Mark Venema, Getty Images LCD Soundsystem had to battle with a number of technical difficulties as they closed this year's Bestival, with an early morning set in the Big Top on Monday morning, Sept. 13. The New York-based outfit were topping off the weekend's live performances when Nancy Whang encountered some problems with the sound of her ...

Claire Greenway, Getty Images As the first band ever to play live under London's infamous Waterloo station, on Wednesday night, Aug. 4, Villagers gave an intimate performance with a few surprises in The Old Vic Tunnels. With this new venue sitting directly under the rails of one of the UK's busiest stations, the show began with the overhead ...

Location: Hoxton Street, East London Website: www.hoxtonhall.co.uk Capacity: 120 - 40 of which can be seated on the upper balcony. Come to See: Although not strictly marketing itself on the basis of booking for serious musicians, Hoxton Hall really does not suit walls of guitar noise and ear-bursting drums. However, from seven-piece folk ...

. Location: St Mary's Street, Southampton Website: www.joinerslive.co.uk Capacity: A cosy 200 Come to See: The Joiners Arms, to give the venue its full name, plays host to a range of relatively up and coming acts, all seeking to climb the stairway to chart heaven and summer festival billings. These come in all shapes and sizes and, ...

Stevie Wonder treated those gathered at the Hard Rock Calling festival at London's Hyde Park on Saturday to a special tribute to the "King of Pop." Almost a year to the day since Michael Jackson passed away, Wonder played a timely reminder that, although the singer is gone, his music is very much still alive. Beginning his bill-topping set ...

Dirty Projectors brought their obscure 2005 album 'The Getty Address' to life with the help of the 20-piece ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, at the London Barbican on Friday, June 25. Played in its entirety, Dave Longstreth said it had been "an honour" to perform, for the first time in Europe, a record which he had conceived when he was just 21. Rich ...

With one cinematic foray already set to be unleashed, Liam Gallagher has today revealed similar plans could be afoot for his memoirs of being in Oasis. In an interview conducted with the singer for his clothing label's website -- Pretty Green -- the singer said he hoped to make a book or film, documenting his years fronting the indie band, before ...