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Pinch, punch, first of the month. Yup, it's starting to get dark early and summer seems like a very distant memory - but fear not, between now and Halloween there's a whole month of musical magic as October holds some of the most excitings gigs and releases that we've seen all year.
From Arctic Monkeys, Chvrches, Jay Z, Bastille and even David Brent hitting the road, to new albums and EPs from the likes of Arcade Fire, Albert Hammond Jr, Sleigh Bells and Polica, October looks set to be a month to remember.
So shake off those winter blues as we take you through 23 reasons to be excited about music in October
