September 6 2011 – Tinie Tempah, Katy B and other nominees for this year's Mercury Prize arrive at the awards ceremony in London.
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, James Blake, Anna Calvi, Adele, PJ Harvey, Ghostpoet, Gwilym Simcoc and members of Metronomy also hit the red carpet at the Grosvenor House.
In order to be eligible to receive a nomination, the album must have been released over the past 12 months - you can see the full countdown in the Gigwise round-up below.
What do you think of this year's nominees? Don't forget to come back later tonight to find out who wins this year.
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