Pet Shop Boys released 15th album, "Nonetheless" in April, with an intimate launch gig at Camden's KOKO on Sunday 26th May (long-since sold out), before commencing their "Dreamworld" tour. 2019 was the last time Nicki Minaj toured the UK, and from 25th May she kicks-off her "Pink Friday 2" UK/ Ireland tour. Richard Hawley warms-up in Bangor for his forthcoming 15-date UK/ Ireland tour. Fairport Convention man, Richard Thompson embarks on a summer UK tour, culminating in a Royal Albert Hall date on Saturday, 8th June.

Festival season is now upon us, with Slam Dunk Festival, Love Saves The Day, Cross The Tracks, We Are FSTVL, Bearded Theory, Dot to Dot all kicking-off from 25th May. And there's more, read on!

This week's #VenueOfTheWeek is Leadmill, with Gary Numan, The Dangerous Summer, The Wedding Present, Fin Taylor, Jackie Kay, Georgie Carroll, Ed Cosens, and SONIC Saturday at the Sheffield venue from 20th May.

Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld Touring from 26th May with Dave Pearce	Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 World Tour Touring from 25th May	Richard Hawley Touring from 22nd May	Richard Thompson Touring from 25th May
Five Finger Death Punch London gig on 23rd May with Ice Nine Kills	Arab Strap Touring from 20th May	Busted Brighton gig on 26th May with Scouting for Girls	The Zombies Celebrating 60 Years on Tape Touring from 21st May
The Lovely Eggs Touring from 23rd May	Babybird Touring from 22nd May	Barry Adamson Touring from 22nd May	Brujeria Uprising 2024 Touring from 25th May with Breed 77 and Discharge
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Touring from 23rd May	Roni Size London gigs from 25th May	The Mountain Goats Touring from 21st May	The Beatnuts Touring from 24th May with Rodney P
Tim Booth In Conversation Spoken word touring for the James main-man from 20th May	Orla Gartland I'm your girl, the mini tour Touring from 21st May with Dolores Forever	Spear of Destiny Westworld Weekend XX In Wolverhampton from 25th May with Theatre of Hate, Kirk Brandon and Sex Gang Children	New Rules Back to the Drawing Board Tour, The Drawing Board Tour Touring from 24th May
Deap Vally Touring from 20th May	Danny Brown Touring from 22nd May	Sons of the East Touring from 22nd May	Dana Gavanski Touring from 22nd May
Goldie Kings Heath gig on 25th May	Danny Rampling Touring from 25th May	A Guy Called Gerald Brighton gig on 24th May	James Lavelle Brighton gig on 24th May with UNKLE
A View From the Bridge [Dominic West] London run from 22nd May	Eddie Izzard: Hamlet London run from 23rd May	Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! London run from 25th May	Off Book: The Improvised Musical Touring from 20th May
Heathers The Musical London run from 22nd May	Should I Delete That? Touring from 23rd May	Cantabile - The London Quartet An Evening with Cantabile - the London Quartet London event on 22nd May	Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands Glasgow run from 21st May
Brian Butterfield Touring from 21st May	Adam Buxton The Adam Buxton Podcast: Live Touring from 20th May	Steve Bugeja Touring from 23rd May	ShxtsNGigs London gig on 26th May

Festivals

Slam Dunk Festival Touring from 25th May with You Me At Six, All-American Rejects, Boys Like Girls, We the Kings, and many more	Live at Leeds Live at Leeds in the Park on 25th May with The Kooks, Declan McKenna, The Cribs, Melanie C, and many more	Love Saves The Day Bristol gigs from 25th May with The Streets, CamelPhat, Sub Focus, Rudimental, and many more	Cross The Tracks London on 26th May with Erykah Badu, BadBadNotGood, En Vogue, Eve, and many more
Bearded Theory In Derbyshire, with Jane's Addiction, Amyl and the Sniffers, Future Islands, Sleaford Mods, and more from 23rd May	We Are FSTVL Dagenham gigs from 25th May with Chase and Status, Eric Prydz, Wilkinson, Green Velvet, and many more	Wide Awake Festival London on 25th May with Young Fathers, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Slowdive, Modeselektor, and more	Dot to Dot In Bristol and Nottingham from 25th May with gglum, Jockstrap, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Panic Shack, and more