The week in music: November 3, 2008

Glasvegas get dazzled during their London Roundhouse show for the BBC Electric Proms. For once, they actually need to be wearing those shades Photograph: BBC

More Electric Proms, this time in Liverpool with lo-fi electro oddballs the Wave Machines. Who needs shades when you've got a baldie paper mask Photograph: Mark Allen/BBC

More BBC Electric Proms, this time with Burt Bacharach who is too cool for both shades and paper masks Photograph: Brian Rasic/Rex Features

Pink, currently riding high in the US charts, performs on NBC Today in New York. The tattoo on her left leg says 'I'm not scared of Katy Perry' Photograph: Richard Drew/AP

Back to London's Electric Proms and this is Noel Gallagher, shortly after hearing that the Guardian were blogging about him again Photograph: BBC

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Christina Aguilera performs during a concert. Despite their best efforts, the backing dancers failed to get in the picture in time Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA

Rather frighteningly, Sir Bob Geldof was this week awarded an honorary doctorate in Music at the Barbican. Either that or he's become a train driver Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty

Rapper Jwl B of lesbian hip-hop group Yo Majesty tries to deal with her helium-filled microphone at Koko in Camden Town, London Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty

Leona Lewis performs at the opening of the Westfield centre, Shepherd's Bush, London. Because multi-level shopping complexes are the new rock'n'roll, obviously Photograph: Retna Pictures

Philadelphia, USA: Singer John Oates performs the national anthem prior to the start of a 2008 World Series game at Citizens Bank Park. Sadly, nobody heard it as Barack Obama had scheduled in a 793-hour infomercial over the top Photograph: David J Phillip/Pool/EPA

Prague, Czech Republic: James Blunt has never, ever looked this animated (or more like the singer in Toploader) Photograph: Libor Fojtik/isifa/Getty

Dublin: Snow Patrol on their mission to play four cities in two days to promote their new album, A Hundred Million Suns. We want to know what the cities had done wrong (ker-tish etc) Photograph: Getty

Melbourne, Australia: This is James Blunt again, looking even weirder than ... oh, sorry, it's Slipknot performing at the Rod Laver Arena Photograph: Richard Sharman/Retna Pictures

Haircut of the week goes to ... soul singer Erykah Badu, who's rocking this creation at the Voodoo Music festival, New Orleans Photograph: Steve C Mitchell/EPA

London: Fall Out Boy perform a secret gig at The London Dungeon. Sadly, not nearly as scary as Slipknot (or James Blunt) Photograph: Yui Mok/Press Association

Former Bond-girl and known introvert Grace Jones arrives at the after party for the world premiere of the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty

Yet another frightening image - this is the Blockheads performing at the Slapstick Silent Comedy festival, Colston Hall. That's all from us until next week. Don't have nightmares ... Photograph: Jason Sheldon/Empics Entertainment