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Ladytron
Roundhouse, London
THERE'S a collective call for more as Ladytron leave the stage at the end of this gig.
It's their reward for a set that has seen the band successfully return after a seven-year hiatus, with London the culmination of a short three-date tour taking in Glasgow and the band's native Liverpool.
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