CONTENTS
7 - 21 June
Cover story: Festivals Special Summer’s here which means only one thing: it’s festival season. There are hundreds of them happening in one corner of the globe or other over the coming weeks. But how do you distinguish the good ones from the bad? And what is that special ingredient that transforms an event into a festival? We have trawled the world to bring you a definitive guide to the best, biggest, barmiest and most intriguing offerings around, both at home and abroad. Pull on your wellies, lather on the sun lotion, and get out there and have fun. See page 12. Cover image: Jannica Honey
1 O I I Also in this issue 10 Armistead Maupin Nearly 20 years after the publication of the last Tales of the City novel. the
author reveals what made him decide to revisit his much-loved characters in Michael Tol/i'ver Lives.
93 Eat Our reviewer checks out Palmerston‘s in the genteel setting of Morningside in Edinburgh.
94 Get out more
Holidaying at home needn't be boring. Kirstin Innes has consulted with experts all over the country and come up with a list of the best offbeat adventures around.
96 Rising stars We talk to some of the top graduates with work on display and for sale at this years art school degree shows.
I 2 A bottle of Sailor Jerry for the Letter of the Issue I 3 Subscribe and get two FREE Cineworld tickets I 6 Win tickets to the Outsider Music Festival
I 6 Win tickets to T in the Park
I 6 Win tickets to the Connect music festival
Agenda
2 LETTERS
4 15 DAYS TO LIVE 7 NEWS
8 NEWS EXTRA
I What'sOn
25 AROUND TOWN
28 BOOKS 3O COMICS
31 CLUBS 37 COMEDY 39 FILM
57 KIDS
58 LGBT
59 MUSIC 62 RECORDS
80 THEATRE 87 TV 88 VISUAL ART
Life&Sty|e
93 EAT & DRINK 94 TRAVEL
96 SHOP
98 CLASSIFIED
Rear View
104 ANSWER MACHINE: DARIUS
AND FINALLY . . .
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