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Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Rock and pop listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd (Glasgow) and Mark Robertson] Henry Northmore (Edinburgh).
Ticket information
Tickets for most medium/large concerts can be bought from the following:
Glasgow
Virgin, Buchanan Galleries. 332 4400
Credit card bookings from: Ticket Link: 287 5511.
Way Ahead: 339 8383.
Edinburgh
Virgin Princes Street. 220 3234. Ripping Records South Bridge. 228 7010.
Assembly Rooms George Street. 220 4349
Way Ahead 0141 339 8383
THURSDAY 4
Glasgow
I Turin Brakes and Simian Queen Margaret L'nion. L'niversity Gardens. 339 9784. 7.30pm. £8.50 pIUs booking fee. Winsome gentle jangling from the duo who were recently nominated for a Mercury Music Prize. (‘ool psychedelic electronica from Simian who will go down well with Stereolab and Broadcast fans.
I T-Rextasy Pavilion. Renfield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm. £I2/£10. A Bolan bonanza of T-Rex hits from this well- known tribute band. recently voted the UK‘s best.
I Walter Trout 8. The Radicals The Ferry. Clyde Place. 429 8676. 8pm. £12.50. Veteran blues guitarist who celebrates 35 years of playing on his current album (in The Distance.
I Mull Historical Society and Pupkin King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7 plus booking fee. Former Mull residents Colin McIntyre and Alan Malloy hewitch with their epic tales of smalltown life. I Verbal and Odeon Beat Club The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £2. Indie pop.
I Confusion, Bigman, Waystar, Diaz and Silvertone The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 7.15pm. £3 (advance); £3.50 (door). ()ver- 14s. Showcase of mainstream sounds from local bands.
I Mr Underhill, Brown Eye Superfly and Diadem Fury Murrys. Maxwell Street. 221 6511. 9pm. £3. including entry to post-gig club.
I Supreme Mango Tchai ()vna. ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Funk/soul.
I The Counterfeit Clash Studio One. Byres Road. 342 6516. 9pm. Free. Clash and other covers.
I The Vagabonds The Scoiia. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free. Popular covers.
I Greenville I'isge Beatha. Woodlands Road. 564 1596. 9pm. Free. Americana.
I Jam Session Samuel Dow‘s. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Weekly jam.
Edinburgh
I Suburbia, Travler and Stealer IIeriot-Watt [Tniversity Union. Riccarton. 451 5333. 9pm. Free. Triple bill of indie with a dose of funk rock from Stealer as Ileriot Watt i'e-start their live music programme for this term.
FRIDAY 5 '
Glasgow
OMercury Rev and Nicolai Dunger Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £10 plus booking fee. ()ver- 14s show. The Rev present the lush. majestic. orchestral sounds of their latest ecstatically received album All Is l)l'('(lIII.. Dunger is another spacey dreamer of a musician.
I Dreadzone The Arches. Argyle Street. 0901 022 0300. Price the. Reggaeilied dance sounds. Or should that be dancitied reggae sounds from British dub techno merchants who disappeared a few years back but have re-emerged this month a new album. Sound.
I The Bathers, The lnterferons and The Lush Rollers King Tut‘s Wah Wah Ilut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8 plus booking fee. Moody. hroody sounds from Chris ’I‘homson's outfit who have jUst released a new album Desire Reguirierl. Support from lnverness band The Lush Rollers who play a blend of rootsy styles and have just released their debut album 117m 3' Driving 7
I Melt Banana, Hassle Hound and Late Night Foreign Radio The 13th Note Club. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 8pm. £5. Iixtreme sounds from Japan's experimental underbelly. with local supports.
I Krank The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £2. Iilectronica. I Bedlam Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 33 9637. 9pm. Goth/industrial club night with live music element.
I Driverdown, Fool’s Circle and Entropy Fury Murrys. Maxwell Street. 221 651 1. 9pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club.
I Mojo Risin’, Panacea and Joe
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Crow Strawberry Fields. Oswald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. Rock.
I Country Air Grand Ole ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm.
. £3 (£2 members). Country hoedown. Fab ftin for all the family.
I Abba Disco Party Bourbon
‘ Street. George Street. 5520141. 7pm.
£5 (£14.50 with dinner). Featuring an Abba tribute act.
I Ducks McChuills. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Iii-octane garage pop.
I Isis Samuel Dow’s. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Out By Degrees, Brutal Goose and Zaks The Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 7.30pm. £3. This heavy metal triple bill descend on the Mercat.
I The Splitters Bongo Club. 14 New Street. 558 7604. 11pm. £7 (£5). The Splitters put in a live set at ska and rock steady club night Dr No's.
SATURDAY 6
Glasgow
I Shed Seven and The 458 Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £12.50 plus booking fee. ()ver- 14s show. Perennial indie underachievers dish up their catchy lo- cal tunes for the faithful. You wouldn't believe they‘d had so many hits.
I Cosmic Rough Riders, The Electric Soft Parade and Kid Galahad Queen Margaret Union. Ifniversity Gardens. 339 99784. 7.30pm. £8 plus booking fee. Glasgow‘s latest heirs to the Californian jangle pop crown. the Cosmics headline this Rolling Rock-sponsored indie triple bill fresh from their recent L12 supports and jetting round the globe.
I All About Eve Cottier Theatre. Ilyndland Street. 357 3868. 7.30pm.
£1 1.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Virgin. Former ‘folk goth‘ heroes. Will they attract a new generation of goths with their whimsical ditties‘.’ Perhaps not.
I Jack Bruce And The Cuicoland Express ()ld Fruitmarket. Albion Street. 287 5111. £19.50. Iirstwhile Cream bassist exercises his grounding in jazz and
' rhythm ‘n‘ blues with the help of sidekicks Vernon Reid and Bernie
Worrell.
I Crocodile Rock Pavilion Theatre. Renfield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm. £12. Dieter Graham as Iilton John.
I Jiva, Workshy and Cat Kills 6 King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50 (advance); £4 (door). Local band triple hill.
I Dolly Varden, Jim Roll and
Tandy The 13th Note Club. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 8pm. £10. An evening of alt.country and Americana headlined by Chicago band Dolly Varden. supported by Canada‘s Tandy.
I Red Alert and Distortion The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Old school punk action.
I Newtown Grunts and The Splitters Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall
Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Album launch for charming punks the Grunts.
I Cardiac Arrest, Terrain and Source Strawberry Fields. Oswald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. Indie.
I Boots & Saddles Grand Ole ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 42‘) 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Country sounds.
I The Beatles Beat Bourbon Street. George Street. 5520141. 7pm. £5 (£16.50 with dinner). Tribute to the Fab Four.
I Open Stage The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 I527. 4—8pm. Free. Weekly session for local musicians.
HITLIST*
Oasis If ye gorra a ticket fur this then yer in fer a mad night as Noel and Liam party like it's 1994 for their tenth Birthday. See feature. Barrow/and, Glasgow, Sat 13 8 Sun 14 Oct.
New Order The eleven years which have elapsed since their last live show in Scotland makes Barney Sumner and his pals’ return all the more heavily anticipated. See preview. Barrow/and, Glasgow. Sun 7 & Mon 8 Oct.
Faust German krautrock pioneers go for full-on senSOry overload. See preview. Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Tue 9 Oct.
Aimee Mann The woman who inspired the cinematic beauty Magnolia proves why she's more than just the soundtrack to some movie. See preview. Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 73 Oct.
Groove Armada With their new album. out in the coming weeks. Groove Armada are out to prove they are more than just coffee table fodder. See preview OMU, Glasgow, Thu 18 Oct.
Tattoo The Planet feat Slayer, Cradle Of Filth, Sepultura, Biohazard and Raging Speedhorn An altered line-up in the wake of the bombings in the US sees Biohazard and Sepultura step in to the sturdy DMs of Pantera and Static-X for this monster metal line-up. SECC, Glasgow. Thu 11 Oct.
Mercury Rev and Nicolai Dunger Grasshopper and his wiggy buddies attempt to recreate the ethereal joy of their recorded output including tracks from this year's All Is Dream. Barrow/and, Glasgow, Fri 5 Oct.
Super Furry Animals Yes. Rings Around The World in surround sound. replete with nutted visuals and probably other smashing stuff as well. Probably drive you mad but you'll have a lovely time getting there. Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, Sat 6 Oct. Eels Mr Souljacker — Mr Unabomber lookalike, call him what you will but our man E is quite clearly an eccentric but has a belly load of contrary skewed rock to keep everyone guessing. Barrow/and, Glasgow, Thu 18 Oct.