Metallica
O2 Arena, SE10, Saturday 28 Mar
Mad pyro! Collapsing stages! With new album Death Magnetic in tow, San Francisco's favourite platinum-plated, post-therapy thrashers return to rock.
Jonathan Richman
Bush Hall, W12, Saturday 28 Mar; Hoxton Square Bar
And Kitchen, N1, Sunday 29 Mar; Dingwalls, NW1, Monday 30 Mar; The Borderline, W1, Tuesday 31 Mar
The deep-voiced Bostonian offers influential pre-punk songs.
Peter Doherty
Troxy, E1, Sunday 29 Mar
The bemused bard of Albion brings material from new, endearingly pleasant, album Grace/Wastelands.
Yo! Majesty
Cargo, EC2, Tuesday 31 Mar
Confrontational, ribald rap duo with material from their Kryptonite Pussy album. Fans of explicit material will note the pair are soon to be found on the new Peaches record, too.