VELVET REVOLVER
Slash, Scott and the crew play their first British dates.
Aug 31, Carling Academy, Glasgow (0870-771 2000); Sep 1, Carling Apollo, Manchester; Sep 2, Carling Apollo, London W6 (0870-606 3400)
EMBRACE
Danny McNamara and his gang mark ten years together with a lengthy UK tour.
Aug 31, The Mill, Preston (01254 265303); Sep 1, Zodiac, Oxford (01865 420042); Sep 3, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London (0870-771 2000)
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TRACHTENBURG FAMILY SLIDESHOW PLAYERS
Oddball three-piece who write songs about slides. Sep 1, Carling Academy 2, Birmingham (0870-771 2000); and on tour
NOW BOOKING
The Roots Philadelphia’s hip-hop equipe return with a new album. Nov 23, Academy, Glasgow (0870-169 0100), and on tour