Five gigs to book this week (May 18-24)

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No roots: Alice Merton

David Smyth

18 May 2018

Arctic Monkeys

Albert Hall, SW7. June 7

Just after the release of their latest album and before a full tour in September, the rock A-listers are doing a charity show for War Child. The ticket ballot is open until Sunday.

amballot.seetickets.com

Death Cab for Cutie

Scala, N1. Jun 19

The long-running US indie band are invited over to play Robert Smith’s Meltdown festival, and will stick around to play their smallest London show in years the following night.

scala-london.co.uk

Hola! London

O2 Arena, SE10. July 21

The O2 already opens its doors annually for a country festival, so why not Latin music? The line-up here includes Colombia’s Carlos Vives, Ruben[ACUTE ON E] Blades from Panama, and Cuban singer-songwriter Descemer Bueno.

the02.co.uk

Alice Merton

The Garage, N5. Sep 10

The German-born singer has had a hit across Europe with her rowdy single, No Roots. It may have finally cracked the UK charts by the time of this show.

thegarage.london

Dresden Dolls

Troxy, E1. Oct 30-31

Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione’s theatrical punk duo is coming over for their first UK shows in 12 years.

troxy.co.uk

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