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Adele performs the fruits of her work with Rick Rubin and Paul Epworth on her new album, 21 (12-21 Apr, tour begins at Olympia Theatre, Dublin, allgigs.co.uk ) … The unstoppable Janelle Monáe plays it again next month (24 Feb-1 Mar, tour begins at O2 Academy Bristol, gigsandtours.com ) … Having killed it across Europe, the Big Four that are Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax headline Sonisphere (8-10 Jul, Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, sonispherefestivals.com ) … The women of Warpaint are back in May (11-24 May, tour begins at the Junction, Cambridge, livenation.co.uk ) … Buzzcocks, Emmy The Great and Factory Floor join the Charlatans, Black Lips, Howard Marks and more for the new Friends Of Mine Festival (21-22 May, Capesthorne Hall in Siddington, Cheshire, fomfest.com ) … Early bird tickets are available for The Great Escape (12-14 May, various venues, Brighton, escapegreat.com) and Lovebox (Victoria Park, E9, 15-17 Jul, lovebox.net ) … Finally, prepare to pogo in a cartoon punk way to Blink 182, who headline T In The Park (Balado, 8-10 Jul, tinthpark.com ).