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2 Kings, King Rat, Little Black Hearts, Rebel Jane
The nu-metallers play with the London rockers in support.
Wed 8th Oct
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2Team
The Voice, Viola de Gamba duo.
Sun 12th Oct
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3 Daft Monkeys
The Cornish trio play funked up folk sounds with a touch of Celtic, world and gypsy sounds to promot
Fri 7th Nov
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3 Doors Down
The grunge-influenced American rockers play tracks from their latest self-titled album.
Wed 15th Oct
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A Mountain Of One, Thomas Bullock, The Time And Sp
The London psych-prog popsters headline.
Fri 24th Oct
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A.Human, O Children, Sue And The Unicorn, Fables
The electro-rockers play a Club M**********r show with post-punk support.
Sat 11th Oct
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Abba The Show
A tribute to the music, fashion and hits of the Swedish pop icons, with showgroup Smackee.
Tue 21st Oct
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Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band
After 55 years of touring Acker Bilk MBE is back again to perform music with his jazz band.
Sat 1st Nov
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Adam Bomb, A Lot Like Eskimos, Zeropunk
New York-based glammy metal-punker.
Mon 6th Oct
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Adam McNaughtan
Scottish songwriter of Stramash fame.
Sat 11th Oct
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Adnan Sami
The British-born singer-songwriter, composer and actor merges Asian and western styles with touches
Sat 18th Oct-Sun 19th Oct
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Adrian Cox & His Handpicked Jazzmen
Trad jazz act.
Tue 7th Oct
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Adrian Crowley
The singer-songwriter performs songs from his current album, Long Distance Swimmer.
Sat 11th Oct
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Africa Now: Amadou & Mariam, Sola Akingbola, Daara
A line-up of contemporary African bands perform.
Thu 23rd Oct
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Agua De Choro
The guitar, flute and percussion trio play Brazilian chamber jazz.
Mon 6th Oct-Mon 20th Oct
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Aimee Mann
Gentle rock and soft acoustica from the singer-songwriter's new album, @#%&*! Smilers.
Fri 24th Oct
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Airbourne, Stone Gods, Sound & Fury
The gritty Australian rockers on tour.
Thu 27th Nov-Fri 28th Nov
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Al Green
Legendary US soul singer performs songs from his current album Lay It Down and a selection of his pa
Wed 5th Nov-Thu 6th Nov
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Alan Barnes With The Colin Peters Quartet
The award-winning reeds man plays swinging hard-bop standards.
Thu 30th Oct
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Alan Tyler And The Lost Sons Of Littlefield
The former Rockingbird and his countrified band play tracks from their new album, Lonesome Cowboys.
Thu 13th Nov
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Alcyona Mick's Blink
A piano-led jazz, classical and world music collaboration with drummer Paul Clarvis and saxman Robi
Sat 25th Oct
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Alex Wilson Salsa Con Soul Orchestra
The award-winning Latin jazz pianist, composer and bandleader showcases his 12 piece orchestra with
Fri 21st Nov
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Alex Windsor & Guests
Energetic piano-led Latin standards and bebop improvisations.
Sun 12th Oct-Sun 26th Oct
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Alexander Tucker, Sanso-Xtro, Scupture, Arch M, 4T
The Kaleidoscope label present an evening of solo innovative musicians performing against projected
Wed 8th Oct
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All American Girl, Craig Sanderson, Sean Bennett
The acoustic rockers headline.
Fri 10th Oct
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Alphabeat
The Danish six-piece pop group perform tracks from their debut album, This Is Alphabeat.
Tue 28th Oct
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Alter Bridge, Hot Leg
The American hard rock quartet from Orlando Florida containing ex-members of Creed.
Sat 8th Nov
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Amanda Palmer
The Dresden Dolls singer-songwriter performs songs from her current solo album, Who Killed Amanda Pa
Fri 10th Oct
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Amir Aslam Presents Chand Raat Damakra 2008
Performances from a host of celebrities from the Pakistani pop and film world including Sajaad Ali a
Sun 16th Nov
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Amy Macdonald
The Glaswegian singer with tracks from her album This Is The Life.
Thu 9th Oct
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Anais Mitchell
Folk singer-songwriter.
Wed 15th Oct
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Anathema
The melodic six-piece play prog rock originals.
Fri 7th Nov
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And So I Watch You From Afar, Maybeshewill, Mounta
The Belfast instrumental rockers play with alt-rock support.
Tue 14th Oct
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Andy Abraham
The soul singer and X Factor contestant performs tracks from his Soul Man album and more.
Fri 14th Nov
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Andy Black And Mandy Harris
Soulful acoustica and jazz.
Fri 17th Oct
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Andy Smythe Band, Sean Donnelly
The London-based singer-songwriter is backed by violinist Barry Targett and bassist Les Elvin.
Mon 10th Nov
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Andy Yorke
The former Unbelievable Truth frontman now plays solo material.
Tue 14th Oct
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Ange And The Wagon, No Frills Band
The Australian singer and her band play Americana.
Wed 15th Oct
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Ani DiFranco, Hamell On Trial, Anais Mitchell
The prolific folk singer plays tracks from her album Canon and more.
Wed 29th Oct
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Anita Wardell
The award-winning Australian scat and bebop vocalist sings from her latest album, Kinda Bluem, accom
Sat 29th Nov
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Anita Wardell & Henry Lowther's Half Dozen: A Trib
The award-winning Australian scat and bebop vocalist joins the trumpeter-flugelist's band to pay the
Thu 9th Oct-Sat 11th Oct
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Anita Wardell Quartet
The award-winning Australian scat and be-bop vocalist and friends including pianist Robin Aspland.
Tue 14th Oct-Thu 16th Oct
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Anni Rossi
Indie-folk from the viola playing singer-songwriter.
Mon 20th Oct
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Annie Keating, Nathan Hamilton, Briana Hardyman
The country-tinged singer-songwriter plays with Americana and folk-blues styled support.
Sun 12th Oct
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Apocalyptica
The cello four-piece from Finland play an individual style of heavy metal.
Fri 12th Dec
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Arakatuba
Bosco D'Oliveira's percussion and vocal-led Brazilian jazz formation.
Fri 10th Oct
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Are We There Yet?
Dawn Foxall and Diana Sharp are accompanied by David Barnard to perform a humorous mix of popular mu
Mon 10th Nov-Wed 12th Nov
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Arrested Development
The US-based collective perform soul, rap and hip hop mixed with world sounds.
Tue 7th Oct-Wed 8th Oct
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Arrows Of Love, Wild Boar, Beans On Toast
The folk-tinged English rockers featuring members of Hush The Many, Eraserheads and Kid Harpoon.
Tue 14th Oct
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Art Garfunkel
The legendary singer-songwriter performs his hit songs.
Tue 7th Oct
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Art Themen Quartet
The eminent sax man with pianist Malcolm Edmondstone and rhythm section.
Tue 21st Oct
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Artefacts For Space Travel, Cobra Dukes, Captain S
A Don't Panic Dance show with Stolen Recordings alt-popsters, indie-rockers, live aerial show and DJ
Wed 29th Oct
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Aruba Red, Komla, Esther O'Connor
The London-based pop-soul and reggae singer promotes her debut album.
Wed 8th Oct
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Arun Ghosh Indo-Jazz Sextet
Manchester clarinettist of South Asian origin with his high-energy contemporary Indo-jazz sound.
Mon 19th Oct
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Asia
John Wetton, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes and Steve Howe reunite for some top-selling rocking.
Fri 24th Apr
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Asian Dub Foundation, Flute Box Lee
A mix of dub, hip hop, banghra and rock from the upbeat collective.
Tue 28th Oct
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Attack Attack
Melodic New-wave band from South Wales.
Wed 3rd Dec
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Audio Bullys
Punked up dance tunes from the Londoners at a Club NME show.
Fri 17th Oct
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August Way, The Black Tricks, Pause.Break.Riot., T
The acoustic-rockers augemented by cello play with indie-pop support.
Thu 23rd Oct
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Azymuth
The legendary Brazillian jazz trio play tracks from their back catalogue and more.
Wed 22nd Oct
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Babatunde Lea, Liane Carroll
A double bill featuring the American percussionist and composer who plays a bluesy, soulful post-bop
Mon 6th Oct-Wed 8th Oct
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Baby Dee, Paul Curreri, Black Carrot
The Cleveland, Ohio harpist and singer plays dreamy songs from her new album, Safe Inside The Day.
Tue 2nd Dec
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Back From The Rhythm, Miranda Barber, Healer Selec
A Raison D'Etre show featuring funky groovers, soulful Australian singer-songwriter, reggae-pop band
Sat 1st Nov
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Balkan Beat Box
New Mediterranean sounds from the band promoting their album, Nu-Made.
Wed 15th Oct
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Baraka
Groovy Afro-soul jazz and bossa line-up.
Thu 9th Oct-Thu 30th Oct
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Barb Jungr
The award-winning singer presents her own interpretations of songs by the likes of Jacques Brel and
Sat 8th Nov
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Barefoot Confessor, Cecelia De Lisle, Tommy Ludgat
The London-based quartet play pop-tinged indie-rock.
Tue 14th Oct
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Barry Green
Solo piano-driven modern jazz.
Mon 13th Oct
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Barry Manilow
The singer-songwriter and pianist performs his hits including Mandy, Could It Be Magic and Copacaban
Thu 4th Dec-Sun 7th Dec
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BBC Electric Proms: Africa Express
The multi-artiste collaboration between Western and African musicans plays as part of the Proms.
Wed 22nd Oct
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BBC Electric Proms: Burt Bacharach With The BBC Co
The veteran composer and conductor plays with the the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Wed 22nd Oct
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BBC Electric Proms: Chaka Khan, Laura Izibor
The soul singer performs her hits Ain't Nobody and I'm Every Woman and more.
Wed 22nd Oct
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BBC Electric Proms: Coldcut Via Radiophonic Orches
The UK dance duo pair up with the Radiophonic Workshop for a show only available via a ballot.
Sat 25th Oct
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BBC Electric Proms: Goldfrapp
The glam electro-tinged popsters play tracks from their new album, Seventh Tree.
Wed 22nd Oct
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BBC Electric Proms: Keane
The alt-rockers play tracks from their new album, Perfect Symmetry.
Thu 23rd Oct
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BBC Electric Proms: Maddy Prior
The folk songstress performs with special guests.
Thu 23rd Oct
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BBC Electric Proms: Nitin Sawhney And The London U
The songwriter, DJ and multi-instrumentalist performs a ambient mix of electronica and drum'n'bass t
Fri 24th Oct
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BBC Electric Proms: Oasis
The Gallagher brothers and their anthemic rock band promote their new album, Dig Out Your Soul with
Sun 26th Oct
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BBC Electric Proms: The Streets
Birmingham's Mike Skinner raps his tales of urban life and previews tracks from his album, Everythin
Thu 23rd Oct
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BBC Electric Proms: Wild Beasts, XX Teens
The barber's quartet meets indie-rock guitar sound of the Kendall group.
Wed 22nd Oct
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BBC Switch: Fall Out Boy, Miley Cyrus, Ne-Yo, McFl
A show for 14 to 17 year olds only with parental permission required featuring punk, pop and dance f
Sun 12th Oct
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Beached Boys: The Beach Boys Tribute
The surf-pop originators have their classics covered.
Thu 9th Oct
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Beats In The Bar
Students from the Trinity College Of Music unwind with some jazz improvisations.
Tue 7th Oct-Tue 25th Nov
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Beggars
The Reading beat combo play indie-rock with a touch of retro-pop.
Tue 14th Oct
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Bellowhead
The folk veterans Jon Boden and John Spiers lead an 11-piece band in stomping folk dances played on
Thu 30th Oct
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Ben Somers Jazz Project
Sax-led modern jazz originals and standards.
Thu 23rd Oct
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Best Of British: Nate James, Tawiah, Bashy, Char C
A show in aid of the Sickle Cell Society with the soulful Nate James, Tawiah, Bashy, The Thirst and
Tue 7th Oct
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Beth Hart
The bluesy L.A. singer-songwriter headlines.
Mon 6th Oct
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Beth Rowley
Soulful tracks from the Bristolian folk-pop singer-songwriter, playing tracks from her album, Little
Thu 23rd Oct
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Bevis Frond, Nick Nicely, The Left Outsides
Nick Saloman's classic rock and prog band play tracks from their back catalogue and more.
Sat 11th Oct
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Bhangra Legends
Sat 29th Nov
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Biffy Clyro
The Glasgow-based trio play abrasive alt rock from their album Puzzle.
Wed 17th Dec
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Big Band Metheny
Saxophonist Simon Gilby leads an 18-piece big band based around the music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Ma
Sun 19th Oct
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Big Funk Corporation
Modern R&B mixed with 1970s rare groove and funk featuring the vocals of Andrew Wood-Mitchell.
Thu 24th Sep-Fri 25th Sep
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Big George And The Philistines, Sound Of Guns
The Enfield garage-rockers play with Liverpudlian rock'n'rollers in support.
Sat 25th Oct
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Bill Posters Will Be Band: 25th Anniversary Concer
Jazz skiffle vaudeville party night featuring various Bonzo Dogs and Temperance Sevens, including Ro
Thu 9th Oct
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Billy Bragg
The political folk singer-songwriter promotes his album, Mr Love & Justice.
Mon 8th Dec
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Billy Cobham & Asere
The powerful and dynamic drum giant with his Latin, Cuban and world-jazz ensemble.
Fri 10th Oct
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Billy Fury Tribute Night
An appreciation of the singer featuring Jet Scream, The Flames and DJ Big Beat Kris.
Sat 11th Oct
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Billy Ocean
The soul singer and his band perform hits covering the last 30 years, including the classics, Love R
Sun 12th Oct
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Billy Walton Band
The trio from New Jersey play blues-rock.
Thu 6th Nov
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Binary Band, Maryland
Psych-pop band.
Wed 8th Oct
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Biohazard
The Brooklyn agit-rockers headline.
Mon 3rd Nov
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Bjorn Again: Abba Tribute
The Swedish Eurovision hitmakers get covered.
Thu 18th Dec
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Black Carrot
The Market Harborough quintet play new-wave and kraut-rock-tinged jazzy psych-rock.
Wed 8th Oct
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Black Daniel, Vagabond, Ten Bears, Declan Hickling
The London rockers headline a Breakconvention show following their tour support of Kasabian.
Thu 16th Oct
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Black Kids
The lo-fi indie party-punk Florida five-piece play tracks from their debut album, Partie Traumatic.
Thu 30th Oct
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Black Stone Cherry
Southern-influenced hard rock foursome from Kentucky.
Sun 14th Dec
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Blitzen Trapper, Absentee, Ordinaryson
The experimental folk sextet from Portland play tracks from their new album, Furr.
Tue 7th Oct
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Bloc Party
The electro-tinged popsters play from their new album, Intimacy.
Sat 11th Apr-Sun 12th Apr
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Blockbusters! Music From The Movies
Tue 30th Dec
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Blood Red Shoes, Rolo Tomassi
The Brighton indie-pop duo with songs from their debut album, Box Of Secrets.
Fri 24th Oct
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Blue Spirits Collective
Jazz, be-bop, chanson and Djangoesque swing from Shura Greenberg and group.
Mon 6th Oct-Mon 27th Oct
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Blues Engineers
Six-piece swing and blues outfit with a dash of soul.
Wed 22nd Oct-Thu 23rd Oct
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Blues Piano Orgy
An upbeat showcase of blues piano playing from John B Harris, John Challis and Michael Ward-Bergeman
Fri 14th Nov
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Bob Fox, Stu Luckley
The Chester-le-Street vocalist, guitarist and pianist plays contemporary and traditional folk.
Fri 10th Oct-Tue 28th Oct
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Bobby Wellins Quartet
Mellow sounding tenor legend with pianist John Critchinson and a rhythm section.
Sat 11th Oct
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Bodies Of Water
The off-kilter folk trio from California promote their album A Certain Feeling.
Tue 14th Oct
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Bohren And Der Club Of Gore, Guapo
The German band play jazz-metal fusion to promote their album Dolores.
Thu 16th Oct
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Bon Iver
American singer-songwriter Justin Vernon plays tracks from his album For Emma, Forever Ago.
Sun 7th Dec
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Bonded By Blood, Gamma Bomb, Discard, Savage Messi
The LA thrash metallers headline.
Tue 14th Oct
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Booka Shade
Minimal house music from the Berlin producers.
Thu 9th Oct
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Boomhauer
The Finnish trio play a trashy blend of garage-rock, blues, country, punk and more.
Tue 14th Oct
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Boot Led Zeppelin
A tribute to Robert Plant's classic rock act.
Sat 18th Oct
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Bossk, Humanfly, Latitudes, Meandgoliath
The stoner metallers headline.
Sat 11th Oct
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Boy George
Wed 15th Oct-Thu 30th Oct
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Boyzone: Better
Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy take to the road again, wit
Fri 29th May-Mon 22nd Jun
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Brad Mehldau Trio
The US contemporary jazz improv pianist with a rhythm section of Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard.
Mon 20th Oct
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Brain Failure, Stanley Kubrick Goes Shopping
The Beijing band mix punk, ska and rock at their headline show.
Fri 17th Oct
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Branco Stoysin Trio
The guitarist and his lyrical acoustic trio blend jazz and eastern folk.
Fri 10th Oct-Sun 26th Oct
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Brand New Heavies
Classic songs with a funked-up acid-jazz twist.
Thu 16th Oct
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Brandon Allen Quartet
Contemporary jazz, blues and Latin from the Coltrane-influenced Aussie tenor.
Sun 12th Oct
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Brass Volcanoes
Funky, horn-heavy New Orleans sounds.
Sun 26th Oct
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Brazilian Frenzy: Capital Do Samba
The traditional samba band play a show in aid of the Latin American charity, LA VIDA.
Tue 14th Oct
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Brazilian Night Hosted By Menino Josue
Regular Latin night and jam session.
Mon 6th Oct-Mon 27th Oct
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Brenda Edwards's Gospel Christmas
Sat 20th Dec
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Brendan Power & Dave Peabody
The New Zealand harmonica player and the UK bluesman play a variety of styles.
Fri 28th Nov
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Brendan Shine
Accomplished Irish ballad singer and accordion player.
Wed 19th Nov
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Brendan Shine And His Superband
The Irish ballad singer and accordian player and his band.
Fri 7th Nov
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Brian Grove, Cicilia Zabala, Miguel De La Bastide,
An internatational guitar night line-up.
Thu 9th Oct
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Bring Me The Horizon
The Sheffield band play hardcore thrash metal.
Sat 1st Nov
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British Intelligence, The Hoi Polloi, The Duckwort
The rocking hip hop band play with indie-electro noirists.
Sat 11th Oct
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British Jazz Funk Special
Portmanteau event of UK acts featuring Beggar & Co, Freez, Central Line, Junior Giscombe, Atmosfear
Fri 5th Dec-Sat 6th Dec
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British Sea Power
The rock band perform past hits and tracks from their current album, Do You Like Rock Music?
Fri 17th Oct
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Bromheads Jacket
The Sheffield indie-punk trio band promote their eponymous album.
Mon 13th Oct
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Bromide, Wet Dog, The Waste Of Time Lords, Zac Ste
The lo-fi folk-pop acoustica band headline a Scratchy Records show.
Mon 13th Oct
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Bruno & Marrone, Augusto And Wesley
The Brazilian country music band.
Sat 25th Oct
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Bruno Heinen's Tierkreis
The contemporary pianist and his sextet premiere Karlheinz Stockhausen's suite representing the twel
Wed 8th Oct
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Bryan Adams, Black Daniel
The raw-voxed Canadian singer goes on an arena tour with tracks from his new album, 11.
Wed 5th Nov
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Bryan Spring Trio
Drums-led modern jazz with pianist Mark Edwards and bassist Andy Cleyndhert.
Wed 8th Oct
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Budda Cakes, The Wild Bunch
The London alt-pop band headline a Playground afternoon event.
Sat 11th Oct
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Buddy Holly & The Cricketers
A singing and dancing rock'n'roll show of classic hits such as That'll Be The Day and Peggy Sue.
Fri 19th Dec
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Buddy Holly And The Cricketers
Covers of the rock'n'roll pioneer's hits.
Thu 13th Nov
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Built To Spill
The 1990s US indie-rock act play their album Perfect From Now On in its entirety.
Tue 4th Nov
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Bullet For My Valentine
Anthemic tunes from the Welsh metal quartet from their album, Scream Aim Fire.
Sat 15th Nov
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Bush Tetras, Emperor Machine, Chik Budo, Kasms
The veteran New York sextet play angular new wave art-rock.
Fri 17th Oct
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By The Fireside, The Electric Tape Recorder
The London loops'n'folk singer-songwriter headlines a Local night.
Mon 6th Oct
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C'mon Everybody
Covers of music from the 1950s and 1960s from the costume-changing eight-piece band.
Fri 31st Oct
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Cage The Elephant
Grunge-rocking upbeat entertainment from the brotherly band from Kentucky.
Wed 8th Oct
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Caisson, The Kubricks, 8th Hour, Royal Showdown
The London alt-rockers headline.
Fri 17th Oct
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Cajun Dance Party
The North London quintet play energetic alt-rock from their debut album, The Colourful Life.
Fri 10th Oct
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Calexico
Alt-country and soft rock outfit from Tucson.
Sat 11th Oct
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Camille
The Parisian singer performs her unique style of throat singing combined with ryhthmic percussion.
Sun 19th Oct
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Capital Do Samba
Traditional samba tunes at a Roda De Samba night.
Wed 8th Oct-Wed 29th Oct
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Captive State, Smokey Angle Shades, Tim Ten Yen
The London sextet launch their debut EP, Elmore Grove, at their own club night.
Sun 12th Oct
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Cara Dillon
Folk ballads and originals from the County Derry singer-songwriter.
Tue 4th Nov-Thu 29th Jan
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Cara Luft
The Canadian folk-rock singer and multi-instrumentalist is joined by bassist Hugh McMillan.
Tue 11th Nov
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Caratinga
A band that explores Brazilian music from a bygone era including samba, choro, polkas, tangos and wa
Tue 7th Oct
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Cardiacs
Strange-beat orchestral odd-rock from Tim Smith and his cult band.
Fri 21st Nov
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Carolina Chocolate Drops
African-American trio playing country blues tracks from their album, Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind.
Fri 14th Nov
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Carter USM, EMF
The punk-rock synth and guitar based band of the 1980s returns with Unbelievable support.
Sat 22nd Nov
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Carvin Jones Band
Classic blues rock from the Arizona guitarist and his band.
Tue 7th Oct
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Cascada
Dance trio from Germany.
Tue 4th Nov
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Cathryn Craig And Brian Willoughby
The former Strawbs guitarist pairs with the veteran singer-songwriter.
Mon 20th Oct
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Celebration Of Kenny Ball's 50th Year With The Ban
Anniversary event featuring Digby Fairweather's Half-Dozen and Mike Pointon's All Stars.
Sat 8th Nov
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Celebration Of Life: Alison Hinds, Peter Hunnigale
The Metropolitan Black Police Association with a night featuring Caribbean soca singer Alison Hinds,
Fri 17th Oct
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Chairlift
The Brooklyn modern-pop trio promote their Does You Inspire You album.
Tue 18th Nov
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Chapter One: Faust, Lydia Lunch, Blurt, Factory Fl
A mini-fest of kraut-rock, avant-pop and new industrial rockers with Faust, Lydia Lunch, Blurt and F
Sat 11th Oct
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Charlie Conner's Original Vintage Reeds
Trad combo celebrate the music of Sidney Bechet.
Tue 21st Oct
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Charlie Lankester Duo
Blues and country-influenced pop-rockers.
Sat 25th Oct
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Charlie Savigar, Chalou Saint Jude, Hollie Martore
The country-rock singer-songwriter headlines.
Wed 15th Oct
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Chas & Dave
The cult rock'n'roll duo play tracks from their back catalogue, including their 2007 album, Country
Sat 18th Oct
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Chatham County Line
North Carolina-based bluegrass and country-folk four-piece from North Carolina.
Tue 18th Nov
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Cheeky Cheeky And The Nose Bleeds
Infectiously danceable pop songs from the London-based five-piece promoting their latest release.
Fri 31st Oct
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Cherry Brakewells, Sabatta
The London all-girl rock trio.
Tue 7th Oct
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China Soul
The singer-songwriter with intense tunes.
Wed 15th Oct
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Chris Biscoe's Miles v Monk
The acclaimed sax man and composer leads a quintet in tribute to the jazz heavyweights.
Wed 29th Oct
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Chris Chameleon, Dorp
The two South African favourites with a night of alt-rock.
Fri 17th Oct
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Chris Dean's Syd Lawrence Orchestra: Strictly Big
The multi-award-winning big band play the classic swing-era sounds of Glenn Miller, Neal Hefti, Benn
Sun 12th Oct
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Chris Ellis & Celeste Lovick
Guitar and piano accompaniment from the singer-song writers performing original and well-known songs
Sat 25th Oct
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Chris Garneau, Banjo Or Freakout, Sleaford Mods
The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter plays mellow indie-rock originals.
Fri 10th Oct
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Chris Smither
Acoustic rootsy tracks and country blues from the guitarist playing tracks from his album Leave The
Mon 6th Oct
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Chris Standring
British-born, LA-based melodic, retro-soul jazz guitarist in the mode of George Benson.
Wed 8th Oct-Fri 10th Oct
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Chris While And Julie Matthews
The acoustic singer-songwriter duo play country and folk originals from the best Of album and more.
Tue 21st Oct
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Chris Wood
The fiddle-player, guitarist and singer known for his work with the English Acoustic Collective.
Tue 4th Nov
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Christian Brewer & Alex Garnett Quintet
The alto and tenor saxophonists lock horns with pianist Leon Greening and a rhythm section.
Wed 21st Oct
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Christian Garrick Quartet
Violin-led modern jazz featuring pianist Dave Gordon.
Tue 21st Oct
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Christian Scott
Young New Orleans-born trumpeter with a Grammy-nominated debut album under his belt.
Mon 13th Oct-Tue 14th Oct
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Christian Vaughan Band
Solo piano jazz standards and originals.
Mon 6th Oct
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Chucho Valdes
Sat 22nd Nov
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Cindytalk, John & Jehn, Tenebrous Liar
Gordon Sharp and his experimental pop band.
Sun 12th Oct
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Citizene Helene, Annie Keating, Freddie Stevenson,
The unplugged balladeer headlines an IKTOMS show.
Thu 9th Oct
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Clark Tracey Quartet
The leading modern jazz drummer plays from his recent album Stiff Upper Lip.
Sun 19th Oct
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Classic Legends Of Rock 08
Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash perform alongside Focus and The Groundhogs.
Sun 2nd Nov
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Claudio Roditi, Klaus Ignatzek, Jean-Louis Rassinf
A double bill headed by the Brazilian trumpeter with a drummerless trio and the UK pianist son of Ri
Mon 20th Oct-Wed 22nd Oct
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Cliff Richard
Mon 10th Nov-Sat 15th Nov
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Clinic, Threatmantics
The Liverpudlian play organ-fuelled garage-punk oddities collaborate with animator Clemens Habicht i
Sun 23rd Nov
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Clive Carroll
The Chelmsford-born guitarist plays blues, rock, jazz, bluesgrass and traditional Irish music.
Sun 19th Oct
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Coach & Horses Sextet: 10 Year Celebration
Alan Barnes, Steve Waterman and Dave O'Higgins throw a jazz party.
Mon 13th Oct
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Coaster
The tribute band play hits from the 1960s through to the current day.
Fri 10th Oct
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Coheed & Cambria
The New York metallers headline.
Mon 1st Dec-Thu 4th Dec
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Cold War Kids
The Californian quartet play soulful indie-rock tracks from their new album, Loyalty To Loyalty.
Fri 7th Nov
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Coldplay
Sun 14th Dec-Tue 16th Dec
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Colin Oxley
Guitar-led modern jazz trio.
Wed 22nd Oct
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Collapsing Cities, The Hosts, The Ghost Notes
The New Zealand foursome play indie-pop to promote their Fear Of Opening My Mouth single.
Thu 9th Oct
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Colum Sands
Veteran Irish folk singer-songwriter.
Sun 12th Oct-Tue 14th Oct
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Corazza, Now Then
The prog-rockers with electro-symphonic tunes.
Fri 17th Oct
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Counterfeit Beatles: Tribute, The Fore
Classic 1960s beat-pop songs from the moptop tribute act.
Sat 25th Oct
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Counting Crows, Ben Folds, Melee
Fri 5th Dec
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Courtney Pine
The saxophonist, OBE and jazz statesman with his trademark blend of jazz, reggae, hip hop and drum'n
Thu 20th Nov
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Cradle Of Filth, Gorgoroth, Moonspell, Septic Fles
The Goth metal outfit play their dark anthems from Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder and more.
Mon 1st Dec
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Crane Brothers, Paul Hawkins And The Awkward Silen
The northern band play soulful indie-rock.
Wed 12th Nov
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CSS
The Brazilian indie-disco punks promote their second album, Donkey.
Mon 6th Oct
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Cult With No Name, Elena
The London synth-pop noirists headline a Feeling Gloomy show with female-fronted rockers in support.
Sat 25th Oct
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Curtis Eller's American Circus
The lanky, mustachioed banjoist serves-up attitude-fuelled old-time music with a psychedelic edge.
Tue 21st Oct
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Curved Air, Claire Hamill
The iconic progressive folk-rock band originating in the 1970s now reformed with all original member
Sat 11th Oct
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Cut Copy
The Australian electro-indie band headline.
Tue 11th Nov
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Cut Off Your Hands, Divisions Of Laura Lee, Sounds
The Antipodean alt-rockers headline.
Tue 14th Oct
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Cut Out Blonde, The Maddisons, Resigned
The upbeat indie-popsters play with arty alt-rock support.
Mon 13th Oct
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Cy Winstanley Trio
Cool, Callum-style vocalist with bass and keys support.
Thu 16th Oct
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Cyndi Lauper
Classic hits from the 1980s American pop singer.
Tue 14th Oct
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Damon And Naomi
The dreamy phase-guitar popsters play a free show.
Sun 12th Oct
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Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
Tue 28th Oct
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Danny And The Champions Of The World, Boycott Coca
The psych-tinged folk-popsters headline.
Wed 29th Oct
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Daren Callow
The music and experimental sound artist plays with performance artists, poets and artists.
Thu 9th Oct
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Darker My Love
The Californian play psych-tinged alt-rock.
Mon 6th Oct-Fri 10th Oct
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Darren Hayman And The Secondary Modern, Esiotrot,
The indie-folk singer-songwriter headlines a fey pop bill.
Fri 17th Oct
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Darts
The late 1970s doo-wop revivalists return.
Sun 7th Dec
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Dashboard Confessional
Chris Carrabba and his Florida-based band with alt.rock tracks form their new album.
Thu 18th Dec
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Dave Dobbyn
The New Zealand singer-songwriter headlines.
Thu 27th Nov
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Dave Lewis' 1-Up Featuring Noel McCalla
Jazz, funk and groove from the tenor saxman, best known for his work with Tony O'Malley, plus the ic
Mon 20th Oct
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David Cassidy
The singer and star of The Partridge Family, performs his hit songs with his new live show.
Sun 16th Nov
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David Cronenberg's Wife
The offbeat twisted folk band play tracks from their latest album, Bluebeards Room.
Mon 13th Oct
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David Cronenberg's Wife, The Sticks
The offbeat twisted folk band play tracks from their latest album, Bluebeards Room.
Fri 10th Oct
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David Devant And His Spirit Wife
Theatrical glam-tinged indie-pop from The Vessel and his band as they play songs from their back cat
Thu 4th Dec
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David Francey Duo
Canadian folk-roots artist.
Fri 24th Oct
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David Johnson
Indie-rock covers and originals.
Sat 18th Oct
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David McAlmont
The UK soul and jazz singer-songwriter performs songs from his A Little Communication album and more
Sun 16th Nov
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Day 26
The vocal r'n'b group with soulful tunes.
Wed 8th Oct
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ddd, Kasms
The alt noise band play with female-fronted goth-pop support at a Durrr night.
Mon 13th Oct
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Dead Actors, Gambling Hearts, Hoodlums
The punky rockers play with the post Brit-popsters.
Thu 9th Oct
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Dead Kids, Maths Class
The energetic funky punkers headline.
Thu 16th Oct
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Dead Pixels
The synthed-up groove-pop five-piece headline.
Mon 27th Oct
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Deadstring Brothers
The Detroit-based six-piece play alt country and blues.
Fri 31st Oct
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Dean Friedman
The New York veteran singer-songwriter with hits and newer tracks.
Sat 18th Oct
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Dean Parrish, Karime Kendra, The Incredible Stagge
The New York northern soul veteran plays a Crossfire show.
Sat 11th Oct
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Death Cab For Cutie
The Washington indie-rock foursome play tracks from their album, Narrow Stairs.
Wed 19th Nov
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Deathcrew 92, Champagne Charlies, Joe Acres, Frank
The indie-poppers from the North East promote their as yet un-named album.
Fri 17th Oct
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Decoys
The stadium-styled rockers headline.
Sun 19th Oct
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Deeply Purple: Deep Purple Tribute
The Herftfordshire rockers' back catalogue gets the covers treatment.
Fri 24th Oct
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Deference Engine, The Lonesome Cowboys From Hell
The prog-rockers play with oddball country support.
Fri 24th Oct
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Delirious?
The Christian guitar-based five-piece band from Littlehampton perform their songs.
Sat 18th Oct
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Delroy Pinnock, Michael Arkk
The London-based singer performs reggae, dub and soul originals.
Sun 19th Oct
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Deltasound
The funky alt-pop band headline.
Tue 14th Oct
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Dennis Locorriere
The Dr Hook vocalist performs solo material and hits from the band's catalogue.
Sun 12th Oct
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Derrin Nauendorf
The Australian acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter plays a powerful blues and folk mix.
Thu 9th Oct
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dEUS
The Belgian experimental alt rockers with tunes from their album, Vantage Point.
Wed 15th Oct
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Devil Sold His Soul
The UK-based six-piece play screamo prog metal.
Fri 17th Oct
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Devil Sold His Soul, Fei Comodo, Rinoa
The ambient progressive metal six-piece.
Fri 17th Oct
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Die Die Die, So Cow
The artful noise-popsters headline a White Light show.
Fri 17th Oct
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Dirty Pretty Things
Carl Barat, Didz Hammond and band play tracks from their latest indie-punk album, Romance At Short N
Tue 14th Oct
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Distraught Overlord
The Japanese band with visual kei.
Wed 26th Nov
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Dizzee Rascal
The garage-grime and hip hop artist promotes his latest album, Maths + English.
Sat 22nd Nov
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Django Bates & stoRMChaser
The composer gives a UK debut to his new 19-piece Copenhagen ensemble.
Wed 15th Oct
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Dodgy
Thu 4th Dec
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Does It Offend You, Yeah?
The electro-rock and indie four-piece outfit play tracks from their debut album, You Have No Idea Wh
Wed 29th Oct
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Dog Soup
Trumpeter Robbie Robson's jazz-rock quartet play originals in the spirit of Miles Davis circa the Bi
Mon 6th Oct
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Dominic Alldis Quartet: The Songs Of George Gershw
The singer-pianist presents classy favourites from the legendary composer and songwriter.
Thu 16th Oct-Sat 18th Oct
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Dominic Kirwan
Country-pop from the Irish songsmith and his backing band.
Wed 5th Nov-Sat 6th Dec
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Domino Records Crystal Anniversary: Tricky, Wild B
The Bristol-based trip hop innovator plays tracks from his latest release, Vulnerable.
Mon 6th Oct
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Dorian Ford Trio
Bill Evans-influenced pianist who has worked with the likes of Courtney Pine, Ian Carr and Geoff Gas
Sun 19th Oct
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Downes & Beer
Veteran folk duo.
Tue 7th Oct
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Dr Blue & the Prescription Blues Jam
The band play blues covers and jam with other players.
Thu 16th Oct
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Dr Dog
The psychedelic rockers promote thier album, Fate.
Tue 4th Nov
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Dr John
Wed 22nd Oct
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Dragnerve, Crack Silence, Skorge, Canvas Wall
The hard metalling rockers play with prog metal support.
Sun 12th Oct
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Dreadzone
Experimental electro, ska and reggae from the London-based band.
Thu 4th Dec
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Drifting And Tilting - The Songs Of Scott Walker
Thu 13th Nov-Sat 15th Nov
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Duffy
Mon 8th Dec-Tue 9th Dec
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Dune Lake, Matt Daley
The soulful blues band play with reggae support.
Sun 19th Oct
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East Side Stompers
Trad jazz act.
Tue 14th Oct
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Eastpak Antidote Tour
Punk, indie and hardcore, featuring Flogging Molly, Street Dogs, Skindred and Time Again.
Wed 5th Nov
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Easy Star All Stars
The New York collective play reggae and dub.
Sun 26th Oct
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Eclectic Voices: Songs Of Life & Liberty
A concert of jazz and gospel from the Highbury Young Singers under the direction of Scott Stroman wi
Fri 24th Oct
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Ed Benstead Trio
Trumpet and flugelhorn-led mainstream jazz standards.
Thu 9th Oct
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Ed Bentley Quintet
The organist and vocalist plays from his new Born In Africa CD.
Mon 27th Oct
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Eddi Reader
The former Fairground Attraction vocalist with folk-tinged tracks.
Sun 19th Oct
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Eddie Abdullah And Mufa
Percussion duo.
Sun 19th Oct
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Eddie Martin
The songwriter and acoustic and electric guitarist plays blues, slide, fingerpicking styles.
Fri 7th Nov
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Eddie Prevost, Ross Lambert, Seymour Wright, Jamie
A SUM night of improvisational jazzy experiments.
Sun 12th Oct
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Edison, White Trash Party, Frowser, I Saved Latin
The anthemic alt-pop band play with fuzz-punk support.
Fri 10th Oct
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Eid In The Square 2008: Aa'shiq al-Rasul, Abdullah
A celebration of the Muslim Festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. Acts include Aa'shi
Sat 11th Oct
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Eight Legs, The Jacks
The sharp-dressed indie-punk teens launch their single.
Wed 15th Oct
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Elbow
Guy Garvey and his Mancunian indie-rock band play tracks from their latest album, The Seldom Seen Ki
Sat 11th Oct-Sat 14th Mar
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Eleanor Ellis
The singer and guitarist with songs by Memphis Minnie and Chuck Berry.
Fri 17th Oct
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Electric Eel Shock, The Priscillas, Zombina And Th
The Japanese rockers play the Bizarre Ball with all-girl glam-punks and Liverpudlian doo-wop garage-
Fri 10th Oct
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Eliza Carthy
Folk music from the Yorkshire-born violin-playing singer-songwriter.
Sat 1st Nov
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Elkie Brooks
Sun 2nd Nov-Sat 29th Nov
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Elliot Minor
Indie-rock from the York-based quintet promoting their debut, self-titled album.
Fri 21st Nov
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Elliott Brood
The Canadian band play country-noir and bluegrass tunes.
Mon 6th Oct
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Elton John
Sat 13th Dec
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Emiliana Torrini
The acoustica and indie-folk singer-songwriter with songs from her new album, Me And Armini.
Thu 9th Oct
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Emily Breeze, The Palpitations
The female-fronted Bristolian bluesy rockers headline a Pushing Pussy show.
Tue 21st Oct
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Emily Maguire
The Australian-based cheese-making singer-songwriter plays indie-folk and tracks from her Keep Walk
Thu 16th Oct
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Emmy The Great
The liltingly voxed singer-songwriter and her band on a short tour to promote single, We Almost Had
Mon 10th Nov
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Empire State
Big band sounds, soul, R&B and funk.
Fri 10th Oct-Sat 11th Oct
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Enjoy Destroy, Canterbury, Lights.Action!
The alt rocking grunge-punk quartet from Basingstoke play tracks from their Little Dreams album.
Tue 14th Oct
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Enslaved
The experimental prog-metal band from Norway with tracks from their new album, Vertebrae.
Thu 13th Nov
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Enter Shikari
The St Albans synth and guitar rockers on tour.
Sun 2nd Nov-Tue 4th Nov
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EPMD
The east Coast hip hoppers return.
Sat 1st Nov
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Eri Okan
The sounds of Bahian roots and carnival from Xavier Osmir and his 10-piece band.
Thu 30th Oct
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Eric Bibb, Dave Sutherland
The folky blues guitarist headlines an Acoustic After Hours show.
Mon 13th Oct
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Eric Ranzoni Blues Band
Blues piano and vocals.
Fri 10th Oct-Fri 31st Oct
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Erik Truffaz, Malcolm Braff Indian Project
The French trumpeter plays material from his jazz and Indian classical music experimental project.
Thu 20th Nov
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Eriko Ishihara Duo
The singer and pianist from Tokyo plays jazz standards and originals.
Wed 8th Oct-Wed 29th Oct
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Errol Linton And His Blues Vibe
The bluesy harmonica player and his band.
Thu 9th Oct
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Eskimo Joe
The Australian rock trio perform tracks from their current album, Black Fingernails Red Wine.
Thu 4th Dec
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Esser
Ben Esser and his band play new wave pop.
Tue 14th Oct
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Esser, James Yuill, Macachu
Ben Esser and his band play new-wave pop..
Thu 16th Oct
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Esther O'Connor
The country-tinged singer-songwriter plays tracks from her recent album, Right Here.
Thu 9th Oct
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Ether 09: David Byrne
The innovative pop songwriter, formerly of Talking Heads plays tracks from his new album, Everything
Sun 12th Apr-Mon 13th Apr
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Etran Finatawa
The North African desert nomads play their own version of the blues.
Tue 14th Oct
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Eve Selis
Country-rock performer from San Diego.
Fri 21st Nov
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Example, Plastic Little
Wordy hip-popster Elliot Gleave.
Thu 9th Oct
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Extreme, Hot Leg, The Duvals
The 1980s rockers on tour in support of their new album, Saudades de Rock.
Mon 24th Nov-Tue 25th Nov
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F-IRE Collective Large Ensemble
Sixteen members of the London based nu-jazz collective tour under the direction of Nick Ramm.
Fri 10th Oct
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F-IRE Collective Large Ensemble & Keith Nichols Qu
Sixteen members of the London based nu-jazz collective meet the veteran pianist to play classics new
Sat 18th Oct
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Fall Out Boy, Boys Like Girls
The American alt-rockers play tracks from last years platinum selling album, Infinity On High.
Wed 22nd Oct
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Fallen Heroes
The six-piece band play rhythm and blues and swing covers.
Mon 20th Oct
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Family Funk
The old-school funk and soul band plays 1970s and 1980s covers.
Thu 9th Oct-Thu 23rd Oct
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Fat Freddys Drop
The New Zealanders play dub-reggae originals.
Thu 4th Dec
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Faye Patton
The soulful vocalist and pianist performs laid-back jazz.
Tue 14th Oct
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Feeder
The Welsh indie-rockers showcase tracks from their latest album, Silent Cry.
Mon 17th Nov
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Fell Silent, Our Man In The Bronze Age, The Arusha
The Milton Keynes experimental prog-metallers headline.
Tue 7th Oct
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Filthy Dukes, Drums Of Death
The London electro-prog popsters play a Pure Groove show.
Thu 16th Oct
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Fish
Sun 16th Nov
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Five Corners Quintet
The Finland-based combo play straight ahead jazz in the classic style.
Sat 15th Nov
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Fleet Foxes
The Seattle-based quintet play melodic folktronica tracks from their self-titled debut album.
Wed 5th Nov-Mon 10th Nov
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Flipper
The 1980s grunge-punk band return.
Tue 18th Nov
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Flipron
The multi-membered Glastonbury-based outfit play psyched-out pop tracks from their third album, Grav
Sat 29th Nov
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Flogging Molly
The LA band blend Celtic folk and punk-rock from their latest album, Float.
Wed 5th Nov
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Flux Of Pink Indians, Subhumans, Rubella Ballet, T
The return of the 1980s Bishop's Stortford anarcho-punks.
Sat 29th Nov
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Foals, Dananananaykroyd
The Oxford indie-dance quintet play upbeat synth tunes from their album, Antidotes.
Thu 16th Oct
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Folk In The Foyer: Na-Mara
St Albans based duo Paul McNamara and Rob Garcia perform using a variety of instruments.
Fri 31st Oct
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Forty Thieves Orkestar, Love Grocer
The London band blend beats and Eastern influences at a Le Vagabond Boogaloo Club show.
Fri 10th Oct
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Foster & Allen
Folk from musicians Mick Foster and Tony Allen.
Wed 19th Nov
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Foul House
Ska-tinged popsters.
Mon 6th Oct
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Fox Cubs
The indie-rockers play a Mixtape Affair show.
Fri 17th Oct
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Frank The Cat
High-energy 10-piece funk and soul ensemble.
Sat 11th Oct-Sun 12th Oct
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Frank Turner, Chris TT
The former Million Dead singer performs folk-rock tracks from his new album, Love Ire And Song.
Wed 29th Oct
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Frankie Armstrong, Emily Barker And The Red Clay H
The veteran traditional folk singer headlines.
Wed 15th Oct
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Fred Eaglesmith & Band, Gordie Tentress
The Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter performs tracks from his extensive back catalogue
Tue 18th Nov
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Fred Wesley And The New JB's
Former James Brown bandleader fronts his own jazz ensemble.
Fri 30th Jan-Sat 31st Jan
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Freddy Cole
The veteran vocalist, pianist and brother of Nat with a rich repertoire of jazz, cabaret and blues.
Wed 22nd Oct-Thu 23rd Oct
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Freeze: The Automatic, The Enemy, Reverend And The
The winter sports and music festival featuring top ranking sports men and women and bands. Thursday
Thu 23rd Oct-Sun 26th Oct
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Freshlyground, Tum And The Volume
The South African Afro-fusion band play material from their new album Ma'Cheri.
Mon 27th Oct
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Friendly Fires
The St Albans-based funky indie-pop trio on tour with tracks from their self-titled album.
Tue 7th Oct
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From The Jam
Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler of mod-pop favourites The Jam play classic hits plus new material.
Mon 22nd Dec
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FrYars, Tin Can Telephone, My Tiger My Timing
The north London indie-electronica performer and his band play a Dirty Bingo show.
Sat 11th Oct
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Fumi Okiji Group
The young jazz vocalist and friends including seven-string guitarist Stefano Kalonaris and cellist B
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