Five gigs to book (Oct 30-Nov 5)

David Smyth picks five London gigs to book while you still can
West coast sound: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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David Smyth30 October 2015

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

April 27, O2 Arena, SE10 (0844 824 4824, the02.co.uk)

The big-selling Seattle rap duo, known for their worldwide hit Thrift Shop, have announced a major London show. Expect news of a second album to follow soon.

Panic! at the Disco

Jan 12, O2 Academy Brixton, SW9 (0844 477 2000, o2academybrixton.co.uk)

Now essentially a solo project for singer Brendon Urie, who has survived emo and kept using the band name for a poppy fifth album due in the week of this gig.

Chris Cornell

May 3, Albert Hall, SW7 (0845 401 5045, royalalberthall.com)

The familiar rough voice of grunge veterans Soundgarden will have an acoustic backdrop on next year’s tour of theatre venues.

Richard Hawley

Feb 23, Eventim Apollo, W6 (0844 249 1000, eventimapollo.com)

The Sheffield crooner’s recent eighth album, Hollow Meadows, sees him back in easy listening territory and contains some of his prettiest songs.

Father John Misty

May 18, Roundhouse, NW1 (0870 389 1846, roundhouse.org.uk)

Expect Josh Tillman’s charismatic alter-ego to be high on a lot of the albums of 2015 lists, for his startling collection I Love You, Honeybear.

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