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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment

The week in music: July 18 2008

Mika performs
Mika leads the crowd through a version of Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes during the Francofolies music festival Photograph: Xavier Leoty/AFP
Bjork performs
Bjork makes clever use out of a giant toffee wrapper during her concert at the Vingio Parkas, Lithuania Photograph: Petras Malukas/AFP
ZZ Top perform
ZZ Top celebrate reaching a combined age of 14,186 at Museumsplatz Photograph: Henning Kaiser/AFP
The Pigeon Detectives perform
Matt Bowman of the Pigeon Detectives is still steaming from Alexis Petridis's review of their latest album. This is from T in the Park festival Photograph: Graham Denholm/Getty
Wu Tang Clan perform
Wu Tang Clan thrilled crowds at Shepherd's Bush Empire Photograph: Elinor Jones/Retna
The Do perform
French band the Do perform at the Francofolies music festival. Apparently 98% of potential caption jokes here lead to investigation from the PCC Photograph: Xavier Leoty/AFP
Saxon perform
Saxon keep up this week's quota of long grey rock hair at the 42nd Montreux Jazz festival Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/EPA
Amy Winehouse
"I know there's a plectrum in here somewhere." Amy Winehouse plays on the main stage at T in the Park Photograph: Drew Farrell/Retna
Vaya Con Dios perform
Belgian band Vaya Con Dios perform onstage during a concert at the Byblos International festival. Well, it kinda beats the Camden Barfly Photograph: Wael Hamzeh/EPA
Richard Ashcroft performs
Richard Ashcroft knew the Verve's T in the Park set had its plodding moments, which is why he pulled out the old microphone swallowing trick Photograph: Graham Denholm/Getty
The Who perform
Roger Daltrey looks genuinely scared of what Pete Townshend is doing here, as the Who perform a surprise concert during the Harmonix and MTV Games Rock Band Party at the Orpheum Theatre Photograph: Charley Gallay/Getty
peter doherty drinks
Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty ruins his reputation by being caught drinking during the Vieilles Charrues festival in France Photograph: Fred Tanneau/Getty
Justin Timberlake
You told everyone that Justin Timberlake couldn't be any more irritating. Then he proves you wrong by posing for this picture, onstage during the 2008 ESPY Awards. Which in itself is quite annoying. See you next week! Photograph: Jeff Kravitz/Getty
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