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TlllS rs not an exhaustne list of all that's on of course. among those that are sold out alreadi include: Klaxons. Mrka. Editors. Pigeon Detectives. The, Charlatans. Queens of the Stone Age. Take That. Amy Winehouse. The Fray. The Verwe and The Proclarnren: wall but their Dundee date have sold out) so we haven’t included them here. Check back wrth us at wwlistcouk for updates and in Book Now in the muSie, section each issue.
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The Decemberists aren't interested in treading a conventional path. They talk to David Pollock about their rise from underground favourites to mainstream success
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The Decemberists play Carling Academy, Glasgow, Fri 12 Oct. Their single ‘The Perfect Crime’ is out Mon 12 Oct on Rough Trade.