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Bob Dylan and his band will tour Europe in October and November including these three London dates at HMV Apollo Hammersmith in November. Mark Knopfler and band will also perform. Bob Dylan and His Band Plus Mark Knopler 19-Nov-2011 to 21-Nov-2011 Tickets on sale Friday 23rd Septmber from 9am   CLICK TO GET BOB DYLAN TICKETS WHAT'S ON HMV Apollo Hammersmith, London

Congratulations to PJ Harvey who was recently announced as winner of the 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Album of the Year with her eighth studio album, Let England Shake (Island) . When it was nominated. Harvey said, “I am thankful for this recognition of my work, and look forward to finally being able to attend the event in person in September.” This was Harvey’s fourth nomination; she was previously nominated for Rid of Me in 1993 and To Bring You My Love in 1995, and in 2001 she won the award with Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea. She accepted the award from her hotel room in Washington DC on September 11, 2001. This latest nomination also marked 10 years since she became the first female to win the Mercury prize and Harvey now stands alongside Radiohead as the most nominated artist in the prize’s history. Released in February, Let England Shake is the fastest selling record of Harvey’s career featuring long-standing collaborators Flood, John Parish, Mick Harvey and Jea

Jonathan Jeremiah, who’s debut album “A Solitary Man” was recently released to widespread critical acclaim, garnering significant national radio support, releases his new single “Lost“ on September 12th through Island Records. With previous single ‘Heart of Stone’ a top 20 airplay hit and spending an incredible 7 weeks on the ‘A’ list at Radio 2, ‘Lost’ seems destined to build on the incredible support at radio. Following an amazing performance at the North Sea Jazz festival in Holland, Jonathans’ album is currently No.3 in the Dutch charts. A full European tour is now scheduled for October. The Londoner was recently invited by Rumer, a self-declared fan, to open for the Brit nominated singer at her Manchester show and he has just completed a sold out UK tour supporting Katie Melua. The summer sees Jonathan playing a number of shows in Europe including PukelPop in Holland. Jeremiah first came to prominence when he was invited to appear on Later With Jools a full five months before the