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8 DEC<br />
Editors<br />
BARCELONA<br />
After three previous<br />
incarnations as<br />
Pilot, The Pride<br />
and Snowfi eld, it’s<br />
no surprise these<br />
British indie rockers<br />
settled on their<br />
current name. Eager<br />
to keep up with<br />
Europe’s hottest<br />
touring bands, the<br />
group take their<br />
atmospheric, guitar-<br />
SOUNDS<br />
driven anthems<br />
to Barcelona’s<br />
hedonism<br />
headquarters,<br />
Razzmatazz, this<br />
month. With a<br />
sound reminiscent<br />
of Manchester’s<br />
post-punk pioneers<br />
Joy Division and<br />
featuring knowing<br />
nods to New York<br />
contemporaries<br />
Interpol, Editors<br />
20 DEC<br />
Pet Shop Boys<br />
MANCHESTER<br />
The electronica<br />
veterans may have<br />
soundtracked most<br />
of the 80s, but<br />
they haven’t had<br />
too much trouble<br />
keeping up with the<br />
times either. After a<br />
have nevertheless<br />
created a distinct<br />
sound that has<br />
gained them both<br />
mainstream success<br />
and an avid following<br />
on the festival<br />
circuit. This gig falls<br />
in the middle of their<br />
continental tour,<br />
between dates in<br />
Prague, Cologne,<br />
Rome and Vienna.<br />
editorsoffi cial.com<br />
critically acclaimed<br />
resurgence at<br />
the turn of the<br />
millennium, the duo<br />
powered through<br />
the early noughties<br />
with a string of<br />
boundary-pushing<br />
albums, remixes for<br />
the likes of Madonna<br />
and epic live shows<br />
culminating in the<br />
release of their 10th<br />
studio album, Yes,<br />
this year. Playing<br />
tracks from this and<br />
a memorable back<br />
catalogue, which<br />
includes hits West<br />
End Girls and It’s<br />
a Sin, Neil Tennant<br />
and Chris Lowe will<br />
thrill devotees at the<br />
Manchester Evening<br />
News Arena with<br />
their trademark<br />
static delivery and<br />
eye-popping light<br />
and graphics show.<br />
petshopboys.co.uk<br />
THE BUZZ | CALENDAR<br />
UNTIL 17 DEC<br />
Christmas<br />
Jazz Festival<br />
TALLINN<br />
Featuring more<br />
than 30 concerts<br />
by international<br />
musicians, this<br />
yuletide instalment<br />
of Estonia’s premier<br />
jazz festival is the<br />
perfect antidote to<br />
winter. Along with<br />
a heartwarming<br />
charity concert from<br />
the Estonian Radio<br />
Children’s Choir,<br />
innovative New York<br />
drummer Ari Hoenig<br />
(pictured) and<br />
his trio Punk Bop<br />
and the new vocal<br />
queen of bossa nova<br />
Giana Viscardi bring<br />
contemporary heat<br />
to proceedings.<br />
Violin virtuoso<br />
Jean-Luc Ponty is<br />
also on hand with a<br />
jazz-rock band that<br />
has to be heard to<br />
be believed, while<br />
other highlights<br />
include Christian<br />
Prommer and his<br />
Trüby Trio livening<br />
up the dancefl oor<br />
and the Estonian<br />
Police Orchestra<br />
Bigband celebrating<br />
the 100th birthday<br />
of Benny Goodman.<br />
jazzkaar.ee<br />
DECEMBER 09 | TRAVELLER | 15
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