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Earls Court, London (18/12/10)

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The most commercially savvy dead rodent in the multiverse gets arena-sized, with support from Magnetic Man.
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Electric Ballroom, London (16/12/10)

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Your money or your life? Adam Ant opens a two-night "world tour of London" to a bemused and disappointed crowd at Electric Ballroom.
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Queen Of Hoxton, London (11/12/10)

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The other one from The Last Shadow Puppets sets about grabbing the spotlight.
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Barfly, London (10/12/10)

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Florida's favourite sons bare their teeth bashfully, showing why they're outliving the hype.
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Shepherd's Bush Empire, London (9/12/10)

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The disparate Canadian collective return to the UK in their most complete form yet.
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Brixton Academy, London (8/12/10)

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Two complete albums in one gig, as Ian McCulloch and his merry men bring first two long players Crocodiles and Heaven Up Here to town.
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Hammersmith Apollo, London (8/12/10)

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After 18 months the Pandemonium tour finally reaches its end as Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe get festive.
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Apollo, Manchester (7/12/10)

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Stuart Murdoch finds his inner showman in a swooping set, given in the company of the London Contemporary Orchestra.
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Brixton Academy, London (7/12/10)

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Intense is the word as a career-spanning set aims for perfection.
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XOYO, London (6/12/10)

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Anita Blay is at last about to unleash her long-promised debut album. Time, then, to hear the sound she's finally arrived at.
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Brixton Academy, London (4/12/10)

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All aboard the reunion bandwagon - even if, in this case, the band aren't actually reunited.
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ICA, London (4/12/10)

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The uncategorisable Portico Quartet display collaborative, top-tier musicianship at ICA.
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O2 Arena, London (2/12/10)

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They used to get intense in churches, but tonight the Montreal eight-piece showed they're built for arenas too.
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