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Platinum-selling queen of neo soul Erykah Badu plays a one-off London date (24 Jul, 02 Academy, SE10, gigsandtours.com ) … Hirsute Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro tour their fifth album, Only Revolutions, (25 Nov-4 Dec, starting at the AECC, Aberdeen, gigsandtours.com ) … LA's moody leather-clad rockers Black Rebel Motorcycle Club return for more dates (5-11 Dec, starting at the Manchester Academy, gigsandtours.com ) … Saint Etienne play their only festival show, headlining the inaugural Apple Cart Festival (25 Jul, Shoreditch Park, E1, theapplecartfestival.com , ticketweb.co.uk ) alongside Edwyn Collins, Steve Mason and a full-on family-friendly arts lineup … Brooklyn rockers The Hold Steady perform blue-collar rock from their latest album, Heaven Is Whenever (HMV Forum, NW5, 22 Jun, Academy 2, Manchester, 26 Jun, seetickets.com ) ... Seventies art-punk heroes Gang Of Four curate a one-off series of arty performance events, History's Not Made By Great Men (7-9 Jun, starting at Exchange Court, WC2, pledgemusic.com ) starting with the band in conversation with comic author John Niven …