Cold weather and post-Christmas overdraft: by the end of four months of dark mornings, winter can git tae ye. But springtime is coming, which means it’s time to get out there and soak up some culture. Not sure which events are for you? Have a shot on The List’s handy Spring Culture fl ow chart . . .
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NO JERRY SADOWITZ The controversial magician visits his home town as part of the Glasgow Comedy Festival. ■ King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 23 Mar; HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, Sun 24 Mar.
Creepy synths? NO
YES MY BLOODY VALENTINE The shoegaze titans and lords of reverb are coming back, with a brand new, not yet out album that was i nished on Christmas Eve. ■ Barrowland, Glasgow, Sat 9 Mar.
With a dash of existentialism? YES
CLOUD ATLAS Hanks joins Halle Berry, Hugh Grant and more for a dimension- hopping adaptation of David Mitchell’s bestselling novel. The i lm also enjoys a sneak preview at the Glasgow Film Festival. ■ GFT, Glasgow, Sun 17 & Mon 18 Feb. General release from Fri 22 Feb. NO
NUCLEAR BUNKERAVE A bone i de, government-built subterranean nuclear bunker (hundreds of feet underground, occupying 24,000 square feet) is taken over for a 12-hour club marathon, featuring Scotland’s local DJ talent. See preview, page 47. ■ Scotland’s Nuclear Bunker, Anstruther, Sat 2 Feb.
HARRY HILL The large-collared funny man, ex-doctor and more recently, painter, appears as part of the Glasgow Comedy Festival, following his return to the stand-up circuit at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe. ■ King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 22 & Sat 23 Mar; Edinburgh Playhouse, Fri 29 & Sat 30 Mar. NO
TURN THE PAGE FOR YOUR IDEAL SPRING EVENT
SPRING CULTURE
GO TO A
FOR A DATE WITH
THE DEVIL (SEE OVERLEAF)
GO TO B
FOR 80S
HORROR SOUNDS (SEE OVERLEAF)
GO TO C
FOR A CINEMATIC
WONDER (SEE OVERLEAF)
GO TO D
FOR AZTEC- INFLUENCED ART
(SEE OVERLEAF)
GO TO E
FOR A HIGHLAND
FLING (SEE OVERLEAF)
GO TO F
FOR SOME CASIO
COMEDY (SEE OVERLEAF)
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