome Family, 100 Club, £12.50
17: Liars, Koko, £13.50 NEW
17: Neil Diamond, The Rose Bowl, Southampton, £62.80-£51.70 Buy tickets
17: Keren Ann, Scala, £tbc
17: Melt Bananas, Garage, £14.50
17: Journey, Hammersmith Apollo, £45
18: Atmosphere, Koko, £tbc
18: Black Kids, ULU, £10
18: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Orquestra Buena Vista Social Club, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
18: Tokyo Police Club, Scala, £9.50 NEW Album review
18: Toots & The Maytals, Forum, £28
18-19: Yazoo, Hammersmith Apollo, £45 l Buy tickets
19: Neil Diamond, Cardiff Millennium Stadium, £62.80-£51.70 Buy tickets
19: Kool Keith, Jazz Cafe, £25 NEW
19: Alanis Morissette, Brixton Academy, £32.50 Find out more
19: Stone Gods, Islington Academy, £13.50
19-20: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Ray Davies, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
20: Khaled, Barbican, £35-£10
20: The Sound Stylistics, Jazz Cafe, £20
20-24: My Bloody Valentine, Roundhouse, £tbc Find out more
21: HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL: Tchaikovsky Festival Finale feat Nicola Benedetti + Sophie Cashell, Hampton Court Palace, £tbc Find out more
21: Olafur Arnalds, Barbican, £20-£10
21: Ruby Turner, Jazz Cafe, £20
21 & 23-24 & 27: Neil Diamond, The O2 Arena, £70-£50
22: Joe Jackson, Cadogan Hall, £tbc
22: Queensryche, Indigo2, £60-£23.50
22: Santana, The O2 Arena, £44.08-£33.08 Find out more l Buy tickets
23: Tegan And Sarah, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £13.50 NEW
24: Natacha Atlas, Pigalle Club, £15
24: The Automatic, Scala, £12.50
24: Infadels, ULU, £11
24: John Fogerty Revival Tour, Royal Albert Hall, £50-£30 Buy tickets
24: Buddy Guy, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £27.50
24: Carlinhos Brown, Barbican, £25-£10
24: Monster Magnet, Astoria, £17
24-25: Radiohead, Victoria Park, £42.50 Find out more
24-26: Ozomatli, Jazz Cafe, £30
25: Ben Folds, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £32.50
25: The Black Seeds, Electric Ballroom, £13.50
25: Candido Fabre, Dingwalls, £12.50 NEW
25: The Flying Padovanis, Eel Pie Club, £12
25: Goldfrapp, Royal Albert Hall, £25
25: Melt Bananas, Garage, £14.50
25: Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Roundhouse, £20 Find out more
26: Def Leppard + Whitesnake, Wembley Arena, £37.50
26: Morbid Angel, Astoria2, £12.50
27: Joan Armatrading, IndigO2, £tbc
27: EDEN SESSIONS: The Verve, Eden Project, St Austell, £35
27: ETHIOPIQUES: Mahmoud Ahmed + Mulatu Astaqe + more, Barbican, £25-£15
27: John Mayer, Brixton Academy, £28.50
27: NELSON MANDELA 90TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT: Queen + Annie Lennox + Razorlight + Simple Minds + more, Hyde Park, £tbc Find out more
27: Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Garage, £tbc
27-28: Bon Jovi, Twickenham Stadium, £75-£40 Find out more
27-29: GLASTONBURY: Jay-Z (Sat) + Neil Diamond (Sun), Pilton, Somerset, £tbc Jay-Z confirmed
28: KENWOOD HOUSE PICNIC CONCERT: Brian Wilson, Kenwood House, £36-£27.50 Find out more
28: RAD, Jazz Cafe, £18.50 NEW
28-29: HARD ROCK CALLING: Eric Clapton + Sheryl Crow + John Mayer (Sat) + The Police + KT Tunstall + Starsailor, Hyde Park, £50 (Sat), £65 (Sun), £110 (w/e, limited) Find out more l Buy tickets
29: The Bad Plus, Jazz Cafe, £17.50 NEW
29: Eric Clapton + Robert Randolph & The Family Band + The Charlatans + more, Harewood House, Yorkshire, £tbc Clapton details l Charlatans details
29: Linkin Park & Jay-Z – Projekt Revolution, Milton Keynes, National Bowl, £45 Buy tickets
29: Pentangle, Royal Festival Hall, £30-£15
30: Erykah Badu, Brixton Academy, £32.50 Buy tickets
30: Lenny Kravitz, Wembley Arena, £45-£35 Album review l Buy tickets
30: Lou Reed’s Berlin, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc Buy tickets
30: Sandi Thom, Bush Hall, £10
30-July 1: Hilltop Hoods, Islington Academy, £16
JULY
1: G Love & Special Sauce, Electric Ballroom, £17.50 NEW
1: MIA, Roundhouse, £16
1: Brian Wilson plays Greatest Hits, Royal Albert Hall, £75-£35 Find out more l Buy tickets
2: Funeral For A Friend, KCLSU, £10 NEW
2: Jack Johnson + Ben Harper + G Love + Special Sauce, Hyde Park, £45.50 Album review l Buy tickets
3: Duran Duran, O2 Arena, £tbc Find out more
3: Idlewild, ULU, £15 Album review
3: O2 WIRELESS FESTIVAL: Jay-Z + Mark Ronson + Hot Chip + Roisin Murphy + more, Hyde Park, £tbc Find out more l Buy tickets
3: Solomon Burke, Barbican, £30-£20
3: Spocks Beard, Islington Academy, £17.50
4: Eddy Grant, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £26.50
4: Hoodoo Gurus, The Forum, £15
4: Kanda Bongo Man, Jazz Cafe, £17.50
4: The Music, Astoria, £15
4: O2 WIRELESS FESTIVAL: Morrissey + Beck + The National + more tba, Hyde Park, £tbc Find out more l Buy Wireless Festival tickets
4: Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion, Barbican, £25-£10
4-5: REDFEST: The Maccabees + Lightspeed Champion + Does It Offend You, Yeah? + Elliot Minor + Operator Please + more, Redhill, Surrey, £64 (+ bf) Find out more
4-6: ZOO THOUSAND AND EIGHT: Dizzee Rascal + Mark Ronson + Athlete + Young Knives, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Kent, £99 (w/e ticket), £25 (one day children’s ticket)
5: Candi Staton + Damon Albarn + Tony Allen + Simone White, Barbican, £20-£12.50
5: Iron Maiden + Avenged Sevenfold, Twickenham Stadium, £50-£37.50 World tour dates l Buy tickets
5: KENWOOD HOUSE PICNIC CONCERT: Rufus Wainwright, Kenwood House, £tbc Find out more
5: O2 WIRELESS FESTIVAL: Fatboy Slim + Underworld + Bootsy Collins, Hyde Park, £40 (early bird offer) Find out more l Buy tickets
5: Proms at Lacock Abbey, Chippenham, £tbc Buy tickets
5-6: Dolly Parton, The O2 Arena, £75-£50 Find out more
6: ALL THAT JAZZ: Kenny Ball + Acker Bilk & his Paramount Jazz Band + more, Lacock Abbey, £24.20 Buy tickets
6: THE HOP FARM 1-DAY FESTIVAL: Neil Young + more, Hop Farm, Kent, £49.50 Find out more
6: O2 WIRELESS FESTIVAL: Counting Crows + Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals + Powderfinger + more, Hyde Park, £40 (early bird offer) Find out more l Buy tickets
7: Jason Mraz, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
8: Band Of Horses, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £14
8: Branford Marsalis, Barbican, £25-£15
8: Alicia Keys, O2 Arena, £30-£27.50
9: Maria Schneider Orchestra, Barbican, £25-£10
9: Tunday Akintan And Yourbeat All Stars, Jazz Cafe, £17.50 NEW
9: You Me At Six, KCLSU, £8 NEW
9-11: Magnetic Fields, Cadogan Hall, £22.50 EXTRA DATE ADDED
9-10: TRIBUTE TO BOBBY: Mick Hucknall, Indigo2, £44 Buy tickets
11: Diana Ross, Petworth Park, £82.50-£49.50 Buy tickets
11: Mindless Self Indulgence, Roundhouse, £14
11: Yngwie Malmsteen, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20
11-12: John Mayall & The Blues Breakers, Jazz Cafe, £32.50
11-13: LOUNGE ON THE FARM:, Merton Farm, Kent, £65 (adult, w/e), £35 (child, w/e), £35 (adult, day), £20 (child, day)
12: Birdy Nam Nam, Koko, £tbc NEW
12: Jason Donovan, Cannizaro Park, £27
12: KENWOOD HOUSE PICNIC CONCERT: Kenwood Summer Prom, Kenwood House, £tbc Find out more
12: The Sunburst Band, Jazz Cafe, £20 NEW
13: Andy Fairweather Low, Bush Hall, £tbc
13: RISE FESTIVAL: London United, Finsbury Park, FREE
13: Wooden Ships + The Head, Cargo, £12 NEW
14: Punch Brothers, Arts Theatre, £16 NEW
15: Cajun Dance Party, Bloomsbury Ballroom, £12
15: My Morning Jacket, Forum, £15
15: Suzanne Vega, The Pigalle Club, £tbc
16: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Forum, £15
16: The Mars Volta, Roundhouse, £20
17: Leonard Cohen, The O2 Arena, £75-£50 Find out more l Buy tickets
17: The Robert Cray Band, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £29.50 Buy tickets
17: Death Cab For Cutie, Brixton Academy, £17.50
17-20: LATITUDE: Franz Ferdinand + more, Henham Park, £112 Buy tickets
18: Jill Scott, Brixton Academy, £32.50
18-19: Pete Rock, Jazz Cafe, £16.50
18-20: CAMP BESTIVAL: Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong + Black Kids + Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip + Ebony Bones + Emmy The Great + more, Lulworth Castle, £120 Find out more
19: KENWOOD HOUSE PICNIC CONCERT: Omara Portuondo, star of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club, Kenwood House, £34-£25.50 Find out more
19: Lee ‘Memphis’ King, Cannizaro Park, £tbc
19-20: LOVEBOX LONDON WEEKENDER: The Flaming Lips + Groove Armada, Victoria Park, £70.95-£42.35 Find out more l Buy tickets
20: Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra + Marc Almond + more, Campbell Park, Milton Keynes, £36.30 Buy tickets
23: UB40, Excel, £32.50-£25
23-24: Michael Bublé, O2 Arena, £45-£35 Find out more
24: The B-52s, Roundhouse, £30
24: Alice Cooper, Excel, £32.50-£25
24: Jools Holland + Marc Almond, Excel, £32.50-£25
25: Daniel Johnston with Mark Linkous / Scout Niblett/ James McNew/ Norman Blake/ Jad Fair, Indigo2, £20 NEW
25: Status Quo, Excel, £32.50-£25
25-26: GLOBAL GATHERING: Long Marston Airfield, near Stratford-upon-Avon, £165-£115 NEW
25-27: WOMAD: Lee Scratch Perry + Squeeze + Roni Size & Reprazent + Boy George, Charlton Park, Wiltshire, £125, £100 (concs), £50 (Sunday only)
26: The Reverend Horton Heat + Nashville Pussy, Astoria 2, £16
26: Squeeze, Excel, £32.50-£25
26-27: INDIETRACKS FESTIVAL:, Midland Railway Centre, Ripley, £45
26-27: Kylie Minogue, The O2 Arena, sold out Full story and Euro dates
27: Gary Burton Quartet, Barbican, £tbc
27: HERE AND NOW 80S SHOW:, Excel, £32.50-£25
28: ROGUES GALLERY: Barbican, £tbc
29-30: Kylie Minogue, The O2 Arena, sold out Full story and Euro dates
30: Deep Purple, Excel, £32.50-£25
30-31: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Jazz Cafe, £32.50
31: Chicago, Excel, £32.50-£25
31: Billy Idol, Brixton Academy, £tbc NEW
31: Mudhoney, Forum, £15
31: The Waifs, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £16 NEW
31-Aug 1: Jefferson Starship, 100 Club, £36 (two night ticket), £20 (one night)
AUGUST
1: Jolls Holland feat Marc Almond, Excel, £32.50-£25
1-2: Kylie Minogue, O2 Arena, £175-£75
1-3: THE BIG CHILL: Malvern Hills, £125
2: KENWOOD HOUSE PICNIC CONCERT: Michael Ball & Lesley Garrett, Kenwood House, £35-£26.50 Find out more
2: Meat Loaf, Excel, £32.50-£25
2: Proms at Bedford Park, Bedford Park, £33 Buy tickets
3: Cornelius, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15
3: DJ Krush, Koko, £tbc
3: Soul Sunday, Bedford Park, £27.50 Buy tickets
4: Drive By Truckers, Electric Ballroom, £16
7: The Boomtown Rats + The Vibrators, Electric Ballroom, £18.50
7-9: CROPREDY: Fairport Convention + Supergrass + The Levellers + Midge Ure, Banbury, Oxfordshire, £80-£50,
8: UNDERAGE FESTIVAL:, Victoria Park, £23
8-9: TAPESTRY GOES WEST: Margam Park, Wales, £60
8-10: SUMMER SUNDAE: Dirty Projector + James Yorkston & The Athletes + Those Dancing Days, DeMonfort Hall, Leicester, £100
9: FIELD DAY: Bloggers Delight + James Holden + Foals + Simian Mobole Disco + White Lies + King Creosote + more, Victoria Park, £25
9: KENWOOD HOUSE PICNIC CONCERT: Diana Krall, Kenwood House, £37-£27.50 Find out more
10-12: BLOOM FESTIVAL: Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire, £50 (adults), £20 (five-15-year-olds)
13: The Gutter Twins, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15 NEW
14-15: GREEN MAN FESTIVAL, Glanusk Park, £105
15-17: Martha Reeves, Jazz Cafe, £35-£30
16: KENWOOD HOUSE PICNIC CONCERT: Van Morrison, Kenwood House, £37-£27.50 Find out more
16: Proms at Bowood House, Calne, £33-£25.25 Buy tickets
16: Suicide Bid, Islington Academy, £10
16-17: V FESTIVAL: Muse + more tba, Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Stafford, sold out
17: Soul Sunday, Bowood House, Calne, £27.50 Buy tickets
18: Overkill, Islington Academy, £14
21: Amanda Palmer, ICA, £15
21: Taking Back Sunday, Astoria, £16.50 NEW
22-24: BEACHDOWN FESTIVAL: Terry Callier + Gloria Cycles + Chungking + Maths Class + more, South Downs, East Sussex £85 (w/e), £75 (early bird w/e), £30 (day)
22-24: READING FESTIVAL: Rage Against The Machine + The Killers + Metallica + Manic Street Preachers + more, Richfield Avenue, Reading, £155 (weekend), £65 (day) Find out more
23: KENWOOD HOUSE PICNIC CONCERT: Last Night of the Kenwood Proms featuring Katherine Jenkins, Kenwood House, £tbc Find out more
23: SOUTH WEST FOUR: Carl Cox + Rick Morillo + Layo & Bushwacka + Danny Tenaglia + more, Clapham Common, £45 NEW Buy tickets
23-24: CREAMFIELDS: Daresbury, Cheshire, £105 (weekend)
24: GET LOADED IN THE PARK: Iggy + The Stooges + Supergrass + Gossip + Kate Nash + The Hives, Clapham Common £35-£32 Buy tickets
25-31: De La Soul, Jazz Cafe, £35-£32.50
28: Big Star + Robyn Hitchcock, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
28: Steve Cropper And The Animals, Dingwalls, £18.50
29: RHYTHM FESTIVAL:, Twindwood Arena, Clapham, £95-£85.50
30: Chemical Brothers, Olympia, £30 Find out more
30: REM, Twickenham Stadium, £51.75 Find out more l Buy tickets
SEPTEMBER:
3: Serj Tankian, Forum, £20 (re-scheduled from April 3)
4-5: The Beat, Jazz Cafe, £25 NEW
5-7: BESTIVAL: My Bloody Valentine + Aphex Twin + The Breeders + Gary Numan, Robin Hill Park, Isle of Wight, £130
6: Barbara Mason, Jazz Cafe, £25-£20
6: X-Ray Spex, Roundhouse, £30
10: Stray Cats, Brixton Academy, £29.50
11: Madonna, Wembley Stadium, £tbc NEW Find out more
12: The Adicts, Islington Academy, £16
12: The Levellers + Seth Lakeman, Bowood House, Calne, £30.80-£25.30 Buy tickets
12: Light Of The World, Jazz Cafe, £20
12-14: END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL: Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset, £tbc
September 16: Echo & The Bunnymen with orchestra perform Ocean Rain, Royal Albert Hall, £35-£27.50
13: Secret Affair, Astoria2, £12.50
14: Girls Aloud, Bowood House, Calne, ££31.90-£27.50 Buy tickets
16: Backyard Babies, ULU, £13.50
17: Bood, Sweat & Tears, Astoria, £17
17-18: Finlay Quaye, Jazz Cafe, £20
19 & 21: Nickelback, O2 Arena, £35 Find out more
19: Shelby Lynne, Royal Festival Hall, £22.50
20: Mostly Autumn, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20
26: It Bites, Islington Academy, £17.50
27: The Levellers Acoustic Tour, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc
27: Y&T, Astoria2, £16.50
28: Guava Jelly, Brixton Academy, £22.50
OCTOBER:
1: Seasick Steve, Royal Albert Hall, £29.50-£15.50
3: Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £22.50
2: Chante Moore + Kenny Lattimore, Jazz Cafe, £30
5: Julieta Venegas, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £22.50
6: The Moody Blues, Royal Albert Hall, £40-£28
7: Art Garfunkel, Royal Festival Hall, £37.50
7: The Orchestra feat Louis Clark/ Mikkaminski/ Kelly Groucutt/ Eric Troyer/ Phil Bates/ Gordon Townsend, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £30 NEW
7: OMD, Roundhouse, £tbc NEW
7: Status Quo, Fairfield Hall, £32.50
9: Amy Macdonald, Roundhouse, £tbc NEW
9: Sia, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50 Album review
13: Heather Nova, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £19.50
13: Queen + Paul Rodgers, O2 Arena, £49.50
14: James Blunt, O2 Arena, £37.75 Find out more l Buy tickets
15: dEUS, Forum, £16 Album review
16: Foals, Brixton Academy, £15
16: Jamie Lidell, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £16 Album review
17: British Sea Power, Roundhouse, £16 Buy tickets
23-24: The Courteeners, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15 Album review EXTRA DATE ADDED
23: Grandmaster Flash, Jazz Cafe, £30 NEW
23: Level 42, Royal Albert Hall, £35-£26.50
23: Mystery Jets, Astoria, £13.50 Album review
25: Glen Tilbrook & The Fluffers, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
26-27: Michael Bolton, Royal Albert Hall, £45-£28.50
27: The Hoosiers, Brixton Academy, £18.50
27-29: James Taylor Quartet, Jazz Cafe, £25 NEW
28: One Night Only, Astoria, £12.50 Album review
NOVEMBER:
1: Marva Whitney And Osaka Monaurail, Jazz Cafe, £20
5: Bryan Adams, The O2 Arena, £37.50 Find out more
6-7: Hot Chip, Brixton Academy, £18.50
8: Katie Melua + Jay Jay Pistolet + Andrea McEwan, The O2 Arena, £60-£32.50 Buy tickets
12 & 14-15: Sir Cliff Richard, Wembley Arena, £50-£45 Buy tickets
14: The Stranglers, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £25
16: Fish, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20
21: The Rifles, Brixton Academy, £tbc NEW
22: Carter USM, Brixton Academy, £29.75 Buy tickets
22: Cleo Lane + John Dankworth, Ronnie Scott’s, £46-£30
22: Motorhead, Hammersmith Apollo, £30
27-29: James Taylor Quartet, Jazz Cafe, £25
28: New Found Glory, Brixton Academy, £16.50
29: Roisin Murphy, Brixton Academy, £18.50
29: Simple Minds, Wembley Arena, £35 Buy tickets
DECEMBER AND BEYOND:
December 4: Nouvelle Vague, Forum, £18.50
December 5: The Saw Doctors, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £21.50 NEW
December 5-6: Dominic Kirwan, Shaw Theatre, £tbc Buy tickets
December 12-15: Angie Stone, Jazz Cafe, £45
December 13: Status Quo, Wembley Arena, £tbc
December 13-14: VIVE LE PUNK FESTIVAL: The Damned + The Buzzcocks + more, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £50 (w/e ticket), £28.50 (day)
December 15: Delirious?, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £14.75 NEW
December 15-16: James + Athlete, Brixton Academy, £30 Find out more
December 16: Hawkwind, Astoria, £20 NEW
December 17-20: Angie Stone, Jazz Cafe, £45
December 19: Jason Donovan, Hammersmith Apollo, £25
December 19: Madness, O2 Arena, £37.50
December 19-20: The Bootleg Beatles, IndigO2, £tbc Find out more
December 20: Ocean Colour Scene, Hammersmith Apollo, £24.50
December 22: FROM THE JAM 2008:, Hammersmith Apollo, £22.50
December 27-31: Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Jazz Cafe, £25
January 2-4: Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Jazz Cafe, £25 NEW
January 9-11: Lee Scratch Perry, Jazz Cafe, £25 NEW
February 6-7: Bob Marley’s Birthday Party, Jazz Cafe, £25 NEW