The best pop for spring 2011

The likes of Morrissey, Journey and Fleet Foxes take to the road this springShort circuitIn an era where festivals are lambasted for playing it unnecessarily safe with their choice of artists, there's something profoundly cheering about the two-day event Mute records is hosting at the Roundhouse in May as part of the London venue's Short Circuit festival of electronic music. Erasure and Alison Moyet find themselves sharing a stage with Slovenian industrial provocateurs Laibach and venerable avan...

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19:00 on April 5 2011

The best rock gigs for spring 2011

Guardian Music — Mute Records is the home of Erasure and Depeche Mode, but a two-day festival at London's Roundhouse is a reminder that it also champions the very best of the avant-gardeA... more info

19:00 on April 5 2011

The best pop for spring 2011

Guardian Music — The likes of Morrissey, Journey and Fleet Foxes take to the road this springShort circuitIn an era where festivals are lambasted for playing it unnecessarily safe with th... more info

Morrissey Fleet Foxes Erasure Alison Moyet Laibach Liars Throbbing Gristle DJ Shadow Friendly Fires Sufjan Stevens