Madonna, Faith No More, MGMT: all live in Israel this week!

Tomorrow night sees a biggie for music fans in Israel. Tomorrow night also kicks off the last month of really good gigs to look forward to, possibly until next summer, so if you haven’t splashed the cash up til now, here’s your chance…

We all know about Madonna and her visit to her beloved Israel, right? She’s by far the biggest star to perform in Israel this year but I’m actually a little surprised at the lack of hysteria around this one; could it be that Israelis have been spoilt by the sheer number of stars performing here this summer and a teeny weeny bit of apathy is setting in? Depeche Mode’s gig back in May seemed to grab the headlines more, at least in my opinion, although that gig was the first of the summer and probably did a lot to promote Israel as a safe and popular place for other artists to come and visit.

But did you realize there’s another big night of music at the Trade Fair Center in Tel Aviv, just across the road from Madonna’s show? If you’re more into indie/electronic music the Heineken Music Conference could be right up your alley. Spread over two nights (Tuesday and Wednesday), with a lineup that includes MGMT, Faith No More, Dinosaur Jr., James Murphy & Pat Mahoney from LCD Soundsystem, The Dallas Guild and The Monotonix, you might find your own sweet and sticky moment without the Big Lady across the road…

Here are some clippy moments for you to enjoy. I’ll be at the Madonna show on Wednesday night (the second gig), but have a feeling the inner guitar hero within me will be across the road…