Monday 27

Clare Burt Cabaret from the singer and actress. 
The Pheasantry, Kings Rd, SW3 4UT
(020 7351 5031). £28.

Eliza Carthy The award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddler plays folk.
The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £24.

Dilated Peoples Hip-hop by the Los Angeles-based outfit.
O2 Academy Islington, Parkfield St, N1 0PS
(020 7288 4400/cc 0844 477 2000). £18.50.

Moscow Drug Club Cabaret-style acoustica and Gypsy swing from the four-piece.
Le QuecumBar, Battersea High St, SW11 3HX
(020 7787 2227). £12.

NME Awards Shows 2012: The Drums The New York-based four-piece plays post-punk.
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH (0844 482 8008). £16.50.

Scroobius Pip The rapper and spoken word artist performs left-field hip-hop in support of his album Distraction Pieces.
Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE
(0870 432 5527). £14.

St Vincent American
singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark plays soaring chamber and electronic-tinted alt pop in support of
her album Strange Mercy.
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT
(020 8354 3300/cc 0844 477 2000). £14.50.

Tuesday 28

The Cribs Back to their original three-piece line-up, the Wakefield indie rockers perform some new material, alongside hits such as Men’s Needs.
University Of London Union, Malet St, WC1E 7HY
(0870 060 3777). £20.

Kathleen Edwards The Canadian singer-songwriter plays alt-country and folk in support of her album Voyageur.
O2 Academy Islington, Parkfield St, N1 0PS
(020 7288 4400/cc 0844 477 2000). £13.50.

Keiji Haino And Steve Noble Avant-garde experimentation, noise and improvisation from the Japanese multi-instrumentalist and the percussionist.
Cafe Oto, Ashwin St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £14.

Randy Newman The Los Angeles-born singer-songwriter, composer and pianist plays pop and Americana.
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX
(020 7960 4200/cc 0844 875 0073). £40-£50, concs £20-£25.

Theory Of A Deadman Hard-rock band from Delta, Canada.
Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE
(0870 432 5527). £15.

The Ting Tings Indie pop from the Manchester-based duo.
The Scala, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL
(020 7833 2022/cc 0844 477 1000). £15.

The War On Drugs The Philadelphia-based band performs soaring experimental indie rock in support of their album Slave Ambient.
Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP
(020 7485 9006). £12.50.

Wednesday 29

Caan, Alex Clare The London-based singer-songwriter and former Ou Est Le Swimming Pool member plays electronic
pop.
XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A 4AP
(020 7729 5959). £7.

Graeme Clark The ex-Wet Wet Wet bassist performs his pop-tinged solo material.
The Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD
(0870 060 3777/cc 0844 847 1678). £9.

Adam Cohen Alt acoustica by the Montreal-based singer-songwriter and son of Leonard Cohen.
Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN
(020 7226 1686). £18.

D-A-D, Exit Ten, Gypsy Pistoleros Hard rock by the Copenhagen-based band.
The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE
(020 7482 1932). £12.50.

Gotye Catchy electro-pop by the wildly popular Australian singer-songwriter-sampler, aka Wouter de Backer.
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT
(020 8354 3300/cc 0844 477 2000). £15.

James Levy And The Blood Red Rose The New York-based outfit plays 1960s-inspired rock and alt-pop.
The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB
(020 7837 5371). £8.50.

Jonathan Richman Quirky indie-pop by the Road Runner himself, all the way from the USA.
Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd,
W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £20.

Clara Sanabras The singer-songwriter and guitarist plays psych-folk and blues.
Boisdales Of Canary Wharf, Cabot Hall, E14 4QT 
(020 7715 5818). £7.50-£20.

Chris Smither Americana, blues and folk by the Boston-based singer-songwriter
Cecil Sharp House, Regents Park Rd, NW1 7AY
(020 7485 2206). £15, adv £12.50.

The Wounded Kings, Witchsorrow, Serpent Venom, Cultfinder The Devon-based five-piece plays doom metal.
Bull And Gate, Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TJ
(020 7704 0187). £9.

Zoot Money The resident bluesman performs standards.
Bull’s Head, Lonsdale Rd, Barnes, SW13 9PY
(020 8876 5241). £12.

Thursday 1

The Barron Knights The long-running four-piece plays comedy pop songs.
Millfield Arts Centre, Silver St, N18 1PJ
(020 8807 6680). £17, concs £15, adv £16, concs £14.

Melanie C Pop from the former Spice Girl.
O2 Academy Islington, Parkfield St, N1 0PS
(020 7288 4400/cc 0844 477 2000). £16.50.

Fanfarlo The London-based five-piece plays soaring indie and folk-infused chamber pop.
The Scala, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL
(020 7833 2022/cc 0844 477 1000). £11.

Lambchop, Cortney Tidwell Alt-country from Kurt Wagner’s American collective.
Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS
(020 7638 8891). £15-£22.50.

Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes Country-rock and blues by the veteran guitarist and colleagues.
Half Moon, Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU
(020 8780 9383). £18.

The Listening Device Contemporary prog-rock by the Swindon-based band.
The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB
(0870 060 3777/cc 0871 231 0842). £10.

Los Van Van Songo, Latin dance music, by the Cuban-based band.
Electric Brixton, Town Hall Parade, Brixton Hill, SW2 1RJ
(020 7274 2290). £23.

Prinzhorn Dance School, Jamie Says, LVLS Experimental electro-rock by the American outfit.
93 Feet East, Brick Ln, E1 6RU
(020 7770 6006). £13, adv £10.

Sleigh Bells The Brooklyn-based duo plays noise-pop in support of its album Reign Of Terror.
Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP
(020 7485 9006). £13.50.

Jim Snidero Quartet Bebop from the alt-sax player and his band.
The Spice Of Life, Moor St, W1D 5NA
(020 7739 3025). £10, adv £8.

SoKo The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter performs indie-pop from her album I Thought I Was An Alien.
Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, N1 2UN
(020 7226 1686). £12.

Soul Fiesta Latin-influenced funk and soul from the six-piece.
Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ
(020 7629 9813). £12, free before 10pm.

Friday 2

Abimaro & The Free Soulful alt-folk by the London-based band.
The Albany, Douglas Way, SE8 4AG
(020 8692 4446). £8, adv £6.

Anterior, Romeo Must Die, Chapters, Your City Is Forgotten Heavy metal by the band from Tredegar.
The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE
(020 7482 1932). £10.

Citizen Cope Folk-rock and blues by American singer-songwriter Clarence Greenwood and his group.
Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE
(0870 432 5527). £17.50.

Gerry Diver’s The Speech Project The musician, composer and producer presents a work inspired by and incorporating recordings of the spoken word of seminal Irish folk musicians.
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX
(020 7960 4200/cc 0844 875 0073). £12.50, concs £6.25.

Lance Ellington The vocalist performs swing classics. Millfield
Arts Centre, Silver St, N18 1PJ
(020 8807 6680). £17.50, adv £16.50, concs £15, adv concs £14.

David Hasselhoff The actor and singer performs his hits.
IndigO2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX
(0871 220 0260). £25-£50.

Imaani The vocalist performs soul and R‘n’B.
606 Club, Lots Rd, SW10 0QD
(020 7352 5953). £12.

Lindi Ortega & The Wild Wranglers, Sam Lewis Alt-country and folk-rock from the Canadian singer-songwriter and band. The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB
(0870 060 3777/cc 0871 231 0842). £10.

Simple Minds The veteran rock outfit performs music from its first five albums.
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH
(0844 482 8008). £39.50.

Southern Tenant Folk Union The ensemble plays folk, bluegrass and country.
Kings Place, York Way, N1 9AG
(020 7520 1490). £12.50, adv £9.50.

The South Original members of Beautiful South perform material from the band’s back catalogue, as well as new acoustic
indie and rock.
O2 Academy Islington, Parkfield St, N1 0PS
(020 7288 4400/cc 0844 477 2000). £20.

Trombone Shorty And Orleans Avenue Funk and soul by the New Orleans-based trombone and trumpet player, Troy Andrews and his band.
The Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD
(0870 060 3777/cc 0844 847 1678). £16.50.

Saturday 3

Alabama 3, Mazarine Blue, Default Collective, Mila Falls The band plays electro-country from the album Shoplifting 4 Jesus.
Jamm, Brixton Rd, SW9 6LH
(020 7346 8920/cc 020 7274 5537). £10.

Empire State R‘n’B and soul outfit.
Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ
(020 7629 9813). £15, diners free before 10pm.

London 2012 Cultural Olympiad: The BBC Symphony Orchestra: Urban Classic Jules Buckley conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, in this mash-up concert, featuring British performers Ms Dynamite, Fazer, Skepta and Devlin Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS
(020 7638 8891). £10-£20.

The Members JC Carroll, Chris Payne and Rat Scabies formerly of The Damned play punk and hardcore.
The Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD
(0870 060 3777/cc 0844 847 1678). £12.50.

My Life Story, Martin Rossiter Indie-pop by the London-based band.
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT
(020 8354 3300/cc 0844 477 2000). £25-£40.

Norma Jean, The Chariot, Stray From The Path, Admirals Arms The American outfit plays metalcore and mathcore.
The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE
(020 7482 1932). £13.50.

The Wanted Pop from the chart-topping five-piece.
The O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX
(0844 856 0202). £19.50-£29.50.

The X Factor Live Tour 2012 New stars from the latest TV competition perform classic songs and viewer’s favourites. Featuring winners Little Mix, plus Misha B, Janet Devlin, Marcus Collins, Craig Colton, The Risk, Amelia Lily, Johnny Robinson and Kitty Brucknell.
Wembley Arena, Arena Sq, Engineers Way, HA9 0DH
(0870 060 0870). £32.50.

Yassassin, The Outsiders, Islands In Oceans, Gif Mec Hild Nime The London-based four-piece plays rock.
Bull And Gate, Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TJ
(020 7704 0187). £8, adv £6.

Sunday 4

Blue Harlem The swing and jive septet from London plays golden era jump blues.
Ronnie Scott’s, Frith St, W1D 4HT
(020 7439 0747). £12-£15.

The Eden House, Anne Marie Hurst Psychedelic prog-rock band founded by guitarists Stephen Carey and Andy Jackson and bassist Tony Pettitt.
Dingwalls, Camden Lock, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AB
(020 7428 0010/cc 020 7428 5929). £12.

Neil Innes Comedy songs from the musician.
Half Moon, Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU
(020 8780 9383). £12.

Sedulus Contemporary metal by the London-based band.
The Barfly, Camden, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN
(0844 847 2424). £75.

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