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■ Faithless and Example SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £29.50. One of the UK’s biggest dance acts with their epic, booming commercial sound. Supported by rapper Example and his “dysfunctional electro pop”. ■ The Rural Alberta Advantage The Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Indie rock band from Toronto, Canada. FREE Open Mic The Solid Rock Cafe, 19 Hope Street, 221 1105. 8.30pm. Weekly acoustic open mic hosted by Pete ‘the Voice’ McCoy. ■ Sonic Boom Six, The Crave and The Hostiles King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Ska punk four-piece described as ‘Ms Dynamite fronts The Clash’. FREE The Last Battle Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Edinburgh folk-pop six piece with a hint of Belle & Sebastian. Playing at the weekly Slow Club. FREE Open Mic The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Weekly open stage. ■ Sunshine Social The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Live music. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters.
Medina,45–47 Lothian Street, 225 Edinburgh ■ The Boy Who Trapped the Sun Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. See Mon 6. ■ Johnny Flynn, Basla Bulat & Melodica and Melody & Me The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £10. Part of the same London nu-folk scene as Laura Marling and Noah & the Whale, Flynn, with his band the Sussex Wit, has been described as ‘Nick Drake fronting The Pogues’. ✽✽ Acoustic Edinburgh 6313. 7pm. Ziggy Campbell, frontman of FOUND, performs son his Jack Jones here, with flautist and folk singer Nuala Kennedy also on the bill. ■ Paul Gladwell Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £tbc. The singer-songwriter launches his new EP Save Yourself. ■ Thriller Live Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £10–£32.50. See Mon 6. FREE Edinburgh’s Alternative Open Mic Night Black Rose, 49 Rose Street, 220 0414. 9pm. Come along to the Black Rose and show off your skills – anything goes, apparently. FREE Alana McLernon, Monsters on Movie Posters and Tiny Creatures Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Pop, acoustica and folk rock.
Wednesday 8 Glasgow FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Times tbc. Weekly open mic night. ■ Scissor Sisters and Hurts SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £30. The return of the best party band in eons, merging funk, rock, disco and Elton Johnesque ballads with effortless charisma. Support from austere Mancunian electro pop duo who take their musical cues from the 80s. ✽✽ Echo & The Bunnymen and Kelley Stoltz O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. Over-14s show. Well-preserved Liverpudlian indie rock legends revisit their classic early albums Crocodiles and Heaven Up Here. ■ Godspeed You! Black Emperor Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £22.50. Cult Canadian stately sonic sculptors. See preview, page 63. ■ Hatebreed and Rise to Remain The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12.50. Hardcore band from Connecticut
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■ Lissie and The Pierces O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Country pop and laid back acoustic strumming from the sunkissed singer/songwriter. ■ Rio Callahan Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Six-piece band drawing influences from Paolo Nutini and Take That. Proceeds from this gig go to The Acquired Brain Injury Unit in Greenfield Park Care Home. ■ Skin The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £16. Farewell tour for this English metal band. ■ Thee Beatles Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £12. Beatles tribute band. ■ Daniel O’Donnell Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £35.50. Danny boy performs hits from his astonishingly successful easy listening records. ■ Johnny Foreigner Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £7. ‘Noisy pop songs’. With Other People and Stagecoach. ■ Dbass Collective Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. See Sat 4. ■ Ty Segall The Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. One man garage rock band from San Francisco. ■ The Boy Least Likely To and The Candle Thieves King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Bittersweet indie pop from the headlining duo. ■ Little Fire, Matt Johnston and David Burns The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Youthful Ayr poet and singer/songwriter. ■ Tragic O’Hara, Colour Cells and Colin Hunter The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £3. Acoustic troubadour Tragic O’Hara heads the bill at the regular Muso club night. Edinburgh ■ Nina Nastasia Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. CANCELLED. ■ Kiltreiser, Wildtype, Katy Bar the Door and 19 Folds Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Heavy alt.rock. ■ Thriller Live Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £10–£32.50. See Mon 6. ■ Martyn Joseph St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 8pm. £14 (£12). See Sun 5. ■ The Subhumans, Oi Polloi, Gin Goblins, Overspill and Spat Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £9 in advance; £11 on the door. Old school political punkers at this House of Crust special. FREE Remnant Kings, The Ghosties and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie followed by rock covers.
Dundee ■ The Ocean Between Us, Mind Set a Threat, Lights Out Dresden, What Happens in Vegas Dexter’s Lounge Bar, 24 Castle Street, 01382 228894. 7.30pm. £4. Proper screaming metal and hardcore. ■ The Boy Who Trapped the Sun The Doghouse, 15 Ward Road, 01382 206812. 8pm. £7.50. See Mon 6.
Stirling ■ Tony Furtado Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £10 (£8). Banjo player, slide guitarist and raconteur bringing 25 years of musical experience to the stage.
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Glasgow ■ Bullet for My Valentine, Bring Me the Horizon and Atreyu SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £22.50. Welsh metal outfit popular with the young people of today. ■ Blackberry Jack, Waiting For Go, Eat Meat and Reykjavik O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Local rock and pop bands. ■ Creepshow and The Terrors The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £9.50. Toronto psychobillies headline. ■ Kings of the Delmar, Billy Liar, The Murderburgers and Buzzbomb Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Punk rock. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 2. ■ Mona and Flashguns The Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Rocking Nashville combo. ■ Cracker King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. David Lowery and Johnny Hickman perform an acoustic set of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven songs. ■ Lostrites, Low Sonic Drift and Bacchus Baracus The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Progressive psychedelic heaviness from LSD. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 2. ■ Rodent Emporium, Man & Superman, Sleepy Vole and Chairman Cow Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Dirty rock. ■ The Stu Goodall Band, The Rising Souls and Tom McConnell Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £4. Folky rock and indie. ■ Thriller Live Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £10–£32.50. See Mon 6. FREE Calum Wood, Roberta Pia & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 2. FREE Acoustic Night Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. See Thu 2. FREE The Loafers and Richt Hoat Chillis Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Headed by a RHCP tribute act. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 2.
Dundee FREE Open Mic Night The Doghouse, 15 Ward Road, 01382 206812. 8pm. Bring your bathroom warbling to a bigger audience at this open mic night. Peebles ■ Tony Furtado Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, 01721 725777. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). See Wed 8.
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Glasgow ■ For Those About To Rock: Livewire AC/DC and Limehouse Lizzy O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £17.50. Tributes to AC/DC and Thin Lizzy. FREE Diana Schad The Living Room, 150 St Vincent Street, 229 0607. 7pm. See Fri 3. ■ Eoghan Colgan Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Folky singer/songwriter. ■ John Cooper Clarke The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £15. Legendary Mancunian punk poet who is a sort of spiritual godfather of the likes of Mike Skinner.
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