Five gigs to book (Oct 23-29)

David Smyth picks five London gigs to book while you still can

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Mercury nominees: Wolf Alice
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David Smyth23 October 2015

Frankie Lee

Nov 12, St Pancras Old Church, NW1 (0871 220 0260, seetickets.com); Nov 23, The Social, W1 (020 7473 0620, thesocial.com)

Minneapolis country-rock newcomer with a colourful backstory, arriving in London first to support his labelmate Joe Pug, then to play a smaller show of his own.

Daughter

Jan 28, O2 Forum Kentish Town, NW5 (0844 847 2405, o2forumkentishtown.co.uk)

The dreamy English-French-Swiss trio have announced a large north London show for the month when they release their second album.

Skunk Anansie

Feb 5, O2 Forum Kentish Town, NW5 (0844 847 2405, o2forumkentishtown.co.uk)

The indie rock band fronted by the inimitable Skin haven’t had a hit since the Nineties but have been busy in recent years. Another new album is coming in January, followed by this show.

SOAK

March 22, Koko, NW1 (0870 432 5527, koko.uk.com)

Teenage singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson has taken her Mercury nomination as a prompt to announce her biggest London show to date.

Wolf Alice

March 27, O2 Forum Kentish Town, NW5 (0844 847 2405, o2forumkentishtown.co.uk)

More Mercury nominees, the tuneful indie band sent their debut album to number two earlier this year and ought to put on a fiery live show come March.

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