Gigs of the Week, 25 January

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Welcome to our weekly round-up of shows happening in the grand concert halls, dimly lit basements, airy cafe’s and grimy sweatboxes across the UK and Ireland. All acts featured come with the Best Fit ‘Seal Of Approval’ so you can be assured that your hard earned cash will be well spent. It’s early days but the year already seems to be hitting it’s stride and so to tempt your wallets this week we’ve gathered dates from the likes of Phosphorescent, My Bloody Valentine and Dinosaur Jr.

The Soft Pack @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester 25/01

San Diego indie bred rockers bring their supercharged guitars and stampeding drums to Manchester’s Soup Kitchen.

Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook here. Check out more The Soft Pack shows here.

XFM All Dayer @ The Barfly, London 26/01

A whole day of incredible new music featuring Wolf Alice, Luls, Temples, Nadine Shah and This Many Boyfriends. What better way to keep yourself indoors and entertained this freezing weekend.

Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook here. Check out the full line-up here.

My Bloody Valentine @ Electric Brixton, London 27/01

Kevin Shields and co are set to play an incredibly intimate warm up show ahead of their highly anticipated new album. Time to get your shoegazing shoes on.

SOLD OUT. RSVP via Facebook here. Check out more My Bloody Valentine shows here.

Only Real @ The Shacklwell Arms, London 28/01

London rapper and singer-songwriter Niall Galvin, aka Only Real, is set to launch his new single next week and we definitely recommend going to celebrate with him.

FREE ENTRY. RSVP via Facebook here. Check out more Only Real shows here.

Mykki Blanco @ The Green Door Store, Brighton 28/01

The “teenage female rapper” alter ego of 25-year-old New York poet, actor and author Michael Quattlebaum Mykki Blanco is all kinds of incredible, weaving styles together that most people wouldn’t even dream of. We don’t know but we’re pretty sure you will never see anything like this.

Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook here. Check out more Mykki Blanco shows here.

The Joy Formidable @ Fiddlers Club, Bristol 29/01

The Welsh three-piece head to Bristol in support of their new cathartic, a rugged album Wolf’s Law.

Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook here. Check out more The Joy Formidable shows here.

Phosphorescent @ St. Pancras Old Church, London 30/01

Matthew Houck has consistently produced some of the most interesting and inspired music ever to be lazily filed under the catch-all tag of alt.country, but now with his second album Muchacho on the way it seems like people are finally starting to appreciate his ever beautiful nuances.

SOLD OUT. RSVP via Facebook here. Check out more Phosphorescent shows here.

Dinosaur Jr. @ University Union, Leeds 31/01

The Massachusetts three-piece are legends, no two ways about it and you would be foolish to miss the opportunity to catch them on one of their rare visits to these shores.

Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook here. Check out more Dinosaur Jr. shows here.