Gigs

Can it top last year? Well, McCartney's virtually confirmed, and Oasis and James Brown are rumoured...

Pilton, Somerset (25-27 June)

Blanche

Jack White's Gothic country Detroit pals

Bristol (2 April)

London (23 April)

Ash

Irish punkers return with new LP Meltdown

Manchester (22 May)

Newcastle (23 May)

Leeds (25 May)

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London (30 May)

Birmingham (31 May)

Bristol (1 June)

Oxford (3 June)

Renaud Garcia-Fons/Mirabassi-Biondini Duo

Mediterranean jazz with flamenco innovator Garcia-Fons and southern Italy's Mirabassi-Biondini Duo

London (31 May)

The Charlatans

Tim Burgess and the North Country boys reunite to preview new album Up At The Lake

Aberdeen (23 May)

Glasgow (24 May)

Manchester (27 May)

Liverpool (29 May)

Leicester (31 May)

Nottingham (1 June)

Folkestone (3 June)

London (4 June)

Brighton (5 June)

Bristol (6 June)

Newcastle (8 June)

Doncaster (9 June)

Birmingham (10 June)

Newport (11 June)

Jamelia

British R'n'B diva set to take on the US stars

Folkestone (8 June)

Wolverhampton (9 June)

Norwich (11 June)

Southampton (12 June)

Reading (14 June)

London (15 June)

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