Erik Johnson returns to the city, after melting the roof at the Hare & Hounds with space rock offshoot Moon Duo in January, with the minimalist space drone of Wooden Shjips. The psychedelic warlords released their fifth studio album V earlier this year, whilst it’s a gentler ride than some of their earlier stuff its still an uplifting dayglo sonic swirl of musical invention, guile and far out grooves, like settling into the greatest dream you ever had, emotionally transportive and wilfully transcendent.

Sun 16 Sep 7.30pm at O2 Institute, 78 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DY £17 academymusicgroup.com