Music - Gig Guide
This is the Gig Guide listing.
OCTOBER:
11: David Gest…. My Life, Indigo2, £tbc
11: Calexico, The Forum, £16 Album review
11: DJ Vadim, Cargo, £10
11: DIESEL’S CREATIVE EXPERIMENT: Pete Doherty + The View + Mark Ronson + more, Matter, O2 Arena, £5 Find out more
11: Gang Gang Dance, ULU, £12.50
11: Stephen Stills, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £33.50
11-13: Elbow, Roundhouse, £20 Find out more l Album review
12: Billy Ocean, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £25
12: Fall Out Boy, Wembley Arena, £23.50
12: UK B-Boy Championships, Brixton Academy, £18.50
13: Eric Bibb, East Wintergarden, £15
13: Bromheads Jacket, KCLSU, £10
13: Heather Nova, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £19.50
13: Stacey Kent, Indigo2, £40-£10
13: Queen + Paul Rodgers, O2 Arena, £49.50
14: AFRICA RISING: Jay-Z + John Legend + more, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc
14: The Aliens, Hoxton Bar & Grill, £12.50 Find out more
14: Dirty Pretty Things, Roundhouse, £17.50 Album review
14: James Blunt, O2 Arena, £37.75 Find out more l Buy tickets
14: Jose Gonzalez, ULU, £tbc NEW
14: Cyndi Lauper, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £35 Find out more
15: 3 Doors Down, Indigo2, £tbc
15: dEUS, Forum, £16 Album review
15: Indian Jewelry, Luminaire, £10
15: MOBO AWARDS, Wembley Arena, £55-£20
15: Natty, Scala, £tbc Album review
15: The Scorpions, Hammersmith Apollo, £40.50
15: The Subways, Brixton Academy, £tbc Album review
15: TASTE OF CHAOS: Atreyu + Story Of The Year + As I Lay Dying + MUCC + more, Astoria, £18.50
16: Brand New Heavies, Indigo2, £20
16: The Dears, Porchester Hall, £tbc
16: Foals + Holy Fuck, Brixton Academy, £15
16: Half Man Half Biscuit, The Forum, £tbc
16: John Foxx/Louis Gordon, Cargo, £22
16: Necro, Astoria2, £16.50
16: Of Montreal, Koko, £14.50
16: Spiritualized + Archie Bronson Outfit + The Shortwave Set, Roundhouse, £19.50
16: Thievery Corporation, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £18.50
16-17: Oasis, Wembley Arena, sold out Find out more
17: The Boys, ULU, £12
17: British Sea Power, Roundhouse, £16 Buy tickets
17: Jenny Lewis, Koko, £14
17: Mama’s Gun, Pigalle Club, £tbc
17: Mongrel, Hackney Empire, £16
17: Walter Trout, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £16.50
17: White Hinterland, Bush Hall, £9
18: The Charlatans + The Ruling Classes, Astoria, £25 Find out more l Album review
18: Delirious?, Indigo2, £tbc
18: Holy Fuck + Kelpe, King’s College, £tbc NEW
18: The Jive Aces, Pigalle Club, £tbc
18: Roots Manuva, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc
18: Scorpions, Hammersmith Apollo, £35
18: Snowboy And The Latin Section, Jazz Cafe, £17.50
18: Tilly And The Wall + Florence And The Machine + James Yuill, matter, £18.50
19: Baby Lemonade, Scala, £14
19: Boy George, Shaw Theatre, £38.50 Buy tickets
19: Camille, Roundhouse, £19.50
19: Glen Campbell, RFH, £35-£27
19: Eddi Reader, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc
20: Brad Mehldau Trio, Barbican, £25-£15
20: Los Campesinos! + No Age + Times New Viking, Electric Ballroom, £12
20: An Evening With Stephen Stills, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc
20: Jeremy Warmsley, Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, £7
20: SHRED YOUR FACE: Los Campesinos + No Age + Times New Viking, Electric Ballroom, £10
20: Sonny J, London 229, £tbc
20-21: Kaiser Chiefs, Kentish Town Forum, £27.50 Find out more
21: The Night Marchers, Dingwalls, £tbc NEW
21: Port O’Brien + Orphans & Vandals, ICA, £8 Album review
21: Those Dancing Days, KCLSU, £tbc
21: Tom Russell, Luminaire, £14.50
22: Azymuth, Jazz Cafe, £20
22: Dr John, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20
22: ELECTRIC PROMS: Burt Bacharach/BBC Concert Orchestra, Roundhouse, £25
22: ELECTRIC PROMS: Chaka Khan + Laura Izibor, Dingwalls
22: ELECTRIC PROMS: XX Teens + Wild Beasts, Roundhouse Studio
22: Fall Out Boy, Wembley Arena, £23.50 Find out more”:/Music-Review/fall-out-boy-announce-three-uk-dates-2008
22: M83, Scala, £12
22: Mor Karbasi: The Beauty & The Sea, LSO St Lukes, £21-£7
22: The Research, Luminaire, £tbc
22: Trans Am, Corsica Studios, £7
22-26: BBC ELECTRIC PROMS: Nitin Sawhney & The London Undersound Orchestra + The Streets + XX Teens, various Camden venues, £tbc Find out more
23-24: The Courteeners, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15 Album review
23: ELECTRIC PROMS: Maddy Prior, Cecil Sharp House, £10
23: ELECTRIC PROMS: The Streets, Roundhouse, £25 Album review
23: Grandmaster Flash, Jazz Cafe, £30
23: Richie Havens, The Forum, £tbc
23: Imperial Leisure, Scala, £7
23: Level 42, Royal Albert Hall, £35-£26.50
23: Mystery Jets, Astoria, £13.50 Album review
23: Roni Size And Reprazent, Koko, £14
23: Beth Rowley + Joey Ryan + Vashti, St James Church, Piccadilly, £16 Find out more l IndieLondon interview
23-26: FSO4 FREEZE: The Automatic + Iglu & Hartley + The Enemy + The Cuban Brothers + more, Battersea Power Station, £14.99 (day pass)/£59.99 (season pass) Find out more
24: Blood Red Shoes + Rolo Tomassi, Astoria 2, £tbc
24: ELECTRIC PROMS: Chase & Status + Bashy + NY, Barfly, £10
24: Julie Fowlis + Emily Smith, Union Chapel, £15
24: The Godfathers, Islington Academy, £15
24: Richie Havens, Forum, £23.50
24: Kids In Glass Houses, Astoria, £10.50
24: Aimee Mann, Indigo2, £15
24: Mogwai + Fuck Buttons + Errors, Hammersmith Apollo, £20 Album review
24: Nitin Sawhney + London Undersound Orchestra, Roundhouse, £tbc Find out more
24-25: CUT & SPLICE: David Behrman + Angharad Davies + Rhodri Davies + Reinhold Friedl + more, Wilton’s Music Hall, £18 (w/e), £10 (day)
24-25: FESTIVAL NEW ORLEANS: Dr John + Allen Toussaint + Buckwheat Zydeco + more, O2, FREE
24-25: Linda Lewis, Jazz Cafe, £tbc Find out more
24-26: Vampire Weekend, Forum, £15
25: ELECTRIC PROMS: Red Light Company + Amazing Baby + Micachu, Barfly, £10
25: ELECTRIC PROMS: Robin Gobb/Sam Sparro/Sharleen Spiteri/BBC Concert Orchestra, ‘Saturday Night Fever’, Roundhouse, £25
25: Olafur Arnalds, Union Chapel, £15
25: Glen Tilbrook & The Fluffers, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
25: Robin Thicke, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £25 NEW
25: Tilly And The Wall, ULU, £10
26: Easy Star All Stars, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
26: The Last Shadow Puppets, Hammersmith Apollo, £27.50 Find out more
26: Gilbert O’Sullivan, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc
26: Sleepwalker, Jazz Cafe, £tbc
26: T.Love, Scala, £17
26: Vampire Weekend + Ra Ra Riot, Forum, £tbc
26-27: Michael Bolton, Royal Albert Hall, £45-£28.50
27: The Bronx, KCLSU, £12
27: Freshlyground, Barbican, £20-£10
27: The Hoosiers + Go: Audio, Brixton Academy, £18.50
27: Glenn Tilbrook And The Fluffers, Carling Islington Academy, £tbc
27: NICK SANDERSON TRIBUTE: The Jesus & Mary Chain + British Sea Power + Black Box Recorder, Forum, £20
27: Juana Molina, Bush Hall, £12.50
27: You, Me At Six, Astoria, £10.50
27-29: James Taylor Quartet, Jazz Cafe, £25
28: Asian Dub Foundation, Electric Ballroom, £tbc
28: DJ Premier + Sway, Matter, £15
28: Jerry Lee Lewis And The Killer Band + Wanda Jackson + Linda Gail Lewis, Forum, £69-£49
28: LONDON GUITAR FESTIVAL: Tom Kerstein’s G Plus Ensemble, King’s Place, £24.50-£9.50
28: Colin MacIntyre, Cargo, £tbc NEW
28: Michael McIntyre, Indigo2, £tbc
28: One Night Only, Astoria, £12.50 Album review l Find out more
28: Martha Wainwright, Roundhouse, £20 Album review
28: Team Waterpolo, 93 Feet East, £7.50
28: The Walkmen, ULU, £13.50
28-29: Alphabeat + Das Pop, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £12.50 Album review
29: Ani DiFranco + Hamell On Trial + Anais Mitchell, Forum, £22.50
29: Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Electric Ballroom, £11.50 Album review
29: Jesus Jones, The Luminaire, £10
29: LONDON GUITAR FESTIVAL: Antonio Forcione, Kings Place, £27.50-£9.50
29: The Music, Roundhouse £15
29: Neon Neon + Yo Majesty, Koko, £12 Find out more l View photos
29: Toumani Diabete/London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, £25-£15
29: Frank Turner, Scala, £12.50
30: Bellowhead, Koko, £13
30: Black Kids, Astoria, £12.50 Find out more
30: Florence And The Machine, Bush Hall, £9.50
30: Johnny Flynn, Scala, £10
30: Jonathan Coulton, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50
30: LONDON GUITAR FESTIVAL: David Russell, Kings Place, £34.50-£9.50
30: Metronomy, ULU, £9.50
30: The Presets, Electric Ballroom, £tbc
30: Seu Jorge, Roundhouse, £22
30: Throw Me The Statue, Luminaire, £tbc
30-31: Antony And The Johnsons + London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican Centre, £35-£25
30-31: Sly & Robbie, Jazz Cafe, £25
30-31: RELEASE THE BATS: Shellac + Om + Wooden Shjips + Pissed Jeans, Forum, sold out
30-31: Slayer + Trivium + Mastodon, Hammersmith Apollo, £tbc
31: Deadstring Brothers, Luminaire, £10
31: LONDON GUITAR FESTIVAL: Bob Brozman, Kings Place, £24.50-£9.50
31: Metronomy, ULU, £tbc Album review
31: Ocean Elzy, Indigo2, £tbc NEW
31: Mari Wilson, Shaw Theatre, £24.80 Buy tickets
31: Underworld, Brixton Academy, £25
31: Mari Wilson, Shaw Theatre, £20-£16
31: The Wonder Stuff + Jesus Jones, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £25
31-Nov 1: The Fall, Hackney Empire, £30 (2 nights), £20 (1 night) NEW
NOVEMBER:
1: Big Band Blitz, York House, Twickenham, £19.25 Buy tickets
1: Bring Me The Horizon, Astoria, £12 NEW
1: Cardiacs, Astoria 2, £17.50
1: Eliza Carthy, UCL Bloomsbury Theatre, £15
1: Infecting The UK 004, Indigo2, £tbc NEW
1: LONDON GUITAR FESTIVAL: Gerardo Nunez, Kings Place, £34.50-£9.50
1: Marva Whitney And Osaka Monaurail, Jazz Cafe, £20
1: NO HALF MEASURES: The Holloways + Underground Heroes + Haunts + Regards + Bear Hands, ULU, £14 (doors at 5pm) NEW Find out more
1: Tangerine Dream, The Forum, £23.50
1: TV-2, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £35-£25
1: Underworld, Brixton Academy, £25 Find out more
1-2: Mariza, Barbican, £27.50-£10
2: Living Colour, Jazz Cafe, £35
2: Ron Sexsmith, Scala, £25 NEW
2: Wishbone Ash + The Groundhogs + Focus, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £24.50
3: Biohazard, Astoria, £16.50
3: Gabriella Cilmi, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £14 Find out more
3: The Killers, Royal Albert Hall, £42.50-£22.50 NEW Find out more
3-4: Lambchop, Union Chapel, £18
3-4: Kurt Wagner, Union Chapel, £18
4: The Black Seeds + Ava Leigh, Astoria, £14.50
4: Built To Spill, Koko, £16.50
4: Cascada, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £23.50
4: DON’T LOOK BACK: Built To Spill Perfect From Now On, Koko, £16.50
4: Dr Dog, Borderline, £tbc
4: The Feeling, Hammersmith Apollo, £25 Find out more
4: Funeral For A Friend, Forum, £16
4: Mr Dog, Borderline, £8
4: Why?, Scala, £12
5: Bryan Adams, The O2 Arena, £37.50 Find out more
5: Paul Heaton & Cerys Matthews, ULU, £17.50 Find out more
5: Flogging Molly + Skindred, Astoria, £16.50
5: Al Green, Royal Albert Hall, £47.50-£37.50 Find out more
5: The Herbaliser, Scala, £15 NEW
5: Fleet Foxes, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £13.50
6: Al Green, Hammersmith Apollo, £47.50-£37.50 Find out more
6: Micah P Hinson, Scala, £13.50
6: Noah & The Whale, Koko, £10
6: Rodrigo Leao, Barbican, £20-£10
6: Seth Lakeman, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50 Find out more
6-7: Hot Chip, Brixton Academy, £18.50
7: Anathema, Islington Academy, £16
7: Cold War Kids, Astoria, £14
7: The Week That Was, ICA, £8.50
7-8: Robben Ford, Jazz Cafe, £25
8: The Aggrolites, Islington Academy, £12.50
8: Alter Bridge, Brixton Academy, £18.50
8: The Automatic, Guildford, Surrey Students’ Union, £tbc Find out more
8: LITTLE NOISE: Glasvegas + Cage The Elephant, Union Chapel, £40 NEW
8: Katie Melua + Jay Jay Pistolet + Andrea McEwan, The O2 Arena, £60-£32.50 Buy tickets
8: Queen And Paul Rodgers, Wembley Arena, £49.50
8: Jack Scott And His All American Band + Frankie Sea Cruise Ford + more, Forum, £39-£29
8: Steve Winwood, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc
9: LITTLE NOISE: Razorlight + Florence And The Machine + Esser, Union Chapel, £40 NEW
9-10: Goldfrapp, Brixton Academy, £25
10: Fleet Foxes, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £13.50
10: LITTLE NOISE: Stereophonics + Seasick Steve, Union Chapel, £40 NEW
10: John Martyn, Barbican Theatre, £27.50
10 & 12 & 14-15: Sir Cliff Richard, Wembley Arena, £50-£45
10-14: Steve Coogan Live, Hammersmith Apollo, £47.40-£44.75 Buy tickets l Find out more
11: Cut Copy, Koko, £12.50
11: NERD, Roundhouse, £30 NEW Find out more
11: Okkervil River, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £13.50
11-12: Laura Marling, Scala, £14 Find out more
11-12: Kanye West, O2 Arena, £35 Find out more
12: The Black Keys + My Morning Jacket, Brixton Academy, £17.50
12: Kora, Koko, £15
12: Less Than Jake, Astoria, £15
12: Taio Cruz, Empire, £12.50
13: Enslaved, Scala, £12.50 NEW
13: GZA, Electric Ballroom, £18.50
13: Leonard Cohen, O2 Arena, £75-£50 Find out more
13: LITTLE NOISE: James Morrison + Sam Beeton, Union Chapel, £40 NEW
13: Mercury Rev, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £17.50 Find out more
13: Razorlight, Brixton Academy, £tbc NEW
13-15: Drifting And Tilting: The Songs of Scott Walker, Barbican, £35-£25
14: Horace Andy, Islington Academy, £20
14: Paul Gilbert, Astoria2, £17.50
14: LITTLE NOISE: Kasabian, Union Chapel, £40 NEW
14: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Dhafer Youssef + Joanna MacGregor + Britten Sinfonia, Queen Elizabeth Hall, £30-£10
14: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Femi Kuti, RFH, £25-£10
14: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Jazz Voice: Celebrating A Century Of Song, Barbican, £30-£15
14-15: The Stranglers, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £25
14-16: Rancid, Astoria, £tbc
15: Bullet For My Valentine, Alexandra Palace, £19.50
15: LITTLE NOISE: Keane + The Script + Bryn Christopher, Union Chapel, £40 NEW
15: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Bill Frisell, Barbican, £25-£15
15: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Herbie Hancock, Royal Festival Hall, £40-£10
15: Parkway Drive, Forum, £tbc
15: Semaphore, The Luminaire, £10
15: The Wombats, Matter (Fabric’s new venue within the O2 Arena), £tbc Find out more
16: Fish, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20
16: Hey, Scala, £17
16: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Richard Bona + Danilo Perez, Barbican Centre, £25-£10
16: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Richard Galliano/Gonzalo Rubaicaba, Queen Elizabeth Hall, £25-£10
16: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet + Arun Gosh, Purcell Room, £20-£10
16: David McAlmont, Jazz Cafe, £17.50
16: The Wombats, The Coronet, £tbc Find out more
17: Gavin DeGraw, Astoria, £18
17: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Manu Katche Band + Iro Haarla, Queen Elizabeth Hall, £25
17: The Wombats, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £18.50 Find out more
17-18: Feeder, Brixton Academy, £25 Find out more l Album review
18: Cage The Elephant, Scala, £9 NEW
18: Chatham County Line, Luminaire, £11
18: Julian Cope, RFH, £20-£17.50
18: Donavon Frankenreiter, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc
18: LITTLE NOISE: The Fratellis, Union Chapel, £40 NEW
18: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: African Flash Back feat Aldo Romano/Louis Sclavis/Henri Texier, LSO St Lukes, £21-£7
18: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Kurt Elling, Queen Elizabeth Hall, £25
18: Uh Huh Her, Koko, £15
18: The Wombats, Kentish Town Forum, £18.50
19: Tony Christie, Cadogan Hall, £27.50
19: Death Cab For Cutie, Alexandra Palace, £20 Find out more
19: Ginuwine + Donell Jones, Indigo2, £tbc NEW
19: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Herbie Hancock, Barbican Centre, £40-£10
19: Randy Newman, RFH, £32-£20
19: The Whip (16+), Scala, £9.50
19: TV On The Radio, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15
19: The Whip, Scala, £9 NEW
20: Cardinals, Brixton Academy, £25 Find out more
20: The Faint, Scala, £13
20: Kieran Hebden/Steve Reid, Dingwalls, £11.50
20: The Kills, Astoria, £12.50
20: Little Richard, The Forum, £69-£49
20: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Buika, QEH, £25-£10
20: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Courtney Pine + Empirical, Barbican Centre, £25-£10
20: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Milton Nascimento And The Jobium Trio, RFH, £27.50-£10
20: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Murcof, Purcell Room, £15-£10
20: Opeth, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £18.50
20: Sneaky Sound System, Koko, £12.50
20: Eric Truffaz, Jazz Cafe, £20
20-21: Sigur Ros, Alexandra Palace, £26.50
21: Autokratz + Magistrates + Digitalism (DJ), Heaven, £13 NEW
21: Ladytron, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc
21: The Rifles, Brixton Academy, £18.25
21: Eve Selis, The Luminaire, £10
21: The View, Astoria, £15 Find out more
22: Carter USM, Brixton Academy, £29.75 Buy tickets
22: Cleo Lane + John Dankworth, Ronnie Scott’s, £46-£30
22: Dizzee Rascal, Forum, £17.50
22: Future Of The Left, Astoria 2,
22: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: The Bays/Heritage Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, £20-£10
22: Motorhead, Hammersmith Apollo, £30
22: Taksim Trio, QEH, £25-£10
22: These Arms Are Snakes, Islington Academy, £12
22-23: Stephen Lynch, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20
23: Chick Corea/John McLaughlin, RFH, £45-£10
23: Clinic, ‘Planetarium Of The Soul’, Scala, £12.50
23: Ottmar Liebert, Pigalle Club, £tbc
23: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Chick Corea/John McLaughlin Band, RFH, £45-£10
23: LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Andy Sheppard + Melody Gainsbourg, Purcell Room, £20-£10
23: Todd Rundgren, Forum, £23.50
24: Extreme, Astoria, £31.50
24: THE SWELL SEASON: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova performing songs from the movie Once, Royal Albert Hall, £27.50-£17.50
24-25: Paul Weller, Brixton Academy, £35
25: I’m From Barcelona, Scala, £10
25: James Morrison, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £19.50 Find out more
25: The Stills, Cargo, £11 Find out more
25: The Stylistics, Indigo2, £45-£10
25-27: Scouting For Girls, Brixton Academy, £18.50 Find out more
26: Jarvis Cocker, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20
26: Thea Gilmore, The Luminaire, £13
26: Guillemots, Barbican, £22.50-£13 Find out more
26: Paul Weller, Brixton Academy, £35
26: STARS OF AFRICA: Hugh Masekela + Angelique Kidjo + Bassekou Kouyate, Royal Albert Hall, £35-£15
27: Dave Dobbyn, Islington Academy, £15
27: Stephen Fretwell, Luminaire, £12.50 Find out more
27: Future Of The Left, Amersham Arms, £tbc
27: Ida Maria, Scala, £10
27: McFly, Wembley Arena, £26-£16 Find out more
27: MGMT, Forum, £tbc Album review
27: My American Heart, KCLSU, £9.50
27: Kim Richey, Borderline, £10 NEW
27: Stars of The Commitments, Pigalle Club, £tbc NEW
27: Tony Hadley, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £27.50
27-28: Airbourne + Stone Gods, Astoria, £13.50 NEW
27-29: James Taylor Quartet, Jazz Cafe, £25
28: Jolie Holland, London Piccadilly St James, £16
28: MGMT, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15 Album review
28: New Found Glory, Brixton Academy, £16.50
28: NME ROCK N ROLL RIOT TOUR: Primal Scream, Hammersmith Apollo, £25 Find out more
28: The Stills (Club NME), Koko, £11 Find out more
29: Bhangra Legends: Alaap + Heera, Barbican, £25-£10
29: Estelle, Indigo2, £17.50 Find out more
29: The Futureheads, Astoria, £14 NEW
29: Roisin Murphy, Brixton Academy, £18.50
29: Simple Minds, Wembley Arena, £35 Buy tickets
29: Simple Plan, Forum, £16 Album review
29-30: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, London Troxy, £34
30: Ben Folds, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £32.50
30: Martyn Joseph, Bush Hall, £16
30: Kid Rock, Hammersmith Apollo, £25 Find out more l Album review
30: Thunder, Astoria, £tbc
DECEMBER:
1: Glasvegas, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £13
1-3: The Kooks + Mystery Jets, Roundhouse, £22.50 Album review l Find out more
1-3: Slipknot + Machine Head + Children of Bodom, Hammersmith Apollo, £32.50
1-4: Coheed And Cambria, Astoria, £16.50
2: Deerhoof, ULU, £12.50
2: Liam Finn, Scala, £10
2-3: The Script, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15 Find out more
3: Alabama 3, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20
3: Josh Rouse, Union Chapel, £18
3: The Slits, Astoria2, £17.50
4: Randy Crawford + Joe Sample, Hammersmith Apollo, £30-£27.50
4: Dreadzone, Jazz Cafe, £15
4: Fat Freddy’s Drop, Roundhouse, £25
4: Nouvelle Vague, Forum, £18.50
4-5: Pendulum, Brixton Academy, £22.50-£18.50 Album review l Find out more
4 & 6: Barry Manilow, 02 Arena, £70-£40 Find out more
5: The Counting Crows + Ben Folds + Melee, Wembley Arena, £35 Find out more
5: The Saw Doctors, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £21.50
5-6: Dominic Kirwan, Shaw Theatre, £56.50 Buy tickets
5-6: The Roots, Forum, £20
5-7: ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES: Melvins + Fantomas perform The Director’s Cut + The Locust + Isis + Dalek + more, Butlins, Minehead, £140
6: Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Astoria, £18.50
6: The Pigeon Detectives, Alexandra Palace, £20 Find out more
7: Bon Iver, Apollo Victoria London Theatre, £18.50
7: Jack Bruce + Simon Phillips + Steve White + Keith Carlock + Tony Allen + more, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £29 NEW
7: Oleta Adams, Barbican, £32.50-£25
7: The Residents, Forum, £20
7: Strachy La Nachy, Scala, £16
8: A Place To Bury Strangers, ICA, £8.50
8: Billy Bragg, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £18.50 Album review
8: Steve Coogan, O2 Arena, £44.75 NEW Buy tickets
8: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, Union Chapel, £16.50
8: STEEL CITY TOUR 2008: The Human League + ABC + Heaven 17, Hammersmith Apollo, £tbc
8-9: Duffy, Brixton Academy, £25 Find out more
8-10: Mari Wilson, Ronnie Scott’s, £tbc
9: Katherine Jenkins Christmas Concert, Royal Albert Hall, £64.25-£38.25 Buy tickets
9: Joan As Policewoman, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £25-£20
9: Ben Kweller, Union Chapel, £tbc
9: Duncan Lloyd, Luminaire, £10
9: The Zutons, Hammersmith Apollo, £21.50 Find out more
10: Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball: Boyzone + The Pussycat Dolls + The Script, O2 Arena, £tbc Find out more
10: Iglu And Hartly, ULU, £9 NEW Find out more l Album review
10: Supergrass, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £19.50
10-11: The Kooks, Brixton Academy, £22.50 EXTRA DATE ADDED Find out more
11: Jose Carreras + Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Royal Albert Hall, £tbc Find out more l Buy tickets
11: Gotan Project, Roundhouse, £25
11: Kings of Leon, O2 Arena, sold out
11: James Yorkston And The Athletes, St Giles Chuch, £13.50
11-13: A Tribute To Frank Sinatra, The Pigalle Club, £tbc
12: Electric Six, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15-£12.50
12: Friendly Fires, Koko, £11
12: Oysterband, Forum, £16
12: Neville Staple, Islington Academy, £12.50
12: Warrior Soul, Astoria 2, £12.50
12: Will Young, Roundhouse, £35 Find out more
12-13: Prodigy, Brixton Academy, £28.50 Find out more
12-15: Angie Stone, Jazz Cafe, £45
13: Chromeo, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £15
13: Elton John, 02 Arena, £100-£50
13: Shakin Stevens, Indigo2, £27.50-£20
13: Status Quo, Wembley Arena, £31.50
13-14: VIVE LE PUNK FESTIVAL: The Damned + The Buzzcocks + more, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £50 (w/e ticket), £28.50 (day)
14: Black Stone Cherry, Brixton Academy, £16
14: The Dandy Warhols, Astoria, £22.50 Album review
14: Jamie Lidell, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £16 (re-scheduled from Oct 16) Album review
14-15: Coldplay, O2 Arena, £42.50-£38.50 Find out more l Album review
14-15: The Fratellis, Roundhouse, £22.50 Find out more
14-15: Seun Kuti, Cargo, £18
15-16: Tracy Chapman, Hammersmith Apollo, £35 EXTRA DATE ADDED
15: D12, Astoria, £17.50 NEW
15: Delirious?, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £14.75
15: The Mighty Boosh Live, Wembley Arena, £31.75 Buy tickets
15-16: James + Athlete, Brixton Academy, £30 Find out more
16: Girlschool + Benedictum, Astoria2, £15
16: Hawkwind, Astoria, £20
16: The Rascals, Scala, £10 NEW
16-17: Boy George, The Pigalle Club, £tbc NEW
17: Biffy Clyro, Brixton Academy, £17.50 Find out more
17: New Model Army, Astoria 2, £17.50
17-20: Angie Stone, Jazz Cafe, £45
18: Bjorn Again, Hammersmith Apollo, £20
18: Dashboard Confessional, Astoria, £16
18: Gogol Bordello, Roundhouse, £19.50
18: The Wedding Present, Forum, £17.50
18-19: The Pogues, Brixton Academy, £30 Find out more
19: The Bluetones, Astoria, £16
19: Jason Donovan, Hammersmith Apollo, £25
19: Madness, O2 Arena, £37.50
19: Stereolab, Koko, £15
19-20: The Bootleg Beatles, IndigO2, £tbc Find out more
20: Ocean Colour Scene, Hammersmith Apollo, £24.50
20: Percy Sledge And The New Aces Band, Astoria, £35 NEW
20: Stereophonics + The Courteeners, O2 Arena, £32.50 Find out more
21: The Blockheads, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20
22: FROM THE JAM 2008:, Hammersmith Apollo, £22.50
22: Kings of Leon, Wembley Arena, £27.50
22: Slade, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £26.50
27-31: Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Jazz Cafe, £25
JANUARY 2009:
2-4: Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Jazz Cafe, £25
9-11: Lee Scratch Perry, Jazz Cafe, £25
17-18: Carmina Burana, O2 Arena, £54-£33 Buy tickets
22: David Grubbs, Luminaire, £10
24: New Kids On The Block, O2 Arena, £45-£35 Find out more
25: The Wilders, The Luminaire, £10
26: Staind, Astoria, £23.50
27: The Pussycat Dolls + Ne-Yo, O2 Arena, £tbc NEW Find out more l Album review
29: The Streets, Brixton Academy, £19.50 NEW
FEBRUARY:
6-7: Bob Marley’s Birthday Party, Jazz Cafe, £25
12: Keane, O2 Arena, £30 Find out more
12-13: Magazine, Forum, £25
12-14: Michel Legrand, Shaw Theatre, £tbc Buy tickets
13: Errol Brown: The Farewell Tour, Indigo2, £45-£10
20-21: Basement Jaxx, Roundhouse, £tbc NEW
21: Mari Wilson, Blackheath Hall, £tbc
23-24: The Killers, O2 Arena, £35 NEW Find out more
26: Nitin Sawhney, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £22.50 NEW
27: Reel Big Fish, Astoria, £15 NEW
28: Mostly Autumn, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £20 (rescheduled from Sept 20, 2008)
MARCH ONWARDS:
March 3 & 4 & 8: Tina Turner, O2 Arena, £tbc Find out more
March 6: Kaiser Chiefs, Wembley Arena, £tbc NEW
March 6: Noah & The Whale, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £tbc NEW Album review
March 6: Rise Against, Astoria, £16 NEW
March 6: The Ting Tings, Brixton Academy, £tbc Find out more
March 14: Elbow, Wembley Arena, £22.50-£20 NEW Find out more l Album review
March 14: Golden Earring, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, £28.50
March 27: The Levellers, Royal Albert Hall, £27.50 NEW
March 29: Nightwish, Brixton Academy, £19.50
April 2: Simply Red, O2 Arena, £tbc NEW Find out more
April 3: Kenny Rogers, Hammersmith Apollo, £42.50
April 11-12: Bloc Party, Olympia, £25 Find out more
April 11: The Enemy, Brixton Academy, £tbc
April 12-13: David Byrne, Royal Festival Hall, £tbc NEW Find out more
May 29: Boyzone, Wembley Arena, £35 NEW
May 30: Depeche Mode, O2 Arena, £tbc NEW Find out more
June 22: Boyzone, O2 Arena, £35 NEW