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MUSIC LIVE

The music scene in the UK is LIVE & KICKING.
It's vibrant and varied and here's the pick of the crop.
Dates and venues are subject to change, so check before you go.

Kelly Clarkson:
14 Mar 08 Manchester Apollo; 15 Mar 08 Manchester Apollo; 17 Mar 08 Wolverhampton Civic Hall; 18 Mar 08 Wolverhampton Civic Hall; 20 Mar 08 Wolverhampton Civic Hall; 22 Mar 08 Plymouth Pavilions; 23 Mar 08 Bournemouth International Centre; 26 Mar 08 London Hammersmith Apollo; 27 Mar 08 London Hammersmith Apollo; 29 Mar 08 Cardiff International Arena; 31 Mar 08 The Brighton Centre.
Velvet Revolver:
15 Mar 08 Liverpool Su Mountford Hall; 16 Mar 08 Leeds University; 17 Mar 08 Manchester Apollo; 19 Mar 08 Newcastle Academy; 20 Mar 08 Glasgow Academy; 22 Mar 08 Wolverhampton Civic Hall; 23 Mar 08 Birmingham Academy; 25 Mar 08 Brixton Academy London; 26 Mar 08 Brixton Academy London; 27 Mar 08 Brighton Centre.
Sugababes:
16 Mar 08 Plymouth Pavilions; 17 Mar 08 New Theatre Oxford; 18 Mar 08 Southend Cliffs Pavilion; 20 Mar 08 Royal Albert Hall London; 20 Mar 08 Royal Albert Hall London; 25 Mar 08 Newcastle City Hall; 26 Mar 08 Clyde Auditorium Glasgow; 28 Mar 08 Wolverhampton Civic Hall; 29 Mar 08 King Georges Hall Blackburn; 31 Mar 08 St George's Hall Bradford; 1 Apr 08 Manchester Apollo; 2 Apr 08 Manchester Apollo; 4 Apr 08 Grimsby Auditorium; 5 Apr 08 Colston Hall Bristol; 7 Apr 08 Sheffield City Hall; 8 Apr 08 Cambridge Corn Exchange; 9 Apr 08 De Montfort Hall Leicester; 11 Apr 08 Harrogate International Centre; 13 Apr 08 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall; 18 Apr 08 Hexagon Theatre Reading; 18 Apr 08 Hexagon Theatre Reading; 19 Apr 08 Preston Guildhall; 21 Apr 08 Bournemouth International Centre; 21 Apr 08 Bournemouth International Centre; 22 Apr 08 Oasis Leisure Centre Swindon; 23 Apr 08 Cardiff International Arena; 27 Apr 08 Edinburgh Playhouse; 28 Apr 08 Carlisle Sands Centre; 30 Apr 08 Portsmouth Guildhall; 1 May 08 Derby Assembly Rooms.
Chris Rea:
19 Mar 08 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall; 20 Mar 08 Edinburgh Playhouse; 22 Mar 08 Birmingham, Symphony Hall; 23 Mar 08 Birmingham Symphony Hall; 24 Mar 08 Bournemouth International Centre; 26 Mar 08 Manchester Apollo; 27 Mar 08 Nottingham Royal Centre; 28 Mar 08 Royal Albert Hall London; 30 Mar 08 New Theatre Oxford; 31 Mar 08 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall; 2 Apr 08 Newcastle City Hall; 3 Apr 08 Newcastle City Hall; 5 Apr 08 Sheffield City Hall; 6 Apr 08 Harrogate International Centre; 6 Apr 08 Harrogate International Centre; 8 Apr 08 Waterfront Hall Auditorium, Belfast; 9 Apr 08 National Stadium Dublin.
Hayseed Dixie:
21 Mar 08 The Ironworks Inverness; 22 Mar 08 Waterfront, Wick Caithness; 25 Mar 08 The Lemon Tree Aberdeen; 27 Mar 08 Fat Sams Dundee; 29 Mar 08 ABC Glasgow; 31 Mar 08 Academy Newcastle; 19 Apr 08 Shepherds Bush Empire London.
The Only Ones:
22 Mar 08 Brighton Concorde; 28 Mar 08 KOKO London.
Boyz II Men:
24 Mar 08 Hammersmith Apollo London; 25 Mar 08 St David's Hall Cardiff; 27 Mar 08 Bournemouth International Centre; 28 Mar 08 The Brighton Centre; 29 Mar 08 New Theatre Oxford; 30 Mar 08 Cliffs Pavilion Southend -On-Sea; 1 Apr 08 Nottingham Royal Centre; 2 Apr 08 Symphony Hall Birmingham; 3 Apr 08 Manchester Apollo.
Charley Pride:
24 Mar 08 Leisureland Galway, IE26 Mar 08 INEC - Gleneagle Hotel Killarney, IE 29 Mar 08 Citywest Hotel Co Dublin, IE 2 Apr 08 Hazel Hotel Co. Kildare, IE 3 Apr 08 Carrick Court Hotel Carrickmacross, IE 6 Apr 08 Waterfront Hall Auditorium Belfast7 Apr 08 Waterfront Hall Auditorium Belfast
R.E.M.:
24 Mar 08 London Royal Albert Hall.
Detroit Spinners:
24 Mar 08 Torquay Princess Theatre; 25 Mar 08 Oxford, New Theatre.
Josh Ritter:
25 Mar 08 Oxford Zodiac; 28 Mar 08 Liverpool Academy; 31 Mar 08 London Bloomsbury Ballroom; 3 Apr 08 Edinburgh, Liquid Room.
Kristin Hersh:
25 Mar 08 St Andrews in the Square Glasgow.
Kate Rusby:
25 Mar 08 Wyvern Theatre Swindon; 3 Apr 08 Perth Concert Hall.
Gogol Bordello:
28 Mar 08 Newcastle Academy; 30 Mar 08 Manchester Academy; 1 Apr 08 Bristol Academy; 2 Apr 08 Brixton Academy; 22 Apr 08 Birmingham, West Midlands; 23 Apr 08 Oxford Academy.
James Taylor:
29 Mar 08 Edinburgh Playhouse; 31 Mar 08 Belfast, Waterfront Hall Auditorium.
Thriller Live - In Concert:
30 Mar 08 Princess Theatre Torquay; 8 Apr 08 Grimsby Auditorium; 15 Apr 08 Grand Opera House York; 18 Apr 08 Liverpool Empire Theatre; 19 Apr 08 Liverpool Empire Theatre; 19 Apr 08 Liverpool Empire Theatre; 15 May 08 Hammersmith Apollo London; 16 May 08 Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham; 17 May 08 Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham.
Get Cape.wear Cape.fly:
30 Mar 08 Whelans Dublin; 31 Mar 08 Spring and Airbrake Belfast; 2 Apr 08 ABCGlasgow; 3 Apr 08 Wulfrun Hall Wolverhampton; 8 Apr 08 Shepherds Bush Empire London.
Henry Rollins-Spoken Word:
30 Mar 08 Empire Music Hall Belfast.
Youssou N'dour:
1 Apr 08 Indigo2 Greenwich London.
Serj Tankian:
1 Apr 08 ABC Glasgow; 2 Apr 08 Academy Liverpool; 3 Apr 08 The Forum London; 5 Apr 08 Academy Oxford; 6 Apr 08 Academy Birmingham.
Billy Joe Shaver:
2 Apr 08 Upstairs At Whelans Dublin; 9 Apr 08 Dingwalls London.
The Beach Boys:
3 Apr 08 The Brighton Centre; 4 Apr 08 Hammersmith Apollo London; 6 Apr 08 Cardiff International Arena; 8 Apr 08 Edinburgh Playhouse; 12 Apr 08 Manchester Apollo.
Jethro Tull 40th Anniversary Tour:
6 Apr 08 Wyvern Theatre Swindon; 8 Apr 08 New Theatre Oxford; 9 Apr 08 The Lowry Salford Quays; 19 Apr 08 Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone; 7 May 08 Perth Concert Hall Perth; 8 May 08 Newcastle City Hall; 11 May 08 Grand Opera House, York; 15 May 08 King Georges Hall Blackburn.
KT Tunstall:
6 Apr 08 Cambridge Corn Exchange; 7 Apr 08 Southampton Guildhall; 8 Apr 08 Ipswich Regent Theatre; 9 Apr 08 Wolverhampton Civic Hall; 11 Apr 08 Hammersmith Apollo; 12 Apr 08 Victoria Hall Stoke On Trent; 13 Apr 08 Grimsby Auditorium; 15 Apr 08 Preston Guildhall; 16 Apr 08 Carling Academy Sheffield; 17 Apr 08 Carlisle Sands Centre; 19 Apr 08 SECC Glasgow; 20 Apr 08 Aberdeen Exhibition Centre; 6 Jun 08 Thetford Forest Suffolk; 15 Jun 08 Delamere Forest Cheshire; 21 Jun 08 Olympia Theatre Dublin.
Hank Wangford & the Lost Cowboys:
6 Apr 08 Bar Academy Islington London.
Good Charlotte:
6 Apr 08 Edinburgh Corn Exchange; 7 Apr 08 Carling Academy Liverpool; 8 Apr 08 Southampton Guildhall; 9 Apr 08 Academy Bristol; 11 Apr 08 Norwich UEA; 12 Apr 08 Brixton Academy London; 13 Apr 08 Sheffield Academy;
Show of Hands:
6 Apr 08 Oxford Academy.
We Are Scientists:
7 Apr 08 Ambassador TheatreDublin, IE 9 Apr 08 Mandela HallCo Antrim, ND 10 Apr 08 Nerve CentreDerry, ND 12 Apr 08 BarrowlandGlasgow, Lanarkshire, GB 13 Apr 08 Aberdeen Music HallAberdeen, Scotland, GB 14 Apr 08 University of NorthumbriaNewcastle, GB 15 Apr 08 Manchester AcademyManchester, GB 17 Apr 08 OctagonSheffield, GB 18 Apr 08 Carling Academy BirminghamBirmingham, West Midlands, GB 19 Apr 08 Rock CityNottingham, GB 20 Apr 08 Norwich UeaNorwich, Norfolk, GB 22 Apr 08 Southampton GuildhallSouthampton, GB 23 Apr 08 Carling Academy BristolBristol, Avon, GB 24 Apr 08 Shepherds Bush EmpireLondon, GB 25 Apr 08 Shepherds Bush EmpireLondon, GB
Black Crowes:
9 Apr 08 Brixton Academy London.
65daysofstatic:
9 Apr 08 Bristol Thekla; 10 Apr 08 Nottingham Rescue Rooms; 11 Apr 08 Indigo2 Greenwich London; 13 Apr 08 Brighton Concorde 2; 14 Apr 08 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall; 15 Apr 08 Manchester Academy 229 Apr 08 Glasgow King Tuts Wah Wah Hut.
Portishead:
9 Apr 08 Manchester Apollo; 10 Apr 08 Hammersmith Apollo London; 12 Apr 08 Edinburgh Corn Exchange; 13 Apr 08 Wolverhampton Civic Hall; 17 Apr 08 Brixton Academy London.
Julie Felix:
9 Apr 08 Darwen Library Theatre, Lancashire.
Bjork:
11 Apr 08 Manchester Apollo; 14 Apr 08 Hammersmith Apollo London; 17 Apr 08 Hammersmith Apollo London; 20 Apr 08 Hammersmith Apollo London; 22 Apr 08 Plymouth Pavilions; 25 Apr 08 Wolverhampton Civic Hall; 28 Apr 08 Waterfront Hall Auditorium Belfast; 1 May 08 Empress Ballroom Blackpool.
Ace Frehley:
11 Apr 08 Astoria London.
The Ting Tings:
11 Apr 08 Spring and Airbrake Belfast; 13 Apr 08 King Tuts Wah Wah Hut Glasgow.
Michel Legrand & Friends:
13 Apr 08 Theatre Royal Haymarket London.
Foals:
20 Apr 08 Dublin Academy.
Chuck Prophet and the Mission:
26 Apr 08 Nottingham Rescue Rooms; 3 May 08 Glasgow King Tuts Wah Wah Hut.
Matchbox Twenty:
30 Apr 08 Cardiff International Arena; 1 May 08 London Wembley Arena; 2 May 08 Birmingham NIA; 4 May 08 Glasgow SEC; 5 May 08 Manchester Apollo; 6 May 08 Manchester Apollo.
Celine Dion:
2 May 08 Manchester MEN Arena; 3 May 08 Manchester MEN Arena; 6 May 08 6th London The O2.8 May 08 6th London The O2.10 May 08 NIA Birmingham.
Download Festival � Kiss, The Offspring, Lost Prophets, Judas Priest, Motorhead:
13 Jun 08 Donington Park; 14 Jun 08 Donington Park; 15 Jun 08 Donington Park.
George Benson:
27 Jun 08 Manchester M.E.N. Arena; 28 Jun 08 Birmingham NIA; 29 Jun 08 Edinburgh Playhouse1 Jul 08 Cardiff CIA; 2 Jul 08 London Royal Albert Hall; 3 Jul 08 London Royal Albert Hall; 4 Jul 08 Bournemouth International Centre.
Hard Rock Calling Festival � Eric Clapton, The Police, KT Tunstall, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer:
28 Jun 08 London Hyde Park; 29 Jun 08 London Hyde Park.
Jack Johnson:
2 Jul 08 London, Hyde Park; 3 Jul 08 Birmingham NIA; 5 Jul 08 Newquay Watergate Bay; 6 Jul 08 Newquay Watergate Bay; 7 Jul 08 Manchester M.E.N. Arena.
Iron Maiden:
5 Jul 08 London Twickenham Rugby Stadium (first ever stadium show in the UK).
Michael Buble:
18 Jul 08 Newcastle Upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena; 19 Jul 08 Glasgow SECC; 20 Jul 08 Liverpool Echo Arena22 Jul 08 Cardiff CIA; 23 Jul 08 London The O2; 24 Jul 08 London The O2.

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