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Gig Of The Week – Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park

Despite it’s frankly ludicrous comfy slippers and Daily Mail name this three day festival in Hyde Park has thrown up some very juicy acts indeed. Friday is probably the weakest headliner but strongest overall day, with The Killers topping off a bill including Howling Bells, Metric, Silversun Pickups and Echo & The Bunnymen. Saturday sees the incomparable Neil Young play along with Fleet Foxes, Seasick Steve and not really anyone else of interest. If you’re still going by Sunday you’ll be tested by one of The Boss’s marathon sets after already gone through the purgatory of drivel like James Morrison and Starsailor. The pick of the day lineup is openers The Low Anthem. Expect corporate music hell in terms of surroundings and atmosphere, but when you have artists of that quality present shouldn’t it all be about the music? Somewhat bizarrely only the Saturday has not yet sold out, so grab a ticket; it’ll probably be the cheapest you’ll ever get to see Neil Young!

If that’s not your thing there’s a massive glut of bands playing the Zonino 4.5 all-dayer at Brixton Windmill, along with a bill topped of by Jonquil at OXSW2 at the same venue come Sunday.

The Killers -Where The White Boys Dance

Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl (Live)

Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road

Photo: Andrea Barsanti, 22-6-08 Firenze

Read on for the capital’s best gigs this week…

Monday 22 June

Blur – Goldsmith’s College

Joe Gideon & The Shark – The Lexington

Slow Club – ICA

Wavves – The Luminaire

Worriedaboutsatan, 65daysofstatic – Clash Live @ The Social

Tuesday 23 June

The Low Anthem – Union Chapel

Colin Macintyre – Album Launch @ The Social

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives – Bush Hall

The Thermals – Cargo

Wednesday 24 June

Atmosphere – Scala

Eagles of Death Metal, Dananananaykroyd – Brixton Academy

Jamie T, Flashguns – Electric Ballroom

Shonen Knife – Brixton Windmill

Thursday 25 June

Bloc Party – Highbury Garage

Jonny Flynn – The Flowerpot

Morton Valence – Bob And Veronica’s Book Club @ The Enterprise

Piano Magic – Brixton Windmill

Friday 26 June

The Killers, Metric, Echo & The Bunnymen, Silversun Pickups, Howling Bells – Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park

Saturday 27 June

Action Beat, Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring, Pennines, Pagan Wanderer Lu, Tim Ten Yen +more – Zonino 4.5 @ Brixton Windmill

Brand New – Kentish Town Forum

Neil Young, Fleet Foxes, Seasick Steve, Johnny Flynn + More – Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park

Sunday 27 June

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Barden’s Boudoir

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Gaslight Anthem, The Low Anthem + More – Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park

Distance – Plastic People

Jonquil + loads more – Ox By Southwest 2 @ Brixton Windmill