NOT POP
The Pop Group
Whelan's, Dublin 8pm €20
whelanslive.com
They were, let it be duly noted, one of the most challenging post-punk bands of the late 1970s, but time has been generous to Bristol’s Pop Group, which reformed five years ago and who now sound as atonally current (and rather good) as any alt.act you care to name.
DEFINITELY POP
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Take That
Odyssey Arena, Belfast 8pm £90/£70/£60
odysseyarena.com
25 years after they first burst forth, the now truncated Take That (there’s only Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen left) remain a sturdy enough pop proposition. Expect a visual treat of a show, extremely good commercial pop songs, and a flagrant display of dad-dancing.
