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The week in music: December 8, 2008

Gallery  The week in music: Pendulum
A photographer captures the precise moment Ben 'the Verse' Mount of Pendulum is transported by a great white light during their Brixton Academy gig. Where did he end up? Nobody knows, he hasn't been seen since ... Photograph: William E Sharp/Retna Pictures
Gallery  The week in music: Britney Spears
Britney Spears performs on Good Morning America earlier this week. If her recent X Factor appearance is anything to go by, the silhouette is the best bit Photograph: JPI Studios/Retna Pictures
Gallery  The week in music: Slipknot
Slipknot's Joey Jordison performing live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, with what must be an extremely obstructive get-up for a drummer to be sporting Photograph: Retna Pictures/Retna Pictures
Gallery  The week in music: Coldplay Live In Concert - Birmingham
Coldplay kick off their UK tour at the Birmingham NIA. They'll have someone's eye out with those lasers ... Photograph: Jason Sheldon/PA
Gallery  The week in music: St. Andrews Day Concert For Versus Cancer
Dougie Payne of Travis performs at the St Andrew's day concert for Versus Cancer at the Glasgow Carling Academy. And you just can't make a joke about cancer, even if it is a crap one made in a picture caption Photograph: Martin McNeil/Getty
Gallery  The week in music: Kaiser Chiefs
P Diddy hires a man to hold his umbrella, but Ricky Wilson goes one better. Performing at the Xfm Winter Wonderland gig at Brixton Academy, the Kaiser Chiefs singer employs someone to hold his trousers up Photograph: Phil Bourne/Retna Pictures
Gallery  The week in music: Kid Rock performing live at the Zenith in Munich
Munich, Germany: Kid Rock tells his roadies that next time he wants a bigger hoodie Photograph: Michael Malfer/Retna Pictures
Gallery  The week in music: Tina Turner
Tina Turner performing at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, and really giving those veterans something to think about with her inspired choice of dancers Photograph: Retna Pictures/Retna Pictures
Gallery  The week in music: The Grammy Nominations Concert
'1,2,3,4, I declare thumb war ...' John Mayer and BB King kill time while waiting to perform at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live Photograph: Landov/Retna Pictures
Gallery  The week in music: Taylor Swift Los Angeles
Taylor Swift tries to make it through a rendition of her song I'm Sorry at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live, but jet lag gets the better of her Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/REUTERS
Gallery  The week in music: Roisin Murphy
Roisin Murphy regrets ticking the 'oversized' box when ordering those curtains from John Lewis for her performance at Brixton Academy Photograph: Mark Pinson/Retna Pictures
Gallery  The week in music: Primal Scream
Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream performs as part of the NME Rock'N'Roll Riot Tour at Hammersmith Apollo, London. The 'rock'n'roll' and 'riot' bits are just out of shot Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images
Gallery  The week in music: Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley's Cee-Lo makes it look so easy while performing at the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival. Actually, he doesn't at all, he's drenched in sweat and making it look very hard indeed Photograph: DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS
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