Pop: Five Big Guitar Sounds

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Page and Plant The Zeppelin duo blast through old and new material.

Wembley Arena (08-902 0902) Thur, Fri

Glenn Branca's Electric Guitar Swarm A highlight of the "American Pioneers" season.

Barbican, London EC2 (07-638 889) Sat

Mercury Rev US cult heroes support their excellent moody and melodic new album, Deserter's Songs.

Garage, London N5 (07-607 88) Wed

Stereophonics Increasingly popular Welsh pop rockers who have sold out all dates.

Leisure Centre, Hereford (0432 27878) Sat; Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth (0705 799977) Wed

Mansun Proggy Cheshire band completing a virtually sold-out tour.

Corn Exchange, King's Lynn (0553 773578) Sat; Brookes University, Oxford (0865 484750) Sun; Riviera, Torquay (0803 206333) Mon