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HDIF's Gig Of The Week
Fri 3 July - Blur + Vampire Weekend + Amadou And Mariam + Florence And The Machine + Deerhoof
Finally, a chance for the rest of us to see the reformed and revitalised Blur who've been wowing select crowds at invite-only shows across the capital for the last couple of weeks. They've been on stunning form, according to all accounts, drawing from all seven albums (they apparently rehearsed five in entirety), and generally having the time of their lives. With an all-star supporting cast, including the superb Amadou And Mariam, this blows every other gig this week off the page. And, hey, if you want to go dancing at an indie and soul club afterwards, Green Park to Brixton takes ten minutes.

Sun 28 June - BB King at Wembley Arena
Sun 28 June - Bruce Springsteen at Hyde Park
Sun 28 June - Jonquil + Hreda + We Aeronauts + Ute + Phantom Theory + Motion In Colour + Clare Chapman at Windmill
Mon 29 June - Does It Offend You, Yeah? at Bush Hall
Mon 29 June - Regina Spektor at Hyde Park
Mon 29 June - The Hornblower Brothers + Dan Smith + Swims at Social
Mon 29 June - Shugo Tokumaru + Rose Elinor Dougall at Garage
Mon 29 June - The Race + King Of Spain + My Device + Anton Barbeau at Windmill
Tues 30 June - Malcolm Middleton + Pictish Trail at ICA
Tues 30 June - Favours For Sailors + Kids Love Lies at Barfly
Tues 30 June - Bon Iver at Hyde Park
Tues 30 June - Piney Gir, Sandra & The Memory Machine, Helene at Lexington
Tues 30 June - Television Personalities at Queen Of Hoxton
Wed 1 July - Tindersticks at Hyde Park
Wed 1 July - Alice And The Cool Dudes + Lulu And The Lampshaes + Semaphore + Tristram + La Rebla Fam at Old Queens Head
Wed 1 July - Client at Luminaire
Wed 1 July - Deerhoof at Scala
Wed 1 July - Passion Pit + Ebony Bones at Heaven
Wed 1 July - Wolf People + Chris And Emily at the Sheepwalk
Thurs 2 July - The Virgins at Scala
Thurs 2 July - Blur at Hyde Park
Thurs 2 July - Chief + Erland And The Carnival + She Keeps Bees at Luminaire
Thurs 2 July - Kid Koala at Garage
Thurs 2 July - Lupen Crook And The Murderbirds + Bang Bangs + Pilots + Soma High at Barfly
Thurs 2 July - Micachu And The Shapes + Laurel Collective at Wilmington Arms
Thurs 2 July - Southport + The Magnificent + Break The Habit + Serf Combat at Windmill
Fri 3 July - Blur + Vampire Weekend + Amadou And Mariam + Florence And The Machine + Deerhoof
Fri 3 July - How Does It Feel To Be Loved? in Brixton
Fri 3 July - That Petrol Emotion at Bloomsbury Ballroom
Fri 3 July - Ghostpoet - Random Impulse - Maverick Sabre at Victoria
Fri 3 July - Heads We Dance, The Coolness, Robot Disaster at Lexington
Fri 3 July - Alabama 3 + The Congo Faith Healers + Zenyth + CC Smugglers + The Hazeltones at Jamm
Fri 3 July - Fraff + KURTZ + The Notorious Hi-Fi Killers + Noah Kelly at Wilmington Arms
Fri 3 July - Heads We Dance + The Coolness + Robot Disaster at Lexington
Fri 3 July - Peter And The Wolf + Planet Earth + Stars Of Sunday League at Windmill
Fri 3 July - Sick To Death + Flowers Of Flesh And Blood + KADT + Toxic Billiards at Grosvenor
Fri 3 July - Svarte Greiner + The Sight Below + Simon Schott at Luminaire
Sat 4 July - Chaps + The Patio Set + Internet Forever + Cold Pumas + Gum Takes Tooth at Windmill
Sat 4 July - Finally Punk + Male Bonding at Old Blue Last
Sat 4 July - The Indelicates, Citadels, Let's Tea Party at Lexington
Sat 4 July - Madonna at O2 Arena
Sat 4 July - The Refuseniks + Shakers In The Dark + Mafia Lights + Brain Children at Wilmington Arms
Sun 5 July - Misty's Big Adventure + An Horse + Yngve And The Innocent + Superman Revenge Squad at Wilmington Arms
Sun 5 July - The Lost Cavalry + Stairs To Korea + Marcel at Fellow
Mon 6 July - My Latest Novel + Sleeping States + Here We Go Magic + Chimes And Bells at ICA
Mon 6 July - Victorian English Gentlemen's Club + Untitled Musical Project + Not Cool at Lexington
Mon 6 July - Why? + IDRchitecture + Munch Munch at Garage
Tues 7 July - Artefacts For Space Travel + The Monroe Transfer + Eat Lights at Macbeth
Tues 7 July - Cyrus Gabrysch at Slaughtered Lamb
Tues 7 July - Dananananaykroyd + The Late Greats at Vibe Bar
Tues 7 July - Here We Go Magic + My Tiger My Timing + Gallops at Madame Jo Jos
Tues 7 July - Motion Picture Soundtrack + Pocketbooks + The Grave Architects + Vixens at Catch
Weds 8 July - The Lucksmiths + Daniel Kitson + Allo Darlin’ at Scala
Weds 8 July - Revere, The Strange Death Of Liberal England at Lexington
Weds 8 July - Gina Birch + Christy And Emily + Helen McCookerybook + Alana Sveta at Bardens
Weds 8 July - Passion Pit + Fanfarlo + Apples at Vibe Bar
Weds 8 July - Bad For Lazarus + The Black Heart Orchestra + The Midnight Lycan Party at Windmill
Fri 10 July - colouringIN + Dansette Junior + Radiant Dragon at The Victoria
Fri 10 July - The Mars Volta at Somerset House
Fri 10 July - Casiokids at Garage
Sat 11 July - Lime Headed Dog + Vadoinmessico + Whole Schebang at The Wilmington Arms
Mon 13 July - TV On The Radio at Brixton Academy
Mon 13 July - Mum at Tabernacle
Tues 14 July - Of Montreal at Shepherd's Bush Empire
Thurs 16 July - Strangeways + Sonicflyer + The Bridge Gang at The Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes
Sat 18 July - Super Furry Animals at Somerset House
Sat 18 July - Morrissey at The Troxy
Sat 18 July - Super Furry Animals at Somerset House
Sun 19 July - Morrissey at Brixton Academy
Tues 21 July - Morrissey at Brixton Academy
Weds 22 July - Morrissey at Brixton Academy
Weds 22 July - Barefoot Confessor at Garage
Thurs 23 July - Marnie Stern at Luminaire
Thurs 23 July - Bobby McGees + Pocketbooks + Northern Portrait + Moustache Of Insanity at Jamm
Fri 24 July - The Godfathers + The Priscillas at Garage
Sat 1 Aug - Mogwai + Four Tet + James Yorkston + Malcolm Middleton at Victoria Park
Mon 3 Aug - Fucked Up at Garage
Tues 4 Aug - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart at Garage
Weds 5 Aug - The New York Howl + Thee Intolerable Kidd + King & The Olive Field at Windmill
Tues 18 Aug - Grizzy Bear at Koko
Tues 18 Aug - David McAlmont + Natasha Panas + Lucy London + Teddy Donaldson at HMS President
Tues 18 Aug - Oneida at Garage
Thurs 20 Aug - Animal Collective at Brixton Academy
Thurs 20 Aug - Soundtrack Of Our Lives at Scala
Thurs 3 Sept - Chatham County Line at Garage
Fri 11 Sept - Deaf School at Garage
Sat 12 Sept - Hank III at Garage
Sun 13 Sept - Dirty Projectors at Scala
Mon 14 Sept - Okkervil River at Scala
Thurs 17 Sept - Richmond Fontane at Garage
Fri 18 Sept - Metronomy at Forum
Sat 19 Sept - Massive Attack at Brixton Academy
Thurs 24 Sept - Orbital at Brixton Academy
Thurs 24 Sept - Slow Club at Scala
Fri 25 Sept - Orbital at Brixton Academy
Sat 26 Sept - Gang Of Four at Forum
Thurs 1 Oct - Chuck Prophet at Garage
Sun 11 Oct - Mudhoney at Koko
Mon 12 Oct - Spiritualized at Royal Festival Hall
Tues 13 Oct - Spiritualized at Royal Festival Hall
Friday 16 Oct - Saint Etienne at Shepherd's Bush Empire
Fri 23 Oct - Franz Ferdinand at Brixton Academy
Fri 23 Oct - Green Day at O2
Sat 24 Oct - Green Day at O2
Sat 24 Oct - Sultans Of Ping at Garage
Fri 30 Oct - The Wave Pictures + Stanley Brinks at Garage
Fri 13 Nov - Carter USM at Forum
Sat 14 Nov - Carter USM at Brixton Academy
Sat 28 Nov - Motorhead at Hammersmith Apollo

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