Music - Gig Guide
This is the Gig Guide listing.
JULY:
4: Robben Ford, Jazz Cafe, £25
4: Jeff Beck, Royal Albert Hall, £47-£35
4: The Eagles, Hampden Park National Stadium, £88-£55 Buy tickets
4: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Flo Rida + Ironik, Roundhouse Find out more
4: KENWOOD PICNIC CONCERT: James Morrison, Kenwood House, £29-£27.50
4: Plaid + Clark + Tim Exile + Luke Vibert, Koko, £15
4: Tavares + The Real Thing + Kenny Thomas + Junior, Indigo2, £tbc
4: WIRELESS FESTIVAL: Basement Jaxx + The Streets + Dizzee Rascal, Hyde Park, £40 Find out more l Buy tickets
4-5: HOP FARM FESTIVAL: The Fratellis + more, Paddock Wood, Kent Buy tickets
4-5: Madonna, O2 Arena, £175-£65 Find out more l Buy tickets
5: Martha Ambrosius (Floetry), Jazz Cafe, £tbc
5: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Snow Patrol + Silversun Pickups + more, Roundhouse Find out more
5: Jimmy Buffet, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £37.50
5: WIRELESS FESTIVAL: Kanye West + more tba, Hyde Park, £40 Find out more l Buy tickets
5-6: The Killers, Royal Albert Hall, £26.50
6-7: Lil’ Wayne, Hammersmith Apollo, £32.50 Find out more
6: Ruthie Foster, Jazz Cafe, £13.50 Buy tickets
6: Darren Styles/Ultrabeat, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £21.50
6: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Franz Ferdinand + Passion Pit, Roundhouse Find out more
6: Why?, The Garage, £12.50
7: !!!, The Luminaire, £15
7: Ludacris, O2 Arena, £tbc
7: M83, Koko, £14
7: Silversun Pickups, Heaven, £15 Buy tickets
8: Bombay Bicycle Club, The Garage, £8.50
8: Groundation, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
8: Killa Kela, Cargo, £6.50
CANCELLED: 8 + more: Michael Jackson, O2 Arena, £75-£50 Michael Jackson obituary l Ticket refund details
8: THIS DAY: R Kelly + More, Wembley Arena, £89.50-£45 Find out more l Buy tickets
8: Reverend & The Makers, Koko, sold out
8: Social Distortion, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20
8: White Denim, Heaven, £11
9: EPSOM LIVE! Bjorn Again, Epsom Downs Racecourse Buy tickets
9: Storey, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
9: SUMMER SERIES: Grace Jones, Somerset House, £45 Find out more
9: The Twilight Sad + We Were Promised Jetpacks + Kill It Kid, ICA, £11.50
9 & 11-12: Oasis + Kasabian + The Enemy, Wembley Stadium, £45 Find out more l Album review
10: Daedelus + Grasscut + King Cannibal + Cursor Miner, ICA, £11.50
10: DJ Jazzie B, Jazz Cafe, £10 Buy tickets
10: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Paolo Nutini + more, Roundhouse Find out more
10: SUMMER SERIES: The Enemy, Somerset House, £tbc Find out more
10-11: Omar, Jazz Cafe, £17.50 NEW Buy tickets
10-12: HEAVENLY PLANET FESTIVAL: Eliza Carthy Band + The Fence Collective + The Bays + Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba + Sharon Shannon Big Band + The Wonder Stuff, Richfield Avenue, Reading, £75 (w/e ticket), £45 (day ticket)
10-12: LOOP FESTIVAL: Matthew Herbert Big Band feat Eska + Tunng + Esser + more, Victoria Gardens, Brighton, £65 (weekend ticket)
10-12: OXEGEN 2009: Kings of Leon + Razorlight + Bloc Party + The Script + Blur + Snow Patrol, Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare, £tbc Find out more
11: KENWOOD PICNIC CONCERTS: Gipsy Kings, Kenwood House, £29-£27.50
11: Leonard Cohen, Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge, Surrey, £65-£55 Find out more
11: Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Indigo2, £tbc
11: Ne-Yo, O2 Arena, sold out
11: SUMMER SERIES: Lily Allen, Somerset House, £27.50 Find out more
11: Thunder, Hammersmith Apollo, £tbc
12: Flo Rida, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc Album review
12: Groundation, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
13: Mum, The Tabernacle, £15
13: SUMMER SERIES: The Mars Volta, Somerset House, £tbc Find out more
13: TV On The Radio, Brixton Academy, £17.50
13-14: Leela James, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
14: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Placebo, Roundhouse, £tbc Find out more l Album review
14: Of Montreal, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15.50
14: Plaid + Clark + Tim Exile, Koko, £15
14: SUMMER SERIES: The Ting Tings, Somerset House, £22.50 Find out more
14: The Twang, Electric Ballroom, £tbc Find out more
15: Bajofondo, Koko, £tbc
15: The Bosshoss, Garage, £tbc
15: The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, 100 Club, £10
15: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Friendly Fires + more, Roundhouse Find out more
15: Nine Inch Nails + Jane’s Addiction, O2 Arena, £32.50
15: Of Montreal, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15.50
15: Pretenders, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £29.50
15: The Rumble Strips, Wilton’s Music Hall, £tbc Find out more
15: SUMMER SERIES: Pendulum, Somerset House, £27.50 Find out more
15: The Temper Trap, ICA, £8.50
16 EPSOM LIVE! The Saturdays + Alesha Dixon + Kelly Rowland, Epsom Downs Racecourse Buy tickets
16: Fever Ray, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc
16: Frankmusik, Heaven, £9
16: Lisa Hannigan, Union Chapel, £tbc Album review
16: Mew, ICA, £15
16: Spinerette + Freeland, Electric Ballroom, £tbc
16: Stackridge, Bush Hall, £12.50
16: SUMMER SERIES: Bat For Lashes, Somerset House, £tbc Find out more
16-17: Kasabian, Brixton Academy, £22.50
16-19: LATITUDE FESTIVAL: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds + Pet Shop Boys + Grace Jones + Doves + more, Henham Park Estate, Suffolk, £150 (w/end ticket), £60 (day)
17: John Butler, Union Chapel, £17.50
17: The Game, Hammersmith Apollo, £tbc NEW Find out more
17: Miles Hunt And Erica Nockalls, Luminaire, £12
17: MADSTOCK: Madness + The Pogues + Bjorn Again + Hayseed Dixie + more, Victoria Park, £35 Find out more l Buy tickets
17: SUMMER SERIES: Athlete, Somerset House, £25 Find out more
18: Bamboleo, Forum, £tbc
18: KENWOOD PICNIC CONCERTS: Summer Prom starring Russell Watson, Kenwood House, £29-£27.50
18: Morrissey, Mile End Troxy, £32.50 (re-scheduled from May 26) Find out more
18: SUMMER SERIES: Super Furry Animals, Somerset House, £tbc Find out more
18-19: GLADE FESTIVAL: Underworld + Squarepusher + more, Secret location, £125
18-19: LOVEBOX WEEKENDER: Duran Duran + Groove Armada + NERD + Florence & The Machine + Friendly Fires + more, Victoria Park, £75 (w/e), £42.50 (1-day) Buy tickets
19: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Bat For Lashes + more, Roundhouse Find out more
19: Morrissey, Brixton Academy, £32.50 (re-scheduled from May 28) Find out more
19: Ne-Yo, O2 Arena, £35 Buy tickets
19: Allen Toussaint, Jazz Cafe, £25
19: VAW: Etran Finatawa, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, £17-£9
19: The Wombats + Chipmunk Ms Dynamite, Somerset House, £15
19-21: WINTERWELL: Norman Jay + Metronomy + Wave Pictures + Fanfarlo + more, Secret Gloucestershire location, £85 (adult), £25 (child)
20: Calvin Harris, Somerset House, £tbc
20: DM Stith, Hoxton Square Bar + Kitchen, £10
20: Marianne Faithfull, RFH, £25-£20
20: Clint Mansell And The Sonus Quartet, Union Chapel, £20
20: VAW: Taraf de Haidouks, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, £25
20-21: Icebreaker/BJ Cole, Brian Eno’s Apollo, The Science Museum, £18
21: Black Joe Lewis + The Honeybears, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
21: Gurrumul, Southbank Centre, £tbc
21: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Oasis + The Enemy, Roundhouse Find out more
21: Manchester Orchestra, ICA, £tbc
21: Oleh Skrypka, ULU, £18
21-22: Morrissey, Brixton Academy, £tbc (re-scheduled from May 29 & 30) Find out more
22: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Kasabian + Twisted Wheel, Roundhouse Find out more
22: Pet Shop Boys + Little Boots, Matter, FREE
22: Lee Ritenour, Jazz Cafe, £22.50 Buy tickets
22: Simply Red Music Night at Sandown, Sandown Racecourse, £30-£25 Buy tickets
22: VAW Yasmin Levy, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, £25-£15
23: Joseph Arthur And The Lonely Astronauts, Bush Hall, £13
23: Black Box Recorder + Madam, QEH, £15
23: EPSOM LIVE! Scouting For Girls, Epsom Downs Racecourse Buy tickets
23: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Graham Coxon + Esser, Roundhouse Find out more
23: La-33, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
23: VAW: Rachel Unthank And The Winterset, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, £19-£11
23: YOUNG LONDON: Roachford + Ghetts + Leon Jean Marie + The Thirst + Doube S, Stratford Circus, £12-£8
23-26: THE SECRET GARDEN PARTY: Jarvis Cocker + Emiliana Torrini + Toots And The Maytails + more, Grange Farm, Huntingdon, £137 (adult), £110 (13-17-year-olds), under 12s go free
24: Hui-a + Kevin Mark Trail + Tahi, Penthouse, New Zealand House, £17.50 NEW
24: Young & Restless feat Jehst, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
24: VAW: Flomotion feat Makil Mannami + Little Dragon, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, £16-£14
24-26: CAMP BESTIVAL: PJ Harvey + Mercury Rev + Chic + Candi Staton + Florence & The Machine, Lulworth Castle, Dorset £130 (/we ticket), £45 (day ticket) l Buy tickets
24-26: GLOBAL GATHERING: The Prodigy + Orbital + Pendulum + more, Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon, £175-£115 Buy tickets
24-26: WOMAD:, Charlton Park, Wiltshire, £110 (early bird w/e ticket, offer ends Dec 16, 2008), £60-£25 (day tickets)
25: Keith Jarrett, Royal Festival Hall, £65
25: Gary Numan, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £25
26: The 1-2-3-4 Shoreditch: Juliette Lewis + The Rakes + Patrick Wolf + Chrome Hoof + Polly Scattergood, Shoreditch Park, £15
26: SUPERSONIC FESTIVAL: Corrupted + Sunn O))) + Thorrs Hammer And The Accused, Scala, £15
27: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: The Saturdays + Sophie Ellis Bextor + more, Roundhouse Find out more
27: SUPERSONIC FESTIVAL: Goblin + more, Scala, £15
27: Lucinda Williams, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £25
28: Buffy Sainte-Marie, QEH, £20-£18
28: White Rabbits, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, £tbc NEW
29: Cornershop, Heaven, £15 Buy tickets
29: iTUNES FESTIVAL 2009: Simian Mobile Disco + more, Roundhouse Find out more
29: Los Lobos, Jazz Cafe, £20 Buy tickets
29: Pussycat Dolls Night at Sandown, Sandown Racecourse, £32-£27 Buy tickets
30: Booker T, Bush Hall, £28.50
30: EPSOM LIVE! UB40, Epsom Downs Racecourse Buy tickets
31: Earthless, Borderline, £8.50 Buy tickets
31: KERRANG! Awards Week Of Rock: Lacuna Coil + Dirty Little Rabbit + Dead By April, Forum, £20 Find out more l Buy tickets
31: Tiesto, Victoria Park, £40.75 Buy tickets
31: Alex Wilson, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
AUGUST:
1: FIELD DAY: Mogwai + Mystery Jets + Four Tet + James Yorkston + Malcolm Middleton + more, Victoria Park, £29.50
1: KENWOOD PICNIC CONCERTS: Simply Red, Kenwood House, £30-£28.50
1: KERRANG! Awards Week Of Rock: Limp Bizkit, Forum, £30 Find out more
1: Wishing Tree, Bush Hall, £18
1-2: SONISPHERE FESTIVAL: Linkin Park + Metallica, Knebworth Park, £tbc Find out more l Buy tickets
2: UNDERAGE FESTIVAL: The Pigeon Detectives + Metronomy + more Victoria Park, £23 Find out more
3: Chrisette Michele, Jazz Cafe, £18.50
3: Fucked Up, Garage, £10
4: Freeze, Borderline, £8.50
5: The Blue Bishops, Cabbage Patch, £10
5: Jefferson Starship, Electric Ballroom, £tbc
8: Calle 13, Forum, £20
8: KENWOOD PICNIC CONCERTS: Dancing In The Streets, Kenwood House, £29-£27.50
10: Brandi Carlile, £14 Buy tickets
10: The National, RFH, £20-£17.50
11: Laura Marling + friends, Royal Festival Hall, £15-£12.50
14-15: U2, Wembley Stadium, £150-£30 Find out more l Buy tickets
14-16: Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival, Catton Hall, £105 Buy tickets
15: KENWOOD PICNIC CONCERTS: Jools Holland & His Rhythm And Blues Orchestra, Kenwood House, £30-£28.50
16: British Sea Power, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, £tbc
18: Julian Perretta, Bush Hall, £10
18: David McAlmont + Natasha Panas + Lucy London + Teddy Donaldson, HMS President, £8
18: Grizzly Bear, Koko, £13.50
18: Jenny Lewis, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15
18: Pearl Jam, O2 Arena, £40-£30 Find out more
18: Port O’Brien, Borderline, £8 Buy tickets
19-20: Bill Callahan, Union Chapel, £16.50
20: Animal Collective, Brixton Academy, £18
20: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Scala, £tbc
21: The Ford, Bush Hall, £12
21: Sister Sledge, Indigo2, £tbc
21-23: GREENMAN FESTIVAL: Animal Collective + Jarvis Cocker + Wilco + Bon Iver + Four Tet + more, Glanusk Park, Wales, £150 (adult), £99 (Student), £50 (teen), under 12s free
21-23: RHYTHM FESTIVAL: Terry Reid + The Proclaimers * Eric Bell + The Groundhogs, Twinwood Arena, Bedfordshire, £82.50
22: Incognito, Indigo2, £40-£25
22: KENWOOD PICNIC CONCERTS: Last Night of the Kenwood Proms, Kenwood House, £25-£23.50
22: New Found Glory, Garage, £16.50 Find out more
23: Alabama 3, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, £tbc NEW
22-23: V FESTIVAL: Oasis + Kasabian + more, Hylands Park, Chelmsford (152.50 w/e camping), £132.50 (without camping), £73.50 (day ticket) Find out more
25: Asher Roth, Scala, £15 NEW
25: Pete Murray, Borderline, £20 Buy tickets
25: The Offspring + Rival Schools, Brixton Academy, £24
25: Tortoise, The Garage, £13 NEW
25: Wilco, The Troxy*, £25
26: Ladyhawke + Bombay Bicycle Club, The Garage (tickets by competition)
27: Deftones, The Forum, £20
27: Chris Smither, The Luminaire, £13
28-30: READING & LEEDS FESTIVAL: Arctic Monkeys + Kings of Leon + Radiohead + more, £tbc Find out more
29: South West Four: Sasha & John Digweed (b2b UK Festival Exclusive) + David Guetta + Eric Prydz + more, Clapham Common, £45 Buy tickets
29-30: CREAMFIELDS: Basement Jaxx + Tiesto + 2ManyDJs + David Guetta + Dizzee Rascal + more, Daresbury, Halton, Cheshire Find out more l Buy tickets
30: GET LOADED IN THE PARK: Orbital + Royksopp + Polly Scattergood + more, Clapham Common, £39 Find out more l Buy tickets
30: Tunng, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, £tbc
SEPTEMBER:
1: Magazine, RFH, £27.50-£25
2: Jason Molina, Bush Hall, £15
2: The King Earl Boogie Band, Cabbage Patch, £10
2: Magnolia Electric Co., Bush Hall, £15
2: Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Koko, £tbc Find out more
3: The Dodos, Bull Hall, £12.50
3: Martha Tilston & The Woods, St Giles In The Fields, £tbc
4: Chic, Forum, £29.50 NEW
4: Quantic And the Combo Barbaro, Roundhouse, £tbc
5: Crazy P + Tom Middleton, Koko, £15
7: Magnolia Electric Company, ICA, £15
7-8: Beth Orton, The Pigalle Club, £20
10: La Roux, Scala, sold out
10: Wildbirds And Peacedrums, Union Chapel, £12.50
10-11: Tori Amos, Hammersmith Apollo, £tbc
11-13: END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL: Alela Diane + Joe Gideon And The Shark + Archie Bronson Outfit + more, Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset, £115-£30
11-13: BESTIVAL: Orbital + Doves + Elbow + more, Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of White, £140 (adults), £70 (13-15-year-olds) Find out more
12: Hank III And Assjack, Garage, £15
12: Lesley Garrett and the Fron Male Voice Choir, Tower of London, £44-£30.25 Buy tickets
12: Meretto, Borderline, £8
13: Emiliana Torrini, RFH, £20-£17.50
13: Thank You For The Music… A Celebration Of The Music Of Abba: Various artists, Hyde Park, £tbc NEW Find out more
13: Turin Brakes, Theatry Royal Drury Lane, £22.50-£19.50
16: Coldplay, Hampden Park National Stadium, £59.21-£48.46 Buy tickets
16-17: thelondonpaper HEADLINERS: Sophie Ellis-Bextor + The Magic Numbers + Frankmusic + Esser + more, Various London venues, £tbc NEW Find out more
16-17: Ray Lamontagne, Royal Albert Hall, £27.50
17: Alela Diane, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15
17: Marina Celeste, Jazz Cafe, £10 NEW
17: Paloma Faith, Scala, £tbc
17-19: Massive Attack, Brixton Academy, £30 Find out more
18: Coldplay + Girls Aloud, Wembley Stadium, £65-£45 Find out more
18: Metronomy, Forum, £15.50 Buy tickets
19: A Gala Night of Opera with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Tower of London, £45-£27.50 Buy tickets
19: Michael Ball, Royal Albert Hall, £42.50-£30 Find out more
19: Coldplay + Jay-Z, Wembley Stadium, sold out Find out more
19: Creak, Bush Hall, £12.50
19: Pete Doherty, Roundhouse, £21
22: Elton John, Royal Albert Hall, £175-£150
23: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Union Chapel, £tbc
24: Andrea Bocelli, O2 Arena, £72.50-£50.50 Buy tickets
24-25: Orbital, Brixton Academy, £22.50 Buy tickets
24: TAG: Young Knives + Esser + Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, Heaven, £14 NEW
25: Pere Ubu, ICA, £20
25: TAG: Foals + So So Modern + Two Door Cinema Club, Heaven, £14 NEW
25: Tinchy Stryder + Chipmunk, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £12.50
25-26 & 28: Cliff Richard & The Shadows, O2 Arena, £60-£55 Find out more
26: Gang of Four, Forum, £25
26: TAG: Johnny Flynn + Jeremy Warmsley + Mechanical Bride + Dan Michaelson And The Coastguards, Union Chapel, £14
27-28: Florence & The Machine, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15 Find out more l Buy tickets
29: Hockey, Scala, £9.50
30: Mundy, Dingwalls, £tbc
30: Paolo Nutini, Hammersmith Apollo, £25 Find out more
OCTOBER:
1: The Wildhearts, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
1-3: Mott The Hoople, Hammersmith Apollo, sold out
2: The Dodge Brothers, The Garage, £10
2: Porcupine Tree, Hammersmith Apollo, £27.50
2: The Rumble Strips, Heaven, £tbc Find out more
2: Simian Mobile Disco, Forum, £14 Buy tickets
3: The Maccabees, Brixton Academy, £15
5: James McMurtry And The Heartless Bastards, The Garage, £15
5: Zoot Woman, Dingwalls, £10
5-6: Mott The Hoople, Hammersmith Apollo, £42.50-£36
8: Tom McRae, Scala, £16
8: Wild Beasts, Relentless Garage, £tbc
8: Zero 7, Roundhouse, £20 Find out more
9: Imelda May, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £16.50 NEW
9: The King Blues, Electric Ballroom, £9.50 Album review
9: Maximo Park, Royal Albert Hall, ££29.50-£19.50 NEW Find out more
10: Anal Cunt + Haggis, Luminaire, £20 NEW
10: The Cult, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc NEW
10: Cara Dillon, Union Chapel, £17.50
10: Dream Theater + Opeth + Bigelf + Unexpect, Wembley Arena, £32.50
10: Enter Shikari, Roundhouse, £23.49-£17.50 NEW Album review
11: Yiannis Ploutarhous, Wembley Arena, £50-£25
12-13: Spiritualized perform Ladies & Gentleman We Are Floating In Space, Royal Festival Hall, £tbc
13: Orquestra Buena Vista Social Club, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc
14: Alexisonfire + Antiflag, Forum, £15
14: Kate Walsh, Tabernacle, £12.50
15: The Cribs, Forum, £16
15: Jamie T, Brixton Academy, £16.50 Find out more
16: Saint Etienne, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £22.50
17: Go:Audio, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £12.50 Album review
20: The Fray, Royal Albert Hall, £29.50-£20 Find out more
20: The Jonas Brothers, Wembley Arena, £26
20-22: Spandau Ballet, O2 Arena, £tbc Find out more
21: Editors, Hammersmith Apollo, £tbc Find out more
21: Nerina Pallot, ICA, £tbc MEW
22: The Big Pink, Electric Ballroom, £12.50
22: The Proclaimers, Hammersmith Apollo, £tbc
22 & 23: Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Wembley Arena, £60-£55 Find out more
23: Fred Eaglesmith, Garage, £10
23-24: Franz Ferdinand, Brixton Academy, £21.50 EXTRA DATE ADDED
23: Juliette Lewis, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £14
23: The Rifles, Coronet, £tbc
23-24: Green Day, O2 Arena, ££37.50 Find out more
23-25: Ladysmith Black Mambazo + Netsayi, Cadogan Hall, £41
24: Tom Jones, Wembley Arena, £50-£45
24: Sultans of Ping, The Garage, £12.50
25: Bring Me The Horizon, The Roundhouse, £15
25: Indigo Girls, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc
26: Noisettes, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £14 Find out more
27: Morrissey, Royal Albert Hall, sold out (re-scheduled from May 11)
27: Passion Pit, Koko, £11.50 Album review
27-28: Jose Feliciano, Jazz Cafe, £25
28: Efterklang, Barbican Hall, £25-£15
28: Lhasa, Koko, £tbc
28: Phoenix, Brixton Academy, £15
28-29: Diana Krall, Royal Albert Hall, £65-£37.50
29: Blues Sans Frontiers, Bush Hall, £10 NEW
29: Frank Turner, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £13
29: The Rakes, Forum, £15
30-31: Fleetwood Mac, Wembley Arena, £75-£45 Find out more
31: DJ Yoda, Forum, £14
31: Fightstar, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £14 Find out more l Album review
31: Grizzly Bear + London Symphony Orchestra, The Barbican, £25-£20 NEW Find out more
NOVEMBER:
1: Francis Dunnery’s Brand New It Bites, Bush Hall, £18
1: Marc Almond, Roundhouse, £23.50
1: Green Day, Wembley Arena, £37.50 Find out more
1: Gary Moore, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £35-£28.50 NEW Find out more
2: The Nolans, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £35 Buy tickets
3: 3 Daft Monkeys, Luminaire, £10
3: Gotthard, The Relentless Garage, £17.50
4, A-ha, O2 Arena, £40-£30 Find out more
4: Steve Earle, Barbican, £28.50
4: Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar, Koko, £tbc
4: Paul Potts, Royal Albert Hall, £33.50
5: Reverend & The Makers, Forum, £13.50
6: The Airborne Toxic Event, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £11.50 Find out more
7: The Whybirds, Relentless Garage, £8
8: Yo La Tengo, Roundhouse, £tbc
9: Johnny Webb & The Webb Brothers, Lyceum Theatre, £tbc
10: Andrew Bird, Union Chapel, £17.50
11: The High Llamas, Luminaire, £12.50
11: Hundred Reasons, The Relentless Garage, £13 Buy tickets
12: Alesha Dixon, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20 Find out more
12: Biffy Clyro, Brixton Academy, £18.50 Find out more
12-13: Muse, O2 Arena, £41.25 Find out more
13: Carter USM, Forum, £25
13-22: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL (LJF), various venues, £tbc
13: LJF: John Scofield’s Piety Street Band, QEH, £25-£10
14-15: Kasabian, Wembley Arena, £tbc NEW Find out more
14: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Sonny Rollins, Barbican, £65
14: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Tomasz Stanko Nordic Quintet, QEH, £25-£10
14-15: Deep Purple, Hammersmith Apollo, £38
16: Beyonce, O2 Arena, £49.50
16: Keith James ‘In Memory of John Martyn’, Bush Hall, £10
17: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Carla Bley + The Last Chords, QEH, £25-£10
17-18: Status Quo, Croydon Fairfield Halls, £tbc
18: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: John Surman, QEH, £25-£10
18-21: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Stefano Bollani, King’s Place, £tbc
19: Bell X1, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £14
19: The Enemy, Forum, £20
19: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Bill Frisell, Barbican, £20-£8
19: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Gilberto Gil, RFH, £37.50-£10
19-20: White Lies, Brixton Academy, EXTRA DATE ADDED
20: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Alan Barnes, Purcell Room, £20-£10
21: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Cleo Laine + John Dankworth, RFH, £37.50-£10
21: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Tord Gustavsen Ensemble + Jason Yarde/Andrew McCormack, QEH, £25-£10
21: Rise Against + Thursday + Poison The Well, Brixton Academy, £17.50
21: Will Young, Hammersmith Apollo, £37.50 Find out more
22: Gretchen Peters, Bush Hall, £15 NEW
23: Taylor Swift, Wembley Arena, £tbc Find out more
24-25: The Specials, Hammersmith Apollo, £tbc Find out more
26: Skunk Anansie, Brixton Academy, sold out
27-28: Lily Allen, Brixton Academy, sold out Find out more
27: Gong, Forum, £20
27: The Levellers, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £21.50
27: James Morrison, Wembley Arena, £29.50
28: Motorhead, Hammersmith Apollo, £30 Find out more
30: The Tragically Hip, London Forum, £tbc
DECEMBER AND BEYOND:
1: Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, Cadogan Hall, £32.50
3: Thea Gilmore, Bush Hall, £15 NEW
4: The Saw Doctors, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £21.50
4-6: NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS 2009: Sonic Youth + De La Soul + EPMD + The Horror + more, Butlins, Minehead, £tbc
5: UK Subs, The Garage, £12.50
6: Alice Cooper, Hammersmith Apollo, £38.25 Buy tickets
7: Bootleg Beatles, Royal Albert Hall, £26 Buy tickets
7: Simple Minds, Wembley Arena, £36 Find out more l Album review l Interview
8 & 10: Pink, O2 Arena, £tbc
9: Placebo, O2 Arena, £26.50 Find out more l Album review
11: Mostly Autumn, Islington Academy, £20
11-13: ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES: Explosions in the Sky + Dirty Three + Shellac + Tortoise + Melvins + Mudhoney, Butlins Minehead, weekend tickets from £150
12: Chicane, Forum, £tbc NEW
12: Seth Lakeman, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50 Find out more
12: Status Quo, Wembley Arena, £33.50
12, UB40 + Eddy Grant, O2 Arena, £tbc
13-14: Miley Cyrus, O2 Arena, £60-£49.50 Find out more
15: Lily Allen, Brixton Academy, £24 Find out more
15-16: Depeche Mode, O2 Arena, £45-£35 Find out more
16-17: Spiritualized perform Ladies & Gentleman We Are Floating In Space, Barbican Centre, £32.50
17: New Model Army, Forum, £17.50
18-19: Shed Seven, Forum, £17.50 Find out more
21: Pet Shop Boys, O2 Arena, £30 Buy tickets
JANUARY 2010 AND BEYOND:
February 6: Todd Rundgren, Hammersmith Apollo, £45-£40 Buy tickets
March 13: Katherine Jenkins, O2 Arena, £tbc NEW Find out more
April 7: Beverley Knight, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc Find out more