Rock & pop
Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our oflices at least eight days before publication. Rock and pop listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd (Glasgow) and Mark Robertson/ Henry Horthmore (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. 226 7010.
Assembly Rooms George Street. 220 4349
Way Ahead 0141 339 8383
Glasgow
0 The White Stripes and The Von Bondies Queen Margaret l'nion. 22 t'niyersity (iardens. 33‘) 0784. 7.30pm. S()l.l) ()1'1'. Brother/sister indie-hlues hot gig action from Detroit. I The Beta Band and Ben’s Symphonic Orchestra The Beat Room. The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 0901 022 0300. 7pm. l-"ree. htit call box office to reserve your ticket. Recording of the BB(‘2 music show with the inx entiy e Beta Band doing their space cow hoy thing tnost engagingly.
I Errol Brown Royal (‘oncert Hall. 2 Sattchiehall Street. 287 551l. 7.30pm. £18/L‘l6.50/£ l 5 pltis credit card hooking lee. lix-llot ('hocolate smoothy.
I Addys D’Mercedes The Perry. (‘lyde Place. 42‘) 8676. 8pm. £7.50 (£5 l. Jan. salsa and Latin gromes from this (‘uhan performer. l’uri ur‘Si (‘ubuf
I Downliner, Frisk, Mutterfly, Young Girls Wanted and Boomhauer The (‘athouse IS t'nion Street. 248 6606. 7.15pm. £3.50, ()yer- l-ls .s'how. Local haiid showcase.
I One Root, Surround and Mama Rag King Tut's \Vah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 527‘). 8.30pm. £3.50 (advance). £4 (door). Local hand triple hill. replacing the cancelled Zeke/Hog Molly show.
I Opopop The 13th .\'oie cure. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £4. lixperimental sounds. l’ltis Diskono DJs.
I Animation and Aether Flux Nice'n'Slealy.-12l Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £thc.
I Opitomy, Middleman and Minusthree Fury Murrys. 96 Maxwell Street. 221 6511.9pm. £3. including entry to post-gig club.
I Scooby Snacks Studio One. (irosvenor Hotel. (irosVL‘llOt‘ 'I‘errace. Byres Road. 341 65l6. 9pm. Free.
I Greenville t'isge Beatha. 232 Woodlands Road. 564 1596. 9pm. liree. Americana.
I The Vagabonds The Scotia. l 12- ll-l Stockw ell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free. Popular coycrs.
I Jam Session Samuel l)ow ‘s, 67-0] Nithsdale Road. 423 0l07. H.30pm. Free. I Open Mic 'l‘chai ()\ na. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 452-1. 8pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Electric Soft Parade, Kid Galahad and Calvin La Belle Angele. llastie's (low. 225 7536. 7.30pm.
I Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros It has taken until the last c0uple of years for the ex-Clash leader to find his niche. Here he chucks in a splash of latin. folk. s0ul and reggae to the stomping rock melee. See preView. Barrow/and. Glasgow. Sun 78 Nov.
I Tricky Perhaps not as mad or bad as many have previously estimated. Tricky can still amaze with his tangled and warped hip hop vision. See preview. Arches. Glasgow. Sat 77 Nov.
I Pulp it will be exoting to see Pulp in a modest-Sized venue like th s. and with the new found rest in l"./e Love Life the Barras is bound to reach bOiling point. Barrow/and. Glasgow. Thu 22 Nov.
I They Might Be Giants Remebered primarily for “Birdhouse In Your Soul'. they continued to move and shake Stateside but enjoy cult adoration for their (ltlltk—FKMGI‘ pop here. See preview. arage. Glasgow. Sun 25 Nov.
I Stereophonics Magical muSical piXie Kelly Jones has seen his band of anthemic pub rockers become one of the biggest acts in the land this year. SECC. Glasgow. Sat 24 <9 Sun 25 NOV.
I The White Stripes All set to become biggest band on earth . . . blah blah blah . . . raggle taggle Bob Dylan Jon Spencer setindclash . . . blah blah blah . . . believe the hype. O/l/lU. G/asgouc Thu 75 Nov 8 Liquid Room. Edinburgh. Fri l6 Nov. I Poets Of Rhythm This German funk outfit enjoy an endorsement from DJ Shadow and have had their latest platter put out by those keen eared boffins at Ninja Tune. What more of a recommendation do you need? Arches. Glasgow. Fri 16‘ Nov. I The Handsome Family and Andrew Bird A pair of singularly minded outfits with their own personal takes on the allCOUlllfly genre. See preView. Queen Margaret College Student Union. Edinburgh. Fri 76 Nov 8 the Arches. Glasgow. Sun 18 Nov.
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I Ska Night The Venue. I7 21 ('altoii Road. 557 3073. Split. L'thc. (‘liai‘ity ska night \\ illi acts still to he continued.
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