The REALIST
So much culture, so little time. We boil it down to ten of the best events
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CLUBS Riverside Festival
Electric Frog and Pressure pool their considerable talent and resources to present one of the best outdoor club events in Glasgow history, including Jamie xx, Boys Noize, Len Faki, J Rocc, Josh Wink, Michael Mayer, Nina Kraviz, Slam, Optimo, Auntie Flo and more. See preview, page 45. Riverside Museum, Glasgow, Sat 24 Aug.
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AROUND TOWN Edinburgh Mela
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FILM Elysium
One of the capital’s most colourful festive outings, the 2013 Mela continues to celebrate music, dance, fashion, food and fun from across the globe, with a number of stand-out programme highlights – not least a gig from ambient music maestros The Orb, who’ll be fusing their electronic sound with some live voice and percussion from Ghana’s Kakatsitsi Master Drummers. See Big Picture, page 11. Leith Links, Edinburgh, Sat 31 Aug & Sun 1 Sep. District 9 director Neil Blomkamp returns with his much-anticipated sci-i follow-up, in which Matt Damon undergoes some body modii cation to ini ltrate an elite, exclusive off-world colony. See review, page 56. Out now on general release.
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