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Best London gigs of 2007
The year's defining live music moments

1 Sonic Youth ‘Daydream Nation’
Roundhouse, Aug 30
The eternally revered art-rockers revisited their classic album as part of the Don’t Look Back series, leading to a London-wide hipstergasm.
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2 Prince
O2 Arena, Sept 21
Although some shows were marred by excessive funk jams and irritating medleys, the first and last dates of Prince’s mammoth 21-night run were a Joy 2 Behold.
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3 LCD Soundsystem
Cargo, Mar 5
Unveiling their new album in an uncommonly small venue, James Murphy and friends (including Hot Chip’s Alexis Doyle on guitar), put on one hell of a party.
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4 Wu-Tang Clan
Hammersmith Apollo, July 9
The Tang played a good-humoured, sprawling and increasingly shit-faced set on RZA’s birthday which ranks as one of the most enjoyable, if not professional, hip hop shows the capital has seen.
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5 ‘Wouldn’t You Miss Me?’
Barbican, May 10
Star-packed Syd Barrett memorial show curated by Joe Boyd and featuring the likes of Damon Albarn, Robyn Hitchcock and – yes! – Pink Floyd covering their favourite Barrett tunes. Although it was The Aliens’ Gordon Anderson, with the Sense Of Sound Choir, who stole the show.