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David Thomas Broughton (Rachael Dadd and Ichi )
19:30 – 22:00, £9The King's Arms, 11 Bloom Street, Salford, Manchester, M3 6ANLoop-based experimental folk singer/songwriter pondering the the difficulties of relationships and emotional awkwardness via song.
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Ghost Mice (Billy Liar, Turtle Lamone, Broken Stories, Nyla )
19:30 – 22:00, £donationCerberus Bar, 66 Bell Street, Dundee, DD1 1HFAcoustic folk-punk pioneers (and founders of the legendary Plan-It-X Records in Indiana) return to Dundee for the first time since 2007.
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Simon Townshend
20:00 – 02:00, £10Night and Day Cafe, 26 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M1 1JNYounger brother of The Who's Pete Townshend, touring with his latest album, Looking Out Looking In.
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You'll Live (Nai Harvest, Cavalcades, The Sinking Feeling)
20:00 – 23:00, £tbc13th Note, 50-60 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QTPost-punk/hardcore indie kids from South Florida, touring to support their new four-way split on Major Bear Records.
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Martin Stephenson and the Daintees
19:00 – 22:00, £15Oran Mor, 731-735 Great Western Road, West End, Glasgow, G12 8QXBritish rockers fusing elements of rockabilly, show tunes and rootsy-pop into their mix.
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Young Philadelphia (American Television, Kanobo, Echoes...Leytonstone, Hand)
19:00 – 23:00, £513th Note, 50-60 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QTThe professional drone-funk 'Bolt thrusters bring the rammy, with a quartet of strong support.
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ZZ Top
19:00 – 23:00, From £39.50O2 Apollo, Stockport Road, Manchester, M12 6APBearded 70s blues rock outfit from Texas, and the only American rock band to stick with the same line-up for 30+ years. Props.
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Kings of Leon
19:30 – 22:00, From £45Manchester Arena, 21 Hunts Bank, Victoria Station, Manchester, M3 1ARTennessee-hailing quartet made up of three brothers and a cousin, famous for the stadium-sized chanting choruses.
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Lambchop
19:30 – 23:00, £20The Kazimier, 4-5 Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool, L1 4JJAlternative country types par excellence, Nashville's Lambchop take to the road armed with their new album, another collection of pleasingly peculiar and melancholy songwriting.
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Deerhoof
19:30 – 23:00, £10Gorilla, 54-58 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 5WWSan Franciscan four-piece noise band, gradually evolving into something we've yet to identify or pin down.
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Nancy Elizabeth (Mike Hastings)
20:00 – 22:00, £8The Glad Cafe, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands, Glasgow, G41 2HGLeaf Label sweetheart hailing from Wigan, out on tour with her deliciously atmospheric folky offerings.
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Ela Orleans
20:30 – 23:00, FreeMono, 12 King's Court, 103 King Street, Merchant City, Glasgow, G1 5RBThe Clan Destine Records star and cult chanteuse brings her loop-based, lo-fi soundscapes and Gainsborough-esque songs to Mono.
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Distractfolk Ensemble
19:00 – 22:00, £8 (£6)International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Engine House, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BYContemporary instrumental and electro-acoustic music from a dynamic group of musicians.
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Detour (Friends in America, Trapped in Kansas, Detour DJs)
19:00 – 23:00, £4 adv. (£5 door)Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 3LGHandpicked musical showcase from Detour moniker, at which grandiouse post-rockers Friends in American will launch and play tracks offa their new LP, What It Is To Be, after 12 months locked away like hermits in the studio.
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Maroon 5
19:30 – 22:00, £37.50Manchester Arena, 21 Hunts Bank, Victoria Station, Manchester, M3 1ARThe LA quintet return to Manchester as part of their Overexposed world tour – their words, not ours.
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Scott Cowie (Josephine Sillars, Take Today, Elvira Stitt)
19:30 – 23:00, £5Nice 'n' Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 3LGThe tender Glasgow singer/songwriter brings his hearty melodies to bear.
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Afternoon Gentlemen (Suffering Mind)
20:00 – 23:00, £tbc13th Note, 50-60 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QTLeeds-based grindcore mob passing through Glasgow, and generally promising to blow the bloody doors off.
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The New Piccadilly's (The Shiverin' Sheiks)
19:00 – 22:00, £15Oran Mor, 731-735 Great Western Road, West End, Glasgow, G12 8QXGlasgow quartet taking their cue from the sounds of yesteryear, inspired by the 60s with a 70s punk-rock sensibility.
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Bo Bruce
19:00 – 22:30, £10The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HEThe Voice UK contestant, touring with her debut album, Before I Sleep.
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Sequence
19:00 – 23:30, FreeThe Kazimier Garden, 32 Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4JJA new series of summer events from Deep Hedonia and The Kazimier taking place on the last thursday of the month – the first edition will see Liverpool’s Afternaut, aka Adam Rowley, manipulating sounds for your enjoyment.
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