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Edinburgh ■ Royal Republic and HerBrightSkies Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7.50. Swedish quartet influenced by Britpop, punk and funk, who have supported Biffy Clyro. ■ Miaow Miaow Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £4. Indie rock. CashBack Creativity programme, including Megan D, Mothertone, Karmatus, Holly Wilson, The Southpaws and Nic Tate & The Sharks. ■ Infirmary Inn, Facehandle, Hosemox, Desperation AM and Nightmare Frequency Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £4. Punk/new wave RIP HMV tribute.
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psychedelia, garage and Krautrock. ■ The Courteeners O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18.50. Over-14s show. Mouthy Manchester indie outfit touring their new album Anna. ■ The Dogs D’Amour Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £16. Glam rock’n’rollers from London who have been around on and off for the past 30 years. ■ Don Broco and Hey Vanity The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Rock quartet from the home counties. ■ Firma The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 7pm. £16.50. Polish hip hop. ■ Proud Honey, The White Blind and The Barrels Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £8–£10. Glasgow rockers headline. ■ Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends and Magnus Puto The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £14.50. Over-14s show. Southern California ska-punk band present their latest hyperkinetic stage show boasting juvenile humour and ironic covers. ■ The Rollin Clones O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Stones tribute on the 50th anniversary Meals of Wheels tour. ■ UFO and 4bitten O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Progressive space rock and boogie merchants. ■ Egyptian Hip Hop Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £7. Manchester teens who decided to invent a fictitious genre and name themselves after it. With support from Great Waves. ■ Take That 2 Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £18 (£16; family £60). The Take That tribute band formerly known as Back For Good.
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■ Keep It Cash The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on door; £26.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Three-piece tribute to Johnny Cash. ■ Kid Canaveral The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 8pm. £8 early bird ticket. St Andrews- based Fence Collectees KC support their new album Now That You Are A Dancer. See album review, page 75, and preview, page 80. ■ Miss the Occupier, Ghosts of Dead Airplanes and Pelts The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8pm. £5 (students £4). Punchy indie punk rocking from Miss the Occupier who launch their ‘External Male’ EP at this gig. ■ Providence, No Second Chance and Pay the Price The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Alternative sounds. ■ Exit Calm, Delta Mainline and David McKellar King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Tipped spacey indie band from Yorkshire, who have been described by Mani as ‘proper fucking music’. Edinburgh ■ 999 Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7pm. £9.99 advance; £14 on the door. Old punk lags keeping the faith. ■ Bastille The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12. South London indie four-piece. ■ Hidden Orchestra and Poppy Ackroyd The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £12. See Thu 28. ■ Leah, Chris Yendall and Karamatus Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £6 (£5). Blues sounds.
Edinburgh ■ Aperture, Fishing for Seagulls and Little Love & Friendly Vibes Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £4. Rock and indie pop. ■ Music Projects The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 339 8278. 7.30pm–1am. £6. A fundraising gig for Aegis Rwanda featuring local acts including singer-songwriters Jenny Dryden, Duncan McIntosh and Laura Riganti and DJs Craig Smith (6th Borough Project) and Pete Oakden (True Rebels). ■ Charity Fundraiser Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4. Student charity do with live music to raise funds for Wallacea. ■ Dead Echoes, Papa Zita and Seneka Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Progressive hard rock and grunge.
Friday 1 Glasgow ■ Clinic Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. Cult Scouse band with their distinctive heady mix of
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Glasgow ■ Communion Glasgow The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 7pm. Featuring The Graveyard Band, State Broadcasters, 1930s and Alan Tennie. ■ Dizraeli & the Small Gods and Le Juki O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £9. English seven-piece who straddle folk and hip- hop styles. Ages 14+.
✽ Frightened Rabbit, Wintersleep and Three Blind Wolves Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £15. Full band show from one of Scotland’s best loved groups, playing tracks from their upcoming fourth album. ■ Hidden Orchestra Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Jazz-inflected cinematic soundscapes from Hidden Orchestra: Joe Acheson (bass/ electronics), Poppy Ackroyd (piano/ violin) and Tim Lane and Jamie Graham (drums/percussion). ■ The Jacksons SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £35–£45. Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Tito tour the UK together for the first time in almost thirty years. ■ Yellowcard Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £14.50. Over-14s show. Alt. rock five-piece from Florida. FREE Belmondo, Chris Findlay, Ryan Buchanan and Navajo DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 7.30pm–midnight. Cotton Candy Club night featuring acoustic sets from Chris Findlay from Eat Dr Ape and Ryan Buchanan from Adopted As Holograph plus the last ever gig from Glasgow acoustic pop folksters Navajo. ■ Limehouse Lizzy The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £13 in advance; £15 on door; £26.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to Thin Lizzy. ■ Loch Lomond, Cherry Grove and Ordinaryson King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Canadian Chemikal Underground signees with an indie folk sound.
Glasgow ■ One Direction SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £25– £32.50. The latest commodity from the X-Factor production line go on tour. ■ Born of Osiris, After the Burial, Monuments and The Haarp Machine The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Deathcore outfit from Chicago headline. ■ The Joy Formidable Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. Welsh indie/post- punk trio. ■ Veronica Falls and Sacred Paws CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £8.50. Boy/girl indie pop/shoegaze from Veronica Falls, who feature ex-members of The Royal We, returning with their second album Waiting For Something To Happen. ■ Christopher Owens Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £12.50. Former frontman of slacker indie duo Girls and sometime model heads into solo singer/songwriter territory. See preview, page 72, and win tickets, page 80. ■ Swiss Lips, The Good Natured and Fantastic Piano King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Electro pop five- piece from Manchester. ■ Eliza & the Bear Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before midnight. London five-piece.
Edinburgh ✽ Frightened Rabbit and Wintersleep The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. Full band show from one of Scotland’s best loved groups. With support from Three Blind Wolves. ■ Montana, The Resistance and Sugarglider Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Covers night.
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Glasgow ■ One Direction SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £25–£32.50. See Tue 26. ■ Lewis Mokler The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Music from the 20-year-old Ed Sheeran fan. ■ Mark Eitzel Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £13. As both a solo artist and the frontman for American Music Club, evocative singer Eitzel combines the energy of punk with folk to create dark melancholic pop. ■ Camera Obscura CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £12. Glasgow six-piece Camera Obscura return with their distinctive brand of vintage pop sparkle. ■ Fenech Soler Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £8. Melodic electro pop outfit. ■ Mechanical Smile, Fiesta Minor, Baltimore League and Life on Standby King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Dark indie rock from Ayrshire quartet. Edinburgh FREE Verden Demo Project Showcase Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. A bumper bill of young acts play live, supported by Creative Scotland’s