Attention pigeons: Kings Of Leon take on some big outdoor dates (30 May, Coventry Ricoh Arena, and 17-26 Jun, starting at Sunderland Stadium Of Light, livenation.co.uk) and headline Friday night at the Isle Of Wight Festival (10-12 Jun, Seaclose Park, Newport, isleofwightfestival.com), where Pulp will also appear …
Pet Shop Boys create pandemonium for Mencap's Big Noise Session with the help of the Ting Tings (8 Dec, HMV Hammersmith Apollo, W6, littlenoisesessions.org.uk) …
The same venue hosts another benefit, with the Who, Bryan Adams, Debbie Harry, Richard Ashcroft and Jeff Beck taking part in A Concert For Killing Cancer (13 Jan, killingcancer.co.uk) …
R&B star Ne-Yo offers both the rough and smooth with tunes from his new Libra Scale album (22 Feb-3 Mar, tour begins at Glasgow SECC, aeglive.co.uk) …
The Streets take to the road (18 Feb-12 Mar, tour begins at Edinburgh Picture House, gigsandtours.com) …
It's a chance to say hello and goodbye to The Yummy Fur when they play their final shows (15-17 Dec, tour begins at Glasgow Stereo, wegottickets.com).
