Gigs of The Week, 5 July

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. We don’t really have to work hard at all to tempt your wallets this week as there are so many incredible shows. We’ve gathered a collection of dates from the likes of Pissed Jeans, Frank Ocean, Blondie, Valentina and Mausi for starters!

Pissed Jeans @ Electric Ballroom, London 05/07

The Pennslyvanian noise rock legends return to London for the first time in 5 years for an incredibly special show with Sauna Youth and Hookworms to celebrate the release of their latest Sub Pop record Honeys.

SOLD OUT. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Pissed Jeans shows.

Blondie @ Delamere Forest, Northwich 06/07

Debbie Harry and Chris Stein join forces once more to bring you songs from their incredible back catalogue as well as, hopefully, a taste of things to come in their forthcoming record Ghosts of Download.

SOLD OUT. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Blondie shows.

Valentina and Fyfe @ The Social, London 09/07

Two of our favourite languid, dreamy pop acts join forces for Huw Stephen’s free night at Tottenham Court Road’s Social.

Free Entry. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Fyfe shows. Check out more Valentina shows.

Frank Ocean @ Brixton Academy, London 09/07

When we say we’ve been looking forward to this show for a long time, we really mean it. He announced this show in April and the chance to catch the man responsible for the incredible Channel Orange in the flesh has occupied our minds daily.

Sold OUT. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Frank Ocean shows.

Bobby Womack @ Olympia Theatre, Dublin 09/07

The Bravest Man in The Universe, American soul man Bobby Womack is back on the road with over 40 years of material to choose from. We can’t wait to see what he pulls out of that bag.

Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Bobby Womack shows.

Nils Frahm @ Howard Assembly Room, Leeds 10/07

The Berlin based, Erased Tapes signed composer crafts modern classical soundscapes to rival the greats and promises nothing but the most intimate and breath taking performance.

Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Nils Frahm shows.

Thundercat @ XOYO, London 10/07

Taking up a rightful place on the Brainfeeder roster, Flying Lotus collaborator Stephen Bruner’s latest record as Thundercat has been a highlight of our year, so we’re sure this live show will be too.

Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Thundercat shows.

Mausi and Py @ Electrowerkz, London 11/07

Two more incredible new pop acts for you in the form of female vocals, woozy melodies and a slightly skewed song structures.

Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Mausi shows. Check out more Py shows.

Mikky Ekko @ The Green Door Store, Brighton 11/07

Currently working on his first album for RCA, the Louisiana born, Rihanna single featuring Mikky Ekko creates smooth, slinky beats over which his perfectly timid, falsetto vocals can trip.

Tickets are on sale now. RSVP via Facebook. Check out more Mikky Ekko shows.