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SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO NOV 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 / 9PM / £13.50+ Rave giants Simian Mobile Disco are the latest big name residents to tear it up at Shoreditch’s XOYO for a 12-week stretch, bringing with them the sounds of their new album Whorl. They’ll be joined by DJ Mark E.
DAMIEN RICE NOV 7 / 7PM / £45+ It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen Mr Rice around. Eight years, in fact, since his sophomore album 9 hit the charts, and a whopping 12 since O wowed listeners. His long-awaited follow-up is due out this month and hopes are high.
XOYO
London Palladium
32 Cowper St, EC2A 4AP
8 Argyll St, W1F 7TF
Old Street
Oxford Circus
xoyo.co.uk
londonpalladium.org
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BONFIRE NIGHT St Vincent: aka singer/songwriter Annie Clark THE HYDRA: 2014 SERIES NOV 8, 22, 28 & 29 / 10PM / £10+ Now with a permanent home that doubles as a top photographic studio by day, Hydra brings some of the biggest names in techno to town.
LA ROUX NOV 12 / 7PM / £19.50 Two may have become one, but remaining bandmember Elly Jackson is doing the name proud with her synthpop sounds.
Studio Spaces E1
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
110 Pennington St, E1W 2BB
Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT
Shadwell
Shepherd’s Bush
the-hydra.net
o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
GORGON CITY NOV 15 / 8PM / £17.50 Catch the highly rated house duo, made up of Kye “Foamo” Gibbon and Matt “RackNRuin” Robson-Scott, as they take time out from producing the likes of the Klaxons. The Forum
DAMON ALBARN NOV 15 & 16 / 7PM / £30+ The Blur and Gorillaz frontman goes solo for his first proper shows in the capital for years, with songs from his album Everyday Robots. Royal Albert Hall
Remember, remember, the fifth of November. The whole country goes fireworks crazy on Bonfire Night as part of a tradition dating back to Guy Fawkes’ foiled Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Fireworks displays, with bonfires and burnings of Guy Fawkes effigies, are taking place on the night or surrounding weekends all over London. Here are our faves. Note, you’ll need tickets in advance. ALEXANDRA PALACE Lighting up the north London skies on Nov 1 with a fantastic panoramic view of the capital as a backdrop. There’s also an ice rink, craft beer tent, funfair and more. Entrance is £9, but you’ll need to buy tickets sharpish. alexandrapalace.com
Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP
9 Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY
South Kensington
Kentish Town
royalalberthall.com
theforumlondon.com
A NIGHT IN PARADISE NOV 30 / 4PM-MIDNIGHT / £20+ Coinciding with World AIDS Day, a selection of US legends and UK figures bring the Paradise Garage to London, hoping to raise £20,000.
ZAHARA NOV 30 / 7PM / £25 Catch the award-laden South African and her seven-piece band as she sings in both English and her native Xhosa in this one-off show.
Ministry of Sound
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
103 Gaunt St, SE1 6DP
Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT
Elephant & Castle
Shepherd’s Bush
ministryofsound.com
o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
BATTERSEA PARK Expect colourful pyrotechnics set to music, and a Battersea Power Station backdrop, at this big bonfire bash on Nov 8. £8+ ticketmaster.co.uk BROCKWELL PARK, LAMBETH Join the Lords of Lightning, a human Catherine wheel and a 7m-high bonfire at this mammoth Nov 5 display. £7 eventlambeth.co.uk
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