Five gigs to book (Oct 14-20)

David Smyth picks five London gigs to book while you still can
Soul searching: Ne-Yo
REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian
David Smyth14 October 2016

AMP Collected

Nov 10, Jazz Cafe, NW1 (0844 847 2514, thejazzcafelondon.com)

A night of live music picked by Radio 1’s Annie Mac, including mysterious Kanye West and Bon Iver collaborator Francis & The Lights, buzzworthy singer-songwriter Isaac Gracie and electro-sooul man XamVolo.

A Peaceful Noise

Nov 15, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, W12 (0844 477 2000, o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk)

Maximo Park, Fran Healy, Gaz Coombes and Frank Turner play this charity memorial show organised by the family of Nick Alexander, the music merchandiser who was killed in the Paris Bataclan attack a year before this concert.

Ne-Yo

Dec 16, O2 Academy Brixton, SW9 (0844 477 2000, o2academybrixton.co.uk)

The popular soul man finally gets around to coming to London almost two years since the release of Non-Fiction, his fifth top five album in the US.

Drake

Jan 28-Feb 5, O2 Arena, SE10 (0844 824 4824, the02.co.uk)

The man who recently was number one for eons is now planning a similarly epic stint in the O2, with six shows lined up in the middle of a huge tour.

Bros

Aug 19, O2 Arena, SE10 (0844 824 4824, the02.co.uk)

Luke and Matt Goss finally reunite to up the heart rates of a fanbase now well into middle age, playing the O2 exactly 28 years after the twins and their ripped jeans filled Wembley Stadium.

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