Music: Booking now

As hearts start racing in the run-up to V day, Florence And The Machine announce a Cosmic Love Tour, which includes three big dates at the Hammersmith Apollo (2-15 May, starting at Olympia Theatre, Dublin, ticketmaster.co.uk ) … Hoping we've all forgotten about that unpleasant golden shower incident since his last visit to the UK over eight years ago, R&B star R Kelly returns for a few dates (5-11 Apr, starting at Manchester Apollo, seetickets.com ) … South African jazz piano legend Abdullah Ibrahim will perform with his seven-piece band Ekaya (27-31 Mar, starting at The Sage Gateshead, as part of the Gateshead International Jazz Festival, thesagegateshead.org ) … Before Matt Groening's ATP gathering in May, post-punk saxophonist James Chance & Les Contorsions make a special appearance in Mile End (28 Feb, The Victoria, E3, wegottickets.com ) with Electricity In Our Homes and the Horrors' Joshua Third on the decks … Influential 1960s British group the Pretty Things play The Blues Kitchen Festival Of Rhythm And Blues (22-29 Feb, The Blues Kitchen, NW1, theblueskitchen.com ), which includes free gigs by Big Joe Louis, Little Barrie and Son Of Dave.