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The week in music: 26 September 2008

Vienna, Austria: Leonard Cohen performs on stage at the Konzerthaus
Vienna, Austria: Pssst, Leonard! Doesn't matter if you use your hand as a cover, he'll still hear you on that microphone Photograph: Herbert P Oczeret/EPA
London, UK: Amy Winehouse at The End of Summer Ball
London, UK: Amy Winehouse at The End of Summer Ball, to mark The End of Her Summer of Questionable Live Performances Photograph: Richard Young/Rex Features
San Diego, US: Aaron Behrens of Ghostland Observatory performs during day two of San Diego Street Scene
San Diego, US: Aaron Behrens of Ghostland Observatory performs during day two of San Diego Street Scene. Their MySpace site says they sound like 'a robot making love to a tree!!' - a less inviting prospect we've yet to stumble upon Photograph: Karl Walter/Getty
Columbia, US: Travis Barker performs during the T-Mobile Boulevard block party
Columbia, US: Travis Barker, formerly of Blink-182, performs during the T-Mobile Boulevard block party. Hours later, Barker and DJ AM, also known as Adam Goldstein, were critically injured in a Learjet crash that killed four people Photograph: Sidney Moorer/AP
London, UK: Victoria Lyon, Chantal Leverton, Izzy Johnston and Tasya Hodges of Escala perform at Whitehall Palace
London, UK: Escala hope to bring classical music to the masses. Aided, no doubt, by short hemlines and shiny hair Photograph: Getty
London, UK: Katy Perry performs at Scala
London, UK: Admittedly, we also thought this was Lily Allen wearing stupid glasses. How wrong we were! It is, in fact, Katy Perry wearing stupid glasses Photograph: Retna
Seville, Spain: Llorenc Barber playing bells during a rehearsal by flamenco dancer Andres Martin during the XV Biennale of Seville
Seville, Spain: Llorenc Barber playing 'the bells, the bells!' during a rehearsal by flamenco dancer Andres Martin during the XV Biennale of Seville Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP
San Francisco, US: Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara performs at the Treasure Island Music Festival
San Francisco, US: Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara pulls the face universally acknowledged to mean 'I'm really into my music, in a seriously deep way' Photograph: Araya Diaz/WireImage.com/Getty
Berlin, Germany: Paul Rogers Queen during their 'Cosmos Rocks' tour
We know Paul Rogers and Queen have called their album The Cosmos Rocks, but playing a gig so close to Sirius is beyond the call of duty Photograph: Clemens Bilan/AFP
Tel Aviv, Israel: People cheer Paul McCartney during his Friendship First concert
Tel Aviv, Israel: 'Paul U Make Me Happy' says the sign. Sadly, it also made the 17,000 fans stood directly behind rather miserable Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA
Zurich, Switzerland: Bryan Adams performs during his concert at the Hallenstadion
Zurich, Switzerland: Bryan Adams takes tips from Tegan and Sara and pulls the 'passion' face. Gross Photograph: Alessandro Della Bella/EPA
Istanbul, Turkey: A restored violin that will be used in the 'Violins of Hope' concert which is part of Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations
Istanbul, Turkey: A restored violin that will be used in the Violins of Hope concert that is part of Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
Indianapolis, US: Mindless Self Indulgence perform at the Murat Theatre
Indianapolis, US: Mindless Self Indulgence perform at the Murat Theatre. If they're reading, our grandpa wants his socks back Photograph: Steve C Mitchell/EPA
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