Live music booking now

Plenty of time yet to prepare for the high-voltage stadium rave of Chase & Status, who headline the first day of this year's South West Four (25 & 26 Aug, Clapham Common) ... Villagers, Cherry Ghost and Beth Jeans Houghton lead the hazy, lazy sounds at the Deer Shed Festival (20-22 Jul, Baldersby Park, nr Thirsk) ... Likewise, Richard Hawley is the crooning headliner for the new No Direction Home festival (8-10 Jun, Welbeck Abbey, nr Worksop) ... Grime and rock heavyweights team up as Dizzee Rascal supports Red Hot Chili Peppers (23 Jun, Knebworth Park, Stevenage; 24 Jun, Stadium Of Light, Sunderland) ... Ye olde industrial behemoths Ministry reunite to play their, er, "hits" (16-21 Jul, tour begins O2 Bristol Academy) ... Alternatively, all hail the doomy American drone of Sunn O))) (10 Jun, Coalition, Brighton, seetickets.com; 12 Jun, KOKO, NW1) ... And for a dreamy, 60s girl group-inspired antidote, Best Coast return to tour their forthcoming album (16-22 Jun, starts O2 ABC 2, Glasgow) ...