Previews: Music

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Katie Melua The O2 arena

Singer Katie Melua has been busy promoting her new album.

So she’s looking forward to drawing this series of concert dates to a close and putting up her feet.

The tour ends on November 11 and Katie plans to take some time off, although she admitted she’s not good at staying still for too long.

She told The Wharf: “Usually after five weeks on the road I’m desperate to go home but then after a few weeks there I’m desperate to be touring again.

“This year has been non-stop touring, so I’m looking forward to spending some time at home and letting life revolve around me.�

But that doesn’t mean she’s winding down on stage.

She said: “The live gigs are more energetic than the albums. I like to have fun on stage and I’d go crazy just doing ballads.�

Nov 8, 6.30pm, £19.50-£32.50, 0844 856 0202, www.theo2.co.uk, Jubilee: North Greenwich

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Kanye West The O2 arena

Kanye West’s groundbreaking Glow In The Dark tour comes to The O2 arena for two dates.

The show has achieved critical acclaim cross the world. This will be the first time UK fans can watch the new show, which has been touring the globe.

West’s atypical hip hop set design includes a robot designed by acclaimed artist Christian Colon, creatures designed by the legendary Jim Henson creature store, as well as Daft Punks Pyramid.

This will prove an epic show that transcends the all too familiar boundaries of hip hop.

West is a 10-time Grammy-award-winning rapper, record producer and singer. Since his first album in 2004, he has been a sound innovator and his style of production often uses pitched-up vocal samples, usually from soul songs, with his own drums and instruments.

Nov 11-12, 6.30pm, £35, 0844 856 0202, www.theo2.co.uk, Jubilee: North Greenwich

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Barb Jungr Greenwich Theatre

Barb Jungr brings her vocal talents to Greenwich combining songs from the cream of British, French and American songwriters.

With material by Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson and Robb Johnson, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, the singer explores the human experience with passion and humour.

Jungr’s work spans jazz, blues and folk genres and most recently she celebrated the repertoire of Nina Simone.

Her work Mabel Stark: Tiger Tamer appears earlier in the day as part of Musical Futures, Greenwich Theatre’s annual festival of new music theatre. This year, the festival has taken a change in direction following its partnership with Nitro.

Nitro works with leading black artists to create music theatre that reflects a contemporary black experience.

Barb Jungr, Nov 8, 7.30pm, £17.50 (concs); Musical Futures, Nov 8-9, Sat 1.30pm, Sun 2.45pm, FREE, 020 8858 7755, www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk,
DLR: Greenwich

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Early Music Festival Greenwich
The Greenwich International Early Music Festival and Exhibition returns to the Old Royal Naval College.

A celebration of all things early music, the event – the largest festival of its kind – includes a programme of early music performance and an early music exhibitors fair featuring more than 100 instrument makers.

Renowned artists performing in the festival include the award winning vocal ensemble Stile Antico who specialise in undirected consort singing.

Other performances include early and traditional music instrumental duo Horses Brawl and the improvisational medieval music-makers Joglaresa.

The Royal Wind Music will be performing a repertoire of ensemble works written by the most celebrated composers of the period including Brade, Tallis, Parsons, Dowland, Holborne, Schein, Scheidt, de Cabezón, Guerrero, da Palestrina and di Lasso.

Nov 13-16, various times and venues, www.earlymusicfestival.com, DLR: Greenwich