The Week Ahead: James, Jason Donovan, Travis, Anastacia, Il Divo, Less Than Jake, Slow Club and more

Also taking place from Monday 2nd May: Bill Bailey, The Joy Formidable, Vanessa Carlton, Eric Bibb, Long Ryders, The Kills, New Model Army, Channel 4's Comedy Gala with Alan Carr, Milk Teeth, Nina Nesbitt, Rend Collective Experiment, Ferry Corsten, Tim Hecker and more

All prices are exclusive of booking fees. Click on the images for more details and to buy tickets (subject to availability)

This week:

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James from 2nd May to 11th September in London, Nottingham, Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle from £10. Limited tickets available	Jason Donovan 'Ten Good Reasons and Greatest Hits' from 5th May to 29th July in Aberdeen, Hull, Ipswich, York, Liverpool and many more from £19.50 to £45. Tickets available	Travis from 6th to 19th May in London, Norwich, Bristol, Bournemouth, Leicester and more from £11.50 to £25. Limited tickets available	Anastacia from 2nd May to 9th June in London, Gateshead, Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester and more from £32.50 to £55. Some tickets available

Il Divo 'Amor & Pasion Tour' from 6th to 18th May in London, Belfast, Dublin, Brighton, Manchester and more from £35 to £36. Limited tickets available	The Joy Formidable from 7th to 23rd May in London, High Wycombe, Oxford, Norwich, Nottingham and more from £8 to £18	Fairport Convention from 6th May to 1st June in Lewes, Wolverhampton, Oswestry, Harrogate, Wakefield and more from £20 to £28.34	Incognito on 6th May and 26th June in London and Brighton from £17.50 to £27.50
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Eric Bibb from 4th to 21st May in London, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Exeter from £22 to £30	Aled Jones from 6th May to 2nd July in Pembrokeshire, Cardiff, Wells, Denbighshire, Sheffield and more from £35 to £37.50	Less Than Jake from 3rd to 5th May in Oxford, Leicester and Liverpool from £15	Minor Victories from 3rd to 6th May in London, Glasgow, Leeds and Bristol

Laura Cantrell from 4th to 14th May in London, Manchester, Oxford, Leeds, Glasgow and more from £16.50 to £18.70	Vanessa Carlton from 3rd to 18th May in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Bristol from £16	Long Ryders, Sid Griffin 'Final Wild Songs' from 3rd to 8th May in London, Dublin, Manchester, Leeds, Brighton and more from £17.50 to £20. Limited tickets available for last tour.	Slow Club on 2nd May and 3rd June in Preston and North Shields from £10 to £12

Maverick Sabre 'An Intimate Night with' from 4th May onwards in Galway, Reading, Chelmsford, Poole, Southampton and more from £15 to £59.50. Limited tickets available	The Kills on 4th May in London then on tour across the UK in October - from £20	New Model Army from 5th May onwards up to December in West Yorkshire and Lincoln etc from £20 to £23	Kula Shaker from 5th to 20th May in London, Winchester, Edinburgh, Gloucester, Bath and more from £22.50 to £25. Limited tickets available
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Wheatus from 5th May to 7th June in Preston, Newcastle from £15 to £37.50. Limited tickets available	Squarepusher on 6th May in Manchester from £16 - exclusive show, not to be missed	The Hidden Orchestra on 6th May in Edinburgh - last few spaces available	Ferry Corsten on 7th May in Inverness from £22.50 - club tickets available
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Bill Bailey 'Limboland' from 2nd May to 13th September in Trowbridge, Torquay, Bristol, Southampton, Oxford and more from £25 to £27	Channel 4's Comedy Gala with Alan Carr, Kevin Bridges, Michael McIntyre, Shappi Khorsandi, Seann Walsh on 6th May in London - very limited spaces	London Wonderground 'Wonderground Opening Spectacular' - special opening show in London	Greg Foot 'Caution - Safety Goggles Required' from 4th to 31st May in London, Salford, Gateshead, Taunton, Leamington Spa and many more from £14 to £17
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Into the Hoods: Remixed from 4th to 21st May in London, limited run	London Burlesque Festival 'VIP Opening Gala' from 6th to 22nd May in London	Frankenstein [Royal Ballet], Royal Ballet from 4th to 27th May in London and . Limited tickets available	Cloud Gate Dance Theatre from 4th to 11th May in London and Birmingham

Milk Teeth from 3rd to 14th May in London, Southampton, Cardiff, Exeter, Bristol and more from £8 to £8.80	Brother Strut from 4th to 28th May in Bristol, Merthyr Tydfil, Barnstaple, Reading, York and more from £14 to £22	Nina Nesbitt from 4th to 7th May in London, Glasgow, Newcastle from £12 to £14. Limited tickets available	Rend Collective Experiment from 5th to 20th May in London, Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield and more from £18
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Son of Dave from 5th to 29th May in Nottingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, York and more from £12.50 to £16	Tim Hecker on 5th and 16th May in London and Manchester from £15 to £16.50 - rare shows	John Metcalfe from 8th to 28th May in Oxford, Northern Quarter and Bristol from £7.70 to £11	Nell Bryden from 5th May to 10th November in Manchester, Glasgow, York, Leicester and Southampton from £16.50 to £18.15

Paul Pledger

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