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Weekend Round-Up

As the sun sets on the BBC Television Centre, we bring you an unusually sleb packed news bulletin…

Bruce Springsteen

Ticket Alert: Suede, Springsteen, Everything Everything And More

Tickets on sale Friday morning.

Bassekou Kouyate with compatriot Fatoumata Diawara, whose singing featured throughout the night

In Pictures: Africa Express Rocks Granary Square

Sir Paul McCartney joined African stars for the final stop of Damon Albarn’s great train ride last night.

Damon Abarn on stage with Malian musicians Toumani Diabaté and Bassekou Kouyate, by Andy Buurman

Preview: Africa Express @ Granary Square, King’s Cross

Damon Albarn’s show alights at London’s newest outdoor venue.

Ultimately, quite powerful

Club Watch: Ultimate Power at Electric Ballroom

A club night dedicated to power ballads? That’s Friday night’s alternative to the Olympics sorted, then!

Dr Dee, written by Blur's Damon Albarn

Review: Dr Dee @ London Coliseum

Is this a low for the ENO?

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Extra, Extra

A man was shot in Acton on Tuesday. And dumped at Stamford Brook. Drive carefully: the car in front might be one of the 13% of London drivers who aren’t insured. Damon Albarn is being touted as creative director for 2012. British Waterways are facilitating …

The brilliant Graham Coxon on the video screens at Hyde Park / image by Lindsey Clarke

Live Music Review: Blur @ Hyde Park

The brilliant Graham Coxon on the video screens at Hyde Park / image by Lindsey Clarke Oh my. It’s like being 16 again. Alex is shaking his fringe, Damon’s doing the ‘walking geezer’ dance in his Fred Perry shirt, Dave is… well, Dave’s drumming isn’t …

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Arts Ahead 3-10 Dec

Temperatures drop, shopping stress rises, and London rolls into festive season good and proper this week. Here’s our guide to the saner side of London’s arts scene; it’s not all about carols and pantos, you know. That Hamlet starts at the Novello today, without the …

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Monkey Bee, Monkey Do

It’s been a full year for Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlitt’s Monkey: Journey To The West. London finally got a staging of the production at the Royal Opera House in July, while an animated Monkey short served a good segue between the Beijing and London …

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Preview: Drifting And Tilting – The Songs Of Scott Walker

The songs of Scott Walker will be celebrated over three nights at the Barbican next month. Walker, who first achieved fame as part of the Walker Brothers in the 1960s, only to be come a classic example of the reclusive pop star. Though he has …