NOVEMBER: 30: Faithless, Brixton Academy, £26 30: Kathryn Williams, Bush Hall, £15 (Album
review) 30: AW: Rafael Toral/Oren Marshall/Cesar Burago, Spitz,
£10 30: Franz Ferdinand + Editors + The Rakes, Alexandra
Palace, £23.50 (Buy
tickets l Full story)
30: Katherine Jenkins, Barbican, £tbc (Feature) 30: Turbonegro, Koko, £13.50 30: Weird War + Les Savy Fav, Garage, £13
DECEMBER:
1: The Blues Band, 100 Club, £19.50
1-3: Franz Ferdinand + Editors + The Rakes, Alexandra Palace,
£23.50 (Buy
tickets l Full story)
1: Dungen, Garage, £11.50
1: Bob Log III, Spitz, £15
1 : The Proclaimers, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £20 1: Coco Rosie, Scala, £13
1-5: Prodigy, Brixton Academy, £26.50 2: Hatebreed + Agnostic Front + Napalm Death + more,
Astoria, £15 2: Lydia Lunch, Garage, £11 (Buy
tickets) 2: Robin Guthrie performs 'Lumiere', National Film
Theatre, £14.50 2: The Stranglers, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £23.50 2: The Yardbirds, York House, Twickenham, £tbc
(Buy
tickets) 2-4: ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES: The Mars Volta + The Kills + more,
Camber Sands, £120 3: Gogol Bordello, ICA, £10 3: The South Africa Gospel Singers, QEH, £20
3-4: UB40, Wembley Arena, £32.50 4: Madness, Astoria,£27.50
(Album review) 4: Vince Neil, Astoria, £15 4 & 6: Robert Plant, Hammersmith Palais, £25
(Dec 6, Forum) (Album
review) 5-6: Antony & The Johnsons, Shepherd's Bush Empire,
£17.50 5: Marillion, Forum, £22 5: Tony Christie & guests, Royal Albert Hall,
£26 (Buy
tickets) 5-6: Feeder + Goldie Lookin Chain, Hammersmith Apollo,
£25 (Album review) 5: Mastodon, Scala, £12.50 5: Mystery Jets, International Student House, £tbc 5: Paul Weller, Alexandra Palace, £30 5-9: Editors, Barfly, sold out (Album
review) 5-11: JTQ, Jazz Cafe, £15 6: The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, ULU, £10 6: Faithless, Brixton Academy, £26 6: Kubb + Leya, Scala, £tbc 6: Beth Orton, Spitz, sold out 6: Skye, 93 Feet East, £tbc 7: A-Ha, Wembley Arena, £35-£27.50 7: Richard Ashcroft, King's College, £tbc 7: The Cribs, Mean Fiddler, £9 7: Doves + Richard Hawley, Hammersmith Apollo, £20
(Album review) 7: LCD Soundsystem + Art Brut + Hot Chip, Brixton
Academy, £12.50 (Album
review)
7: Maximo Park + Clor, Hammersmith Palais, £12 7: Porcupine Tree, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £17.50
(Buy
tickets) 7: Dwight Trible + The Life Force Trio, Cargo, £tbc 8: The Dead 60's, Electric Ballroom, £10
8: Jont, Slaughtered Lamb, £tbc (Album
review)
8: Magnum, Astoria, Buy
tickets 8: Mercury Rev + JJ72, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £17.50
8: Beth Orton, Spitz, sold out 8: The Shortwave Set, The Luminaire, £9.50 (Album
review) 8: The Yo-Yos, Garage, £tbc (Buy
tickets) 9: Chemical Brothers + CagedBaby, Brixton Academy,
£28.50 (Album
review l Caged Baby album
review) 9: Steve Harley & The Cockney Rebel, Shepherd's
Bush Empire, £18.50 9: Josh Rouse, Queen Elizabeth Hall, £15 9: Stars, ULU, £9.50 9-10: Hard-Fi, Astoria, £14 (Album
review l Interview) 9-12: Rod Stewart, Earl's Crt (re-scheduled from May)
(Buy
tickets) 10: Jamie Lidell, Fabric, £15 10: NOISE AND CONFUSION: Oasis & Foo Fighters + Coral +
Razorlight + more, Millennium Stadium, £35 (Full
story l Buy
tickets) 10: The Saw Doctors, Shepherd's Bush Empire, sold
out 11-12: XFM WINTER WARMER: Kaiser Chiefs, Hard-Fi, Editors, Dead
60s (Sun), Supergrass, Athlete, Go! Team + more, Brixton Academy,
£20 NEW (Full
story) 12: Bob Geldof + The Indifferents, Shepherd's Bush
Empire, £25 12: NORWEGIAN VOICES: Terje Rypdal + Mari Boine + more, Barbican,
£25-£15 12: Beth Orton, Spitz, sold out 12: GILLES PETERSON'S WORLDWIDE MUSIC AWARDS: Soil & Pimp
+ Fat Freddy's Drop + DJs, Koko, £22 12: DJ Premiere and Big Shug, Jazz Cafe, £15
NEW 12: Hayley Westenra, St John's Smith Square, £25-£17.50 12-13: David Gray, Hammersmith Apollo, £27.50
(Album review) 13: Bell X1, Cargo, £tbc 13: Ben Folds, Brixton Academy, £25 13: Fat Freddy's Drop, Hammersmith Palais, £16.50
13: Guillemots, Borderline, £tbc 13: M3 featuring Marsen, Moody and Murray, Mean Fiddler,
£tbc 13: Roachford, Jazz Cafe, £20 13-14: Kiki and Herb, QEH, £20-£17.50 14-15: David Gray + Rodrigo Y Gariela, Brixton Academy,
£27.50 (Album review)
14: Jon B, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £17.50 14: Bodyrockers, Islington Academy, £15 (Album
review) 14: The Fugees, Hammersmith Apollo, £36 14: Nine Black Alps, Astoria, £11 (Album
review) 14-16: Coldplay + Richard Ashcroft, Earl's Court, sold
out (X&Y review l Full
story and further tour dates) 14-15: David Gray + Rodrigo Y Gariela, Brixton Academy,
£tbc 14-15: Floetry, Jazz Cafe, £25 15: Archie Bronson Outfit, Elbow Room, £5 NEW 15: Arch Enemy + Strapping Young Lad, Astoria, £15 15: Broken Family Band, 100 Club, £8 15: Chas 'n' Dave's Christmas Beano, Shepherd's Bush
Empire, £19.50 15: Dogs, ULU, £8 (Album
review l Interview) 15: DJ Format + MC Abdominal, Scala, £12 15: Embrace + The Bees + The Frames, Alexandra Palace,
£21.50 (Album review)
15: Mike Flowers Pops, Islington Academy, £12
NEW 15: Malcolm Middleton, Bush Hall, £10 16-17: Fatboy Slim, Brixton Academy, £25 (Album
review)
16: Coheed and Cambria, Astoria, £14
16: Albert Lee + Hogans Heroes, The Troubadour, £20
16: Levellers, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £17.50
16: Neville Staple, 100 Club, £13.50
16-17: Stereophonics + The Subways, Alexandra Palace, £28.50
(Story l Album
review)
17-18: Foo Fighters + The Futureheads, Earl's Court, £27.50
(Full story l Album
review) Sold Out
17: Blondie, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £30
17: INME, Astoria, £12.50
17: The Saw Doctors, Islington Academy, £19.50
17: Status Quo, Wembley Arena, £tbc 18-19: Black Eyed Peas, Hammersmith Apollo, £27.50
(Album review) 18: Floetry, Jazz Cafe, £25 18: Shola Idowu, Purcell Room, £12.50 18: Shakin Stevens, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £23 18: This is Menace: Colin Doran (Hundred Reasons/ Lucky nine)
+ Justin Hill & Mikee Goodman (Sikth) + Jeff Walker (Carcass) +
Andy Cairns (Therapy?) + more, Mean Fiddler, £tbc (Buy
tickets) 18: James Yorkston, Luminaire, £10 19: Broken Social Scene, Cargo, £10 19: Human League, Forum, £22.50 (Buy
tickets) 19: Ocean Colour Scene, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £20
(Album review) 19: Daniel Powter, Islington Academy, £15 (Album
review) 19-24: London Community Gospel Choir, Jazz Cafe, £13.50 20: Rod Stewart, Earls Court, £tbc (Buy
tickets) 20-22: Joss Stone, Hammersmith Apollo, £25 20-22: The Pogues, Brixton Academy, £27.50 21: Hawkwind, Astoria, £20 21: Nizlopi, Cargo, £tbc NEW 21: Players, Islington Academy, £tbc 21-22: Duran Duran, Earls Court, £45-£30
(Album review l Caught
live: Wembley '04) 22: Delirious?, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £tbc
26: Monthly Residency @ The
Social 26-Jan 1: Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Jazz Cafe, £17.50
(Dec 31, £45) 28: Jah Wobble and the English Roots Band, 100 Club,
£14.50 31: Eska + DJs, Cargo, £35 (£30 before
Dec 11) 31: Mr Scruff, Forum, £25
INTO 2006: Jan 2-4: Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Jazz Cafe,
£20 Jan 5: Alton Ellis, Jazz Cafe, £17.50
Jan 6: Desmond Dekker & The Aces, 100 Club, £18.50 Jan 9: Kurtis Blow, Jazz Cafe, £18.50 Jan 10: Green On Red, Astoria, £17.50
Jan 10: Skin, 100 Club, £12
Jan 10-13: Mogwai, ICA, £17.50
Jan 12: David Ford, Camden Dingwalls, £tbc
Jan 13: Stephen Fretwell, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £tbc
Jan 14: Jamie Cullum, Hammersmith Apollo, £27.50
(Album review l Buy
tickets) Jan 17: Georgie Fame at Thunderclap R&B Spectacular &
Album Launch, York House, Twickenham, £tbc (Buy
tickets) Jan 19: Coldcut, Cargo, £tbc Jan 19-20: Roy Harper, 100 Club £18.50-£16.50
Jan 20-21: Nicola Conte, Jazz Cafe, £15 NEW Jan 22: Athena, Jazz Cafe, £12.50 Jan 23-24: Kid Creole and The Coconut, Jazz Cafe, £17.50 Jan 24: Liam Frost, Water Rats, Camden, £tbc
NEW Jan 24: The Strokes, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £tbc
NEW Jan 24-25: Richard Ashcroft, Electric Ballroom, £20
NEW Jan 25: John Cale and Band, Garage, £18 Jan 25: Robyn Hitchcock + The Minus Three, Scala, £tbc
Jan 25: Lovebites, Islington Academy, £tbc NEW Jan 25: Teddy Thompson, Camden Dingwalls, £tbc Jan 25-26: Lyrics Born, Jazz Cafe, £17.50 NEW Jan 26: HIM, Brixton Academy, £19.50 Jan 26: Taking Back Sunday, Islington Academy, sold
out Jan 26-27: Roy Harper, 100 Club £18.50-£16.50
Jan 27: The Academy Is, Astoria, £8.50
Jan 28: Bullet For My Valentine, Brixton Academy, £tbc Jan 28: Neil Innes and The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band Revisited
+ The Rutles, Astoria, £18.50 Jan 30: Fall Out Boy, Astoria, £12.50 (Album
review) Jan30: Bob Mould, Bush Hall, £15 Jan 31: Liam Frost, Water Rats, Camden, £tbc
NEW Feb 2: Nick Cave (solo performance), Apollo Victoria,
£40 (Buy
tickets) Feb 2: Katie Melua, Hammersmith Apollo, £27.50
Feb 2: The Rakes, Astoria, £11 (Album
review) Feb 2: Test Icicles, ULU, £8 NEW (Album
review) Feb 3: Bauhaus, Brixton Academy, £20 Feb 3: Ben Lee, Islington Academy, £tbc NEW Feb 3: The Waterboys, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £22.50 Feb 3-5: Courtney Pine, Jazz Cafe, £20 Feb 4: Coheed & Cambria vs Thrice, Brixton Academy,
£15
Feb 4: Kano, Astoria, £12 Feb 4: Thunder, Hammersmith Apollo, £22.50 Feb 7: Liam Frost, Water Rats, Camden, £tbc NEW
Feb 7: Imogen Heap, Scala, £tbc NEW (Album
review)
Feb 7: Soulfly, Astoria, £15
Feb 7-8: The Darkness, Alexandra Palace, £27.50
(Full story l Buy
tickets)
Feb 8: Funeral For A Friend, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £15
(Album review)
Feb 9: My Morning Jacket, Astoria, £12
Feb 9: Mew, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £11 Feb 9-10: Goldfrapp, Brixton Academy, £20 (Buy
tickets) (Story) Feb 10: Belle & Sebastian, Hammersmith Apollo,
£20 Feb 10: Broken Social Scene, Mean Fiddler, £12.50 Feb 10: Alex Parks, Forum, £12.50(Album
review) Feb 11-12: Simple Plan, Astoria, £13.50 (Album review) Feb 12: Goldfrapp, Brixton Academy, £20 NEW Feb 13: Brad Mehldau Trio, Barbican, £25-£15 Feb 13: Simple Minds, Astoria, £30 Feb 13-15: Richie Havens, Jazz Cafe, £20 Feb 14: Liam Frost, Water Rats, Camden, £tbc
NEW Feb 14: The Kooks, ULU, £tbc NEW Feb 16: Julian Cope, Koko, £18 Feb 17: The All American Rejects, Shepherd's Bush Empire,
£13 (Album review) Feb 17: SHOCKWAVES NME AWARDS TOUR: Arctic Monkeys + Maximo
Park + The Mystery Jets + We Are Scientists, Brixton Academy,
£tbc NEW (Story) Feb 17-18: The Strokes, Hammersmith Palais, £tbc
NEW
Feb 18: Sparks, Forum, £25 Feb 18-20: James Blunt, Brixton Academy, £22.50
(feb 18, sold out) (Album
review l Interview) Feb 21: Jason Mraz, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £15 Feb 22: Raul Midon, Bush Hall, £tbc Feb 22: Reel Big Fish, Electric Ballroom, £15
Feb 22-23: Kelly Clarkson, Hammersmith Apollo, £23.50 Feb 24: Joseph Arthur, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £12.50
(Album review) Feb 26: Violent Femmes, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £tbc Feb 27: Africa Soul Rebels feat Amadou + Miriam, Barbican,
£20-£12 NEW Feb 27: Beth Orton, Shephed's Bush Empire, £21
NEW Feb 28: The Boy Least Likely To, Bush Hall, £10 Feb 28: Toto, Hammersmith Apollo, £25 March 1-2: The Go! Team, Koko, £14 (Buy
tickets) March 3: Fun Lovin' Criminals, Shepherd's Bush Empire,
£19.50 (Album
review) March 3-4: Jack Johnson, Hammersmith Apollo, £22.50
(Album review l
Feature) March 4: Cave In, Garage, £11 March 4: Damian Marley, Brixton Academy, £15
March 7: Delays, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £14
March 7: Less Than Jake, Astoria, £tbc
March 9: King Creosote, Scala, £10.50 NEW
March 10-11: Jethro Tull, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £29.50-£26.50
March 16: The Osmonds, Hammersmith Apollo, £32.50 (Buy
tickets) March 18: Gary Numan, Forum, £tbc (Buy
tickets) March 18-20: The Black Crowes, Shepherd's Bush Empire,
£30 March 22: Fightstar, Astoria, £13 NEW March 24: Pitchshifter, Astoria, £14 March 28: Nada Surf, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £15
NEW April 2-3: Depeche Mode, Wembley Arena, £30 (Story)
April 4: BB King & Gary Moore, Wembley Arena, £37.50
April 5: Katherine Jenkins, Royal Albert Hall, £23.50
(Album review)
April 7: Neil Sedaka, £39-£32, Royal Albert
Hall, Buy
tickets April 10-11: Sugababes, Hammersmith Apollo, £23
(Story l Album
review l Buy
tickets) April 11-12: Il Divo, Wembley Arena, £35-£20
April 13: Story of the Year, Astoria, £13.50
NEW April 14: Bonnie Rait, Hammersmith Apollo, £30
(Buy
tickets) April 18: War of the Worlds: Jeff Wayne and the Black Smoke
Band, Royal Albert Hall, £50-£30 April 20: Danko Jones, Garage, £10 NEW April 21-22: Kaiser Chiefs, Alexandra Palace, £19.50
(Album review l Full
story l Buy
tickets) April 25: Chris Rea, Hammersmith Apollo, £27.50
April 25: War of the Worlds: Jeff Wayne and the Black Smoke Band,
Wembley Arena, £45-£37.50 May 8-9: Take That, Wembley Arena, £35-£25
NEW May 12-13: Santana, Wembley Arena, £45.58-£35.58 May 16: Texas, Hammersmith Apollo, £16.50 (Album
review) NEW May 16-17 & 19, 22-23, 25-26: Eric Clapton, Royal
Albert Hall, £65-£35 May 18-19: Westlife, Wembley Arena, £30.50 (Buy
tickets) May 23: Electric Light Orchestra: Original Former Members, Part
II, Shepherd's Bush Empire, £29.50 May 27-28: Genesis Convention (In the Cage & Face Value/G2
and Re-Genesis), Astoria, £tbc (Buy
tickets) June 3: Girls Aloud, Wembley Arena, £25.50 (Album
review l Buy
tickets) June 6: George Thorogood + The Destroyers, Shepherd's
Bush Empire, £22.50 June 11: Bon Jovi, Wembley Stadium, £60-£35
(Story l Buy
tickets) June 17: The Eagles, Twickenham Stadium, £75-£45
(Buy
tickets l Full story) June 27-28: George Benson, Royal Albert Hall, £45-£24
NEW July 1, 2006: Luciano Pavarotti, Madjeski Stadium,
Reading, £85-£45 (re-scheduled from May 11, 2005) July 8: Luciano Pavarotti, Chatsworth House, £tbc
(Buy
tickets) August 4-6: THE BIG CHILL, Eastnor Castle Deer Park,
Herefordshire, £120 August 20: The Rolling Stones, Wembley Stadium, £tbc
NEW (Full
story) August 26-28: Reading Festival, Richfield Avenue, £125 Sept 14-16: Robbie Williams, Wembley Stadium, £tbc
(Buy
tickets) September 22: McFly, Wembley Arena, £22.50 Nov 7-9: Sir Cliff Richard, Wembley Arena, £tbc
(Buy
tickets)
