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3 Doors Down Edinburgh Hmv Picturehouse
Fri 9 Mar 12
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Alabama Shakes London Boston Arms
Wed 22 Feb 12
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All Time Low London HMV Forum
Sat 4 Feb 12
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Fri 9 Mar 12
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Mon 5 Mar 12
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Thu 12 Apr 12
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Angels & Airwaves Birmingham Hmv Institute
Fri 13 Apr 12
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Australian Pink Floyd London Hammersmith Apollo
Sat 24 Mar 12
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Bearded Theory Derby Kedleston Hall
Fri 18 May 12
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Ben Howard Bristol O2 Acadamy
Wed 29 Feb 12
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Ben Howard London O2 Shepherds Bush
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Ben Howard Manchester Ritz
Fri 17 Feb 12
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Ben Howard Edinburgh Queens Hall
Sat 18 Feb 12
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Ben Howard Truro Hall for Cornwall
Mon 13 Feb 12
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Ben Howard Birmingham Hmv Institute
Tue 28 Feb 12
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Billy Connolly Bristol Colston Hall
Sat 11 Feb 12
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Billy Connolly Bristol Colston Hall
Sun 19 Feb 12
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Billy Connolly Bristol Colston Hall
Sat 18 Feb 12
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Billy Connolly Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Sat 3 Mar 12
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Black Keys London Alexandra Palace
Fri 10 Feb 12
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Black Keys Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Sat 4 Feb 12
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Black Keys London Alexandra Palace
Thu 9 Feb 12
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Black Keys Manchester Apollo
Tue 7 Feb 12
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Black Keys London Alexandra Palace
Sat 8 Feb 14
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Black Keys London Alexandra Palace
Sat 11 Feb 12
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Black Keys Manchester Apollo
Mon 6 Feb 12
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Black Kids London Alexandra Palace
Fri 10 Feb 12
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Black Stone Cherry Birmingham 02 Academy
Wed 14 Mar 12
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Black Stone Cherry Glasgow O2 Academy
Sat 24 Mar 12
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Blake London O2 Arena Millenium Dome
Mon 26 Mar 12
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Blink182 Glasgow SECC
Wed 20 Jun 12
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Blink182 London O2 Arena Millenium Dome
Sat 9 Jun 12
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Blink182 Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Wed 11 Jul 12
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Blink182 Newcastle Arena
Tue 19 Jun 12
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Bombay Bicycle Club Liverpool Student Union Mountford Hall
Sat 21 Apr 12
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Bonnie Prince Billy Oxford Bullingdon Arms
Fri 4 May 12
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Brand New London Roundhouse Camden
Sat 11 Feb 12
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Brand New Birmingham 02 Academy
Wed 15 Feb 12
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Brand New Manchester Academy
Thu 9 Feb 12
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Bristol Bach Choir Bristol Cathedral
Sat 10 Mar 12
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Bruce Springsteen London Hyde Park
Sat 14 Jul 12
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Caro Emerald London Roundhouse Camden
Fri 16 Mar 12
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Chris Addison Bristol Colston Hall
Fri 10 Feb 12
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Coachella 2012 Apr 13 Coachella In a field
Fri 13 Apr 12
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Coachella 2012 Apr 20 Coachella In a field
Fri 20 Apr 12
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Coldplay London Emirates Stadium
Sat 2 Jun 12
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Coldplay Manchester City Of Manchester Stadium
Sat 9 Jun 12
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Coldplay London Emirates Stadium
Mon 4 Jun 12
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Coldplay London Emirates Stadium
Fri 1 Jun 12
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Coldplay Manchester City Of Manchester Stadium
Sun 10 Jun 12
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Colin Blunstone Band Milton Keynes The Stables
Tue 7 Feb 12
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Cribs Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
Thu 1 Mar 12
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Cribs London ULU
Tue 28 Feb 12
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Dara OBriain London Hammersmith Apollo
Sat 20 Oct 12
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dawes London Borderline
Mon 5 Mar 12
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Diversity Newcastle Arena
Fri 30 Mar 12
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Django Django Manchester Deaf Institute
Mon 20 Feb 12
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Dream Theater Manchester Apollo
Thu 9 Feb 12
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Dream Theater Glasgow SECC
Wed 8 Feb 12
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Dropkick Murphys Glasgow SECC
Sat 11 Feb 12
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Ed Sheeran London Hammersmith Apollo
Mon 15 Oct 12
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Ed Sheeran Newport Centre
Sat 20 Oct 12
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Ed Sheeran Doncaster Dome
Mon 5 Nov 12
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Emeli Sande London Borderline
Thu 9 Feb 12
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Emeli Sande Glasgow Old Fruit Market
Tue 10 Apr 12
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Enter Shikari London Hammersmith Apollo
Fri 23 Mar 12
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Example Manchester MEN
Sat 28 Apr 12
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Example Glasgow SECC
Sun 22 Apr 12
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Feist London Royal Albert Hall
Sun 25 Mar 12
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Feist Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Tue 27 Mar 12
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First Aid Kit London Kings College
Thu 23 Feb 12
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Florence And The Machine London Alexandra Palace
Sat 8 Mar 14
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Florence And The Machine Dublin O2
Fri 2 Mar 12
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Florence And The Machine London Alexandra Palace
Thu 8 Mar 12
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Four Tops and the Temptations Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
Sun 18 Mar 12
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Frank Turner London Wembley Arena
Fri 13 Apr 12
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Friends London Xoyo
Wed 8 Feb 12
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Friends London Lexington
Tue 7 Feb 12
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Frightened Rabit Edinburgh Hmv Picturehouse
Fri 10 Feb 12
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Gemma Hayes London The Paradise
Tue 21 Feb 12
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Gotye London O2 Shepherds Bush
Wed 29 Feb 12
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Gotye London Wiltons Music Hall
Mon 13 Feb 12
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Gotye Manchester Ritz
Fri 2 Mar 12
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Grouplove London Garage
Tue 28 Feb 12
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Grouplove Sheffield Leadmill
Sat 18 Feb 12
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Howler London Lexington
Mon 6 Feb 12
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Isle of Wight Festival Newport Seaclose Park
Fri 22 Jun 12
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Jack Dee Falmouth Princess Pavilions
Thu 26 Apr 12
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Jack Whitehall London Hammersmith Apollo
Sat 10 Mar 12
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James Blunt London O2 Shepherds Bush
Mon 6 Feb 12
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James Morrison London Hammersmith Apollo
Thu 9 Feb 12
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James Morrison Glasgow Carling Academy
Wed 15 Feb 12
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James Morrison Leicester De Montfort Hall
Mon 6 Feb 12
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Jay and Silent Bob Manchester Apollo
Fri 17 Feb 12
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Jay and Silent Bob London Hammersmith Apollo
Sat 18 Feb 12
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Jeff Mangum London Union Chapel Islington
Wed 14 Mar 12
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Jeff Mangum London Union Chapel Islington
Tue 13 Mar 12
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Jerry Sadowitz Glasgow The Kings Theatre
Sat 24 Mar 12
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Jethro Tull London Hammersmith Apollo
Fri 27 Apr 12
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Joan Baez Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall
Thu 23 Feb 12
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John Cooper Clarke Harrogate Theatre
Wed 4 Jul 12
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Jonathan Richman London Tabernacle Notting Hill
Thu 1 Mar 12
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Jonathan Richman London Union Chapel Islington
Fri 2 Mar 12
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Jonathan Richman London Bush Hall
Wed 29 Feb 12
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Justice Manchester Academy
Mon 13 Feb 12
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Justice Glasgow O2 Academy
Sun 12 Feb 12
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Kaiser Chiefs Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
Sun 19 Feb 12
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Kaiser Chiefs Plymouth Pavilions
Sat 4 Feb 12
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Kate Tempest London Battersea Arts Centre
Fri 10 Feb 12
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Keane Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion
Fri 9 Mar 12
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Kerrang Tour Manchester Academy
Wed 15 Feb 12
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Kerrang Tour Glasgow ABC
Mon 13 Feb 12
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Kerrang Tour Southampton Guildhall
Tue 7 Feb 12
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Kerrang Tour London Roundhouse Camden
Fri 17 Feb 12
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Killing Joke London Roundhouse Camden
Thu 8 Mar 12
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King Creosote and Jon Hopkins Bristol Fleece
Sun 5 Feb 12
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King Creosote and Jon Hopkins Brighton St Georges Church
Sat 4 Feb 12
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Korn Manchester Academy
Wed 28 Mar 12
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Kurt Vile Brighton The Haunt
Mon 20 Feb 12
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Laura Marling London Hammersmith Apollo
Wed 7 Mar 12
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lightening seeds London O2 Shepherds Bush
Sat 18 Feb 12
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Lucero London Windmill
Thu 9 Feb 12
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Lucero London Windmill
Fri 10 Feb 12
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M Ward London Leicester Square Theatre
Tue 20 Mar 12
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M83 London O2 Shepherds Bush
Thu 16 Feb 12
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Magnetic Fields London South Bank Centre
Wed 25 Apr 12
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Magnetic Fields Manchester Royal Northern College Of Music
Fri 27 Apr 12
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Mastodon London Brixton Academy
Sat 11 Feb 12
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Mastodon Birmingham Hmv Institute
Fri 10 Feb 12
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Matilda The Musical London Cambridge Theatre
Fri 10 Feb 12
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Michael Kiwanuka Newcastle Cluny
Thu 23 Feb 12
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Michael Kiwanuka Birmingham Glee Club
Tue 14 Feb 12
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Mystery Jets London Brixton Academy
Fri 18 May 12
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National London Barbican Theatre
Sat 4 Feb 12
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New Kids On The Block Manchester MEN
Tue 24 Apr 12
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NME Awards Glasgow O2 Academy
Wed 8 Feb 12
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NME Awards Norwich UEA
Fri 17 Feb 12
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NME Awards Brighton Dome
Thu 23 Feb 12
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NME Awards Manchester Academy
Fri 10 Feb 12
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Noah And The Whale London Royal Albert Hall
Mon 16 Apr 12
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Noel Gallagher Manchester MEN
Mon 13 Feb 12
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Noel Gallagher London O2 Arena Millenium Dome
Sun 26 Feb 12
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Noel Gallagher Glasgow SECC
Fri 24 Feb 12
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Noel Gallagher Belfast Odyssey Arena
Thu 16 Feb 12
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Olly Murs Bournemouth BIC Windsor Hall
Thu 16 Feb 12
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Olly Murs London O2 Arena Millenium Dome
Sun 5 Feb 12
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One Man Two Guvnors London Adelphi Theatre
Sat 3 Mar 12
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One Man Two Guvnors London Adelphi Theatre
Sat 4 Feb 12
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One Man Two Guvnors London Adelphi Theatre
Sat 11 Feb 12
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One Man Two Guvnors London Adelphi Theatre
Sat 18 Feb 12
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One Man Two Guvnors London Adelphi Theatre
Wed 15 Feb 12
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Orbital London Royal Albert Hall
Tue 10 Apr 12
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Pain Of Salvation Glasgow Captains Rest
Fri 10 Feb 12
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Pains Of Being Pure At Heart London Islington Academy
Thu 8 Mar 12
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Pearl Jam Copenhagen Forum
Tue 10 Jul 12
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Pearl Jam Manchester Arena
Wed 20 Jun 12
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Pearl Jam Oslo Spektrum
Mon 9 Jul 12
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Pearl Jam Manchester Arena
Thu 21 Jun 12
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Placebo London O2 Indigo
Sat 28 Apr 12
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Plan B Delamere Delamere Forest
Sat 7 Jul 12
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Presidents Of The USA Bristol O2 Acadamy
Thu 8 Mar 12
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Rammstein London O2 Arena Millenium Dome
Fri 24 Feb 12
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Rammstein Manchester MEN
Thu 1 Mar 12
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Rammstein Birmingham LG Arena
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Rammstein Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Fri 2 Mar 12
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Rammstein Newcastle Arena
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Stevenage Knebworth Park
Sat 23 Jun 12
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Stevenage Knebworth Park
Sun 24 Jun 12
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rizzle kicks Edinburgh Hmv Picturehouse
Fri 24 Feb 12
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rizzle kicks Oxford O2 Academy
Thu 8 Mar 12
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Rockness 2012 Inverness Loch Ness
Fri 8 Jun 12
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela London Brixton Academy
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela Manchester Ritz
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Ryan Adams London Palladium
Mon 23 Apr 12
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Ryan Adams London Palladium
Mon 30 Apr 12
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SBTRKT London Koko Camden
Thu 1 Mar 12
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Sharon Van Etten London Cargo
Thu 1 Mar 12
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Shinedown London Roundhouse Camden
Wed 8 Feb 12
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Shins London HMV Forum
Thu 22 Mar 12
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Simple Minds Glasgow Barrowlands
Sat 25 Feb 12
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Simple Minds London Roundhouse Camden
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Simple Minds Dublin Olympia Theatre
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Skindred Leeds O2 Academy
Tue 10 Apr 12
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Skrillex Bristol Academy
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Sleigh Bells London Electric Ballroom Camden
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Snoop Dogg London Hammersmith Apollo
Wed 11 Apr 12
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Snow Patrol London O2 Arena Millenium Dome
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Snow Patrol Newcastle Arena
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Snow Patrol London O2 Arena Millenium Dome
Sun 12 Feb 12
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Snow Patrol London O2 Arena Millenium Dome
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Snow Patrol Birmingham LG Arena
Sat 4 Feb 12
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Spector London 100 Club
Wed 7 Mar 12
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Spector London 100 Club
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Spector Manchester Deaf Institute
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Spiritualized London Hackney Empire
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Steel Panther Manchester Academy
Fri 30 Mar 12
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Steve Cradock (ocean colour scene) Bathgate The Attic
Sat 11 Feb 12
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Sting Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
Sat 17 Mar 12
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Stone Roses Manchester Heaton Park
Sun 1 Jul 12
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Stone Roses Manchester Heaton Park
Sat 30 Jun 12
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Stone Roses Manchester Heaton Park
Fri 29 Jun 12
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Sufjan Stevens London Barbican Hall
Mon 9 Apr 12
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Sunday for Sammy Newcastle City Hall
Sun 12 Feb 12
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Surface Festival London 229 Great Portland Street
Mon 12 Mar 12
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Tanztheater Wuppertal - Pina Bausch London Sadlers Wells
Wed 6 Jun 12
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Tanztheater Wuppertal - Pina Bausch London Sadlers Wells
Thu 7 Jun 12
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The Civil Wars Manchester Academy 2
Fri 16 Mar 12
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The Civil Wars London O2 Shepherds Bush
Mon 19 Mar 12
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The Devil Wears Prada London Underworld Camden
Fri 17 Feb 12
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The Room London Prince Charles Cine
Thu 9 Feb 12
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Thrice London HMV Forum
Mon 30 Apr 12
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Tindersticks London Soho Theatre
Thu 23 Feb 12
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Tindersticks London Soho Theatre
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Tindersticks London Soho Theatre
Sat 25 Feb 12
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Cork Pavillion
Fri 8 Jun 12
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers London Royal Albert Hall
Mon 18 Jun 12
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers London Royal Albert Hall
Wed 20 Jun 12
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Two Door Cinema Club London Brixton Academy
Sat 25 Feb 12
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Wanted Glasgow SECC
Mon 27 Feb 12
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Warhorse London New London Th
Sat 3 Mar 12
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Wee Dub Festival Edinburgh Various
Fri 3 Feb 12
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Westlife Dublin Croke Park
Sat 23 Jun 12
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Wombats London Brixton Academy
Wed 22 Feb 12
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Wu Lyf London Heaven
Thu 22 Mar 12
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You Me At Six Glasgow SECC
Mon 26 Mar 12
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Young Guns London Borderline
Fri 10 Feb 12
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Paperless tickets ‘unjustifiably limit consumer choice’

Written on Fri 20 Jan 2012

A report from the American AntiTrust Institute has called for a government investigation into ‘restrictive’ paperless tickets, which it argues ‘unjustifiably limit consumer choice and depart from bedrock competitive market principles’.

The report looked at the practice of issuing tickets that require the purchaser to present their credit card when they arrive at the show. Ticket companies claim that they do this to prevent touting (scalping). But, the report argues, the real reason is to enable the companies to capture the lucrative secondary market for tickets to their events and ensure that this market does not face competition from independent re-sellers and resale marketplaces. Controlling the secondary market also enables Ticketmaster and its clients to impose price floors on resellers, thereby ensuring that the secondary market does not undermine sales of unsold primary market tickets for the same event.

The report concludes that, by constricting consumer choice, chilling consumer freedom to transact freely with others, and violating reasonable consumer expectations, the adoption of the broad transferability restrictions undermines a free, fair, informed, and competitive market. As the use of restrictive paperless tickets increases, the resulting consumer harm will become even more substantial. And it calls for the US Government to investigate.

The American Antitrust Institute is an independent non-profit education, research and advocacy organization.

You can read the full report at http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/~antitrust/content/aai-white-paper-restrictive-paperless-tickets



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