Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication for Glasgow to glasgowelist.co.uk and for Edinburgh to henryelist.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Mark Robertson, Fiona Shepherd and Henry Horthmore.
Ticket information
Tickets for most shows can be obtained in advance from:
Tickets Scotland ’29“ Artiylt: Street. Glasgow 0141 204 ’1101
Tickets Scotland 12? Rose Street. Edinburgh 019,1 920 $1234
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Glasgow
I Teenage Fanclub and Green Peppers Mitchell Theatre. (irans ille Street. SOLD ()1 "I'. The beloved Fannies are back with a iiew album. entitled Mun- niurlt'. which is statistically unliker to feature a new dooiti metal direction.
I We Rock Like Girls Don’t and Mitford Girls King Tut's Wali Wah IIut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Bolshy fem rock with a 1’] Harvey influence. Their new single is the wondei'lully named ‘I Just Wanna Stick My Head In the Bass Drum.
I High on Fire Nice‘n'SIea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 9pm. £7. ‘A supersonic exercise in conquest by volume.‘ Bring it on? (‘ontinuing Slett/y‘s involvement in the ATW80 festival of global sonic grooviness in the pre- stinimer months.
I 4 Most Freak Menoovers. (ilasgow School of Art. 108 Retil'rew Street. .353 4531. I Ipiii. £3/£2Ifree for (BSA and RSAMI) students). Local hip hop M('.
I Ewan & Tommy (Grim Northern Social), Chris Gorman, Beggars Lake, Spyre, Paul Malcolm, Eve Bulloch and Merchant City Barlly. 200 (‘ly-tle Street. 0370 907 0999. 8pm. Acoustic tiight featuring favourite local troubadours.
I Bozllla and Schmoof The [find of the Month Club. the 13th Note Cafe. 50~00 King Street. 553 1038. 9pm. '11 from Bo/illa celebrates 15 years of playing gigs with a retrospective selection of his \s'ares. With special guests. London-based electro-pop dtio Sclimoof and a tribttte to Arthur Miller. performed by Weebles. We would expect nothing less.
I ATP, 8 Lives Left, Drunken Munki, Friday First and Tired of Trying The (‘athouse. I5 l'nion Street. 248 0000. 7.30pm. 34.50 ladvancel. £0 (door). ()ver- 14s show. Skate-punk and punk-pop.
I Silver Sinder Soundset. the Sotmdhaus. 47 Hyde Park Street. 221 4059. 8.30pm. £4.50. Members and guests. Showcase of local bands. with more to be confirmed.
I Sex Positions Bar Bloc. I 17 Bath Street. 574 0000. 9pm. Free. I'S punk and hardcore.
I Sticky Fingers Sttidio ()ne. (irosvenor Hotel. (irosvenor Terrace (off Byres Roadl. 341 0510. 9pm. Free. Rolling Stones tribute.
I The Free Candy Sessions The Liquid Ship. 171-175 (ireat Western Road. .331 1901. 8pm. Free. Laid back. eclectic music session.
I Phil's Session L'isge Beatha. 232 Woodlands Road. 504 1590. 8pm. Free. Weekly jam.
I The Vagabonds The Scotia. 1 12—1 14 Stockw e11 Street. 552 8081. 9pm. Free. Popular covers.
I Jam Session Samuel I)ow 's. 0~ "I \itlisdalc Road. 423 010- 8 30pm I-ree Iiosted h} Independence.
I Live Music Rockers. 14 Midland Street. 221 0720. 7.30pm Free I-otir rock bands to be confirmed
I Live Music Raw. Queen Margaret l'nion. 22 I'ntvcrsity (iardens. 3.39 9'84 8pm. Free. Weekly showcase of local bands.
I Live Music Soundset. the Soundhaus. 47 Hyde Park Street. 221 465‘). S3Ilptti. £4.50. Members and guests Showcase of local bands.
I Live Music .\Ic('huills.4011igh Street. 552 2135. 9pm. Free. New bands night. with line-up to be continued.
I Live Music MacSorleys. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9pm. Free. Three local bands to be confirmed.
I Live Music Starbucks. 252 254 Byres Road. 357 5318. 7pm 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Bitmap and Aidan Smith The ('ellar Bar. 1 (‘Iiambers Street. 407 2539. 8pm. £0. Magical indie pop w itli cunning electronic turns from Bitmap. Twisted Nerve head honcho Aidan Smith does his own singer/songwriterly thing to boot. Both acts are warming tip for the Fence Iloniegame over the coming weekend in Fife.
I The Defence, Joe Viterbo, Good Against Remotes and Heir to a Dying Day Bannerman’s. Nitldr'y Street. 550 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Fundraiser night for the Meadows Festival.
I Born to Be Wide The Street. 2 l’icardy Place. 550 4272. 9pm 1am. Free Mttsic iiidtistry social clth that brings together mtlsos, journalists, promoters. record shop workers and musicians. Willi a varied soundtrack from various industry bods with My Latest Novel and ‘Fast' Iiddie Harrison (Metro) on the decks.
I Dead Beat Club, The T1408 arid Homeland Whistlehinkies. 4 0 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Free. A heat combo. guitar rock and some good old traditional folk rock.
I Open Mic Night ('aledonian Backpackers. .3 Queensfert'y Street. 470 7224. 9pm. Free. Welcoming all styles of tnusical treats. covers and original material.
I Out of the Bedroom Waverly Bar. St Mary's Street. 550 8855. 9pm. Open mic session for Iidinburgh-bascd singer/songwriters. Folk. punk. funk . . . just bring along your original songs and sign tip to play at 8ish.
I The Dyad The Left Bank. 37 (itithrie Street. 225 9744. 9.30pm- 12.30am. The Dyad. AKA ('hris Ross, Benjamin Schogler. Paul Keene. Dave Ross and .\'ic and Tim Moore fuse electronics with innovative instrumental grooves at Wilkie House's Left Batik Bar.
Glasgow
I Sophie B Hawkins Stereo. Kelvinhaugh Street. 570 5018. 8pm. £8. Yes. it‘s her of the flowing blond locks. bongo drums on the beach and a couple of hit singles from yesteryear.
I Electric Eel Shock Nice’n'SIea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 9pm. £0. Japanese extreme rock'n'roll trio who are headbangingly ace live.
I Multiplies and Titus Gein King Tut's Wah Wah Iiut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £0. Synth-punk four-piece who have played with bands as varied as Scissor Sisters and Weird War with electro-Shellac-metal outfit in support.
I Big Red, Pulse, Statler and Black Pearl The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 505 1023. 8pm. £0. Local band showcase.
I Ludovico, My Shotgun Sister and Killer Angels Barfly. 200 ('Iyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4 (advancel. The headliners are ferocioUs indie rockers from Glasgow. who look to American alternative rock for their inspiration. See listings panel.
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