One of the 2012 most popular new acts head to London for two shows in January

(TRAVPR.COM) UK - January 18th, 2013 - One of 2012’s biggest runaway successes in the music charts, Alt-J, are set for two huge gigs at one of the capital’s most-loved music venues on January 18th and 19th 2013.

The Shepherd’s Bush Empire is one of London’s long-standing favourite venues, for audiences and performers alike, oft cited as one of musicians’ favourite places to play in the capital.

Formerly a BBC recording theatre, the space benefits from a fantastic acoustic and, despite a very sunken audience pit, making standing close a bit of a neck-craner, its worn grandeur and friendly international atmosphere keep it buzzing.

This year Alt-J join the long list of notable luminaries who have passed through the Empire’s doors. Delighting pop fans with their mixture of ‘genre-hopping’ tunes, the band have been one of British pop-rock’s successes of 2012.

New music fans keen to check out these new kids on the block can make a weekend of it through LondonTown.com, which has some excellent deals on cheap London hotels for the Alt-J concert weekend.

There’s 51% off double rooms at the K West Hotel and Spa London, just the other end of Shepherd’s Bush Green from the Empire – you can get a room with two adults sharing for £104 on Friday 18th.

A short tube ride away is the Hilton London Olympia Hotel, next to the Kensington Olympia train station, with doubles from just £78 on the same night.

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