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Rock&Pop Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication for Glasgow to glasgow@list.co.uk and for Edinburgh to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book Now. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 5
Martin Creed Band and Glasgow ■ China Crisis, Larsen B and Mr Fogg O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. 80s pop rock act on their 25th anniversary tour. ■ Not Advised, Living in Hiding, City of Statues and Hello! Hello! O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Accessible emo metal from this Southampton band. ■ Stacey Solomon, Danyl Johnson, Jamie Archer, Rikki Loney and Same Difference SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £29.95 (limited ‘Meet & Greet’ tickets available at £59.97). Big line-up of ex-X-Factor contestants. ✽✽ Futuristic Retro Champions, Eugene Kelly Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £6. Colourful indie pop and electro ensemble FRC, launching their new single ‘May the Forth’, head this multi-band bill completed by Kings Of Macumba and Hidden Masters. See Five Reasons, p119. ■ RM Hubbert Nice n Sleazy, Glasgow, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900, 7.30pm, £tbc. See photo, page 118. ■ Dave Dominey Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Funkiness on laptop and bass. ■ Dirty Boots Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Garage/indie. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. Hosted by Independence. ■ The Selective Service Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Funk rock reggae. ■ Peter McLeod King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Glasgow musician, now LA- based. FREE Mannequin, The Sunset Strips, Norquay and The Bangs Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Indie rock. ■ Vague Space, Bunny & the Misshapes and Sex Panther 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Indie rock. ■ Sugar Crisis, The Paraffins, Park Circus and DeLarge Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £tbc. The headliners are a Glasgow electro pop duo, signed to Island Records.
Friday 6 Glasgow FREE Diana Schad The Living Room, 150 St Vincent Street, 229 0607. 7pm. Singer/pianist performing originals and covers. ■ Headwires, Carnivores, No Rearview, Mute Defeat and Breaching Copyright Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local band line-up. ■ The Imagineers, Mindset, Paul Vintner, Midnight Harlots, Only Guilty Man, Underclass and Mass Action Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7. Bumper bill of local bands. ■ Machines for a Day and Rebel 69 Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Alt.country feel.
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Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival All festivals have their own unique selling point. Be it the buffalo burger stall, the grass sledges, the giant headliners, or
a Ferris wheel. Here, besides the performances from Harper Simon, Badly Drawn Boy, The Divine Comedy, Erland & The Carnival and plenty others, one massive dealmaker at Belladrum is the stunning setting – in the middle of rolling Highland countryside. ■ Belladrum Estate, Inverness-shire, Fri 6—Sat 7 Aug, sold out.
■ Neil Sturgeon & the Infomaniacs, Trade and Desolation Yes O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Goldenhour frontman Neil Sturgeon in new – but surely tuneful – guise. ■ Out of Sight g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Chirpy pop-punk and emo. ■ Rosewood, White Light Theory, Vinyl Play and The Mixups The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7pm. £7. Local band line-up with 60s style and 90s grooves from The Mixups. ■ Digital Dinosaur Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Electro pop from fraternal duo. ■ LK Audio, Kontroband and Six Million Broken Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. FREE Preacher, The Secret, The Winding Sheet and Stephen Mitchell Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Ayrshire five- piece with a string of classic rock influences. FREE Carnaby Street Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Retro covers. ✽✽ Kitty, Daisy & Lewis King Tut’s Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Swingin’ rockabilly siblings recreate the sound of early rock’n’roll with great style. See Festival preview, page 53. FREE The Illustrated, The Coviets and March her to Norway Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Alternative/indie. Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent
Dundee ■ Rolling Thunder, Hollywood Tease, Masonic Abyss Hustlers Snooker & Pool Hall, 66–70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229 226. 8–11.30pm. £tbc. Metal and rock bill. FREE Pelmet Nites Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm. Showcasing some of Scotland’s best up-and-coming musical talent. ■ Lefty & Friends Bank Bar, 7–9 Union Street, 01382 205037. 9–11pm. £tbc. Blues and country from Dundee- based Lefty & Friends.
St Andrews ■ Fallout Festival Scotland’s Secret Bunker, Crown Buildings, Troywood, 01333 310301. Times vary. £59. Unique dance music festival housed in an underground bunker built to withstand a nuclear attack. Confirmed acts include Scratch Perverts, Bigger Than Jesus, DJ Diablo, Chris Liberator, Smurf and many, many more DJs and live acts for a mix of breaks, hardcore, techno and electro. Tickets include camping.
Stirling ■ Dolly – a Celebration of the Leading Lady of Country Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30pm. £18.50. A cast of singers, dancers and musicians working 9-5 (or, at least, 7.30-10) to bring the very best of Ms Parton’s hits. Joined by BJ Thomas as Kenny Rogers (hopefully pre- surgery.). ✽✽ The Wilders Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Kansas City hillbilly livewires mixing their country roots with rock’n’roll for a whirlwind of a performance. 01786 274000. 7.30pm. £13.50.
Saturday 7 Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 5pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. ■ Guns 2 Roses and White Ace O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Guns’n’Roses tribute. ■ Stolen Sundays, The Minor Fifth, Altered Sky, This Way Down and Irrational Fever Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local band line-up. ■ The Wilders Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £12.50. See Fri 6. ■ Adebisi Shank, Hey Enemy and Titus Gein Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Alt rock bill, with prog-electro-punks Titus Gein. ■ Broken Oath, By My Hands, Departures, Broken Teeth and Hands Raised Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Alt and metal bill.
■ Louise McVey & Cracks in the Concrete, Honey, Betatone Distraction and Tragic City Thieves 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Esoteric torch music from Optimo’s latest signings. ■ Pallas The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14. Old school progressive rock band from Aberdeen who have been around, on and off, since the late 70s. ■ The Twist, Hollowtin Sorrows, Kristina Cox and Shawn Philbin Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Indie rock’n’rollers from Dundee who have already supported The View and The Paddingtons. ■ La Roche Rumba Pollok Ex- Servicemens Club, 111 Titwood Road, 632 9182. 8.30pm–1am. £6. A live performance from Patricia Panther and the usual funked up, down and dirty mixed bag of sounds from the Rumba DJs, with guest Teamy (Wrong Island). FREE Independence Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Local rock. ■ Rockburn King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Indie rockers from Bellshill. FREE Stephen Armour, Counterbalance and We are Soul Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Alternative/indie.
Dundee ■ Federation of the Disco Pimp and Brand New Bag Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm. £tbc. Seven-piece funk band playing jazzy funk tunes from everyone from Herbie Hancock to Lettuce. FREE We are Revival The Cooler, Session Street, 01382 220322. 8pm. Christian punk music from the spiritual three-piece. Dunfermline ■ Stiff Little Fingers Velocity, 45 Carnegie Drive, 01383 721902. 7pm. £16. Ireland’s favourite delinquent punk sons.
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