Electric Frog Street Carnival
9 CLUBS/MUSIC Cutting-edge urban and electronic micro-festival, featuring Simian Mobile
Disco, Liquid Liquid, Felix Da Housecat and more. See preview, page 63. SWG3, Glasgow, Sun 1 Aug.
Merchant City Festival
10 AROUND TOWN Glasgow’s four-day arts festival returns for its 2010 run, with live music,
visual art, theatre, dance, fashion, comedy and more. See preview, page 31. Merchant City, Glasgow, Thu 22–Sun 25 Jul.
Impressionist Gardens
8 VISUAL ART Major survey of works by such 19th-century masters as Monet, Renoir and Manet. See review, page 89. Royal Scottish Academy Building, National Galleries Complex, Edinburgh, Sat 31 Jul–Sun 17 Oct.
South of the Border
11 FILM Oliver Stone’s documentary about the US media’s unfair
treatment of South American leaders. See review in Film. Selected release from Fri 30 Jul.
Wu-Tang Clan MUSIC The RZA, The GZA et al hit Glasgow with their many-limbed rap 12
behemoth. R.I.P. ODB. See Music, page 69. O2 Academy, Glasgow, Sun 1 Aug.
Playday 2010
13 KIDS City-bound parents get to let kids play outside. The tykes are catered for as
The Grassmarket is reclaimed by sand-, water-, wheeled- and creative- play areas. See preview, page 61. Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Wed 4 Aug.
John Squire: Nefertiti
14 VISUAL ART The first exhibition in Scotland by the ex-Stone Roses guitarist is a
selection of 13 oil paintings, described by the artist as a ‘silent music project’. See review, page 89. Henderson Gallery, Edinburgh, until Thu 19 Aug.
Wickerman
15 FESTIVAL Rave legends 808 State and hot property Unicorn Kid will be appearing across the festival weekend. See preview, page 65. East Kirkcarswell farm, Dumfries and Galloway, Sat 23–Sun 24 Jul.
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