Tickets are available from:
NOVEMBER
I Funeral for a Ffiend
Barrowland. Glasgow. 24 Jun. SOLD OUT.
I Sole ABC. Glasgow. 24 Jun.
I Ocean Colour Scene
ABC, Glasgow. 25 Jun.
I Elton John Easter Road Stadium. Edinburgh 25 Jun; Rugby Park, Kilmarnock. 26 Jun. I Live+Loud Hampden Park. Glasgow, 26 Jun.
I Thievery Corporation Arches. Glasgow. 26 Jun.
Oran Mor. Glasgow. 27 Jun.
I Kings of Leon Corn Exchange. Edinburgh, 26 Jun; Carling Academy.
27 8 28 Jun. SOLD OUT.
El Presidente King Tut’s. Glasgow. 27 Jun 8 1 Jul. RESCHEULED DATE
I Cut Copy ABC. Glasgow, 28 Jun.
I Oasis
Hampden Stadium. Glasgow, 29 Jun. SOLD OUT.
Tickets Scotland: 239 Argyle Street. 0141 204 6161 Tickets Scotland: 127 Rose Street, 0131 220 3234 Ripping Records: 01 South Bridge. 0131 226 7010 Way Ahead: 0141 339 8383 Ticketmaster: 0870 169 0100
I Denotes just announced
I Sage Francis
I The Proclaimers ABC. Glasgow. 30 Jun.
I Antony and the Johnsons
Liquid Room. Edinburgh, 30 Jun; Oran Mor. Glasgow.
1 Jul.
I Coldplay Bellahouston Park. Glasgow. 1 8 2 Jul.
I Wet Wet Wet Stirling Castle. 1 Jul.
I Amos Lee Arches. Glasgow. 1 Jul.
I Al Green Royal Concert Hall. Glasgow. 3 Jul.
I Will Young Stirling Castle. 3 Jul.
I Sum 41 Barrowland. Glasgow. 5 Jul.
I Rod Stewart SECC. Glasgow. 5 Jul.
I Finch Barrowland. Glasgow. 6 Jul.
I Nine Inch Nails Barrowland. Glasgow. 7 Jul. SOLD OUT.
Rilo Kiley Cabaret Voltaire. Edinburgh, 8 Jul.
I Sigur Ros Carling Academy. Glasgow. 8 Jul.
I T in the Park Balado, Kinross.
9 810 Jul. SOLD OUT. I Unsane
King Tut’s, Glasgow. 12 Jul.
Richmond Fontaine Venue. Edinburgh, 13 Jul.
I Aimee Mann Carling Academy, Glasgow, 14 Jul.
I Brian Wilson Clyde Auditorium. Glasgow. 16 Jul.
I Rammstein SECC, Glasgow. 16 Jul.
I The Game Academy. Glasgow, 20 Jul.
I Wickerman Festival Kirkcubright, 22-24 Jul.
I Lucinda Williams Carling Academy, Glasgow, 27 Jul.
Ocean Colour Scene Crathes Castle. Banchory. 29 Jul.
Status Ouo Crathes Castle, Banchory. 30 Jul.
I Devandra Banhart Liquid Room, Edinburgh. 1 Aug.
I The Posies King Tut's, Glasgow, 1 Aug.
Fun Lovin’ Criminals Newhailes. Musselburgh. 5 Aug.
I Brian Setzer Carling Academy. Glasgow. 6 Aug.
The Rat Pack Newhailes. Musselburgh. 6 Aug.
The Scottish National Prom, Amici Forever with the Scottish National Orchestra Newhailes. Musselburgh. 7 Aug.
I Beth Nielsen Chapman Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 8 Aug.
The Duhks Venue. Edinburgh, 11 Aug.
The Stranglers, Kim Wilde, T'Pau and Toyah Culzean Castle. Ayrshire. 12 Aug.
Girls Aloud and Dafius Culzean Castle. Ayrshire, 13 Aug.
I Belladrum Festival lnverness, 12 Aug.
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy Queen's Hall. Edinburgh. 15 Aug.
Yo La Tengo Liquid Room, Edinburgh. 20 Aug.
I Dresden Dolls The Exchange. Edinburgh, 24 Aug; Cathouse. Glasgow. 25 Aug.
Kings of Leon SECC, Glasgow, 25 Aug. I Get Loaded teat Nappy Mondays
Braehead Arena, Glasgow, 27 Aug.
I Basement Jaxx Corn Exchange. Edinburgh. 28 Aug.
’- Pixies Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, 28 Aug.
I The Charlatans Carling Academy, Glasgow, 29 Aug.
Franz Ferdinand r Princes Street Gardens. Edinburgh, 30 & 31 Aug.
I Stereophonlcs SECC, Glasgow, 6 & 7 Sep.
Jamiroquai SECC, Glasgow, 8 Sep.
Reel Big Fish Carling Academy. Glasgow 11 Sep.
Eminem and 50 Cent Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, 12 Sep.
Super Furry Animals Barrowland, Glasgow. 16 Sep.
I Tom McRae Oran Mor, Glasgow, 28 Sep.
I Ray Davies Concert Hall. Glasgow. 30 Sep.
I M People SECC, Glasgow, 2 Oct.
I Bloc Party
Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 2 Oct; Carling Academy, Glasgow.
4 Oct.
The Stands Oran Mor. Glasgow, 0
Garage, Glasgow. 4 Oct.
I Do Me Bad Things Garage. Glasgow. 6 Oct.
My Chemical Romance Carling Academy. Glasgow 6 Nov.
I Rooster Barrowland, Glasgow. 21 Oct.
I Athlete
Carling Academy. Glasgow. 28 Oct ; Corn Exchange. Edinburgh. 29 Oct.
I Bill Frisell Trio Usher Hall. Edinburgh, 31 Oct.
I Motorhead Carling Academy. Glasgow. 7 Nov.
I Alice Cooper and Misted Sister SECC, Glasgow,
12 Nov.
I The Bravery SECC, Glasgow. 23 Nov.
I Blondie
Usher Hall. Edinburgh, 5 Dec; Clyde Auditorium. Glasgow, 8 Dec.
I Saw Doctors Barrowland. Glasgow. 16 Dec.
Embrace SECC, Glasgow. 17 Dec.
Saturday 18
Glasgow
(ireat Western Road. 33! l‘)()l. 8pm.
Free. See 'l‘lltt l0.
Cumbernauld
I Filska Tolbooth, Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 8pm. £l0(£(1.50). Full-on. fiddle- driy'en traditional tnusic from the top
Western Road. 357 (1200. 8pm. £9. Multi-Folk Award winner performs from her eclectic debut album lira/Ilium.
I The June Jam Slim (‘ollege. \Vesl ('ampus. llotspur Street. 33l 0606. 9.30am 4.30pm. £35 (£20). 'l'raditional music workshops for all leyels te\cepl absolute beginners) for fiddle. whistle. mandolin and guitar. Booking essential. Part of the 117's! [5an l-i'slii'u/ 2005.
I The Black Star Steel Band The Royal Bank Big Stage. (icorge Square. 2pm. l‘ree. ('aribbean sex en-piece hand featttring steel drums and saXophone. l’url n/ (i/usgmt~ Jar.“ I'r'xlii'ul.
I The Lismore Sessions The Lismore. l)ttt11l1at'lon Road. 2pm. l‘ree. SL‘L‘ Sat 1 l.
I Salsa Celtica ()ran Mor. (ireat Western Road. 353 8000. 8pm. £ll) in adyance £ l 2 on the door. Dance to the big collision of Scotland and the Americas. See l'ri I7.
I Festival Ceilidh Dance The 'l‘ry st.
('ressw ell Street. 33‘) I583. 7.30pm. liree. llirl your partner and swing your kilt to tunes from the (‘orryyeckan ('eilidh Band. Part of the libs! l'fm/ l't‘\lll'(l/ 3005.
I Candy Sessions The Liquid Ship.
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I Michael Marra (‘umhernauld 'l‘heatre. Kildrum. ()l 236 732887. 7.45pm. £7 £0. Scotland's leading songsmith returns with more of his hutnorous. moying and thought- proyoking lyrics.
Lanark I Lanark Celtic Festival Various
Venues. l.anark. 0|555 665383. See l-‘ri
17.
East Kilbride
I Da Capo Alba [fast Kilbride Arts ('entre. ()ld ('oach Road. 0| 355 2(il()()(). Xpm. £0 (£4). Following a sell-out concert last year. Scotland's award-winning guitar and mandolin orchestra.
Stirling
I Fin Moore and Sarah Hoy 'l'olbooth. Jail Wynd. ()I7So 274000. l2.3()pm. l‘ree. Youthful. quality traditional music from smallpiper Moore and fiddler lloy.
Shetland band.
Glasgow
I Fiddle for all the Family Hillhead Library. Byres Road. 339 7223. 2 4pm. Free. (ilasgow Fiddle Workshop presents a (‘ome and Try on the traditional Scottish fiddle at 2pm. then a performance by the workshop's junior classes at 2.30pm. Part of the 112's! [5an I-i'stn'ul 2005.
I The Lismore Sessions The Lismore.
Dumbarton Road. 21m. Free. See Sat l l. l
Edinburgh
I Lorraine Jordan and Gill Hunter Wee Folk ('luh. Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 8.30pm. £3. With two albums and many foreign tours under her belt. the Scotland-based singer-songwriter plays acotistic.
Monday 20
Glasgow I Karine Polwart ()ran Mor. (ireat
blending intelligent indie. folk/pop and alt.country. Part of the West Iz'm/ I'k's'lit'rt/
2005.
Edinburgh
Taj Mahal and ldrissa Soumaoro L'sher Hall. Lothian Road. 22% | I55. 8pm. £l5 £18.50. Legendary l'S singer and guitar star Mahal performs his unique blend of (‘aribbean. Hawaiian. African. Latin and ('uban rhythms. layered on a country-blues foundation. lie is joined African bluesman Soumaoro. See preyiew page (17. I Open Mic Night The Left Bank. (iuthrie Street. 225 97-1-1. 9pm. See Mon 13.
East Kilbride
I East Kilbride Folk Club Iiast Kilbride Arts (‘entre. ()ld (‘oach Road. (“355 261000. 8pm. l‘ree. See Mon l3.
Stirling
I Real Time Stirling Folk (‘ltth. Best Bar None. l'pper ('raigs. 0125‘) 2 l 852 l. 8pm. £6. See Tue l-l.