George Clinton @ The Arches

The Parliament-Funkadelic gigs of the 70s are the stuff of legend: giant spaceships descending from the ceiling, wild dancing in outrageous and bizarre costumes, and the loudest, skankiest funk ever heard performed by up to thirty musicians on-stage. George Clinton's Arches gig might not quite match up to those brushes with inter-planetary first contact, but it's well worth beholding for anyone even remotely interested in funk. It's no over-statement to say Clinton is a genius, one of James Brown's few peers and a leader to funk's greatest players like Bootsy Collins, Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley (each of whom joined Clinton's P-Funk revolution after honing their chops with JB). And even if the Arches doesn't birth any UFOs or time-travelling wizards, 66-year old Clinton, with his multi-coloured dreads and wacky on-stage antics, is still the radgest pensioner you're ever likely to encounter. (Ally Brown)