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Oxford dropouts Foals bring epic angst courtesy of their latest album Total Life Forever, (29 Oct to 12 Nov, starting at Leeds 02 Academy, gigsandtours.com ) ... Brits Critics Choice winner Ellie Goulding plays more of her vintage-styled synthy pop later in the year (28 Oct to 28 Nov, starting at 02 Academy, Newcastle upon Tyne, ents24.com ) ... Macmillan Cancer Support return with a second Brick Lane Takeover of fundraising fine new sounds from the smart indie pop of Allo Darlin' to the uplifting hip-hop of Beatbullyz and more (Various venues, 17 Jun, wegottickets.com ) ... Metal, punk and hardcore fans can revel in the Imperial Never Say Die! tour (31 Oct to 5 Nov, starting at 02 Academy, Birmingham, seetickets.com ), with Parkway Drive, Comeback Kid and Your Demise among the mosh thrills ... The spookily cosmic rock of Black Mountain sets out to hypnotise again (13 Jul to 7 Oct, starting at The Lexington, N1, seetickets.com ) ... Rescheduled due to volcanic ash, Sam Amidon, Ben Frost, Nico Muhly and Valgeir Sigurðsson bring collaborative sonics to The Whale Watching Tour (27 Sep, Barbican Hall, EC2, barbican.org.uk )