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Jazz in London

Whether you're into traditional or avante garde, and whether you want to catch new talent or big visiting names, this is one of the best cities in the world for seeing live jazz – check out our listings

Festivals 2010

From Glastonbury to Creamfields, Download to the Big Chill, and WOMAD to V Festival – make sure you get the most out of the four sunshine-filled months of brilliant outdoor music, with our complete guide

Independent London record shops

Given that we can just download tunes from the net, it would be no surprise if the days of scouring record shop racks were long gone. But there's life among the capital‘s independent stores

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Big gigs

Wu Tang Clan

Recommended Wed Aug 4, Brixton Academy

The Wu return for a much anticipated live date - maybe coupled with anxiety over who exactly will turn up. We're promised that...

Muse + Lily Allen + White Rabbits + The Big Pink

Recommended Sep 10-11, Wembley Stadium

Muse have already thrilled the huddled masses with their latest round of stadium dates in support of their latest new wave mariachi...

Gorillaz

Sep 14-15, The O2

The band are playing their first-ever UK arena tour, which considering their runaway criticla and commercial success, is quite a...

Supertramp

Wed Oct 6, The O2

The late '70s, prog rocking Brits reform (minus Roger Hodgson) to play extended jams such as 'The Logical Song', 'Take The Long Way...

Manic Street Preachers + British Sea Power

Recommended Oct 28-29, Brixton Academy

After Steve Albini-produced ninth album 'Journal For Plague Lovers', featuring lyrics by Richey Edwards, the Manics went far more...

The Black Keys + The Walkmen

Tue Nov 2, Brixton Academy

Heavy, easy-swinging and dark grooves with dashes of thrash as the band play from their latest album 'Brothers' which includes the...

A-Ha

Sat Nov 27, Wembley Arena

Chiselled Norwegian legends tout their latest album 'Analogue', as well as reeling out '80s Scando-pop classics like 'Take On Me' and...

Suede

Recommended Tue Dec 7, The O2

When floppy-fringed former Britpop scenester Brett Anderson reactivated his former neo-glam heroes (sans founding guitarist Benard...